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2013 NSAA STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP CenturyLink Center-Omaha--February 14-16, 2013

Information for Coaches

Congratulations on qualifying for the 2013 NSAA Wrestling Championship! Best of luck and enjoy the Championship!

COACHES AND WRESTLERS: **PLEASE SHOW RESPECT AND COOPERATE AT ALL TIMES WITH THE CENTURYLINK EVENT STAFF, SECURITY AND THE NSAA CHAMPIONSHIP STAFF. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SMOOTH OPERATION OF THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND ALSO FOR YOUR SAFETY. INCLEMENT WEATHER: The State Wrestling Championship will be held as scheduled unless severe weather conditions force the NSAA to make schedule and/or tournament format changes. 1. Team Entrance to CenturyLink Center Omaha: All contestants and team personnel should enter the

CenturyLink Center on the lower level of the east side at the doors marked “Club Entry” (See the attached map).

2. Doors Open: Thursday Team Entrance, east side--7:00 A.M. Ticket booths and Arena--8:30 A.M. Ticket booths and Arena--3:30 P.M. Friday Team Entrance, east side--7:00 A.M. Ticket booths and Arena--8:30 A.M. Ticket booths and Arena--4:00 P.M. Saturday Team Entrance, east side--7:00 A.M. Ticket booths and Arena--8:30 A.M. 3. Weigh-In Procedures: a. Locations for Weigh-ins:

Weigh-ins for all Classes A-B-C-D will be in the weigh-in area on the lower level, north end of the arena at the CenturyLink Center Omaha. The designated area will be marked as the official weigh-in area. Coaches, and wrestlers not scheduled to weigh-in will not be allowed in the weigh-in area when the official weigh-ins begin. All wrestlers who are to weigh-in, need to be in the weigh-in area at the start of weigh-ins. The NFHS weigh-in rules for tournaments will be enforced.

b. Wrestlers' Health: A physician will be present at the weigh-ins. The presence of a communicable disease or any other condition, which, in the opinion of the examining physician, makes the participation of an individual inadvisable, will be considered full and sufficient reason for a medical default. The physician's decision will be final and without appeal. There are some things that he may not be able to detect, but we should keep in mind that it is the coach's responsibility to have all of his wrestlers in compliance with all of the health and safety rules for wrestlers. If a wrestler has a completed and up to date “NSAA Physician Release For Wrestler to Participate with Skin Lesion Form,” they need to have it with them when they weigh-in so it can be checked by the on site NSAA State Championship Physician.

c. Report To the Officials Conducting Weigh-Ins For Your Class: Each contestant must weigh in on the digital scale designated for their particular classification. Digital Scales will be used for all weigh-ins and for wrestlers to check their weight on during the state championship. The 2012-2013 NFHS weigh-in rules for tournaments will be strictly enforced.

d. Weigh-ins: Thursday, February 14th Classes A and D 8:00 A.M. Classes B and C 3:00 P.M. Friday, February 15th Classes A and D 8:00 A.M. Classes B and C 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 16th All Classes 8:00 A.M.

e. Check Weight Scales: A digital scale will be available throughout the entire State Wrestling Championship for your wrestlers to check their weight. This scale will be located inside the warm-up area. Signs will be posted for location. (See the area on the attached map) Please tell your wrestlers not to move this scale! This scale is a courtesy scale and unofficial. Only the scales within the weigh-in area (not staging area) are official.

f. Weigh-In Area: Once the official weigh-ins begin, the weigh-in area will be off limits to coaches, team personnel and wrestlers who are not officially weighing in. No cameras or cell phones allowed in this area.

4. Special Equipment and Taping: Any wrestler planning to wear any type of special equipment (face mask, brace, padding, hair covering, etc.) must have it inspected at the time of weigh-ins. Any special taping must be approved by an official before a wrestler competes in a match. (See NFHS Rules: 4-3-1,2,3,4).

a. Verification of its approval will be entered on the official weigh-in sheets, and it will be approved for the duration of the state championship, if no alteration is made.

b. Anything not approved in advance may be ruled illegal at match time. Time required to correct illegal equipment or taping is counted as injury time. (See NFHS Rule: 8-2-1)

5. Contestant Ticket Policy:: a. Each contestant will receive a set of six individual session admission tickets for the entire

tournament This ticket will be taken when they enter the CenturyLink Arena for a particular session.

b. (Those classes weighing in on Thursday afternoon will need their Session 2 passes.) c. Absolutely no one will be admitted into the CenturyLink Arena without a ticket. If a ticket or

booklet of tickets is forgotten, lost, or stolen, a ticket will have to be purchased at the regular admission windows. No duplicates will be issued!

d. If they remain inside the CenturyLink Arena between sessions, they will be asked to move to a designated section, and their tickets for the next session will be collected.

e. If they leave the CenturyLink Arena during a session, they will be stamped and may be readmitted with that stamp during that session. Passes will not be available for managers.

6. Wrestling Coaches’ Wristband Policy: a. Each school will receive coaches' wristbands based on their number of qualifiers. Wristbands will

only be given to those coaches whose names have been submitted by their school administration in advance of the State Championship.

b. Each school is eligible to receive coaches’ wristbands based on these numbers of qualifiers:

1--5 qualifiers 2 coaches' wristbands6--9 qualifiers 3 coaches' wristbands10--14 qualifiers 4 coaches' wristbands

c. The coaches’ wristbands will serve as their admission ticket and competition floor access throughout the

tournament. Coaches may only access the competition floor during the session their class (A-D or B-C), is competing. No coaches will be admitted into the CenturyLink Arena without an assigned wristband. No extra coaches’ wristbands will be issued after the original one is put on!

d. ** PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE YOUR COACHES’ WRISTBAND AND GIVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE TO USE TO GET INTO THE MAIN WRESTLING FLOOR AREA. COACHES WHO ARE ON THE MAIN WRESTLING FLOOR AREA WITHOUT A COACHES’ WRISTBAND OR HAVE A COACHES’ WRISTBAND THAT WAS NOT ISSUED TO THEM WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY FROM THE FLOOR AREA AND NOT ALLOWED ACCESS TO THE FLOOR FOR THE REST OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP!

e. Coaches and wrestlers will be allowed access at a set time between rounds. f. If a coach remains inside the CenturyLink Arena between sessions, he/she will be asked to move to a

designated section, and wait for the gates to open for the next session.

6. Coaches/Competitors Seating (when not in competition): The following areas are reserved, by class, for coaches with wristbands and wrestlers who qualified for the State Wrestling Championship. Once a wrestler is done wrestling and they are not in uniform, they will need to be stamped to be admitted to their designated section.

CLASS SECTIONA 126 and 127B 116 and 118C 109 and 110D 101 and 102

7. Mat Alignment: On Thursday and Friday during Sessions 1-4, Classes A-B will wrestle on mats #1-5,

and Classes C-D will wrestle on mats #6-10. Friday night – Session 5 and all day Saturday, Class A will be on mats #1-2, Class B will be on mats #3-4, Class C will be on mats #5-6, and Class D will be on mats #7-8. *(Please see your enclosed mat diagram).

8. Mat Area and Coaching:

a. Only coaches of wrestlers who are wrestling a match and the contestants and their coaches who are to wrestle the next match are to be on the floor area near the mats.

b. Remember, a maximum of two team personnel is allowed in the mat area during a match. Both must be seated in the designated coaches’ chairs. (NFHS Rule 2-2-2)

c. No coaching out on the mats away from coaches’ designated areas on the corners of the mats. (NFHS Rule 7-5-2)

d. DO NOT WALK ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE MATS! e. VIDEO TAPING/CAMERAS: No videotaping matches while on the main wrestling floor area.

All videotaping must be done from the spectator seating area. These cameras must be hand held with no tripods and cannot be plugged into an electrical outlet by an extension cord. This includes coaches at the mat and coaches in the floor level seating area. Picture cameras can be used by coaches at mat side. All video must be taken from the seating areas with the exception of the awards ceremony.

9. Locker Rooms: Four locker rooms will be available on the lower level for wrestlers to use during the

State Championship. Please do not put any locks on any of the lockers in these locker rooms! Any damage to a CenturyLink locker room will be assessed to schools. No camera cell phones allowed in the locker rooms. (See the areas on the attached map).

10. Warm-Up Area: The wrestling warm-up areas will be located on the lower level on the north end of the

arena. No team warm-up will be allowed on the mats prior to a session. No food or drink on the wrestling mats. Also, wrestlers are not to dress in this area – go to the locker rooms! The north warm-up area and staging area will be shared during the time of weigh-ins for Classes B and C on Thursday and Friday. (See the area on the attached map)

11. Training Room: A main training room will be set-up in the southwest corner of the lower level of the

CenturyLink Center Omaha. The main training room will be reserved for those individuals needing Doctors' and Certified Athletic Trainers’ attention. COACHES MUST FURNISH THEIR OWN TAPE AND WRAPS which the Certified Athletic Trainers will be happy to apply at the training room.

12. First Aid Kits: ALL First Aid Kits need to be removed from the main wrestling floor area each night and

also at the end of the Consolation Finals on Saturday morning. 13. Friday Luncheon: The CenturyLink Center and the Omaha Sports Commission will be sponsoring a

luncheon for wrestling coaches on Friday, February 15th from 11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. CenturyLink Center Event Staff and NSAA State Championship workers will help direct coaches to the proper location. Your coach wristband will admit you for this luncheon.

14. Wrestling Rules (2012-13 NFHS Rules and NSAA):

Forfeits. If a wrestler forfeits a match, he cannot place in the championship, unless the forfeit was due to an injury which occurred in an earlier round of the state championship. Also, extenuating circumstances concerning forfeits will be considered by the championship directors, doctor, and coach. Any forfeit due to injury or extenuating circumstances must be approved in advance in order for the wrestler to place in the state championship. (NFHS Rules 10-2-2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8). All skin issues will be treated as a medical default for all matches that day. The wrestler will be allowed to weigh-in. Rule Reminder: (NFHS Rule 4-1-1, 4-1-3, 7-3-7, and 7-5-3) Please make sure your wrestlers are wearing a suitable undergarment for weigh-ins and competition. Also, a wrestler MUST have their shoelaces secured properly. It is the coach's responsibility to have his wrestlers in legal uniform. If a wrestler appears on the mat without the proper uniform, they will have to use injury time to correct the situation and the wrestler will be assessed a technical violation.

16. Wrestling Clocks: Ten Trackwrestling Score Clocks will be used. The blood time and injury time will be

shown on the Score Clock. The clock will count down and the competitor’s score will flash when blood time or injury time is being used. The exception to this is if two competitors are both bleeding or have an injury at the same time, then only one will be shown on the clock and the other one will be kept at the table on a stopwatch.

17. Saturday Schedule: The Saturday morning time schedule is approximate. There will be no break in

wrestling once wrestling begins at 9:30 A.M. We will move right into the fifth place and consolation finals once the consolation semifinals are finished.

ALL Finalists are asked to report to the wrestling warm-up area by 1:45 P.M. for photos. At 2:30 P.M., they will begin lining up for the Parade of Champions, on the lower level-north end.

18. NSAA Reimbursement Form: All school reimbursements will be completed online on the NSAA

website. 19. Awards Presentation: Please remind your wrestlers that ALL medal winners in the State Wrestling

Championship must appear on the awards stand dressed in their school-issued uniform or warm-up. Street clothes, caps or hats will not be permitted while on the awards stand. The Head Coach is the only person allowed to present the Gold Medals to the Champions.

Individuals will NOT be allowed access to the main floor to take pictures of the awards ceremony on Saturday during the State Finals. Only individuals with media credentials will be allowed access to the main floor.

20. TOURNAMENT RESULTS: All of the State Championship results will be posted on the NSAA Homepage on the Wrestling section as soon as they become available during the Championship and also on the Trackwrestling.com website under 2013 NSAA Championships.

21. NET will be doing webcasting for the entire tournament. See link on the NSAA website,

nsaahome.org. 22. School Banners/Signs: NO school banner or sign can be put up in the CenturyLink Center Arena during

the State Wrestling Championship! All banners and signs will be taken by CenturyLink Center staff if brought into the Arena and will be taken down if put up during the State Championship.

23. Coaches’ Hospitality Area: Nebraska Coaches Association wrestling coaches hospitality area will be

located on the concourse level on the west side behind Sections 120-122 of the CenturyLink Center Omaha. The NCA hospitality area will open at 7:00 A.M. each day. Food and drink will be provided by the Nebraska Coaches Association for a limited time prior to and after weigh-ins.

All media requests, please contact Jim Angele at the NSAA. School photographers and other School Media Personnel will not be permitted access to the main arena floor except for the awards presentations.

24. **NOTE**At the conclusion of the team awards at the end of the Championship Finals on Saturday – February16th the CenturyLink Arena main floor and the whole CenturyLink Center will need to be cleared as soon as possible.

25. NSAA Championship Photos: Championship photos are available through Callam Sports Photography

online at callamsportsphoto.com. 26. NSAA Championship DVDs: Championship DVDs are available through NET, ww.netnebraska.org or

toll-free 1-800-868-1868. 27. Spectator Tickets/Parking: Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster retail ticket center locations,

Ticketmaster charge-by-phone in Omaha at (402)-422-1212 and Lincoln (402)-475-1212, online at Ticketmaster.com or at CenturyLink Center-Omaha Box Office. Tickets will be on sale during the State Championship at the CenturyLink Center-Omaha Box Office.

28. Saturday Tickets/Seating for FINALS: The CenturyLink Center will sell on SATURDAY MORNING OF THE NSAA STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS an exclusive floor-level ticket that will allow seating on the north and south ends near the floor. There will be 300 seats suitable for viewing classes A and D (north end) and an additional 300 seats suitable for viewing classes B and C (south end) near the mats during the state finals portion only of Saturday’s competition (when the configuration has been made to four mats). These tickets will ONLY be available starting at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, February 16th, 2013, at the ticket window at the CenturyLink Center-Omaha. They will not be available through Ticketmaster® or the NSAA and they will not be sold prior to that time. There is a strict limit of five tickets per purchase per person. These exclusive tickets will sell for $9.00 each--student or adult. No refunds or exchanges for other Saturday Finals tickets will be made by CenturyLink Center or the NSAA in lieu of these exclusive tickets.

29. Fan Parking: $8.00-daily-one time; $12.00 daily-in and out; $12.00 garage

30. Championship Responsibilities: Have been assigned as follows. Questions should be taken to the person responsible for that area:

Ron Higdon - Championship Director/Ticket Sales (NSAA Cell #: 402-630-1501) Jim Ayres, Rick Bowden and Duane Choutka– State Championship Supervisors of Officials Debra Velder, Nate Neuhaus - Awards Jim Angele - Media

Jeff Stauss – NSAA Championship Results Scott Martens – Certified Athletic Trainers

NEBRASKA SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION Member of the National Federation of State High School Associations

Rhonda Blanford-Green Debra Velder Jim Angele Jennifer Schwartz Bud Dahlstrom Ron Higdon Nathan Neuhaus Jon Dolliver Jeffery Stauss Executive Associate Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Technology Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Specialist

500 Charleston P.O. Box 85448 Lincoln, Nebraska 68501-5448

Phone: 402-489-0386 Fax: 402-489-0934 E-mail: [email protected] Home Page: www.nsaahome.org

TO: Athletic Director’s and Head Wrestling Coaches FROM: Ron Higdon, State Championship Director DATE: January 25, 2013 SUBJECT: Wrestling Championship Finals on Saturday, February 16, 2013 There will be a change during the 2013 State Wrestling Tournament in the details of the championship final matches on Saturday, February 16. The layout is similar, but there will be some added effects that will take some adjustment by all participants. We want to continue to run this tournament at a championship-caliber level and are excited for the changes that are planned this year. In Figure 1, on the next page, there are four mats as well as entries labeled A, B, C and D. This is where the respective classes’ finalists will enter the floor. The Parade of Champions, starting at approximately 3:00 p.m., will be the same as last year, with classes A and D entering from the entry way labeled A and classes B and C entering from the entry way labeled B. The Parade of Champions will also have the same route for the finalists to follow (Figure 2 on last page). When all finalists have taken their places on the mats, facing their opponents, the National Anthem will be played. After the song has finished, the finalists will shake hands with their opponents, and everyone will clear the mats, INCLUDING the first weight class to compete. Each of the classes will exit to their respective “corners” or entry ways. The first weight class, 106, will return to the entry way IMMEDIATELY so that they can be announced for their match as they are heading right back out to the mats. They will also need to make sure they are ready to compete; this means having their warm-ups off and their colored leg bands on as well as their head gear. Each individual finalist starting with class A, followed by B, C and then D, will be announced and will walk out onto their respective mats. Finalists with green bands will be announced first, followed by the finalists with red bands for each class. Once the class D finalists are on their mats, each finals match of the 106 weight class will begin. This announcement routine will continue for each weight class. At the conclusion of each weight class, there will be a medal ceremony for the weight class that competed previously (there will not be a medal ceremony following the 106 weight class). During the 113 weight class finals, the first-sixth place finishers in the 106 weight class will prepare for their medal ceremony to take place at the conclusion of the 113 matches. There will be awards stands at each mat with ten chairs lined up next to it; six place-designated chairs will be marked for the competitors to sit at (refer to Figure 3). They don’t have to be seated right at the start of the 113 match, but they MUST be seated before all of the matches are done. The athletes MUST be in their school-issued uniforms and/or warm-ups. Absolutely NO jeans, caps, or other clothes that are not part of the team uniform





may be worn. This will be the protocol for each weight class awards ceremony; 113 will be medaled following the 120 weight class, 120 will be medaled following the 126 weight class, and continued in this way for each weight class. Following the 285 (final) weight class, the 220 weight class medals will be awarded; when class D is finished, the 285 weight class medals will be awarded starting with class A. Since the individual weight class medal ceremonies will be taking place in between matches, only media credentialed personnel will be allowed on the floor to take pictures. Family and friends will NOT be allowed on the floor at this time. Please let your wrestlers know this so they can notify their family members; there will also be reminders during the tournament. At the conclusion of the 285 weight class medal ceremony, the award stands will be moved to the center of each mat for the team trophy ceremonies. Once again, only media credentialed personnel will be allowed on the floor for pictures.

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Figure 3 Floor Layout

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