Welcome to the

Shakopee Mat Club2014 Folkstyle Club of the Year

Mission Statement Teach life skills of teamwork,

sportsmanship, perseverance & hard work while developing each wrestler to their maximum potential & having fun in the process.

Lifeskills Learned Work as a “Team”• Dream big & set your

goals• Work hard & be persistent• Keep a positive attitude• Be mentally & physically

tough• Be a good sport & a good

person• While keeping strong

academics

2014-15 Mat Club Board President: Lee Triplett Vice President: Brad Stuwe Secretary/Communication Director: Melissa Quern Treasurer/Equipment Director: Krista Triplett Sponsorship/Concessions Director: Joey

Skogrand Team Coordinator: Ryan Quern Head Youth Coach: Jason Zitzmann High School Head Coach: Mark Neu Member At Large: Michelle Herrera

Coaching Staff & Practice Guidelines

Andy Pond Pre-K & K starts Dec 1st 6:15-7pm Monday’s & 6:15-7pm Thurs

Rob Sutrick 1st & 2nd gradeStart Monday Nov 10th7-8pm Monday & 6:15-7pm Thurs.

Mark Neu & Jason Zitzmann3rd thru 5th gradeStarts Tues. Nov 11th 6:30-8pm Tuesdays & 7-8pm ThursTeam Tech PositionsWords from Mark (varsity head coach)

Practice Guidelines:

• Parents can be present for PreK – 2nd grade

• 3rd-5th grade practices will have coaches & team techs only

Equipment

Singlet (provided by Mat Club) Headgear (provided by Mat Club) Shoes (you purchase, swap opportunities

available) Gear sale by DW Sports on Nov. 14 from

3-5:30 p.m. at the HS

Individual Tournaments

Open Tournaments & Qualifiers Check website & Facebook for

tournament updates www.shakopeewrestling.com

Look under “documents” section for additional tournament info

Independent participation – www.theguillotine.com

Team TournamentsRyan Quern

Prior Lake Team & novice individual tournamentMat Club will sponsor a bus

Cannon Falls STMA Eastridge (at Concordia) NYWA

FundraiserJoey Skogrand

Parent meeting is kickoff for fundraiser Kwik Trip Car Wash cards Goal is 4 cards sold per child Return order form on Dec. 4th at practice Cards will be available on 12/18 Prizes for highest sales

Sponsorship ProgramJoey Skogrand

Keeps participation costs low If you know of a business that would like to

sponsor, contact: Joey SkograndBrad Stuwe

Printable PDF document on

website (sponsorship levels)

Mat Club Sponsors

CommunicationsMelissa Quern

All information found on:www.shakopeewrestling.com

○ Calendars, events, etc. ○ Create an account

IMPORTANT! We need your current e-mail address for club communications

DIBS

Communications (cont.)

Facebook

Rideshare Program

Will pair up your child with a coach, board member, or team technician

All rideshare parents have background checks

Talk to Jason Zitzmann or Lee Triplett

GRIT WRESTLING

J. Robinson (Gopher Head Coach) & Ty EusticeWinter Program beginning in December

Wednesday nights

Parent Information Mat Club is a member of MN/USA Wrestling

$31.00 of registration fee covers MN/USA membershipSee website for information on printing card

○ http://www.mnusawrestling.org/page/show/30721-membership

Financial assistance – see a board member for more information

2 hours of volunteer hours required – sign up via website “Dibs” section

Wrestler of the WeekBrad Stuwe

Coaches select a wrestler each week Receive a dog tag & recognition on

Facebook Objective criteria: good partner, first

tournament, first win, upset win, good sportsmanship, etc.

Get Involved!Brad Stuwe

It’s your club – get involved! Board member positions available each

year – please see a board member about open positions if interested

First opportunity for involvement – mat cleaning assistance needed – see Jason Z. for details

Volunteer hours – critical to the success of the club and our tournament

New Parent/Wrestler OrientationJason Zitzmann

We’ve all been there! Typical practice Types of regular season tournaments:

MN/USA Qualifiers - more competitiveOpen tournaments

Qualifiers “qualify” your child for entrance to the state tournament based on points (25 pts needed)(1) 1st place finish is 40 points – qualifies for state(1) 2nd place finish is 25 points – qualifies for state(1) 3rd place finish is 10 points – need 3

New Parent/Wrestler Orientation

Club has “coach attended” tourneys – check Facebook weekly for updates. Ask for a coach prior to your wrestler’s match

Tournament uniform – Mat Club t-shirt, singlet, headgear, shoes, personal preference items (mouth guard, knee pads, etc.)

Keep wet wipes in your wrestler’s backpack You can independently go to tournaments Rule of thumb for # of tournaments – match your child’s

age Get to know your coaches & team techs. We will help talk

you through tournaments & who’s attending Ask other parents about tournaments & who’s attending Practice behavior – If you’re in attendance, please help

maintain discipline

Thank you!We look forward to

another successful year!

2014-2015