Roy Wrestling Club

Make sure you have your USA Wrestling card details. If you do NOT have a USA Wrestling card, go to our Registration area where you can find details on obtaining one. A USA Wrestling card is REQUIRED to compete or be a part of Roy Wrestling Club.
Make sure you have the appropriate gear for the tournament you're interested in. While some will allow you to compete in gym clothes and socks, others will require that you have appropriate wrestling shoes and the appropriate wrestling singlets (sometimes colors too). Check in the events section for details.
Make sure you're ready to sign up in advance. Many tournaments fill quickly, and will cap out. Your best bet is to sign up a week in advance as a minimum. Be prepared to do so.
If there are multiple events happening on a specific weekend; Ask your coaches which events are "Club Events" so you know where your coaches will be at, and can tag along. If you're interested in an event that does not have coaches attending, be sure coaches are aware so that we can register your weight for any allowed satellite weigh ins.
Parents: BE THE SUPPORT! Your athlete will be nervous, even if they don't display it. This is a very personal sport, and it's absolutely normal to be nervous. Don't hammer your athlete's emotions when you see this nervousness....simply support them, make sure they know you're 100% with them and ensure that you get them to the tournament. Upon the start of their first match; you'll see them ease any nervousness.

You can find all wrestling events on TrackWrestling (www.trackwrestling.com) Be sure you're familiar with the website as you'll be using it OFTEN.
Make sure you've created your TrackWrestling account, so that you're able to sign up for events, using your athlete membership from USA Wrestling to register.
In advance, you'll need to sign up for your selected tournament. Do so at www.trackwrestling.com OR you can check our "Events" tab for direct links. We also will have these posted on Band and Facebook.
If allowed (most tournaments are); Roy Wrestling Club will conduct satellite (remote) weigh ins for the tournament. This will ALWAYS be done on the final practice of the week. You must be in attendance to record your weight. The Roy Wrestling Club Coaches will record that weigh-in for you.

FOOD! Make sure you're preparing for an opportunity to eat throughout the day, especially for the longer tournaments. In some cases, youth tournaments can be done and over quickly. However; given that we're talking about youth athletes.......they WILL be hungry. Granola Bars, Crackers, Jerky, etc are all hot items to have at the tournament.
Drinks are equally as important. Make sure you're not rolling with drinks that will weigh you down or cause you to be sluggish (so that means soda is OUT). Plan on something with electrolytes, like Gatorade as an example. Or live by the classic drink of all humans: Water.
Activities. Whether you're a wrestler that will be able to roll around and get energy out, or a little brother/sister that is tagging along......wrestling tournaments can be BORING if you're forced to sit around waiting for your next matches to start. Winning items include: Something to listen to (music), Reading material or coloring books, fidget items (like spinners or Rubix Cubes). Keep one thing in mind: you should NOT bring a ton of items, as you 100% could lose them to theft or simply just forgetting where you left it, etc.

Arrive early enough to warm up for 20-30 minutes. Allow yourself of your wrestler time to get loose and shake off any mental holds from their day. It's incredibly important that you have a clear head before your matches start and often times getting warmed up and exercising will create that opportunity.
Check your bracket on TrackWrestling. Some tournaments will also print these out and place them in the hallways outside of the gym. You need to know the following from these brackets: What group/weight class you're in. What Mat Number you'll be wrestling on. What Bout # you are (most tournaments will go in numerical order). Once you know where you belong, be in that exact area so you can listen for your name to be called by scoring tables that are running the matches.
When you're called up to wrestle, check in at the scores table so they know it's you, and ensure you have a coach with you. If you do not, attempt to have the scores table call for your coach on the intercom. If we are available, a coach will arrive. If no coach is available; a parent/guardian MUST sit in for their child's match.
Upon completion of the match, Roy Wrestling Club EXPECTS that our athletes will shake hands with their opponent, the opposing coach, and then return to the coach with them to get feedback on their match. This is Win or Lose; Required.

Tournaments usually will give out awards to all wrestlers who have placed in their criteria (sometimes it's all, sometimes it's top 6, etc). After your last round of wrestling, STAY with the group you just wrestled against and head over to the awards table (sometimes the scores table does this function....check there first).
BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE TOURNAMENT you need to show the HEAD COACH of Roy Wrestling Club your award. Coaches want to know how you finished, also; to be sure that you've received the correct award. Additionally, this allows the Head Coach an opportunity to congratulate the wrestler and provide any additional feedback.
Make sure you keep track of any belongings. Gather up your items, and please clean up any garbage left by your party.
Parents: Just like before the tournament.....BE THE SUPPORT. It is 100% the coach's role to be honest and transparent to your athlete. While they will not rip apart your athlete's mentality, they will be firm and critical where appropriate. Your role is to be the backing that the athlete needs to be picked up and restored. Don't take on the role of coaching your child as that will conflict heavily with their emotions and how they view the sport. Be there, BE THE SUPPORT. That is all.

CHECKLIST FOR WRESTLERS AND PARENTS