2014 GMVWA Holiday Tournament

Dates: Saturday, December 27 and Sunday, December 28
Site: Wright State University's Nutter Center
Session Times: Saturday: 11:00 AM  Sunday: 11:00 AM and Finals: 5:00 PM
Fee: $325 GMVWA Member Teams and $375 non-GMVWA Teams
Team Passes: 1 per wrestler, 3 coaches,  2 for others (trainers, stats, managers, etc. )
NO OTHER TEAM PERSONNEL WILL BE ADMITTED FREE!
Additional coach's passes: $20
Participating Teams: See participating teams
Spectator Information: Saturday: $10 per adult/$8 per student
Sunday: $10 per adult/$8 per student before 5 PM -- $5 per adult/$4 per student after 5 PM
All-session passes: $15 adult, $12 student
Entrance Gate: Use Gate #3
Parking: Saturday only: $5 - No charge Sunday
Motels: Click the links on the web site for information.
Entry Procedure:  Use web site at www.baumspage.com to submit roster and seed nominations.
Must be submitted by 1:00 PM on Friday, December 26th! 
Please submit a tentative roster before you leave school for Christmas break!
For details see Online Entry Instructions for Wrestling.
Seeding: 1. By criteria - see Seeding and Entry Instructions.
2. By a tournament committee Coaches
Parking: Coaches and Teams: Use Lot 9   -   Spectators: Use Lots 1 & 2
Team Entrance: Teams: Gate 9
Food: Teams - wrestlers allowed to bring in food.  Only into McLin #4. NO FOOD IN THE ARENA (NO GLASS).
Spectators - NOT ALLOWED to bring food, drinks, containers, cookers, stoves, etc. inside the building.
Check-in: Teams will check in at the pass gate #9 to pick up your packets and verify rosters.
All corrections must be made at the pass gate before going to weigh-in.
*Please indicate on the check-in sheet any wrestler that must make scratch weight!
All teams must turn-in a copy of their OHSAA Weight Certification Alpha Master Report!
*Wrestlers with skin conditions must have their NFHS Medical Release Form at weigh-ins.
Weighs-ins:

*All wrestlers must be present when their weight class is called!
9:00 AM -  Saturday, December 27 (Eight scales.)
   *Weigh-in by weight class.  All wrestlers must be present!
The 2-pound growth allowance is in effect on December 25th. Please inform weigh-master if your athlete needs to make scratch weight!
Weigh-outs:
Weigh-ins for Sunday will begin when the Fourth Consolations at 126 begin and will end 20 minutes after the final match has concluded.
10:00-10:30 A M - Sunday, December 28
   *For those wrestlers that did not weigh-out on Saturday.

Locker Rooms: Use #2, #8, and #9
Hospitality Room: Not available
Coach's Meeting: McLin #2 10:30 AM - Saturday
Wrestling Schedule: See Schedule
Awards: Team - 1st and 2nd in each School Division
Individuals - 1st, 2nd, 3rd 4th Plaques  5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Medals
Outstanding Wrestler 106 to 145 and Outstanding Wrestler 152-285
Most Pins in Cyampionship Bracket & Consolation Bracket
The coach of the weight class champion will present the awards for the class.    
**NO HATS ON THE STAND**
Table Help: Each Local GMVWA-Area Team in the tournament will supply 5 table workers per the schedule listed below.  E-mail Max Benton to confirm your assignment.  Must be at least one adult   They will receive a free all-session pass. (Pick-up wristbands at Gate 9.  They will work only One (1) session. The tournament will not function without them!  Thanks for your help with this very important part of the tournament.
Warm-up: We will use a match board for moving wrestlers to their mat for wrestling. The board will display wrestling, on deck, and warm-up.   The wrestler will move out of the warm-up when his match number shows on deck. As coaches, please help us with this part of the tournament. THANKS.
Tournament Co-Directors: Jerry Bey Cell: 937-423-0352   E-mail: Jerry Bey@wright.edu / Randy Thome Cell: 937-524-8150   E-mail: Randy.Thome@pepsico.com

Table Help - Worker's Schedule

Please e-mail Jerry Bey and Randy Thome ASAP to confirm your assigment!

Time Mat 1 Mat 2 Mat 3 Mat 4 Mat 5 Mat 6 Mat 7 Mat 8
Sat.: 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM Bellbrook Fairborn Cham. Julienne Greeneview Greenon Stebbins Xenia Springboro
Sat.: 4:00 PM - finish Covington Franklin Graham Kenton Ridge Indian Lake Versailles

Wayne

Troy Christian
Sun.: 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM Brookville Carlisle Sidney Urbana Tippecanoe Milton-Union Wapakoneta Northmont
Sun.: 5:00 PM Eaton Tecumseh Troy Wilmington        

Please have 5 table workers with at least one being an adult.  Workers will receive a free all-session pass.   Pick-up passes at gate #9!