Welcome to the

2015-2016 wrestling season

Mission Statement Teach life skills of teamwork,

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

Lee

Life skills learned Work as a “Team”• Set goals• Work hard & be

persistent• Keep a positive attitude• Be mentally & physically

tough• Good sportsmanship• Keep strong academics

Lee

2015-16 Mat Club Board President: Lee Triplett Vice President: Brad Stuwe Secretary/Communication Director: Melissa Quern Treasurer/Equipment Director: Krista Triplett Fundraiser/Concessions Director: Joey Skogrand Team Coordinator: Ryan Quern Head Youth Coach: Jason Zitzmann High School Head Coach: Jim Jackson Member At Large: Cole Miller Member At Large: Tiffany Miller

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Jim Jackson Shakopee Wrestling  

All levels of The Shakopee Wrestling program are important and everyone matters

  We will win with class and lose with dignity

  To get our program to the next level we must put in more mat time

  3-5 hours per week on the mat for 10 months

                        Spending time on the mat WILL make you a better athlete.

  Attend a National Tournament (when you qualify)

  Invite one teammate or friend to join the wrestling team.

  Hard work WILL pay off

1st Night of Practice

Registration must be completed online prior to 1st practice

Will receive equipment ($50 deposit) Singlet (provided by Mat Club)Headgear (provided by Mat Club)Shoes (you purchase, swap opportunities

available) Fundraiser forms Collection of $100 volunteer check

Lee

Coaching Staff & Practice Guidelines

Jason Zitzmann,Orlando Ponce, Mark Neu & Rob Sutrick3rd thru 5th gradeStarts Monday Nov 9th 6:30-8pm Monday’s & 7-8pm Thurs

Andy Pond Pre-K – 2nd starts Tuesday Nov 10st Pre-K 6:15-7pm 1st-2nd grade 7-8pm6:15-7pm ThursTeam Tech Positions

Practice Guidelines:

• Parents can be present for PreK – 2nd grade

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

• Rideshare – contact Jason Z. or Lee T.

Jason

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

Jason

Team Tournaments

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

Cannon Falls STMA Eastridge (at Concordia)

Ryan

Fundraiser

Forms handed out to all wrestlers at 1st night of practice

Three optionsKwik Trip Car Wash Cards - $35Tumbler - $20Donation of $50

Goal is 4 items per wrestler Return order forms by November 20th

Items delivered before holiday break

Joey

Sponsorship Program

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)

Brad

CommunicationsAll information found on:

www.shakopeewrestling.com○ Calendars, events, etc. ○ Create an account

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

FaceBook – please follow our page

DIBS

Melissa

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

$40.00 of registration fee covers MN/USA membershipSee website for information on printing card

○ http://www.mnusawrestling.org/page/show/1038692-general-membership-information

Financial assistance – see a board member for more information

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

Melissa

Wrestler of the Week

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.

Brad

Get Involved! 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 – sign up on Dibs and see Jason Z. for details

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

Brad

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!

2015-2016