Cadet and Junior National Dual Teams
qualification criteria
The Washington State
Wrestling Association (WSWA) has had three great years at the Junior National Duals
and this past year participated for the first time in the Cadet National
Duals. It is now time for us as an
organization to take it one step further.
The WSWA has now determined the qualification criteria for these two
teams.
The process for qualifying
and selecting the Cadet Dual and Junior Dual teams for
The two Dual Teams will now
go through a qualification process. In
order for you to be considered to one of the spots on the team you must qualify
based on the criteria below. If you have
met that criteria, you will be allowed to participate at a qualifying
tournament as long as you have completed the correct application and submitted
the proper fees. The qualifying
tournament(s) will be held at the end of the regular WSWA season. The
location/Time/Date will be announced and sent out to all chartered WSWA clubs.
The Cadet Dual team will
consist of 25 individuals who will be considered based on both Freestyle and
Greco Roman abilities. There may be a
few more individuals selected to ONLY participate in Freestyle or ONLY
participate in Greco Roman as necessary.
There are 17 Cadet weight classes so be aware that NOT all of them will
have 2 spots.
The Junior Dual team will
consist of 23 individuals who will be considered based on both Freestyle and
Greco Roman abilities. There may be a
few more individuals selected to ONLY participate in Freestyle or ONLY
participate in Greco Roman as necessary.
There are 15 Junior weight classes so be aware that NOT all of them will
have 2 spots.
It is recommended that
Cadets qualify for the cadet team and Juniors qualify with the junior team
because of the grueling grind put on the athlete. But, the WSWA will allow any athlete to
participate in both age groups as long as they meet the age group requirements
set by USA Wrestling and are able to pay all required fees.
To be able to compete at the
qualifying tournament, you MUST have competed in one of the events below and
placed according to the following criteria.
A seeding process will be followed.
Tri-State – Top 6
Northwest Regionals - Battleground - Top 3 – either style
Cadet &
Cadet &
West Junior Regionals - Las Vegas – Top 3 - either style
** For the purposes of the WSWA being able to purchase tickets, hotel, uniforms
and plan the trip in the most cost effective means, Kids/Cadet Western Regionals will NOT be on the list of criteria.
The weight you apply for and
participate in at the qualifying tournament will be the weight you MUST
maintain for all weigh ins at the Dual team tournament.
To participate in the
qualifying tournament, you must submit an application to the State Chairman,
Chuck Bullard, at
You also MUST submit with
your application, at least ½ of the cost of the Dual team trip. This cost will be provided as more details
are known. Be prepared to have as much
as $500.00 to participate in the qualifying tournament. This will be reimbursed to you if you do not
qualify for the trip within 1 week of the qualifying tournament.
The remaining cost of the
trip MUST be sent in by the due date (date will be announced) or the spot will
be opened up to the next qualifier.
Dual team members will be
notified via phone calls within 1 week of the qualifying tournament. As soon as the team is fully known, the team
will be published on the WSWA web site.
Staff for these trips will
consist of:
*State Chairman
most
states have made it policy that this event is attended by and presented by
their chairman.
*Age Group Director
Cadet
or Junior Director as applicable
*One or two coaches selected
as needed
Selection
for this is from COMPLETE applications submitted through WSWA national team
application process (located on WSWA web site).
*Medical Dr. or Physical
Therapist when possible
*The team will also consist of
Mat and/or Pairing officials if possible.
It
is standard policy with