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Practice Session Rules
Please review these rules with your child:
1)
Please, no street shoes in the wrestling room at
any time. Sand and dirt deteriorate the mat
surfaces. Parents and wrestlers, please remove
all footwear before entering the wrestling
room.
2)
No horseplay or tag games.
3)
Please, no wrestling before practice starts. We
want to make sure everyone has stretched out.
4)
Do not play on fitness machines or equipment.
5)
Please, no climbing or running up the wall
mats.
6)
Make sure you take home everything that you
brought to practice. Shoes, shirts, headgear are
often left behind and disappear.
7)
Report all injuries to the coach immediately.
Injuries & Skin Conditions
Wrestling is a contact sport. Jammed fingers, bloody
noses, and sore muscles are common in this sport.
Major injuries in all contact sports can occur, but are not
common. We make an effort to monitor practices
carefully so illegal holds or potentially dangerous
predicaments are halted at once. Because of the number
of wrestlers at club practices, it is difficult to see
everything at all times. If at any time you see a wrestler
in a move that looks potentially dangerous or hazardous,
do not hesitate to stop the wrestlers. Wrestling is a safe
sport and has no more injuries than football, soccer,
basketball or baseball. Please report all injuries to the
coach immediately. Accident / injury insurance is not
provided by the club. Parents must carry health
insurance for their child.
If at any time your child breaks out with a skin condition
or rash, report it to the coach and see your family
doctor. On rare occasions we will have a case of a rash
break out on a wrestler. The most common types of skin
conditions are ringworm, impetigo, boils and cold sores.
Although these conditions are often blamed on the
wrestling mat, the likely case of transmission is through
bodily contact. Rashes are often hard to track because
transmission can take place in the classroom, at play or
contact with another wrestler. Our wrestling room is well
ventilated and the wrestling mats are disinfected daily.
Wrestling Associations
There are two primary wrestling associations: USA
Wrestling and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Our
club at this time is formally affiliated with the AAU
organization. Some wrestling tournaments, generally
few, may require that you purchase an AAU or USA
Wrestling Card. If you attend a tournament that requires
a card, they are usually available at the door. Proof of
date of birth may be required for these cards. These
cards offer secondary injury insurance if your child is
injured at a tournament or practice. Newsletters and
magazines are also part of the card fee. See the Club
Coordinator if you need an application for a card.
Wrestling Resources:
Tournament Info:
*Thursday – CR Gazette / Sports / Saturday Edition-
“Recreation Calendar”
*Mat Side Moms – Directory of local, regional & national
wrestling tournaments.
Website: www.matsidemoms.com
Newspapers / Magazines:
* WIN Magazine
$29.95 / yr.
PO Box 194 – Newton, IA 50208
Website: www.win-magazine.com
*The PREDICAMENT-Covering Iowa Wrestling
110 NE Trilein Dr. Suite #3 – Ankeny, IA 50021
Website: www.thepredicament.com
*Amateur Wrestling News
$33.00 / yr.
PO Box 54769 – Oklahoma City, OK 73145
Website: www.amatuerwrestlingnews.com
Internet Web Sites:
*The Mat-
*InterMat-
*Wrestle USA
Books & Videos: Championship Books & Videos
2730 Graham St. Ames, IA 50010
Website: www.champonline.com
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