WRESTLING

1 AWARDS

Team champion: Trophy and plaque

In addition, the champion in each weight class will receive a medallion. The convenor shall order second and third place medallions with the costs to be shared by each participating school.

2. SCORING

In the boys tournament, points will be awarded to four places in all weight classes, as follows: 8, 5, 3, 1.

In the girls tournament, points will be awarded to three places in all weight classes, as follows: 5, 3, 1.

The top fifteen (boys) wrestlers or the top ten (girls) wrestlers from a school shall count for team points. Only the top two wrestlers from each school in each weight class shall count for team points.

3. DATE

The SWOSSAA Wrestling Championship shall be held on the Friday, two weeks before the OFSAA Championship, unless extra ordinary circumstances dictate a change.

4. LOCATION

The location of the championship shall be rotated between the three member associations. The location must be set by the Board meeting in June.

5. EVENTS

For the boys, OFSAA weight classes will be contested:

38 kg 51 kg 64 kg 84 kg

41 kg 54 kg 67.5 kg 95 kg

44 kg 57.5 kg 72 kg 130 kg

47.5 kg 61 kg 77 kg

In order to compete in the 130 kg weight class, a wrestler must weigh in at a minimum of 95 kgs. Otherwise a wrestler may move up one weight class only from his normal body weight.

For the girls, the following weight classes will be contested:

94 lb 120 lb 152 lb

100 lb 126 lb 165 lb

107 lb 132 lb 190 lb

114 lb 140 lb

In order to compete in the 190 lb weight class, a wrestler must weigh in at a minimum of 165 lb. Otherwise, a wrestler may move up one weight class only from her normal body weight.

6. ENTRIES

Each member association may enter three entries per weight class. If there are less than eight wrestlers in a weight class, a fourth wrestler may be added using the following criteria: Host Member Association, Next Host Member Association, Past Member Association. No member association may enter more than four wrestlers per weight class. If eight wrestlers are present in a weight class, no additional wrestlers will be added to the draw.

7. TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE AND PROCEDURE

a) The tournament will run using a bracket, double elimination draw with a rat tail.

b) Weigh-ins shall be conducted between 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm the day before wrestling at the site of the SWOSSAA championships. Wrestling will start for the boys by about 9:00 am the day after weigh-ins. Wrestling will start for the girls by about 10:00 am the day after weigh-ins.

c) Two wrestlers from the same school shall not meet in the first round unless

extraordinary circumstances are present.

d) The top wrestlers in each weight class shall be seeded. The draw master must follow the seeding

criteria.

e) The top two wrestlers in each weight class will qualify to compete in the OFSAA Championship. If

the third place wrestler has not met the second place wrestler, he/she may challenge the same

for both the right to represent SWOSSAA and for team points.

f) Officials will be assigned by the convenor. The convenor will assess the medallion fee.

g) Any dispute not covered by either SWOSSAA or OFSAA standing rules is to be decided by the convenor.

The seed meeting is to be conducted following the weigh-ins commencing at 9:00 pm at a location

selected by the convenor.

8. DRAW

The SWOSSAA tournament will use a bracket, double elimination draw with a RAT TAIL to determine the top four (boys), three (girls) placings. If there are only three wrestlers in a weight class, a FILA round robin draw will be used. If there are 6 or fewer wrestlers in a weight class, a regular FILA draw will be used.

Three separate draws will be used for placing the top seeds from each member association in the assigned seed locations. The draw master will randomly select the number of the draw being used for the first three weight classes in order and will continue on with that pattern for the remaining twelve weight classes (boys) or the remaining eight weight classes (girls).

9. SEEDING

Seed locations:

8 Man Draw #1

1st Seed Host - Position #1

1st Seed Next - Position #8

1st Seed Past - Position #5

2nd Seed Host - Position #6

2nd Seed Next - Position #3

2nd Seed Past - Position #4

3rd Seed Host - Position #7

3rd Seed Next - Rat Tail position #2 (Rat Tail Winner)

3rd Seed Past - Rat Tail consolation side (Rat Tail Loser)

8 Man Draw #2

1st Seed Next - Position #1

1st Seed Past - Position #8

1st Seed Host - Position #5

2nd Seed Next - Position #6

2nd Seed Past - Position #3

2nd Seed Host - Position #4

3rd Seed Next - Position #7

3rd Seed Past - Rat Tail position #2 (Rat Tail Winner)

3rd Seed Host - Rat Tail consolation side (Rat Tail Loser)

8 Man Draw #3

1st Seed Past - Position #1

1st Seed Host - Position #8

1st Seed Next - Position #5

2nd Seed Past - Position #6

2nd Seed Host - Position #3

2nd Seed Next - Position #4

3rd Seed Past - Position #7

3rd Seed Host - Rat Tail position #2 (Rat Tail Winner)

3rd Seed Next - Rat Tail consolation side (Rat Tail Loser)

10. SEEDING CRITERIA

a) A defending OFSAA Champion - if there are two defending champions, the champion of the

higher weight class from the previous year is the #1 seed. However, should the two defending

champions have met during the current wrestling season, the winner will be the #1 seed.

b) OFSAA Championship finalist from the previous year - if two, the finalist from the higher weight

class the previous year receives the higher seed unless the two have met during the current

wrestling season in which case the winner will be seeded higher.

c) OFSAA Consolation winner from the previous year - if two, the winner from the higher weight

class the previous year receives the higher seed with the same proviso as in 1. and 2.

d) Canadian Espoir Freestyle Champion

Canadian Junior Freestyle Champion

Canadian Cadet Freestyle Champion

e) The fourth, fifth, and sixth place finishers from the previous year's OFSAA Championship.

f) Defending SWOSSAA Champion - if two, the winner from the higher weight class the

previous year receives the higher seed with the same proviso as in 1., 2. and 3.

g) Undefeated wrestler (greater than 15 matches). (h) Best win-loss percentage

(greater than 15 matches). When two or more matches have been lost to any wrestler,

these losses shall count as only one loss.

Note: All seeding (except Criteria 1, 2 and 3) will be governed by the record between any two wrestlers unless a jump of more than three places would result or unless the wrestler's record does not place him/her in the top four. Only bouts from November 1 until the SWOSSAA Championship, against Ontario high school wrestlers will count, regardless of tournament (excluding Greco-Roman competition).