2019 Junior / Senior Canadian Wrestling Championships March 22 - 24, 2019

Saskatoon Field House Saskatoon, SK

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Saskatoon Wrestling Club (SWC) Saskatchewan Amateur Wrestling Association (SAWA)

COMPETITION VENUE

Saskatoon Field House 2020 College Dr. Saskatoon, Sk S7N 2W4

Free parking on site.

NUMBER OF MATS

5 competition mats

AGE GROUPS

Legal proof of age and photo identification must be provided at the time of on-site weigh- ins (passport or birth certificate with accompanying photo ID will be accepted).

JUNIOR: 18 to 20 years of age SENIOR: 20 years of age + (born in 1999, 2000, 2001) (born 1998 or earlier)

MEN’S FREESTYLE (FS): MEN’S FREESTYLE (FS): 54*, 57, 61, 65, 70, 74, 79, 86, 92, 97, 125 kg. 57, 61, 65, 70, 74, 79, 86, 92, 97, 125 kg

& WEIGHT CATEGORIES

WOMEN (WW): WOMEN (WW): 46*, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 62, 65, 68, 72, 76, 82*kg 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 62, 65, 68, 72, 76, 82* kg

MEN’S GRECO-ROMAN (GR): MEN’S GRECO-ROMAN (GR): 55, 60, 63, 67, 72, 77, 82, 87, 97, 130 kg 55, 60, 63, 67, 72, 77, 82, 87, 97, 130 kg

*not United World Wrestling recognized weight classes

NOTE: 17 year old athletes (born in 2001) may compete in a Junior and/or Senior competition. Parental authorization and a medical certificate are required. Athletes 40 years of age and above (born in 1978 or earlier) must provide a medical certificate.

REGISTRATION

All athlete and support staff (coaches, team leaders, medical, officials) registrations and payments, where applicable, must be made online through www.trackiereg.com/WCL2019jrsr. Registration will open January 21st, 2019 Members will only be able to register once the province has submitted their membership list.

Other requirements for participation will also be found on Trackie.reg under the tournament information.

The registration deadline is March 1st, 2018 at 11:59 pm ET. Late registrations will be accepted until March 8th, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET, but will be subject to a late fee as outlined in the “Entry Fees” section below. No registrations will be accepted after March 8th, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET. This applies to all athletes, coaches and support staff.

All athletes and support staff must be registered members of their PTSO and be members in good standing with the PTSO and WCL as of the time of weigh-in for the event. Please check with your PTSO to determine if they have any additional registration requirements. Officials must be registered members in good standing with the Canadian Association of Wrestling Officials (CAWO) and their Provincial Wrestling Officials Association (if applicable).

COACHES

To receive a coach accreditation (eligible to coach during the event), coaches must have the following MINIMUM elements recorded in their NCCP transcripts, NO LATER than March 8th, 2019:

1 – Make Ethical Decisions Evaluation 2 – Competition Development (Performance Coach) CERTIFIED status

SCREENING (POLICE CHECKS)

As part of WCL’s commitment to Safe Sport, all support staff (coaches, team managers, team medical, officials) will be required to provide proof of screening NO LATER than March 8th, 2019, to receive accreditation. Acceptable screening includes:

1 – Vulnerable Sector Check for Minors* (VSC) issued no earlier than Sept 01, 2018. A hard copy must be provided to the National Office.

OR

2 – Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC) issued no earlier than Sept 01, 2018. Please be sure to share your results with Wrestling Canada Lutte. More information to follow in January.

*Please note that if a VSC is not provided in 2019, all support staff (coaches, team managers, team medical, officials) will be required to provide a VSC for Minors, starting 2020.

ENTRY FEES

Payment of entry fees will be done online through the Trackie registration portal.

JUNIOR $135.00 – Men’s Freestyle, Women, Greco-Roman (one event) $175.00 – Men’s Freestyle plus Greco-Roman (two events) $310.00 – Men’s Junior & Senior Freestyle plus Greco Roman (three events)

SENIOR $135.00 – Men’s Freestyle, Women, Greco-Roman (one event) $175.00 – Men’s Freestyle plus Greco-Roman (two events)

All entries received after March 1st, 2019 will be subject to a $35 late fee per event entered.

No registrations will be accepted after March 8th, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET.

SCRATCHES ▪ All scratches before March 1st, 2019 (11:59 pm ET) will be fully refundable. ▪ All scratches after March 1st, 2019 (11:59 pm ET) & prior to March 8th, 2019 (11:59 pm ET)

will be 75% refundable. ▪ All scratches after March 8th, 2019 (11:59 pm ET) are NON-REFUNDABLE. Please check

with your PTSO to determine if any additional fees apply.

RULES

▪ Wrestling Canada Lutte 2018-2019 rules will apply with a modified double elimination bracket system. Competitors must be members in good standing with their PTSO and Wrestling Canada Lutte.

▪ Competition is closed. Only Canadian citizens and those individuals with Permanent Resident status will be permitted to register. Legal proof of age and citizenship status must be provided when registering online and at weigh-ins.

PRACTICE TIMES

All practice times must be booked. To book practice times please e-mail Daniel Olver daniel.olver@usask.ca no later than March 11th at 16:00. There will be an hour cap per team up to March 8th, 2019. After that we will open up the rest of the times.

Please indicate: Team Name, preferred time, ½ or full room, # of athletes

Mat availability: Wednesday March 20th – 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Thursday March 21th – 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Hours will be reduced if time is not booked by March 11th, 2019

During the championship, those wishing to practice will be able to use the warm up area at the venue during down times.

MEDICAL & DOPING CONTROL

A physician will be in attendance and athletic therapists will be on site. Athletes requiring preventative therapy will require their own supplies.

Doping control will be in effect at the event. Please refer to www.cces.ca for information regarding the Canadian Anti-Doping Program. For questions regarding the anti-doping program, please contact Julie Beaulieu (jbeaulieu@wrestling.ca) 613-748-5686 x.2.

HOTELS

HOST HOTEL The Travelodge Hotel 106 Circle Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7L 4L6 Tel : 306-242-8881 Contact : Alanna McLennas Direct: 306-978-6520 alana.mclennan@airlinehotels.ca 139,00$ Suite standard (1 King ou 2 Queen)

Saskatoon Inn 2002 Airport Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7L 6M4 Tel : 306-242-1440 Contact: Jeffrey Fehr Direct : 306-668-9655 jfehr@sasktooninn.com 139.99$

** Breakfast is included in the room rate

TRANSPORTATION

AIRPORT TRANSFER Ground transportation between John Diefenbaker International Airport and the host hotel will be provided for Officials, dignitaries and Wrestling Canada Lutte staff ONLY.

TRANSFER BETWEEN HOTEL AND COMPETITION VENUE Ground transportation between the host hotel and the competition venue will be provided for Officials, dignitaries and Wrestling Canada Lutte staff ONLY.

Transportation schedules will be posted at the hotel and competition venue.

CONTACT INFORMATI ON

WRESTLING CANADA LUTTE

Andrew Pagé Sport Development & Events Manager Phone: 613-748-5686 x. 5 Email: apage@wrestling.ca

Mitch Kaufman Registration Phone: 613-748-5686 x. 6 Email: mkaufman@wrestling.ca

PROVINCIAL SPORT ORGANIZATION

Saskatchewan Amateur Wrestling Association

Monique Coutu – Executive Director Tel: 306-975-0822 E-mail: saskwrestling@sasktel.net

HOST ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

TOURNAMENT CONVENOR Gil Wist Tél: 306-220-0922 Email: gwist@sasktel.net

ON-SITE TRANSPORTATION Chris Davies Tel: 306-260-3971 E-mail: chris.davies@usask.ca

ON-SITE OFFICIALS CORODINATION Gary Booth Tel : 306-653-4976 E-mail : garry.booth@shaw.ca

OFFICIALS Head Official – Lee MacKay (ON) Head Official – Ryan Forsberg (SK) Clinician (A) – Jim Mitchell (BC) Clinician (B) – TBA Head Pairing Master –TBA Pairing Master Clinician – Sue Perkins (ON)

SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY March 20th, 2019

All Day

Arrival of Teams

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Education building Wrestling Room

Practice Time *Please e-mail Daniel Olver

THURSDAY March 21st, 2019

10:00 am – 8:00 pm Education building Wrestling Room

Practice Time *Please e-mail Daniel Olver

12:30 – 5:30 pm Travelodge Hotel – Concord 1

Accreditation (Junior and Senior)

4:00 - 6:00 pm Travelodge Hotel – Concord 1

Officials’ Meeting

6:00 - 7:00 pm Travelodge Hotel – Concord 1

- Pairing Master Clinic

7:00 – 8:00 pm Travelodge Hotel – Concord 1

Coaches’ Meeting - Tournament information include field of play access and flow - Scratches and weight class changes - Seeding

8:00 pm Travelodge Hotel – TBD

Hospitality

FRIDAY March 22nd, 2019

7:30 am – 8:30 am Travelodge Hotel – Delta Room

MEDICALS & WEIGH-INS

Junior Men’s Freestyle (scratch weight) Junior Women (scratch weight)

*** Medical checks will start at 7:15

10:30 am - 12:30 pm Saskatoon Field House

WRESTLING SESSION 1 Junior Men’s Freestyle Junior Women

FRIDAY March 22nd, 2019

11:00 am – 1:00 pm Saskatoon Field House

Accreditation

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Saskatoon Field House

Lunch Break

Team 2 (12:00 - 12:30) Coaches and team leads (12:30 - 1:00) Team 1 (1:00 - 1:30)

1:30 pm to completion Saskatoon Field House

WRESTLING SESSION 2 Junior Men & Women Freestyle Completion of 5th and 6th place & Bronze Medal Matches

4:30 – 5:00 Saskatoon Field House

Coaches’ Meeting

- Tournament information include field of play access and flow - Scratches and weight class changes - Seeding

6:00 – 6:30 Saskatoon Field House

OPENING CEREMONIES March-in for finalists Wrestler of the Year Awards

6:30 – 8:30 Saskatoon Field House

FINALS Junior Men & Women Freestyle Gold Medal Matches Awards Ceremonies

*If needed Saskatoon Field House

TRUE RANKING MATCHES *(30 min. following the completion of awards ceremonies) One match wrestle-off between 2nd place and 3rd place finishers in the case that they did NOT wrestle against each other in the tournament.

Junior Men & Women Freestyle

8:30 Saskatoon Field House – Officials’ room

Officials’ Meeting

SATURDAY March 23rd, 2019

7:30 am – 8:30 am Travelodge Hotel – Delta Room

MEDICALS & WEIGH-INS Senior Men’s Freestyle (scratch weight) Senior Women (scratch weight)

** NOTE: Juniors that weighed in on Friday must weigh-in at scratch weight *** Medical checks will start at 7:15

10 h 30 à 12 h 30 Saskatoon Field House

WRESTLING SESSION 1 Senior Men’s Freestyle & Senior Women’s Freestyle

SATURDAY March 23rd, 2019

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Saskatoon Field House

Lunch Break

Team 1 (12:00 - 12:30) Coaches and team leads (12:30 - 1:00) Team 2 (1:00 - 1:30)

1:30 pm to completion Saskatoon Field House

WRESTLING SESSION 2 Senior Men & Women Freestyle Completion of 5th and 6th place & Bronze Medal Matches

4:30 – 5:00 pm Saskatoon Field House

Coaches’ Meeting (Greco)

- Tournament information include field of play access and flow - Scratches and weight class changes - Seeding

6:00 – 6:30 pm Saskatoon Field House

OPENING CEREMONIES March-in for finalists Wrestler of the Year Awards

6:30 – 8:30 pm Saskatoon Field House

FINALS Senior Men & Women Freestyle Gold Medal Matches Awards Ceremonies

*If needed Saskatoon Field House

TRUE RANKING MATCHES *(30 min. following the completion of awards ceremonies) One match wrestle-off between 2nd place and 3rd place finishers in the case that they did NOT wrestle against each other in the tournament.

SUNDAY March 24th, 2019

All day

Team departures for the airport

7 :30 - 8 :30 am Travelodge Hotel – Delta Room

MEDICALS & WEIGH-INS Senior Men’s Greco (scratch weight)

** NOTE: Athletes that competed on Friday and Saturday must weigh-in at

scratch weight *** Medical checks will start at 7:15

10 :30 am jusqu'à la fin Saskatoon Field House

WRESTLING SESSION

Junior and Senior Greco-Roman Awards Ceremony

1 :00 pm Saskatoon Field House

Club Coaches Meeting