MYWA is pleased to announce that registration is open. New competition levels are available for both inexperienced and experienced wrestlers. We want to encourage all wrestlers to participate regardless of their experience and skill level! More opportunities = a win for the sport of wrestling in Massachusetts.
The following are the official MYWA tournament event dates and locations:
- North Sectionals: Methuen, Methuen High School, Ranger Rd, Methuen
- Central Sectionals: Ashland, Ashland HS, 65 East Union Street, Ashland MA
- South Sectionals: Boston, Madison Park, 75 Malcom X Boulevard, Roxbury MA
- 2016 Big East Tournament Sunday February 21st, North Andover High School, Osgood St North Andover
- 2016 State Championship Tournament Sunday Feb 28th, Tewksbury High School, 320 Pleasant St, Tewksbury, MA
To increase participation opportunities, MYWA has created 2 divisions for its tournaments.
Gold Division: Wrestlers in this division compete at the highest level with the opportunity to advance to the MYWA State Championship Tournament. The ultimate goal is winning the state gold medal. Each Sectional tournament will advance the top five place winners to the state tournament. The champion of the Big East Tournament gold division will also advance to the MYWA State Championship Tournament if s/he participated in a Sectional Tournament. (Wrestlers must participate in the sectional tournament in order to qualify for the state tournament.)
Silver Division: This division is geared to more novice or less experienced wrestlers. The sectional silver champions registering for the Big East must wrestle in the Big East Gold division. Those who wrestle in the Silver Division will NOT qualify for the State Tournament.
Tournament Registration
Registration for the 2016 Sectional and State Tournament Series is pre-registration only and is exclusively online registration. There will be no paper or walk-in registrations accepted. Before you register please review our 2 division system so you can register your son/daughter appropriately.
In an effort to help parents and coaches navigate through the registration process Natick Wrestling’s Nicholas DiAntonio created the diagrams and documentation below.
MYWA Post Season Flow Chart – Download as a PDF file.
MYWA D5 Registration Criteria and Divisions
MYWA (D5 Registration) Registering Multiple Wrestlers at Once
CLICK HERE TO BE TAKEN TO KAP WRESTLINGS REGISTRATION SITE
Once on the site, you will need to create a log in and password (easy). If you are registering more than one wrestler please register as a coach or parent with multiple wrestlers. Then, you can go in, register and pay. You are not considered registered until you have paid your fees.
2016 REGISTRATION AND FEES
There is one flat fee that covers participation in the full MYWA Series.
1) Until February 10th, 2016, fees are as follows:
MYWA MEMBER WRESTLERS: $30 per wrestler – The MYWA series includes one sectional tournament and State Finals/ or Big East.
BIG East Only $15.00 – Wrestlers who chose this option cannot go to the sectionals or State Tournament. They are not be eligible for the state tournament.
NON-MYWA MEMBER WRESTLERS:
- $40 per wrestler for the Sectional/ State/Big East Tournament
- Big East Only $20
***Any team or club is eligible to become a MYWA Member by completing the online application and by paying the $25 annual fee. If you have more than two wrestlers who will be participating in the series, sign up now and save your wrestlers money.
2) On February 11, 2016, registration fees will increase by $10 as follows:
MYWA MEMBER WRESTLERS: $40 per wrestler.
NON-MYWA MEMBER WRESTLERS: $50 per wrestler
Age and Weight classes further classify wrestlers respectively as follows:
There are two Age Divisions, the Novice Division and the Middle School Division. A wrestlers division is determined solely by the wrestler’s date of birth. So long as the wrestler is not yet in 9th grade, his or her grade is irrelevant.
NOVICE DIVISION: Born between September 1, 2003 and August 31, 2005.
MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION: Born between September 1, 2000 and August 31, 2003. Must be in the 8th grade or lower.
*** Younger wrestlers born after August 31, 2005 are NOT allowed to participate in the MYWA Grades 5-8 Series.
Weight Classes:
Novice Age – Wrestlers born between September 1, 2003 and August 31, 2005: (lbs) 63, 69, 73, 77, 81, 86, 91, 97, 103, 111, 123, 138, 160
Middle School Age Born between September 1, 2000 and August 31, 2003. Must be in the 8th grade or lower: (lbs): 74, 81, 88, 94, 100, 106, 112, 118, 124, 130, 136, 143, 154, 169, 188, 215, 250
Weigh-Ins and Nutrition:, All wrestlers and coaches must use good judgement in selecting the proper weight class for their wrestlers. Children should NEVER be encouraged to cut weight for any reason. MYWA Coaches should ALWAYS discourage and/or prohibit extreme weight loss. The MYWA now restricts weight loss at the time of weigh-ins on the day of the tournament. If a wrestler steps on the scale in the presence of a MYWA official, their weight is noted and they will need to follow the following guide:
Weight Loss Caps: Wrestlers who weigh 111 lbs and under can lose up to 2 lbs. Wrestlers who weigh 112 lbs and up can lose up to 3 lbs.
Skin Checks: Coaches are encouraged to do a skin check on their wrestlers before each tournament. Skin Checks will be done at weigh-ins. Official doctor’s notes are required at weigh in for questionable skin and/or health conditions. MYWA officials may exclude wrestlers from wrestling if there are skin and /or health related concerns.
Tournament Rules and behavior:
Coaches:
You must have a coach’s band to be in the corner of a wrestling mat and/or enter areas designated for coaches. There will be no more than two coaches in the corner at any time. Teams warned more than two times for that day would have team points deducted for each additional violation. No Exceptions! Coaches must follow MYWA rules for team scoring. If a wrestler does not qualify to earn points for your program because they live in a town that has a MYWA member program, you must disclose the wrestler and they cannot score points for your program. This rule is only for calculating team standings. Violations of this rule may lead to a loss of your team award and/or a reduction in standings.
Wrestlers:
All wrestlers must stay in their designated warm-up area or in the stands while the tournament is in session. During live wrestling, wrestlers must not be on the mats unless called for their bout because they are wrestling next.
Parents:
Parents must stay in the stands and outside of areas designated for coaches and competing wrestlers. Please keep the first row of the stands open for wrestlers and coaches. If you are, videotaping you must have permission from the tournament director and be restricted to areas designated for videography.
Team Scoring
Team scores are at the Sectional and State Tournaments. At the State Championships, traditional scoring by KAP Wrestling’s scoring program (advancement points etc.).
For the Sectional Tournaments MYWA is only granting placement points for the top 6 place winners.
The number of wrestlers from an individual team who can score points is equal to the number of weight classes in that division. A team will only count its top wrestlers.
The top six wrestlers in each weight class will score as follows:
- FIRST PLACE: 10 points
- SECOND PLACE: 6 points
- THIRD PLACE: 5 points
- FOURTH PLACE: 3 points
- FIFTH PLACE: 1 point
- SIXTH PLACE: 1/2 point
If there are 4 or less kids in a bracket the points awarded place will be cut in half for that place winner.
There will be no more than two coaches in the corner at any time. Teams warned more than two times for that day would have team points deducted for each additional violation. No Exceptions!
