Prior Lake Wrestling Club WELCOME PARENTS Wrestling Agenda

Prior Lake Wrestling Club WELCOME PARENTS Wrestling

Agenda ➢ Overview of Prior Lake Wrestling ➢ Practice Schedule ➢ Communication ➢ Tournament Information ➢ Out of Town Weekend ➢ Stats ➢ Equipment ➢ Volunteering ➢ Important Dates Wrestling

PRIOR LAKE Youth Wrestling

Overview of Prior Lake Wrestling MISSION: Promote excellence in wrestling and positively influence the lives of kids in the Prior Lake and Savage communities, by developing a commitment to wrestling through a fun and affordable team-oriented experience at practices and competitions, emphasizing sportsmanship, teamwork, skill building, physical conditioning, goal setting, a competitive spirit, hard work and a winning attitude. Our goal is to help guide our athletes to become the best and prepare them to face all of life’s challenges PLWC GOALS & EXPECTATIONS: Coaches ● ● ● Professional, organized & fair Foster a challenging but fun environment Positive role models for the kids Wrestlers ● ● Have fun!!! Try their best Never give up Be a role model for the younger kids Parents ● ● ● Supportive and encouraging If you’re not sure, ask! Be an active member Wrestling

Practice Structure Practices: 1 st Session Monday & Wednesday from 6: 00 - 7: 00 pm 2 nd Session Tuesday & Thursday from 6: 00 - 7: 00 pm 3 rd Session 8: 15 pm Monday, Tuesday & Thursday from 7: 00 – *the practice schedule for the season is posted on the calendar on the website All parents are welcome to watch practices in the wrestling room. If there are young children present, please limit any distractions during instruction. All kids (both wrestlers and siblings) must be accompanied by an adult if they want to use the walkway in the Gold Gym. **If you wrestler is sick or does not attend school that day, please, PLEASE do not bring them to practice!! The same thing goes for siblings. Wrestling

Communication Weekly updates will come from Jon Mikolyzk (via Sports. Engine), and will include: • Practice updates for the week ahead • What tournaments to attend • Recognition of youth wrestlers Website www. priorlakewrestlingclub. org Email plwrestling@gmail. com Important Phone Numbers Jon Mikolyzk 612 -913 -6106 Scott Congdon 952 -994 -7145 VP-Youth Admin VP-Youth Coaching Wrestling

Prior Lake Tournament Overview: • December 15 th is our tournament • Same weekend as the Ron Edwards HS tournament • Individual tournament in the Gold Gym • 8 -Club team tournament in the Blue Gym • Your participation is critical & all families are expected to help. There are 91 volunteer spots that need to be filled! Please use the Signup Genius link to reserve your spot Wrestling

Open Tournament Structure Open Tournaments: Schedule: List of open tournaments can be found for the entire year on The Guillotine *We will also have a sign up sheet every week during practice of the upcoming tournaments within the area we will attend as a group. Purpose of sign up sheet: * Gives wrestlers and parents an idea of what tournaments other kids/parents will be attending. * Great opportunity to arrange carpools if possible Wrestling

Open Tournaments 101 • How do I know what tournaments are happening? • Tournaments can be found on The Guillotine • At practice on the front table and on the calendar of the website • What do I do when I get there? • Registration table – pay family admission and fee to wrestle • Will get a form to fill out – name/club/age/grade – sometimes skill level • Take form and go weigh-ins • What happens between registration and wrestling? • Go to the gym and find some PL friends to sit with • Kids can warm up on the mats • Mats will be cleared and they will begin to call the kids to “staging” (usually where you weighed in) by grade • At staging you will be put into your brackets and be sent to mats • What happens when wrestling is done? • Stay with your bracket • The table workers will compile the results and send you to awards as a group • After the tournament… • At the next practice • Write down the number of pins your child had during the weekend – they will be recognized during practice and receive “pins” • Write down your child’s record on the stat sheets for tracking for end of year awards Wrestling

PLWC Youth Team & Jr Team Each year the PLWC team attends several different tournaments. The team consists of 16 kids at weights from 45 lbs to HWT. All wrestlers from Pre-K through 6 th grade are eligible to wrestle for the Youth team. Coaches Alex Van Krevelen and Dan Collins will communicate with team members. The Jr Team is available to any wrestler Pre-K through 3 rd grade and not already on the Youth Team. Coach Congdon will coordinate the Jr Team communications. Youth Team Schedule Jr Team December 15 th Prior Lake ANML January 12 th Stillwater Stampede Waseca January 19 th St. Peter January 26 th “the Brawl” STMA February 16 th Byron Challenge January 5 th February 16 th Wrestle-offs: • Prior to any team tournament your wrestler can wrestle-off against any team Wrestling

Out of Town Weekend Objective: ● Give the kids a chance to have fun as a group away from Prior Lake ● Give the parents a chance to know each other better When: ● Tentatively slated for January 18 th (Saturday) in St. Peter, MN ● A block of rooms will be reserved and information will be provided in the near future What is Paid For: 1. Entry fee for wrestlers and Coaches at the tournament 2. Pizza party at night Wrestling

Stats – Abbie Smith Purpose of stats: ● Record the records for those that want to ● Recording stats is not mandatory Benefit of stats: End of year awards & career awards are given out at the annual picnic How To Submit Stats: 1. Paper slips will be at the wrestling table on Tuesday & Thursday nights 1. Complete one slip per tournament 2. Review the monthly totals that come out for accuracy Wrestling

Equipment The following is available for rent: $125 Deposit check required! • Singlet • Headgear Equipment Handouts are on the following dates: 3 rd Session Monday, November 18 th 2 nd Session Tuesday, November 19 th 1 st Session Wednesday, November 20 th $125 deposit check to be destroyed once the equipment is returned. • There a limited number of shoes are available if anyone needs a pair. • Please turn in an old pair if possible for the younger kids. • The old lightning singlets are for sale for just $15. Sizes and quantities are limited. Youth Gear This year we are using 3 x gear out of Fargo. Please visit the website to place your order. The online store closes on Sunday, December 1 st. It will take about 3 -4 weeks to ship. Wrestling

Volunteer Hours The parents make our program go & grow!!!! Volunteer Expectations: $250 deposit check required! • 6 hours per family Volunteer Opportunities: 1. Prior Lake Tournament Sign. Up. Genius 2. Mat Washing (counts as 30 minutes) Sign. Up. Genius - Mat Cleaning 3. Spring Picnic $250 deposit check destroyed once requirement is fulfilled Wrestling

Important Dates Mark your Calendars ★ Fundraising event is Saturday, November 23 rd. This is the one day we have to raise funds for our program. The event starts at 10: 00 am and ends around 2 pm with hosted pizza at The Pointe by the PLWC. Each family is expected to participate and sell a certain number of books. The Fundraising deposit is $200. You won’t have to write this check when you participate on the 23 rd. 1. Friday, December 13 th – Parent and Youth Night 1. Youth get in FREE with PL Wrestling shirt. Sorry parents…you need to pay 2. Friday, January 3 rd – Highway 13 Dual vs. New Prague 1. Youth & Middle School kids wrestle in a dual vs. New Prague prior to the JV/Varsity matches 1. Friday, January 9 th - Alumni/Sponsor Night 2. Thursday, January 30 th – Teacher Appreciation and Senior Night 1. March 6 th to 8 th - MN/USA Youth State Tournament 1. Rochester Technical Community College Wrestling

End of Year Picnic When – usually the first weekend in May around 4 pm , Where – Savage ELC Food – catered by the Roasted Pear – each family brings a dessert and own beverages What we recognize during the picnic • Wrap up the season and recognize kids/parents/coaches • All kids receive a gift • High school wrestlers are on hand to present awards 5 wins trophy 15 wins trophy 25 wins trophy 50 wins plaque Career milestones 100 wins – PLWC jacket 200 wins – PLWC duffle bag 300 wins - TBD 400 wins - TBD Wrestling

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