USAWKS Submits RFP for hosting the Folkstyle State Tournament

11/05/2024, 3:30pm CST

By Joe Knecht

USAWKS Assistant Folkstyle Director Mark Stanely has submitted an RFP to allow for bidding on hosting our Folkstyle State Tournament. This process allows for organizations to submit a bid/proposol based on the required details in the attached PDF. This would be for the tournament starting in 2026.

2024 Folkstyle State True 2nd by the Numbers

03/11/2024, 3:45pm CDT

By Joe Knecht

2024 Folkstyle State True 2nd by the numbers

As was voted on last fall at the State Body Meeting, the True 2nd Challenge matches took place at the 2024 Folkstyle State Tournament. This change that was favored by the majority of clubs has garnered lots of discussion.

Now that the tournament is over, I have compiled the data and wanted to share with everyone. The table below shows the True 2nd matches that occurred (98 total matches or 61% of possible ones) and whether the finalist one that match which was 44% of the time. I also noted non-traditional circumstances (Forfeit & Medical Forfeit)

Personally, I was surprised at how many matches took place as well as how many finalist won. Anyway, here is the data. Enjoy!

Count of Finalist Won	Column Labels
Row Labels	N - FORFEIT	NO	NO - MFF	NO CONTEST	YES	YES - FORFEIT	Grand Total
Boys	1	32	1	38	22	1	95
10U		6	1	8	5		20
12U		6		9	4	1	20
14U		8		8	5		21
8U	1	8		5	4		18
HS		4		8	4		16
Girls	1	22		22	20		65
10U		4		2	6		12
12U		5		7	4		16
14U		3		7	3		13
8U	1	3		4	2		10
HS		7		2	5		14
Grand Total	2	54	1	60	42	1	160

As with any of these types of things, please communicate with your ideas for improvements through your District director or with Board Members directly.

High School Memberships

01/05/2023, 7:15am CST

By Jamy Dunbar

2022-2023 High School Team Membership

What Your High School Team Gets:

Unlimited number of USA Wrestling Athlete Memberships for the 2022-23 season for wrestlers on your high school teams
An official USA Wrestling Club Charter - cannot be used as a middle school or youth club charter
Affiliation with USA Wrestling and access to all programs and sanctioned events
Must have current Wrestling Leader Membership in order to purchase High School Team membership.
Wrestling Leader Memberships are separate and must be purchased online at USAWMembership.com
Online Management of club charter and team members

Individual Membership Benefits:

Access to compete in all USA Wrestling programs and sanctioned events
Opportunity to qualify for USA Wrestling Developmental teams and authorized programs $100,000 in Secondary Sports Accident insurance per athlete through August 2023. Coverage includes all USA Wrestling sanctioned competitions $5 million in General Liability Coverage for chartered club or sanctioned event All Only $525 Per High School Team!

9th-12th Grade Wrestlers

Only Contact: Derek Sikora at USA Wrestling 719.598.8181 dsikora@usawrestling.org SPECIAL INVITATION TO JOIN 2022-2023 High School Team Membership W