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1. NAME
1.1 OFFICIAL NAME-The official name of this organization
will be OKLAHOMA KIDS WRESTLING ASSOCIATION,
INCORPORATED to be referred hereinafter as OKWA.
1.2 INCORPORATION-The
INC.
was incorporated by the State of
1.3 PRINCIPAL OFFICE-The principal office of the OKWA will
be located at the current address of the State
President. The
OKWA may have such other offices,
within
the State, to be determined by a vote of the Executive Board.
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2. OBJECT
2.1 This organization will
exist to promote the sport of wrestling in the State of
2.2 It is also mandated that
the OKWA will promote good sportsmanship and, to the extent possible, alleviate
delinquency and other problems faced by the youth of
today.
2.3 The purpose of the OKWA
is to have one representative organization open to any club, conference,
alliance, or association, in order to assist, supervise,
standardize,
regulate, and control the development and conduct of wrestling in the State of
2.4 To improve the standards
in and the appreciation of the sport of wrestling.
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3. MEMBERS-CLUBS, WRESTLERS, SUPPORT AND HONORARY
3.1 CLUB MEMBERSHIP-Membership
will be open to any club or school with an active wrestling program in the
State of
3.2 CLUB FORM REQUIREMENTS-Each club will submit Forms 1A
and
roster on-line at okwawrestling.com with the prescribed information. These forms shall be submitted annually
before or no later November 15.
3.3 CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES-Each
club shall pay to the OKWA an annual membership fee of $5.00 per member for
clubs of 10 or more wrestlers. Teams
with less than 10 wrestlers will pay a flat $50.00 fee. A portion of these fees will be paid to the
Executive Board for out of pocket expenses related to their duties. A general fund will be maintained by the OKWA
in accounts to be used only for OKWA activities.
3.4 FEE-The membership
fee of $5.00 for each wrestler. Clubs
with 10 or more wrestlers pay $5.00 per member, clubs with 10 or fewer
wrestlers pay a flat $50.00 fee.
3.5 UNPAID FEES-Clubs or independent wrestlers that have
not submitted the proper forms or paid the required
fee,
on or before the due date (see 3.4), will be required to submit the forms and
pay $100.00, before they will be allowed to participate in the Regional
Tournament.
3.6 FEES PAID-Fees collected by the Regional Director shall
be sent to the OKWA Treasurer on or before January
21.
The Directors shall then be paid from the OKWA account.
3.7 FEE SPLIT-The fees shall be split as follows:
25%-Regional Director not to exceed $600.00.
75%-OKWA
The Regional Tournament Director shall be reimbursed
for expenses from the Regional Tournament proceeds.
3.8 POLITICAL ACTIVITIES-
The OKWA shall not attempt to influence legislation or participate in any
political activities by uses of its funds or actions.
3.9 CLUB CHALLENGES-A challenge may be made by any two
state members from different clubs at any time up to
and
including the seeding meeting for the Regional Tournament as to a club’s
correct participation in a Regional. No
challenge shall be allowed at the State Tournament.
3.10 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP-
Any wrestler is eligible to be a member in the elementary division of the OKWA
when he or she has not reached their 13th birthday by September 1 (August 31 at
midnight is the deadline). To be
eligible for Division V, they must not have turned age 16 before September 1
(August 31 at midnight is the deadline).
The wrestler’s name must appear on the proper Club Forms and be of
generally good health and
live
within the borders of the State of
3.11 REGIONAL ELIGIBILITY-
For an Elementary wrestler to be eligible to compete in the OKWA Regional
Tournament, a copy of their state issued certificate of live birth (no hospital
certificates) must be on file with their Regional Director. Copies of these certificates shall be due
with Form 1B. Birth certificates are
required for the first year registration only.
If the Regional Director cannot find a birth certificate on file, the
wrestler will be required to resubmit a birth certificate. Division V wrestlers will be required to show
proof of eligibility if challenged but do not have to submit certificates of
live birth with Club Forms.
All
Regional Tournament entrants must have a verifiable address for that
region.
3.12 TEAM POINTS ELIGIBILITY-For an individual’s points to
count
toward their club’s team points at an OKWA Regional or State Tournament that
individuals name and all required information must be on the
proper Club Forms.
3.13 TEAM MOVE-Any team
move by a wrestler after the January deadline must be approved by the Executive
Board before that wrestler’s team points will count toward the new club’s
Regional or State points.
3.14 ADDITIONAL WRESTLERS-Any “MOVE-INS” or “ADD ONS"
after
the January deadline must be approved by the President.
3.15 WRESTLER
DISQUALIFICATION-Any wrestler qualifying in the wrong Regional shall not be
accepted at the State Tournament.
3.16 VOTING RIGHTS-Wrestler
members shall have no voting rights unless they are elected to the Executive
Board.
3.17 CHALLENGES-A challenge
may be made by any two OKWA member clubs at any time up to and including the
seeding meeting for the Regional Tournament as to the correct age, proper club,
and status of the participating wrestler.
Formal proof of all challenges must be presented to the Regional
Tournament Director. If any of the
challenges are upheld, the wrestler will not be allowed to participate in the
Regional Tournament.
3.18 HONORARY MEMBERSHIP-Honorary
membership may be conferred for life upon an individual or an organization by a
two-thirds vote of the Executive Board.
3.19 HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
RIGHTS-The honorary member shall have all of the privileges of the OKWA
except those of making motions and voting.
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4. GOVERNMENT
4.1 OFFICERS
4.1.1 TYPES OF OFFICERS-The
Executive Board shall be governed
by a President, Vice-President/State
Tournament Director,
Secretary and Treasurer.
4.2 QUALIFICATIONS
A. Qualifications
of all Officers, except the
Secretary/Treasurer, shall be:
1.
Two consecutive years of involvement with OKWA activities.
2.
A sitting Regional Director or current officer.
B. The Officers shall hold non-voting positions
on the Executive Board (only the
president shall vote to break ties).
C. Officers shall be selected without regard to
race, color, religion, age, sex, or
national origin.
D. No Officer shall hold more than one office at
any time with the exception of the Treasurer.
E. Exemptions
may be granted to the qualifications for officers by a majority vote of the
Executive Board.
4.3 ELECTION OF OFFICERS-The
President shall be elected at the Executive Board meeting during the State
Tournament. The President will select
the Secretary/Treasurer. The
vice-president shall be selected by the President and the Regional Director
whose region is hosting the State Tournament.
4.4 TENURE OF OFFICE
4.4.1
PRESIDENT,
SECRETARY, AND TREASURER-These officers
shall serve for three consecutive fiscal years.
Their tenure begins on April 1 in the fiscal year for which they are
elected.
4.4.2
VICE-PRESIDENT/STATE
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR-The tenure for
Vice-President/State Tournament Director shall be for one fiscal year beginning
April 1 in the fiscal year in which
they are elected.
4.4.3
VICE-PRESIDENT/STATE
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ELECT-The
Vice-President/State Tournament Director Elect shall be recognized at the Board
meeting at the State Tournament proceeding the fiscal year in which they shall
serve. The Vice-President Elect shall
attend all
State Board meetings until being confirmed at
the start of the fiscal year in which he or she shall serve.
4.5 DUTIES OF OFFICERS-The
Officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these bylaws and the
parliamentary procedures adopted by the OKWA.
4.5.1 DUTIES OF THE
PRESIDENT
A.
Preside at meetings of the Executive Board and to call special or
emergency meetings.
B. Have
general and active management of all business and accounts of the OKWA. He
shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Executive Board are
carried out.
C. To appoint all committees’ members not otherwise
designated by a vote of the Executive
Board or OKWA Bylaws, and to serve as an
exofficio member of all committees.
D.
Negotiate or delegate authority to reserve an appropriate facility for
State.
4.5.2 DUTIES OF THE
VICE-PRESIDENT/STATE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
A. To officiate at all meetings in the absence
of the President.
B.
Perform the duties as the State Tournament Director as prescribed by the
Executive Board and rules of the OKWA.
C. Do such other duties as the Executive Board
or President shall prescribe.
D. Submit final
results of the State Tournament to the President.
E. Send State Flyers (a minimum of 350/region)
and Hotel/Motel information, to be received by the Regional Tournament Director no later than the
Thursday before the Regionals. One copy
of each is to be sent to the Regional Director.
4.5.3 DUTIES OF THE
SECRETARY
A. To be present at all meetings
of the Executive Board and to correct and complete minutes thereof.
B.
To attend to all correspondence of the Executive Board and to have
charge of records of
the Executive Board and the
OKWA.
C. To do all other duties assigned by the
President and Executive Board.
D. To
mail a copy of the preceding minutes to all officers as soon as possible after the regular or special meetings.
E.
Maintain a current list of addresses and phone numbers of Officers,
Directors, and member clubs.
4.5.4 DUTIES OF THE
TREASURER
A. To maintain
a general fund in interest-bearing savings or checking accounts, or other
instruments in a federally insured bank(s), to be used only for OKWA expenses
and the promotion of wrestling.
B. The Treasurer shall have the responsibility of
generating data and gathering information from various State and Regional
accounts to formulate and file a Federal Income Tax Return on an annual basis
as required.
C. To do all other duties assigned
by the President and Executive Board.
D.
Checks over $1,000.00 must have Board Approval.
4.6 REPLACEMENT OF AN
OFFICER-The Executive Board shall have the power to replace any officer who
has resigned or has been removed from office.
The term of office of the newly appointed officer shall correspond to
the term of the officer being replaced.
Vacancies of officers shall be filled as soon as feasible.
4.7 DIRECTORS
4.7.1 TYPES OF DIRECTORS-There shall be one Regional Director and
one
Regional Tournament Director from each Region each year
to serve as a
member of the Executive Board. Each Regional Director shall have one
vote. The
Directors shall be elected or chosen without regard to race,
color,
religion, age, sex or national origin. Family members may not serve on the Executive
Board.
4.8 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
4.8.1 NOMINATION OF REGIONAL DIRECTORS-Nominations
for Regional
Director
will be placed on Club Form 1A or submitted in writing to current Regional Director no later than January 15 to
be considered for office.
4.8.1a ELECTION OF REGIONAL DIRECTORS-The
Regional Director shall be elected at the Regional Tournament or at
the Regional Seeding meeting (notice of the election will be given on Regional
flyers) by a simple majority vote of the member clubs. Each member club shall have one vote. Any club unable to attend the
meeting when the voting takes place will be allowed a proxy vote to be turned
in no later than the end of the Regional Tournament.
4.8.2
SELECTION OF
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS-The
Regional Tournament Director shall be
appointed by the member club who will host the Regional Tournament in the
coming year.
4.9 TENURE OF OFFICE
4.9.1
REGIONAL
DIRECTORS-Regional Directors shall
serve a two-year term beginning April 1 of
the fiscal year in which they are
elected.
4.9.2 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS-The
Regional Tournament Directors shall
serve a one year term beginning April l
of the fiscal year in which they are
appointed
4.10
DUTIES OF
DIRECTORS-Directors shall perform
the duties prescribed by the bylaws and the
parliamentary authority adopted by the OKWA.
4.10.1 DUTIES OF REGIONAL
DIRECTORS
A. To enact general and active business of the
OKWA and the Executive Board.
B. To inform OKWA member clubs of pending
changes in the bylaws and solicit their opinions on the issues.
C. To maintain an up to date roster of OKWA
member clubs in their region.
D. To
suggest members from their region for committees.
E. To conduct the Regional meetings.
F. Collect
work brackets and/or tournament result forms from Novice and Open Tournaments and send copies of the
brackets and/or tournament result forms to the State office.
G.To collect all fees,
forms, etc. from member clubs in their region, and submit to the
appropriate officer(s) as prescribed in
these bylaws.
H. To distribute copies of all bylaw changes to the Regional Tournament Director and member clubs
in their region.
I.
Supply each club in region with a Regional and State fiscal financial report.
J.
Will be required to help at State weigh-in.
4.10.2 DUTIES OF REGIONAL
TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS
A. To
enact general and active business of the OKWA and the Executive Board.
B.
To suggest members from their region for committees.
C. To have general operating control of the
Regional Tournament within their region as prescribed by the bylaws of OKWA.
D.
Will be required to help at State weigh-in.
4.11 REPLACEMENT OF A
DIRECTOR-The Executive Board shall have the power to replace any Director
who has resigned or has been removed from office. The term of office of the newly appointed
Director shall correspond to the term of the Director being replaced. Vacancies of Directors shall be filled as
soon as feasible. The replacement must
be from the same region as the former Director, and in the case of a Regional
Tournament Director the replacement must be from the OKWA club that is hosting
the Regional Tournament.
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5. MEETINGS
5.1 EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEETINGS-The executive Board shall hold business meetings on the following
days:
1st Sunday in April
1st Sunday in October
2nd Sunday in December
During the
By a
majority vote of the Executive Board these days may be changed or deleted.
5.2 MEETING ATTENDANCE-All
members of the executive board, except Members-at-Large and Regional Tournament
Directors, are required to attend all regular and special meetings. (Regional Tournament Directors are welcome,
and encouraged to attend all meetings).
In the event a member is unable to attend, he or she will appoint a
replacement and notify the President.
The replacement shall have all rights as the member being replaced and
will count as if the member attended the meeting. Executive Board members will receive a travel
allowance of $30.00 per State Board meeting to be paid at Board meeting.
5.3 EMERGENCY MEETINGS-Emergency
meetings may be called by the Executive Board, President or two Directors from
different regions.
5.4 NOTICE OF EMERGENCY
MEETINGS-Notice of emergency meetings shall be given at least five (5) days
prior to, by telephone, fax, or by written notice, to each Executive Board
member. Notice by mail shall be deemed
delivered when deposited in the
5.5 LOCATION OF MEETINGS-Location
of business meetings shall be decided by blind draw held by the President at
the State Tournament meeting. The Host
region for the next State Tournament will be excluded from the draw. Location of emergency meetings shall be set
by the President.
5.6 CLOSED MEETINGS-All
Executive Board meetings shall be closed; exceptions include special committee
members when needed, and members or guests on request and approval of the
President. OKWA members may request in
writing to address the board. The
request must be submitted to the President at least two weeks before the
scheduled board meeting. If the request
is approved, the member will be given two minutes to speak. Additional time may be granted by the
President. After they have addressed the
board, they will leave the meeting unless their presence is further required.
5.7 ORDER OF BUSINESS-The order of business at all meetings
of the Executive Board shall be as follows:
A. Roll Call
B. Reading of the
minutes of preceding meeting
C. Reports of
Officers
D. Reports of
Committees
E. Regional
Reports
F. Unfinished
business
G. New business
5.8 RESIGNING FROM OFFICE-Any
Officer or Director desiring to resign from a position shall present their
resignation in writing to the President who shall present it to the Executive
Board posthaste.
5.9 VOTING-All issues,
alterations to, and/or amendment of the Bylaws, except removal from office,
shall be by simple majority vote of the Directors present.
5.10 VOTING BY MAIL OR
TELECOMMUNICATION-The Executive Board may, in lieu of taking action at a
meeting, act by written or telecommunication means. The President shall notify the Executive
Board of the outcome of any such vote as soon as possible.
5.11 QUORUM-No OKWA
business can be transacted with less than a
quorum. A quorum is three (3)
Directors. If less than a quorum is
present at a meeting, the President may adjourn the meeting. The President may make an emergency temporary
appointment to the board for the purpose of creating said quorum if the
majority of the Directors present agree.
5.12 FISCAL YEAR-The
fiscal year of the OKWA shall be April 1 thru March 31 the following year.
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6. EXECUTIVE BOARD
6.1 EXECUTIVE BOARD
DEFINITION-The three Officers, eight Directors, and the Members-at-Large
shall constitute the Executive Board of the OKWA.
6.2 DUTIES OF THE
EXECUTIVE BOARD-The Executive Board shall have the following duties:
A. Have general
supervision of the affairs of the OKWA.
B. To define powers and duties of its Directors,
Officers, committees, division, regions and members.
C. To act as trustees of OKWA funds and oversee
the use and distribution of said funds.
D. To enact all rules and regulations that are
necessary for the execution of the aims
and purpose of the OKWA.
E. Receive all gifts
and donations to the OKWA.
6.3 GENERAL PROVISIONS-The
Executive Board shall serve in their capacity without compensation except
out-of-pocket expenses as set forth in the Bylaws. Nothing herein contained shall be construed
to preclude any member from serving the OKWA in a special capacity and
receiving compensation.
6.4 REMOVAL FROM OKWA-The
Executive Board may impeach and remove anyone from office or the OKWA with just
cause. This removal shall require a
two-thirds vote of the Executive Board.
Any board member that has been removed from the board, may not serve
again as a board member, without a unanimous vote from the voting members of
the board.
6.5 JOURNAL-The
Executive Board shall keep a journal/minutes of its meetings which shall be the
official records of legislation for the OKWA.
6.6 LOANS-No loans
shall be contracted on behalf of the OKWA and no evidence of indebtedness shall
be issued in its name unless authorized by the Executive Board with a unanimous
vote. Such authority may be general or
confined to specific instances.
6.7 OKWA PROPERTY-The
Executive Board shall act as trustees for all OKWA property that is not covered
under Regional or Divisional rules.
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7. COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS
7.1 COMMITTEE REQUIREMENTS
7.1.1 COMMITTEE NAMES-There shall be the
following committees:
WEIGHTS
COMMITTEE
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
DISCIPLINE
COMMITTEE
REFEREES
COMMITTEE
Other committees may be created by the
President or the Executive Board as needed.
7.1.2
COMMITTEE
RULES AND DUES-A committee may adopt
rules for the transaction of its business, provided the rules do not conflict
with the bylaws of the OKWA and are approved by
the Executive Board. A committee may, in its rules, provide for
fees for its own use, with the approval of the Executive Board.
7.1.3 EXECUTIVE BOARD RULES FOR COMMITTEES-The
Executive Board has the right to make rules for any committee.
7.1.3
COMMITTEE
MEETINGS-Committees shall hold their
meetings during the OKWA fiscal year.
7.1.5 COMMITTEE SIZE-All committees will
have at least four (4) members.
7.1.6 COMMITTEE MEMBERS’ SPECIFICATIONS-In
making
appointments
to committees, the State President and Directors shall give due regard to the
following:
A.
The background and expertise of each proposed member to the specific
committee.
B.
The desirability of naming active members of OKWA clubs as members of a
committee.
C.
The desirability of naming members of the Executive board as committee
members for expertise purposes.
7.2 DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
7.2.1 DIVISION NAMES-There shall be the
following divisions:
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT (Four in the
State)
STATE TOURNAMENT
NOVICE STATE TOURNAMENT
Such other
divisions may be created by the Executive Board as it may deem necessary.
7.2.2
DIVISION
RULES AND DUES-A division is
authorized to adopt rules for the
transaction of its business, provided the rules do not conflict with the bylaws
of the OKWA and are approved
by the Executive Board. A division may, in its rules, provide for
fees for its own use with the approval of the Executive Board.
7.2.3 EXECUTIVE BOARD RULES FOR DIVISIONS-The
Executive Board has the power to pass rules for the Divisions.
7.2.3
DIVISION
MEETINGS-Each division shall hold
meetings during the year to conduct the
business allowed for in their rules and
the bylaws of the OKWA.
7.2.4
REPORTS-At each regular meeting of the Executive Board, each
Director shall submit a report to the Board on the financial status and affairs
of that division.
7.2.5
DIVISION
RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS-Each division
shall prepare its own budget and
maintain its own bank account (State Tournament Seed Account) and books
of record. These records are subject at
all times to the review of the Executive Board and/or President.
7.3 REVIEW-All records
and accounts of the OKWA are subject to review by the Executive Board and/or
President.
7.4 SOLICITATION-No
solicitation of contributions to the OKWA or any of its divisions shall be
conducted without the knowledge of the Executive Board.
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8. REGIONS
8.1 REGIONAL DIVISIONS
8.1.1
DIVISION-The State shall be divided into four (4)
regions. Each region shall qualify a
maximum of six (6) wrestlers per
weight for the State Tournament.
8.1.2
BALANCE BY
REGION-The Executive Board shall
review every other year the Regional
Tournament’s entries and shall adjust
the Regions if necessary so that a balance of wrestlers shall be
maintained in each region.
8.1.3 REGION BOUNDARIES-The boundaries of
the four regions shall be as follows:
NORTHWEST REGION
Bounded by
the East, except
SOUTHERN REGION
South of
the Southern region.
CENTRAL REGION
NORTHEAST REGION
Bounded by
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 40 on the south, U.S. 75
on the West,
The towns of
Stigler, Poteau, and
this region.
Clubs within these
boundaries shall attend the Regional Tournament they are assigned. Clubs failing to do so shall not be allowed to
compete at the State Tournament.
8.1.3
PETITION TO
CHANGE REGIONS-If a club wishes to
change regions, that club must petition
the Executive Board prior to the beginning
of the wrestling season or the Executive Board meeting in October. The petitioning club must state their reasons
for seeking such a change. The Executive
Board will render a decision regarding the request prior to December 1of the
current wrestling season.
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9. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
9.1 RULES OF ORDER-The rules of order as constituted by the
OKWA bylaws.
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10. AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS
10.1 AMENDS AND ADDITIONS TO BYLAWS-These bylaws may be amended
at any regular or special meeting by a majority vote of the Executive
Board. However, this vote may not take
place until notice has been given to all members of the Executive Board. This
notice shall be either a written notice or by telecommunication with not less
than fourteen (14) days before the intended vote. The requirement of notice may be waived by a
majority vote of the Executive Board.
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11. DEFINITIONS
11.1. OPEN-Any wrestler that is not a
novice.
11.2 NOVICE- Any 1st
or 2nd year wrestler who has not placed 1st or 2nd
in any open tournament with 6 or more wrestlers in their bracket. The wrestler counts as 1. May not be a novice for more than two years. If
a wrestler places first at
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12. MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 INDEMNIFICATION-OKWA
shall indemnify to the full extent authorized or permitted by law, including
the payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees, any person(s) made, or threatened to
be made, party(ies) to any action(s), suit(s), or proceeding(s)(whether civil,
criminal, administrative, or investigative) by reason of the fact that he or
she or his or her testator or intestate, is or was a director, officer, agent
or employee of the OKWA, if such person(s) said action(s) were made in the
capacity of their office and in good faith with due diligence.
12.2 EXEMPTION-The OKWA shall follow activities permitted by a corporation
exempt from federal income tax.
12.3 SWEAT SUITS-The OKWA
shall not allow the use of any type of plastic sweat suits, sweat belts,
rain coats, garbage bags or any type of garment(s) that restricts the flow of
sweat from escaping from the body to the natural air for the purpose of losing
weight. The above-mentioned items shall not
be used at any Regional Tournament or State Tournament of the OKWA. Member clubs are required to follow this
procedure and add said procedure to their wrestling tournament flyers. The penalty for noncompliance will be that
which is prescribed in the National Federation Rule Book.
12.4 WEIGHT PULLING-Weight
“pulling” should be discouraged at all levels of wrestling.
12.5 CHILD ABUSE-Child
abuse shall not be tolerated at any OKWA tournament, Regional, State, or member
club. If
necessary, corrective action shall be taken by notifying the local civil
authorities.
12.6 MEMBERS-AT-LARGE TO THE
EXECUTIVE BOARD-The Executive Board and/or President has the power to
appoint a Member-at-Large for any special purpose or expertise.
12.7 FRAUDULENT NOVICE
PARTICIPATION-Open wrestlers participating in a novice tournament will be
penalized by suspension from the OKWA for one calendar year from the date of
discovery. This penalty may be modified
by the President with the approval of the Executive Board (simple
majority). In addition, the wrestler’s
coach will be subject to action from the Discipline Committee.
12.8 EXECUTIVE BOARD PASS-All
Executive Board members will be issued an OKWA tournament pass. All OKWA member clubs hosting a tournament
will be required to honor this pass.
This tournament pass will provide access to all areas of the tournament,
including restricted areas governed by the host OKWA member club. The Executive Board may grant an
12.9 PENALTY FOR BAD DEBTS-Any
debts owed to the OKWA or OKWA Member Clubs must be paid in full including any
penalties or fees incurred before they will be allowed to participate in any
OKWA event.
12.10 INSURANCE-OKWA requires that each
wrestler and coach carry their own insurance, or be under their club insurance
at their own expense. OKWA does not take
any responsibility for injury.
12.11 OKWA SANCTIONED
TOURNAMENTS-All OKWA sanctioned tournaments are required to
(use):
1. Weights and ages as prescribed by the OKWA.
2. OSSAA licensed referees.
3. Follow the same
guidelines as Regional and State (R2 & S3) regarding ringworm and the covering of any skin
lesions.
4. Any OKWA member club hosting a tournament must
abide by the OKWA rules and bylaws.
5. An OKWA club
may only host a sanctioned tournament.
6.
OKWA Tournaments must conduct a weigh-in.
12.12 TOURNAMENT
BRACKETS-Every club hosting a tournament is required to submit all of them results
of each division (to include number of entries in each weight) for Open and
Novice Tournaments to their Regional
Director. Clubs will be required to
post their results on-line at okwawrestling.com. Clubs must post results within two weeks of
their tournament or your team will be blocked from entering tournaments until
posted. When there are not enough
wrestlers to fill a bracket, wrestlers may be moved up to provide more mat time.
12.13COACH
OF THE YEAR AWARD-The Regional Director will provide each club with a
ballot to Vote for a Coach of the Year.
The club will turn the ballot in by the end of their Regional
Tournament. The Coach’s name will be turned into the State Tournament Director
along with
the entries.
12.14Protests: A club must
file a protest. Protests may not be
filed by an individual.
12.15Standardized
Brackets: The State Brackets will be used for
Regionals, State, and
OKLAHOMA KIDS
WRESTLING ASSOCIATION, INC.
STATE DISCIPLINE
COMMITTEE
RULES AND PROCEDURES
The
discipline Committee is a committee of the OKWA and subject to the bylaws of
the OKWA. Any changes in these rules and
procedures cannot supersede any bylaw of the OKWA.
The
rules and procedures may be amended by the Executive Board at any regular or
special meeting with changes becoming effective immediately.
DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE
1. MEMBERS
AND CHAIRPERSON OF COMMITTEE
The discipline committee will be the Executive Board
of the OKWA unless otherwise prescribed by statute of the bylaws of the
OKWA. The committee will select the
chairperson. The chairperson may be selected from the Executive Board or be any
member in good standing in the OKWA. A
selected Director will not lose the power to vote on any action. If a Director is a violator before the
discipline committee that person
must step down during this action.
2. CAUSES FOR DISCIPLINE
Cause of disciplinary proceedings and/or disciplinary
actions can result from one or any combination of, but not limited to any of
the following violations:
A. Any
action that tends to injure the good name of, disturb the well being of, or
hamper the work of the OKWA, any committee or division of the OKWA, member
clubs, individual members, official, coach, table worker, director, officer, or
spectator.
B. Flagrant
and/or repeated destruction of personal and/or public property.
C. Falsification of documents regarding
wrestling.
D. Disciplinary
suspension and/or expulsion from a member club.
E. Disqualification
from a tournament because of flagrant brutality or misconduct.
F.
Abusive language or
unsportsmanlike like conduct by a contestant, spectator, coach, official, table
worker, or agent of the OKWA.
3. POSSIBLE
VIOLATORS
Disciplinary proceedings and/or disciplinary action
can be imposed upon one or any
combination of, but not limited to, any of the following violators: members of
the Executive Board, state committee member, member club, individual member
(wrestler), honorary member, official, coach, or spectators.
4. ACTIONS
Disciplinary actions can include one or any
combination of, but not limited to,
one of thefollowing: reprimand, probation, suspension, or expulsion.
5. COMMITTEE’S
DUTIES
A. The prescribed duties of the committee are to be
alert to disciplinary problems, to
investigate them, and in case of a trial, manage the trial and any resulting
actions from said trial.
B. The
Discipline Committee does have the right power to exonerate the accused if the
investigation and/or trial find the accused innocent of any wrong doing.
C. The
Discipline Committee will not have the power to impose a penalty except in the
case of a violation as defined in Paragraph 2.
D. In the case
of a violation listed under, but not limited to Paragraph 2, the Discipline
Committee can temporarily suspend any violator defined under Paragraph 3. The length of
the suspension will remain in effect until a hearing is held on the
matter, or any prescribed penalty is satisfied.
6. DISCIPLINARY
PROCEDURE
A. Notice of
complaint
1) A written
notice of complaint for disciplinary action will be mailed to each member of
the Discipline Committee. This document
will contain, in detail, the necessary causes for disciplinary action.
2) A $100
deposit made payable to OKWA will accompany the notice of complaint. This deposit
will be refunded if the accused party is found guilty of a violation defined in
Paragraph 2.
3) The
Discipline Committee will act on the complaint for disciplinary action at their
next meeting or at a special meeting called for the purpose of this
disciplinary action.
B. The
Discipline Committee will conduct an investigation to gather all the facts necessary to make a just and proper
decision. The Discipline Committee has
the right to select and appoint from its own members an investigation
committee.
C. The investigation committee will then present its
findings to the discipline Committee.
If, after the investigation, the Discipline Committee option is
favorable to the accused, it will prepare a resolution exonerating the
accused. However, if the committee, from
the reports of the investigation, finds substance to the rumors and cannot
resolve the matter satisfactorily in any
other way, it will set a trial date and time.
D. If the Discipline Committee adopts a resolution
ordering a trial, the Committee
Chairperson will send to the accused, by registered mail, a letter notifying
him or her of the date, hour, and place of the trial. The letter will also include the charges that
are being
directed
against the accused.
7. TRIAL
PROCEDURE
A. The
Chair will call the meeting to order.
B. The Chair will appoint a Secretary to
record proceedings.
C. The
Chair will read the charges and specifications.
D. The
Chair will ask the accused how he or she pleads to each specification and then
to the charge.
E. If the
accused pleads guilty, then the trial is ended.
F. If
the accused pleads not guilty, then the trial proceeds on. First, the investigation committee will
present its facts and witnesses. Second,
the accused will present its facts and witnesses. Third, there will be a time for rebuttal
which includes cross-examination, re-direct-examination, and recross
examination.
G. After
the rebuttal and/or closing arguments have been made, the accused
will be asked to leave the room. The Chair asks the committee if the accused
is guilty of each specification and then the charge or charges. (Each specification and charge is open to
debate and voted on separately). If the
accused is found guilty, then the committee must decide on the penalty. For expulsion, a two-thirds vote is required.
H. After the trial, the Discipline Committee will inform
the Accused of its verdict and penalties, if any.
8. APPEAL
TO STATE MEMBERS
An appeal may be made to the OKWA member clubs by the
following procedures:
A. The accused must post a $400.00 bond with the
OKWA Treasurer.
B. The
Discipline Committee will issue a written report of trial’s proceedings to each
member club within two weeks of their findings.
C. A form will be attached to ask for a vote for or
against the accused which must be received no less than three weeks after the
posting of the Discipline Committee’s findings.
D. The form
will be posted to a neutral party agreed upon by both the accused and the
Discipline Committee.
E. The Forms
will be brought before the Discipline Committee and accused unopened on a date set by the Discipline Committee which will be no later than six weeks after the
accused’s trial.
F. The forms
will be opened by the neutral party before the Discipline Committee and the
accused with a simple majority vote deciding for or against the accused.
9. RESPONSIBILITY
OF EXPENSES FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION
A. If the
accused is found innocent, and then the accuser will be responsible for paying all
expenses incurred by the Discipline Committee which can include, but not be
limited to: phone calls, mileage, transportation fare if necessary, and legal
fees if necessary. The expenses will
first be deducted from the initial deposit with any excess expenses becoming
immediately due. If there is credit
balance, then the remainder will be returned to the accuser.
B. If the
accused is found guilty, then the accused will be responsible for paying all
expenses incurred by the Discipline Committee as stated above in Part A.
C. Any
expenses incurred by the accused, if found not guilty, will be paid for by the
accuser.
D. On appeal
to member clubs, the accused is found not guilty, the State Association will
pay 50% of only the cost for the appeal.
The accuser will pay the other 50% of the appeal cost.
10. REINSTATEMENT
A. Reinstatement from suspension
1) Request of reinstatement in writing stating intentions to follow
proper procedures.
2) Copy
of request to every member of the Discipline Committee.
3) Deposit of $250 made
payable to the OKWA.
4) Conference call with every member of the Discipline Committee,
cost born by suspended party.
5) The
State President will designate a representative to attend the suspended party’s next event for monitoring
purposes. Any expense will be born by
the suspended party.
B. Reinstatement from expulsion
1) Deposit of $500, made payable to the OKWA.
2) Automatic one-year probation.
3) If probation period is violated, automatic expulsion will incur for a
minimum of three years.
OKLAHOMA KIDS
WRESTLING ASSOCIATION, INC.
STATE GRIEVANCE
COMMITTEE
RULES AND PROCEDURES
The
Grievance Committee is a committee of the OKWA and subject to the bylaws of the
OKWA. Any changes in these rules and
procedures cannot supersede any bylaw of OKWA.
These
rules and procedures may be amended by the Executive Board at any regular or
special meeting with changes becoming effective immediately.
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
1. MEMBERS
AND CHAIRPERSON OF COMMITTEE
The grievance committee will be the Executive Board
of the OKWA unless otherwise
prescribed by statute of the bylaws of the OKWA.
The chairperson will be selected by the Executive
Board. The chairperson may be selected
from the Executive Board or be any member in good standing in the OKWA. A selected Director will not lose the
power to vote on any action.
If a Director is a violator before the grievance committee
that person must step down during this action.
2. COMMITTEE’S
DUTIES
A. The
prescribed duties of the committee are to be alert to grievance problems, to
investigate them, and to resolve them as soon as possible.
B. The
Grievance Committee will conduct an investigation to gather all the facts
necessary to make a just and proper decision.
3. GRIEVANCES
Any member club of the OKWA may file a written
grievance with any Member of the Grievance Committee, along with a deposit of
$25 made payable to OKWA, to any matter within the cognizance of the OKWA and
alleging a violation of any provision of the bylaws,
divisions or committees.
4. TERMS
Any grievance will be signed under oath and will
allege with particularity the nature of the grievance and each claimed
violation of the aforementioned mentioned documents, divisions, or committees
by reference to specific sections thereof, stating in concise language how,
when, and where the alleged violation occurred.
5. REFERRAL
OF GRIEVANCE
Upon receipt of a grievance that member of the
Grievance Committee will contact the
remaining Grievance Committee members within five days after receipt
of the aforementioned grievance.
6. RESOLUTION
The member who received the grievance will read the
grievance to each member of the committee and that member will render a
decision to the member contacting him.
The majority vote of the committee will be the decision relayed to the
member filing the grievance within 24 hours and the decision will be added to
the minutes of the committee and
to the minutes of the Executive Committee by the
contacted Director.
A. If decision is to delay the grievance until the
committee can meet, the member filing the
grievance will be asked to attend the meeting.
B. If the
ruling is in the member’s favor, the posted deposit will be returned to the
member.
C. If the
ruling is against the member, the posted deposit will be deposited in the
general fund of the OKWA.
OKLAHOMA KIDS
WRESTLING ASSOCIATION, INC.
REGIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
RULES AND
REGULATIONS
The
Regional Wrestling Tournament is a Division of the OKWA and subject to the
bylaws of the OKWA. Any changes in these
rules and regulations cannot supersede any bylaw of the OKWA.
These
rules and regulations may be amended by the Executive Board at any regular or
special meeting with changes becoming effective immediately.
SEEDING MEETING
There
will be a seeding meeting set by the Regional Tournament Director. It will be held one of three nights (Monday,
Tuesday, or Wednesday) preceding the Regional Tournament.
In
a 5-man bracket there will be a blind draw for the 4th and 5th seeds and the
4th and 5th seeds will wrestle each other the first round.
GENERAL RULES
Regional
tournaments will be pre-entry and prepaid.
All Regional entries must be entered on-line at www.okwawrestling.com. Entry deadline is the Sunday at 5:00 p.m.
preceding the Regional Tournament. NO
LATE ENTRIES. Payment is due before
the start of the seeding meeting. Any
changes for Regional Entries must be approved by the Regional Director before
the seeding meeting. Entry fees for no
shows and wrestlers not making weight will not be refunded.
Team
points will be awarded based on 12 points for 1st place, 9 points for 2nd
place, 6 points for 3rd place, 4 points for 4th place, 2 points for fifth
place, and 1 point for sixth place.
Team trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place
in each age division.
Individual
awards will be given to the 1st through 6th place in each weight.
The Weights for each division will be: See APPENDIX B
No
smoking will be allowed in the wrestling arena or in any adjacent areas to the
wrestling arena.
Regional fees will not exceed $15.00.
The State Entry fees will be paid at Regionals by one
team check (or cash payment). The club
is responsible for payment for all qualifiers (Division I-V, whether they are
or are not planning to attend State).
Minimum
wrestling area will be 20 feet x 20 feet, or a 23-foot circle for any division.
Numbers
for free Coaches’ Passes are shown below:
1-5 wrestlers 1 pass
6-10 wrestlers 2
passes
11-15 wrestlers 3 passes
16-20 wrestlers 4 passes
21-25 wrestlers 5 passes
Additional
passes may be purchased according to the same ratio for wrestlers exceeding 25.
PROTEST AND MISCONDUCT COMMITTEE
A
committee of the Regional Tournament Director, Regional Director, head
official, and two members chosen at large at the seeding meeting will handle
any protest or misconduct that occurs at the Regional Tournament. A member will abstain if their team is
involved in the matter. $25.00 cash will be posted for each protest. If ruled against, the money will go to the Regional
Tournament Funds and if ruled for, the money will be returned.
MATCH TIME/FORMAT
Div.
I: 1 - 1 - 1 minute -All matches
Div.
II-V: 1 ½ -1 ½ -1 ½ minutes -Championship
Div.
II-V: 1 - 1 - 1 minute -Consolation
Div.
II-V: 1 ½ -1 ½ -1 ½ minutes -Consolation Finals (including
5&6
Place)
Overtime: Follow National Federation
Rules (see 6-7-1 of 2006-07 NSHS rule
book).
Format: Double Elimination
Three-man
Round Robin: If after all three
wrestlers have wrestled each other, a tie exits (A defeats B, B defeats C, C
defeats A), all three wrestlers will wrestle again in the original order of the
bracket in a match consisting of the guidelines for an overtime period as
prescribed in the National Federation Rule Book (until a winner is
decided).
WEIGH-IN
No
wrestler may weigh-in more than 5 hours before the start of the
tournament. There will be a minimum of 1
½ hours for weigh-in.
A licensed referee will conduct the weigh-in at each
scale.
Wrestlers must weigh-in wearing an unmodified
competition singlet (a singlet being described as in the National Federation
rules).
Only OKWA approved Digital Scales will be used.
Digital scales must be certified within 7 days of Regionals by a licensed scale
company. There must be some documentation by the scale company that this was
done for each scale (stamp/sticker, etc).
There will be no weight allowances.
Proof of weigh in shall be: Upon check in, the Division and Weight will
be marked on the right arm. If the
wrestler makes weight, he/she will receive an ink stamp on the right arm.
The
Regional Tournament Director will be required to forward, to the host of the
State Tournament, all qualifiers (1st through 6th
placers) and entry fees by the deadline prescribed under the State Tournament
General Rules. (See page S1)
REGIONAL MEETING
Qualification
for Regional Tournament site:
1.
An authorization
letter from a person in authority that the member club has the facility
reserved
for the regional tournament date.
2.
The member club has held a regular season tournament for two consecutive
years, or is
exempted by a majority vote of their region.
3. A member of
the member club has the qualifications to run a Regional Tournament.
4.
A member club holding Regionals must provide liability insurance in the
minimum
amount of $1,000,000, or more as
required by facility. An insurance
binder must be
submitted to the State President
two weeks prior to the tournament.
It
is suggested that a member club holding a Regional Tournament not hold a
regular tournament during the same fiscal year.
The regional tournament site for the coming year will
be decided by a majority vote of the regional member clubs (one vote per club)
at the Regional Membership Meeting held during the Regional Tournament, or at
the seeding meeting for Regionals. The
Region may also use a mail-in procedure.
If
a team hosting the Regional Tournament violates the prescribed guidelines in
the OKWA Regional Wrestling Rules and Regulations, they will not be allowed to
host Regionals again for five years.
OKLAHOMA KIDS
WRESTLING ASSOCIATION, INC.
STATE WRESTLING
TOURNAMENT
RULES AND
REGULATIONS
The
State Wrestling Tournament is a Division of the OKWA and subject to the bylaws
of the OKWA. Any changes in these rules
and regulations cannot supersede any bylaw of the OKWA.
These
rules and regulations may be amended by the Executive Board at any regular or
special meeting with changes becoming effective immediately.
GENERAL RULES
The
State Tournament will be held at the two largest state facilities in
2009-2010 CENTRAL
2010-2011 NORTHEAST
2011-2012
2012-2013 NORTHWEST
The
bracketing format will follow the form of Appendix C and D. A blind draw for each weight and division
will determine each regions placement on the bracket.
State
tournaments will be pre-entry and prepaid.
The deadline for entries is 9:00 P.M. the Sunday preceding the State
tournament (fax, overnight delivery, etc.).
The deadline for entry fees is 10:00 P.M. the Tuesday preceding the
State Tournament. NO LATE ENTRIES OR
FEES. Entry fees for no shows and
wrestlers not making weight will not by refund. (One check from each Region to State Director
for entries)
Team
points will be awarded based on 12 points for 1st place, 9 points for 2nd
place, 6 points for 3rd place, 4 points for 4th place, 2 points for fifth
place, and 1 point for sixth place.
Team trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place in each division.
Individual
standardized state medals will be given to the 1st through 6th placers in each
weight. Champions will receive a hooded
sweatshirt with the OKWA logo, and Champion on the back.
The Weights will be those listed (Appendix B).
State Tournament fees shall not to exceed $15.00
The
minimum number of State Tournament Programs to be printed and offered for sale
is 650. The number of years for
recognition of results in the State Tournament Program will be limited to the
previous ten years.
REFEREES
Each
Regional Director will submit the names and phone numbers of six referees and
alternates to the President for approval by January 15. The referees are to be paid out of funds
provided by the State Tournament. Only
certified referees will be used.
Referees will be paid a minimum of $175.00 and provided with food
and beverage throughout the tournament.
COMPLIMENTARY ROOMS
Complimentary
rooms will be provided for Executive Board members and referees at the State
Tournament (for 2 nights) for those that have to travel more than a 50 mile
radius to the tournament (Additional rooms may be available at the host
region’s discretion).
COACHES’ PASSES
1-5 wrestlers 1 free pass
6-10 wrestlers 2
free passes
11-15 wrestlers 3 free passes
16-20 wrestlers 4 free passes
21-25 wrestlers 5
free passes
Additional
passes may be purchased according to the same ratio for teams in excess of 25
wrestlers. One person’s name is required
to be submitted along with the Regional entries to the State Tournament
Director. The name of the person
designated to pick up the passes must be listed on the coaches’ roster form to
be collected at the Regional Tournament.
Only the person listed on the roster may pick up the passes. The passes will be available at a designated
area. Only the designee may purchase
additional passes. In order to purchase
additional passes, a team roster must be presented at the time of the purchase. Proper ID required. Club teams will be responsible for
distributing the passes to their coaches.
PROTEST AND MISCONDUCT COMMITTEE
A
committee of the four Regional Directors, head official, and State Tournament
Director will handle any protest or misconduct that occurs at the State
Tournament. A member will abstain if
their team is involved in the matter. $25.00 cash will be posted for each
protest. If ruled against, the money
will go to the State Tournament Funds and if ruled for, the money will be
returned.
Oklahoma
Kids Wrestling Association and National Federation of State High School
Association rules will apply with the following exceptions:
Rest period between matches not in effect.
No head gear required.
Will be exempt from Rule 1, Section 3 & Rule
2, Section 1, Article 2.
OKWA
will adopt Rule 4, Section2, Article 3, addressing Ringworm with modifications
as follows: A physician’s letter dated within seven days of the
competition, documenting that the skin condition is not contagious is
necessary. The letter may be accepted up
to the beginning of wrestling. The
wrestler may be weighed in prior to obtaining the letter. In addition, the skin conditions must be
covered and secured to the acceptance of the referee.
Other
exceptions may exist and be stated at the officials’ meeting at the state
tournament.
No
smoking will be allowed in the wrestling arena or in adjacent areas to the
wrestling arena.
Minimum wrestling area: 20 feet x 20 feet or a
23-foot circle.
No shows at any time during competition will be
counted as a loss.
MATCH TIME/FORMAT-Same as
Regionals. Challenge match times will be
the same as the appropriate Division Final.
There will be a rest period between their finals match and challenge
match. The rest period will be a minimum
of 15 minutes.
WEIGH-IN
No
wrestler may weigh-in more than 5 hours before the start of the
tournament.
A licensed referee will conduct the weigh-in at each
scale.
Wrestlers must weigh-in wearing an unmodified
competition singlet (a singlet being described as in the National Federation
rules).
No
one will be allowed in the weigh-in rooms except State Directors, President,
and Weigh-in workers, unless requested by one of the aforementioned persons.
Only OKWA approved Digital Scales will be used.
Digital scales must be certified within 7 days of Regionals by a licensed scale
company. There must be some documentation by the scale company that this was
done for each scale (stamp/sticker, etc). There will be no weight allowances.
Proof of weigh in shall be: Upon check in, the Division and Weight will
be marked on the right arm. If the
wrestler makes weight, he/she will receive an ink stamp on the right arm.
All
regional tournaments’ 1st through 6th placers will weigh
in.
There
will be no re-bracketing for no-shows or overweight. No one will move on the brackets.
Hair
and fingernail code will be enforced.
OKLAHOMA KIDS
WRESTLING ASSOCIATION, INC.
RULES AND
REGULATIONS
The
Novice State Wrestling Tournament is a Division of the OKWA and subject to the
bylaws of the OKWA. Any changes in these
rules and regulations cannot supersede any bylaw of the OKWA.
These
rules and regulations may be amended by the Executive Board at any regular or
special meeting with changes becoming effective immediately.
NOVICE- Any 1st or 2nd year wrestler
who has not placed 1st or 2nd in any open tournament with
6 or more wrestlers in their bracket.
The wrestler counts as 1. May not
be a novice for more than two years. If
a wrestler places first at
Wrestler
thereafter.
It
will be scheduled 1 week before the OKWA Regionals.
Location: The hosting region will vote on the
site. The Regional Director must approve
the site. If the Regional Director is
unable to make the approval, it will revert to the board for approval.
(Rotation
schedule: 2010 Northwest, 2011 Central,
2012 Northeast, 2013 Southern)
Awards: The awards will be
standardized to the OKWA medal and given to 1st-6th
placers.
Fee: $15.00
Rounds: 1-1-1 for Novice
Challenge Match: There will be challenge matches for second
place
Overtime: Same overtime rule as Regionals
Unseeded: Blind draw with
separation of the teams
Weights: The Weights for each division will be as
listed in APPENDIX B
WEIGH-IN
Weigh
in will be Friday.
A licensed referee will conduct the weigh-in at each
scale.
Wrestlers must weigh-in wearing an unmodified
competition singlet (a singlet being described as in the National Federation
rules).
Hair
and fingernail code will be enforced.
OKLAHOMA KIDS WRESTLING ASSOCIATION, INC.
STATE WEIGHT COMMITTEE
RULES AND PROCEDURES
The
Weight Committee is a committee of the OKWA and subject to the bylaws of the
OKWA. Any changes in these rules and
procedures cannot supersede any bylaw of the OKWA.
These
rules and regulations may be amended by the Executive Board at any regular or
special meeting with changes becoming effective immediately.
WEIGHT COMMITTEE
1. MEMBERS AND CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE
The weight committee shall be appointed by the State
President unless otherwise prescribed by statute of the bylaws of the OKWA.
The chairman will be selected by the committee
members from among the committee members.
2. COMMITTEE’S DUTIES
A. The
prescribed duties of the committee are to receive data from various wrestling tournaments throughout the
state.
B. To
determine from this data the need to revise the state weights.
C. To make
recommendations to the Executive Board when there is a need to be made in the
state weights.
APPENDIX B
OKLAHOMA KIDS WRESTLING ASSOCIATION, INC.
WEIGHTS AND
DIVISIONS
DIVISION I
(SIX
AND UNDER)
37,
40, 43, 46. 49, 52, 55, 60, 66, Heavy Wt. *
DIVISION II
(EIGHT
AND UNDER)
43,
46, 49, 52, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 75, 83, 90, 105, Heavy Wt.*
DIVISION III
(TEN
AND UNDER)
52,
55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 80, 85, 90, 100, 110, 120, 131, Heavy Wt.*
DIVISION IV
(TWELVE
AND UNDER)
64,
67, 70, 73, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 105, 110, 120, 130, 140, 160,
Heavy Wt. *
DIVISION V
(FIFTEEN
AND UNDER)
78,
86, 94, 102, 110, 118, 126, 134, 142, 152, 165, 185, Heavy Wt.*
A 2 lb. weight allowance for Division V will be in effect after January
15
*There is a maximum weight of 275 lbs for all divisions.
OKLAHOMA KIDS
WRESTLING ASSOCIATION, INC.
APPENDIX D
REGION
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REGION
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REGION
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OKLAHOMA KIDS WRESTLING ASSOCIATION, INC.
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Club Form 1B
OKLAHOMA KIDS WRESTLING ASSOCIATION,
INC.
ENTRIES
FOR STATE_______ DATE______
REGIONAL________ PAGE_____of ______
PLEASE FILL OUT IN BLACK
INK
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Phone Number |
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Phone Number |
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***Please
print legibly and use Black Ink
OKLAHOMA KIDS WRESTLING ASSOCIATION, INC.
State Tournament
Pass/Team Registration Form**
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Team Name |
# of Entries |
Name
of Designee |
Signature (Upon
receipt of Passes) |
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