Here is the schedule for the ILH Dual Meet Tournament this coming weekend. At each level (JV, Girls & Varsity) we will be wrestling ALL the other ILH teams…always fun!

There will be no JV competition on Friday, and no Girls competition on Saturday. Everyone will weigh in on Friday night, including JV.

The first matches of the day are scheduled and the remaining matches will be wrestled on the next available mat. Iolani is considering using only three mats, which means that all the matches should be in the downstairs gym. If they do go with only three mats, our “mat 4” matches will go on the next available mat.

We hope you can make it to cheer us on!

Friday, January 16

Girls Varsity

Boys Varsity

Saturday, January 17

Boys Junior Varsity

Boys Varsity

OIA Tournaments
$3.00 – School students of non-participating schools with OIA Activity Pass; also, eighth grade and under.
$5.00 – General admission and students without OIA Activity Pass.
$4.00 – Active Military and Senior Citizens
FREE – Students with OIA Activity Pass from participating schools.
$30.00- Special regular season pass. All proceeds of special pass sales goes to the League.

ILH Tournament (at Kamehameha)
> Normal ILH Regular Season Admission Fees will be charged for entry – $6.00 adults, $3.00 for grade school students.
> FREE admission for OIA – Students with OIA Activity Pass from participating schools – Special regular season pass – All Sport Pass – OIA Fall Sport Pass
> FREE admission for ILH – ILH Adult Activity Card of participating wrestling schools – Student I.D. card of participating wrestling schools – ILH All-Sport Pass.

This Saturday, December 13, 2008, there will be an “in house” intra squad wrestling Tournament involving only the entire Punahou Intermediate Wrestling Team, and Punahou freshman wrestlers who have been practicing with the varsity program.  Our  event is being arranged as an alternative to the PAL Tournament in Kahuku (saving most of us a loooooong drive and an even longer day).

Here is the schedule
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.     -    Wrestlers report and warm up
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.     -    Pre-Competition meeting for Parents, scoring table set up, 
                                   and Wrestlers pre-competition briefing
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.   -    Competition (note: Competition period and timing for subsequent
                                  things may change depending on length of matches, number of matches, etc.)
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. -    Breakdown mats and put away scoring table gear
12:00  – 1:30 p.m.  -    Potluck

All Intermediate wrestlers will be able to wrestle in tournament round robin conditions, with referees, timekeeping, and scoring.  This will be an excellent introduction to tournament style wrestling for our newer members, without the pressure of a highly charged all-comer’s type competition.  The coaches will be striving to arrange round robin groupings that fit each=2 0wrestler’s age, weight and level of  development.

We thought this would be an ideal opportunity for Intermediate Team Families to get to know one another outside the wrestling room.  Therefore, we are also planning a pot luck gathering for lunch and fellowship to take place after the tournament ends and the wrestlers have had a chance to shower.  We hope to get permission to hold the potluck in the area outside the cafeteria and snack bar, right downstairs from the Forrest Hall.

We are looking for pot luck contributions in the following areas:
Drinks
Main Dish
Starch
Vegetable
Dessert
Paper Products

Please contact me, Jan Remillard at the above email about bringing pot luck items.  We will try to balance out contributions so that we have enough in each category.

Aloha, Jan Remillard

In addition to learning more about our Wrestling Program, you’ll be able to meet the coaches, the trainers, the other parents, the seniors, and purchase booster wear. We have a new line of clothing so that we can fill the stands with our new attire and beam with Punahou Wrestling Pride. What a way to start your Christmas Shopping!!! Bring your cash or check book.

Hope to see you there.

http://rbillitz.tripod.com/rules.htm

The program has two main purposes. First, it identifies the lowest weight that a wrestler can healthily achieve during the season; and second, it sets a descent plan that dictates how quickly (or rather, slowly) the wrestler can descend to that weight class.

Determining the lowest weight class that wrestlers can compete at is a three-step process. First, they must pass a hydration test; second, they are given a skin fold test using calipers; and finally, they’re weighed. The entire process is conducted by the ILH trainers and overseen by the league coordinator.

There are four designated days on which this testing is done. This year, those dates are November 25th, December 9th, December 16th, and January 9th. Once a wrestler passes the test, they’re done and don’t need to take the test again on the subsequent dates.

At Punahou, our goal is to have as many of our wrestlers pass the first testing session as possible. We usually have one or two who need to go to the second session and rarely have anyone at the third or fourth.

Once the lowest healthy weight is determined, a descent plan is computed and posted to the National Wrestling Coaches of America (NWCA) web site. By rule, a wrestler is only allowed to lose 1.5% of their body weight each week. At each week’s weigh-in, the coaches must submit a form that shows where every wrestler is vs. their decent plan and each week’s weigh-in data is uploaded to the NWCA site so the state can track everyone.

If you’re interested in all the details, the official HHSAA weight monitoring rules and reference guide can be found here.

If you have any questions about how this impacts your wrestler’s situation, please don’t hesitate to contact one of the coaches.