Tennessee USA Wrestling

The annual Tennessee USA Wrestling meeting will take place on September 18th at 10AM CST. It will be held at Holiday Inn Franklin Cool Springs and also on Zoom.

The member is open to all USA Wrestling members in good standing.

Agenda

Sunday, 9.18.2022

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Agenda

Old Business

1. National Teams Recaps

   1. 14U - Matt High

   2. 16U - Shane Chittum

   3. Junior - Tony DeAngelo

   4. Women’s - Donovan Freeman

2. Treasurer’s Report

3. Membership Report

4. State Leaders Summit report

5. Elections

   1. 14U and Under Director

   2. East Region Director

   3. West Region Director

   4. Technology/Communications Director

   5. Officials Director

   6. Membership Director

   7. Secretary

   8. Vice Chairman

   9. State Chairman

New Business

1. 2022-23 Schedule

2. Consequences for red and yellow cards

3. Coaches education how officials interactions

4. Additional ideas

Zoom/Call-in Info:

The link for the Zoom meeting is below:

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See all important information via the link below:

(1) All 2022 Team Tennessee Fargo Information! | Rokfin

UTC & RTC South Head Coaches Kyle Ruschell and Sean Russell will run this year's Team Tennessee Fargo Training Camp! See below for all details on the schedule and registration:

https://www.rokfin.com/article/9582/Team-TN-Fargo-Training-Camp-Details-68610-in-Spring-Hill-TN

Camps open to all athletes! See below link for details:

FS/GR Training Camps for Schoolboy, Cadet, & Junior Duals | Rokfin

Tennessee's top MS & HS wrestlers compete in a battle for region supremacy!  Streaming at rokfin.com/tn at 10am.  Event taking place at Cleveland H.S. 

For line-ups and streaming information see below link:
https://rokfin.com/article/9441/Tennessee-Best-of-the-Best-Duals-LineUps-Saturday-521

Access all relevant information for Tennessee Cadet & Junior National Team Members below:

Fargo Details: 2022 U.S. Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals | Rokfin

See all information and links for tournament registration and hotel block below:

2022 Music City Beach Bash on 6/4! | Rokfin

See all information and links for tournament registration (4/28 deadline), block hotel rates (4/27 deadline), satellite weigh-ins (4/28 & 4/29) below:

2022 Freestyle & Greco-Roman States on 4/30! See all Info. | Rokfin

4/16: Team GA travels to Chattanooga to face-off with the Tennessee All-Starts for the inaugural Backyard Brawl to determine border freestyle supremacy!

The match begins at 6pm and the tailgate at the First Horizon Pavilion begins at 3pm.

Stay up-to-date with Card announcements, event attendance details, and streaming information via the below link:

Backyard Brawl: Team TN vs. Team GA

Dear TNUSAW Membership,

I hope everyone had a great summer and is ready for the upcoming school year! This past 2020-21 TNUSAW season has come to a close, and I couldn’t be more proud of the athletes, parents, board members and volunteers who were involved! As State Chairman, I’d like to thank all of you for your dedication, time and efforts over the past year.

This past season was met with a variety of challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the organization and our membership prevailed, ending with a great deal of positives!

Tennessee had 23 entries in the USAW Girls Folkstyle Nationals, 7 finishing with All-American status. In the 16U Division, Ella Murphey was 2nd at 200lbs and Ella-lina Gonzalez was 6th at 106lbs. In the Junior Division, Shelby Zacharias finished 3rd at 164lbs, Justina Chongee was 4th at 225lbs, Shayra Calderon was 5th at 200lbs, Bryce White 5th was 138lbs and Ella-lina Gonzalez finished 7th at 106lbs.

We hosted very successful Ironman and State Freestyle/Greco-Roman tournaments, which saw increased participation compared to previous years. We also organized three very successful boys duals trips: 14U, 16U and Junior. The 14U team was 16th in greco and 22nd in freestyle with Jose Cordero and Cy Fowler making the freestyle All-Tournament team. The 16U team finished 21st in greco and 19th in freestyle. In greco, Mason Jakob at 100lbs, Casen Roark at 120lbs, Hunter Sturgill at 126lbs, and Landon Deselle at 132lbs were all named to the All-Tournament team. Hunter Sturgill made the freestyle All-Tournament team in freestyle as well. The Junior team ended up 10th in Greco and 14th in Freestyle. In greco, Aiden Bowers made the All-Tournament team at 170lbs.

Tennessee also had great success on the UWW scene. At the 15U Nationals Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals in Wisconsin Dells, Hunter Sturgill was 5th in greco at 57kg and Cooper Hilton was the Champion in both styles at 44kg. In the UWW Cadet girls division, Maggie Graham placed 2nd at 69kg. Maggie also finished 2nd at Pan American Games in Mexico.

We had a great showing at the Kids Freestyle/Greco-Roman Nationals as well! 10 athletes entered in freestyle division and we came away with 7 All-Americans. Most notably we had three in the finals and one champ, including 8U 43-45lbs Trey Bell (1st), 12U 86lbs. Dylan Villers (2nd), and 12U 92lbs.Gary High (2nd). Our All-Americans included 14U 71lbs. Hudson Chittum (4th), 77lbs. Jose Cordero (4th), 12U 117lbs. Tracey Dennard (6th), and 12U 70lbs. Dominic Cordero (7th). Ten athletes also entered in greco-roman division, and Tennessee finished with 8 All-Americans. Most notably, we had five in the finals and three champs: 14U 77lbs. Jose Cordero (1st), 14U 71lbs. Hudson Chittum (2nd), 12U 92lbs. Gary High (1st), and 12U 70lbs. Dominic Cordero (2nd). Our All-Americans were 8U 49lbs.Trey Bell 3rd, 10U 84lbs Kayden Murphy 4th, 12U 86lbs. Dylan Villers 7th, and 12U 117lbs.Tracey Dennard 7th.

This year’s Fargo team consisted of the most Tennessee entries ever with a total of 66 and finished with six All-Americans! In the 16U Girls division, Maggie Graham was 3rd at 144lbs and Genesis Gilmore was 2nd at 152lbs. We had two Junior freestyle All-Americans in Cooper Flynn who was 3rd at 120 and Hunter Mason who finished 7th at 132lbs. In Junior greco, Ashton Davis finished 4th at 220lbs and Dayne Dalrymple won the National Championship at 132lbs! A huge congratulations to these six All-Americans!

So, where do we go from here? Great question and I look forward to seeing the answers as they unfold! We have an excellent Board of Directors currently in place - one filled with outstanding and selfless individuals who want to see our organization move forward to continually provide positive experiences for the membership. With that being said, we’d love to have even more help and participation in the TNUSAW. Our annual meeting is scheduled for September 12 at 3:00 PM Central Standard Time. The meeting will be held on Zoom to more easily accommodate anyone interested in attending. Old and new business as well as board member elections will be discussed and voted on. I urge anyone who has an interest in being involved with the organization to please attend.

Here is the invitation to join:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83248311932?pwd=ZXlDeGZDVWhIM1NXRWR4ODIyTDA4dz09

Again, I would like to thank everyone for their efforts this past season. I am very proud of what was accomplished and feel very blessed to have had the opportunity to serve as the State Chairman. I am extremely excited to see the continued progress of our organization and the opportunities we will provide moving forward! If you have any questions for me, please do not hesitate to email me at coachhatcher@gmail.com or text me at 423-303-0760.

Sincerely,

Mike Hatcher

TNUSAW State Chairman

423-303-0760

coachhatcher@gmail.com

Dear TNUSAW members,

Please review the below information for the 2021 US Marine Corps Junior and 16U Nationals Tournament (aka Fargo).  Please note that registration for Fargo through the below linked form is due this Sunday (6/27) if you plan on competing.

Registration: All registrations must be done through the state association. Please fill out this Google form by no later than June 27:

https://forms.gle/h7EMsXB9WE4HgZMT9

Event Dates: 07/16/2021 - 07/23/2021 (see detailed schedule in event link below)

Event Location: 
FargoDome
1800 University Drive North
Fargo, ND 

Travel: All travel must be planned by the individual. The TNUSAW will NOT be responsible for any aspect of this.
Hotel: The TNUSAW has a block of rooms at the Staybridge Suites in Fargo. The flyer for this room block is linked below. This is the same flyer that was put out while back so the only room types left are the queen suites. You are not required to stay at this hotel. 

https://tinyurl.com/2fkd4635

Cost:
-$50 per style for registration
-$200 for the gear package (This is required. However, if you were on the 16U, Junior Duals or Girls' National trips and already have one, you only need to pay for your registration fees)
-Send the checks to: TN USA Wrestling/TWF, 257 Calderwood St. #185, Alcoa, TN 37701

Team Leaders: Your team leaders will be updating you consistently from here on out. The team leaders and their contact info are as followed:

16U - Pete Miller
423-595-3878
coachpetemiller@gmail.com

Junior - Shane Chittum
865-304-8242
shane@hcbyachts.com

Girls - Doug Badon
dougbadon@yahoo.com

Event Website: https://usawrestlingevents.com/event/2100066902

I am very excited about the level of interest our state has in this year's Junior and 16U Nationals! Our athletes have had an excellent season and we're looking forward to a strong finish in Fargo!

Sincerely,
Mike Hatcher
TNUSAW State Chairman
423-303-0760
coachhatcher@gmail.com

Below, download a template and guidelines used to train some of Tennessee's top performing wrestlers:

For release, May 27, 2020 – USMC Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, N.D. cancelled, with focus turned to local, state and regional events

USA Wrestling has announced that the 2020 U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16U National Championships at the Fargodome on the campus of North Dakota State in Fargo, N.D. has been cancelled.

The competition, recognized as the largest wrestling tournament in the world, had been scheduled for July 17-24.

With input from its state leadership as well as its COVID-19 Special Committees, USA Wrestling believes that this is the responsible thing to do in order to maintain the long term viability of the sport. As has been the case since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the health and safety of USA Wrestling members and the entire wrestling community remains the No. 1 priority for the organization.

Based upon information currently available, it was not feasible or prudent to host a major national championship in July, where participants will come from all different areas in the nation, many of which have vastly different local situations concerning COVID-19. High-performance experts indicate that it takes up to eight weeks to prepare for high-level competition, a factor which also went into the decision.

This year would have marked the 50th year that the Junior Nationals (high school) portion of the event had been held, with the first Junior Nationals hosted in Iowa City, Iowa in 1971.

USA Wrestling has either postponed or cancelled 21 national or regional events since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

USA Wrestling has consistently stated that the expected progression of wrestling activity will likely begin locally, based upon health and government regulations, then move on to state, regional and national activity.

With that in mind, USA Wrestling will focus on the working with its state association leadership to consider local, state and regional competitions in the upcoming months.

Any such activity will only be possible when held under the guidelines set by local and state health authorities and in compliance with the safety measures being developed for the sport.

On May 14, USA Wrestling published its “Return to the Mat Guidelines” document, which are guidelines and recommendations for the wrestling community as it makes decisions on a local level regarding when and how to safely resume wrestling activity. USA Wrestling is expecting to release its Return to Competition Guidelines document in the coming week.

As of 5/14:

https://content.themat.com/covid-19/USAW-Return-to-the-Mat-Guidelines.pdf

UPDATED NOTIFICATION: 

To comply with the state of Tennessee's updated youth sports mandates and to maintain alignment with USA Wrestling's guidance, the TNUSAW Board is postponing ALL TNUSAW sanctioned events until June 1.

We will continue to be fluid with the situation following state and federal guidelines as well as the TN-Dept of Health and CDC.

We are looking into alternative events to salvage any semblance of a wrestling season. This could take shape after state mandated bans are lifted.

Our number one priority is the health and safety of our members.

For immediate release, April 20, 2020 – USA Wrestling postpones National and Regional events through July 1

Due to the nature of what it would entail hosting a national or regional USA Wrestling competition, with the first priority being the health and safety of all participants involved, USA Wrestling has extended the postponement of its national and regional events through July 1.
 

In addition to the 10 national and regional events that USA Wrestling previously postponed through May 10, there are 10 additional events which have now been postponed:
 

·       Western Regional Championships, Farmington, UT, May 14-16

·       Northern Plains Regional Championships, Rochester, MN, May 15-17

·       Central Regional Championships, Fort Wayne, IN, May 15-17

·       Southeast Regional Championships, Wilmington, NC, May 22-24

·       UWW U23 & Junior World Team Trials, Geneva, OH, May 29-31    

·       Southern Plains Regional Championships, Dodge City, KS, June 5-7

·       16U National Duals, Loves Park, IL, June 9-13

·       14U National Duals, Franklin, IN, June 10-14

·       Junior National Duals, Tulsa, OK, June 16-20

·       USA Wrestling Kids Nationals, Wisconsin Dells, WI, June 25-27
 

Working with its COVID-19 Advisory Committee and relying on current advice from health and government agencies, USA Wrestling is currently formulating the specific safety measures that must be put in place in order for the resumption of club practice and local or state competitions. Any such activity will only be possible when held under the guidelines set by local and state health authorities and in compliance with the safety measures being developed for the sport.

As this situation regarding this pandemic remains fluid and ever-evolving, USA Wrestling will continue to monitor its policies regarding National and Regional events, sanctioned events and club practices, and additional changes to these policies are possible.

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For immediate release, April 29, 2020 – TNUSA Wrestling postpones National and Regional events through May 10

TNUSAW, in conjunction with USAW, is extending our postponement of local and state events through May 10. Although local and state officials have begun the process of reopening the state, we as Tennesseans are not in the same situation statewide.

This notification is to inform everyone that we should continue to take the necessary precautions regarding the spread of COVID-19. USAW IS NOT sanctioning ANYTHING through July 1. 

However, the message was conveyed that local and state events could have the potential to proceed ... with the consent of local and state officials in conjunction with the appropriate Health departments. 

Postponing ALL TNUSAW sanctioned events until May 1. This is in line with the state of TN mandate to return to schools.

We will continue to be fluid with the situation following state and federal guidelines as well as the Dept of Health and CDC.

Our hope is to salvage and reschedule the Ironman and State tournament.

Tennessee USA Wrestling Community,

Based on the information and guidance we have received, TNUSAW will be following USA Wrestling's guidance and postponing all events THROUGH APRIL 20TH, 2020.

We will continue to be fluid with the remainder of the season as we continue to monitor the CDC, TN Dept of Health, and local school systems. This is unchartered territory for everyone and we want to ensure due diligence.

It is HIGHLY recommended that member clubs first follow state recommendations including local health departments and local school systems regarding practice. Our message must be unified and we want to communicate SAFETY first.

The Team Tennessee USA Wrestling’s Executive Board has also followed USA Wrestling’s lead and began categorizing our events into "ESSENTIAL" and "NON-ESSENTIAL".

Essential Events are events required to develop any TN National Teams as well as our State Level Events. Non-essential events are all other regional events.

TNUSAW WRESTLING ESSENTIAL EVENTS:

1) TBD TN Ironman Championship
2) May 2 TN FR/GR State Championships

Note: given the current circumstances we want to encourage an available regional event for extended mat time and seeding points at National level events:

1) May 14-16 Western Regional Championships
2) May 15-17 Central Regional Championships
3) May 15-17 Northern Plains Regional Championships
4) May 22-24 Southeast Regional Championships

This is consistent with USA Wrestling’s procedure to seek guidance from the local health department, as well as its number one priority being the health and safety of its members.

ADDITIONAL NON-STATE ANNOUNCEMENT

POSTPONED – The USMC U.S. Open in Las Vegas will be postponed, with plans to reschedule

USA Wrestling has postponed the 2020 U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Open, which was scheduled to take place at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 21-26.

The U.S. Open includes a number of major national-level competitions, including:
· UWW Junior Nationals (April 23-25)
· UWW Cadet Nationals (April 21-23)
· UWW U15 Nationals (April 21-23)
· UWW Futures Nationals (April 23-25)
· Masters Nationals (April 23-25)

TNUSAW is working to reschedule as many events as we lose given these dire circumstances. We want to do what is best for the state as well as our memberships. We are also looking at a series of clinics to complement times lost.

Please stay tuned for more information.

TNUSAW Board

September 28th, 2019 3pm CST

3:00 pm central time James Torres, Chairman, opens the meeting with brief remarks and positions to be voted on.

Financials will be finalized and sent out soon.  Josh Sturgill, Treasurer, presented current financials to those present and on the call.

Nelson Shirley, West region director, gave a brief description of the new enhanced bylaws for TNUSAW.  These were developed with the aid of Wisconsin(primarily) and Georgia as well as USA wrestling bylaws.  The whole point of overhauling the bylaws was to make a more solid base, easier to follow and better organization of bylaws.

There were several new points that needed voted on and approved, the Bylaws have been sent out to each club director.  The new changes were all voted on item by item and approved with no opposition except for bylaws article 6.3 Tournament Committee and article 6.4 Coaches Committee which will be looked at and amended and put up or review.

Motion made for bylaws to accepted as published(with exception of the articles needing amended) and reviewed.  Motion was 2nd and carried and the new bylaws will now be in effect moving forward.

Board positions

Vice Chairman  Nelson Shirley was voted into this position

Treasure Josh Sturgill unopposed and accepted position again

Womens Director Doug Badon unopposed and accepted postion again

North Director David Isbell unopposed and accepted position again

Middle Director Pete Miller unopposed and accepted position again

South Director Shawn Weller unopposed and accepted position

With those votes and positions being filled, and per new bylaws the West director and Technology and communications director will be appointed by the board to finish out their one year terms.

TNUSAW schedule will be finalized and posted soon 

Financials will be posted soon

Doug Badon spoke on womens wrestling in TN and the need for locations and coaches to help out across the state.

Josh Sturgill mentioned getting TNUSAW shirts for the Refs and coaches.  James Torres is looking into some options for our national team gear.

4:35 motion to close meeting.  Motion 2nd and meeting closed

September 28th, 2019 3pm CST

3:00 pm central time James Torres, Chairman, opens the meeting with brief remarks and positions to be voted on.

Financials will be finalized and sent out soon.  Josh Sturgill, Treasurer, presented current financials to those present and on the call.

Nelson Shirley, West region director, gave a brief description of the new enhanced bylaws for TNUSAW.  These were developed with the aid of Wisconsin(primarily) and Georgia as well as USA wrestling bylaws.  The whole point of overhauling the bylaws was to make a more solid base, easier to follow and better organization of bylaws.

There were several new points that needed voted on and approved, the Bylaws have been sent out to each club director.  The new changes were all voted on item by item and approved with no opposition except for bylaws article 6.3 Tournament Committee and article 6.4 Coaches Committee which will be looked at and amended and put up or review.

Motion made for bylaws to accepted as published(with exception of the articles needing amended) and reviewed.  Motion was 2nd and carried and the new bylaws will now be in effect moving forward.

Board positions

Vice Chairman  Nelson Shirley was voted into this position

Treasure Josh Sturgill unopposed and accepted position again

Womens Director Doug Badon unopposed and accepted postion again

North Director David Isbell unopposed and accepted position again

Middle Director Pete Miller unopposed and accepted position again

South Director Shawn Weller unopposed and accepted position

With those votes and positions being filled, and per new bylaws the West director and Technology and communications director will be appointed by the board to finish out their one year terms.

TNUSAW schedule will be finalized and posted soon 

Financials will be posted soon

Doug Badon spoke on womens wrestling in TN and the need for locations and coaches to help out across the state.

Josh Sturgill mentioned getting TNUSAW shirts for the Refs and coaches.  James Torres is looking into some options for our national team gear.

4:35 motion to close meeting.  Motion 2nd and meeting closed

TWF Minutes 3/3/16

Recorded by Derek Harrison TWF Vice-Chair

Attendees

Ben Bowers

Del Hawkins

Garrett House

Jeramie Welder

Dave Isbell

Scott Taylor

Derek Harrison

Account Standing

• Current TWF Account Balance $5,543.43

Nailen Tournament Change April 9th

• Memphis may host a tourney this weekend or another local at some point.
• Franklin or Chattanooga (Ft. Oglethorpe) will host since Nailen is out.

Best of the Best

• Comprised of 4 Regions (North-Knoxville, South-Chattanooga, West-Memphis, Middle-Nashville)
• 2 Mat Set-Up for Tournament (1 extra for Exhibitions)
• Garrett to look for FS Trophy TWF will purchase Greco (both if needed)
• Adding the following Schoolboy Weights: 77, 84, 88, 91, 94, 100.
• If any other Schoolboys at different weights wants exhibitions it can be set-up.
• Challenge Matches after tournament.
• Team Leaders: Derek Harrison (Knoxville), Garrett House (Memphis), Welder/Miller/Isbell (Middle), Bowers and Bosken (Chattanooga)
• Garrett House has volunteered to officiate if needed.
• Gate will be used to pay for officials, Concessions kept by Pete.

TWF Tournament Fee

• All teams hosting a TWF event will donate $2 per entry fee back to state (does not include Iron Man or State only local tournaments).
• 15% of State will go back to host team which is Summit this year.
• $10 for One Style, $12 for Both (local rate)

Tournament May 21st

• Central Regionals is taking place in Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Chattanooga or Franklin will host tournament depending on who picks up April 9th.

Soddy Tournament

• Soddy will host tournament on Sunday following the Maryville tournament on April 23rd. 

Fundraising

• Pete Miller made notion to look into an indoor corn hole tournament as fundraiser.

Website

• Use PA’s as a blue print for TWF.
• Scott will add tournament flyers to site if sent to him
• Camps and clinics can be posted on site.
• Meeting minutes will be posted on site.

Officials

• Everyone actively recruit
• Possible Officials with Experience: Debien, Stevenson, Byron Smith, Madison Martin, Cody Davis, Josh Mackey, Josh Baulke, and Danny Coleman.
• Cullen King to send pay scale and official cheat sheet to Harrison.
• Pay Scale $8 (M3), $10, $12, $15, and $25 for Fila Level.  Pay goes up as rank goes up.
• $50 travel fee for traveling 2 hours or more to tourney.
• $250 per style for national duals payment ($500 for both freestyle and Greco)
• Indiana Officials contact may be needed for Iron Man: Dalton 812-215-6916
• North Carolina Officiating Contact Brandon Harrison 828-329-2099

Fargo

• Get everyone on same page, possibly block off dorms.
• Miller and Welder will be traveling down to Fargo.
• Miller to get in touch with Cumberland to set up weekly “Fargo” practices.

Bowers

• All questions and concerns should be submitted to Ben Bowers (TWF President) at 574-214-8586 or bmbowers@aol.com

Membership

• Currently sitting at 352 athletes, which is up from 134 at close of January.
• Clubs make big pushes to get charters and ensure all athletes have aau cards.

National Team Update

• Mock-Ups being worked on with check into cash. Could drop prices down $200.
• If guys want to only compete in one style that is okay.  Hope to bring 2 guys per weight.

Schoolboy

• Indianapolis, Indiana
• Training camp in Cleveland, TN at Jones Center Sat, Sunday, and Monday.
• Competition occurs from June 8th through 12th.
• Coaches are Bosken and Mansueto.
• Team Leader Bowers

Cadets

• York, PA
• Training Camp at Baylor Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• Competition Occurs from June 14th through 18th
• UTC has camp *11, 12, and 13th possibly workout training with them.
• Coaches Torres Head Coach
• Scott Taylor Team Leader

Juniors

• Tulsa, Oklahoma
• ? on Training Camp
• Competition date June 21st through 25th
• Welder Head Coach
• Bowers Team Leader