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Cyclone Wrestling Guide
These guidelines are set and will be followed to help make us a better TEAM and you a better individual. If these rules
are not followed then the consequences must be enforced. Please make an honest effort to not let down your team, coach, or
self so that we can all be part of a winning team.
I. Eligibility
All eligibility rules and disciplines will be followed as outlined in our student handbook and the rules set forth
by the IHSAA.
II. Classroom Behavior
You are to conduct yourself as gentlemen in all classes. You should be respectful of your peers, administrators,
teachers, and facilities. We are a wrestling family and must remember to treat our teammates with respect in and out
of the wrestling room.
A. All afternoon detentions will be treated as late arrivals to practice.(See missed practice below)
B. In-school suspension
#1= Ineligible for next meet.
#2= Dropped from squad. Refer to Student Handbook.
III. Missed Practice
You are expected to be at every practice and be on time unless your absence or tardiness is approved by Coach Krueger
or Coach Hemann. Either call my home (984-6747) or call the Elementary (984-5611) and leave me a message, but do not
tell a teammate; this is not exceptable. If you stay home sick or leave school early due to illness, please call or have
a parent call, or this will be unexcused.
A. Late for practice (Unexcused- determined by coaches)
1st offense- 1 hall sprint for every minute late
2nd offense- 2 hall sprints for every minute late
3rd offense- Withheld from next competition
B. Missed practice
1st offense- Conditioning practice after regular practice
2nd offense- Withheld from next competition
3rd offense- Dropped from team
IV. Care and respect to locker rooms, equipment, and facilities
Any violations in these areas will be dealt with by the coach or supervisor at their discretion.
V. Road trips
You are expected to conduct yourself as a gentlemen at all times.
A. Appearance- Be neat and clean
1. Wear dress pants and maroon warm-up or decent top to school and to meets on Thursdays.
2. Wear casual (sweats), appropriate attire for Saturday tourneys. (No Tu-Pac, etc.)
B. Bus Ride-(Must bring note from parents to ride home with them)
1. Be courteous to all wrestlers, coaches, managers, cheerleaders, etc. and especially the bus driver.
2. No loud and excessive noise on the ride to the meet. You should be mentally preparing yourself at this time.
C. Be respectful of other schools facility, property and personnel.
VI. Wrestling equipment
Singlets, warm-up pants, headgear, warm-up top, and bag will be issued to you at the beginning of the season. You
are solely responsible for their cleaning and protection from theft. You will be charged for damage to these articles
or in full for not returning them at the completion of the season. If you are in need of shoes, we can arrange to get
some. If you still want a warm-up top you must order immediately. See Mr. Guenther about buying sweat bottoms.
VII. Meet conduct
Win or lose we will show good sportsmanship to our opponents, teammates, coaches, cheerleaders, managers, and fans.
Also win or lose you MUST report to the coach on your mat and shake his hand and listen to instruction or you will run
on the following days practice. Continued misconduct in this area will result in being withheld from competition or dismissed
from the team.
VIII. Letter requirements
You must score 30 Varsity points to letter or by the coaches discretion. You also must complete the entire season
in good standing with coaches and teammates. The season ends when every wrestler has completed his season.
IX. Practice procedures
A. Practice BEGINS at 3:20 promptly. Be in the room ready to go or you will be counted as late. On days marked
Lift( Mon. and Wed.) you are to be in the weight room ready to lift at 3:20.
B. A practice and meet schedule is included with this hand-out. Familiarize yourself with it.
C. 100% effort and hustle is expected at all times unless designated as a break.
D. Try-outs will be announced ahead of time. Wrestlers must be with-in 7 lb. of the desired try-out weight.
Lack of practice effort may result in the coaches wrestling somebody else at your weight class, no matter the results
of a try-out.
1. Try-outs will usually be on Monday or Tuesdays with the winning wrestler wrestling on Thursday and Saturday.
2. Sectional try-outs will be best 2 out of 3.
E. Offensive and abusive language will not be tolerated and offenders will be dealt with at the coachs discretion.
X. Practice Equipment
A. Wrestlers are required to wear only shorts and t-shirts to practice. There is no need for heavy weight cutting
clothes. Drill harder or go up a weight.
B. Wrestlers are required to wash practice clothes daily or they may not be allowed to practice.
C. Wrestlers are to put Ken-sheild on daily.
D. Wrestlers are required to shower at school after practices and at meets before riding the bus.
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