Columbia Wrestling Club Information
Please read carefully and retain this paper for future reference. Direct any
questions you have to columbiawrestlingclub@gmail.com. Our web site is
cwc4youth.org. Thank you
1. Season – The season starts November 17th and ends after the State tournament at the end
of March.
2. Fees - The fee to join the Club is $80. The Missouri USA Wrestling card fee is $36.
3. The Uniform - The singlet and warm-up? is the property of the Columbia Wrestling Club and
is loaned to the wrestler during the wrestling season. A $50 deposit is required before a
uniform is issued to the wrestler. (Wash separately in cool water). The singlet must be
returned after the wrestler's FINAL tournament, or by the banquet held in April. The $50
deposit will then be returned.
4. Practices - Practices are held every:
Monday and Thursday evening from 6:00-7:30p.m. for all kids.
Practices will be held in the MU Wrestling Room. Wrestlers should wear a t-shirt and
comfortable, loose-fitting shorts free of zippers, buttons or snaps, and wrestling shoes and
headgear to practice in. Headgear is required.
5. Ages – Wrestlers 6-14 years can participate in Columbia Wrestling Club. Wrestlers 7-14
years old can compete at the state series. 6 year old wrestlers can participate in any
tournament up until the state series where they are not eligible.
6. Weight - The Club does NOT encourage weight loss for the wrestlers. A wrestler is not
bound to a certain weight for the entire season. The weight classes are generally in 5-pound
increments and you can change as needed for each tournament. BUT, the weight you sign up
for, for a particular tournament, is binding. If your child does not make that weight, he will not
be allowed to wrestle. Give yourself some leeway. If you have any questions, please ask.
7. Equipment - Wrestling shoes are required. These shoes must be worn only in the wrestling
room and to tournaments, Do not wear them outdoors! Shoe laces must be secured with
athletic tape for tournaments. (Some of the shoes have a device already built in to the shoe to
do this job). Headgear is now required at all Missouri Tournament, (we will require kids to
wear them at practices too), and kneepads are optional. Athletic bags to carry gear to
practices and tournaments are recommended to keep the wrestlers belongings together. You
may purchase equipment from Red Weir, MC Sports, suplay.com, takedownshop.com, ,
wrestling-central.com bluechipwrestling.com or any other sporting goods supplier which
handles wrestling gear. Sometimes wrestlers donate shoes, kneepads and head gear from
previous years, which will be available at the first practice for distribution.
8. Tournaments - We would encourage you to have your child participate in 1 tournament a
month, but do not require it. This is the best experience for the wrestler. The fee is generally
$12-$15 per tournament. However, no wrestler is obligated to enter any tournaments.
(Tournaments are typically on Saturdays.) Most tournaments are within a 30-90 mile radius
from Columbia, but others can be up to 120 miles. Wrestlers are expected to have their own
transportation to and from the tournaments. Wrestlers must sign up for a tournament by the
due date set for that tournament. Please forward your photos of CWC wrestlers in action to
Brent Hazelrigg or Sean Huggans (contact info below) to be placed on the website and or
Facebook page.
9. Hygiene - It is extremely important that each wrestler takes a bath or shower after each
practice and tournament. Since wrestling is a body contact sport, diseases are more
prevalent, i.e.: ringworm, herpes…. Taking a shower after a practice or a tournament is the
best prevention. There are skin foams that can be bought to apply to the wrestler before the
contact sport that have been given high regard in the sport, such as Kenshield. You can
order these online at suplay.com or wrestlersone.com. They average $15 - $20 a can,
depending on the volume you purchase online. It is also recommended that you clean your
wrestling gear after each use. Wash practice clothes, uniforms, and kneepads after every
practice and tournament. Wipe down plastic coated headgear and wash cloth ones. After
each practice spray a Foot and Sneaker spray powder that has an antifungal and odor
destroyer in each wrestling shoe, such as Dr. Scholls or Odor-Eaters. These cost about $3 $5 a can. Wrestling shoes can be washed in the washing machine but I would not recommend
it but on occasion.
10. Practices/Snow Days - Please check our website, cancellations will be posted. Typically, if
school is canceled due to snow, then we are canceled.
12. Birth Certificate - I must have a copy of (I think these are now sent directly to MOUSAW)
his/her birth certificate for first year wrestlers. (Six year olds are ineligible to participate in the
State series.) This is a requirement of the Missouri USA Wrestling Association.
13. Match/Record Keeping - The parents will be given a sheet (excel file) to keep track of their
child's wins and losses. This includes getting the opponent's name and club affiliation, and
actual score. This file should be e-mailed to CWCresults@gmail.com following each
tournament. This record will be very useful to the coaches when Districts arrive. This record
will enable the coach to seed (place) your wrestler at the best possible position. Without this
record, you cannot be guaranteed your child is seeded at the best possible position. If you do
not care how your child is seeded at Districts, then a form is not necessary to maintain. If it is
important to you how your child is seeded, then please use the form provided. A copy of this
form should be given to ?? by the District seeding event.
14. Brackets - At the tournaments, your child will be placed in a bracket. This could be a 16man, 8-man, or 2-4 man round robin format. Generally, tournaments use 4 or 5 man round
robin brackets. We would urge you to snap a picture of the bracket with your phone once the
brackets are final so that you can have the wrestler’s opponent’s name and club affiliation.
15. Goals - Our goals are to teach the fundamentals of wrestling, good sportsmanship, and to
have fun. We want this experience to be a pleasant one for your child and you, the parents,
too!! Our coaches also place a high expectancy of the wrestler to maintain a good academic
standing at their schools. We encourage the wrestlers to bring their report cards to show our
Head coach.
16. Awards Banquet - There will be an awards banquet at the end of the season. Each wrestler
will receive a participation gift, but trophies will be awarded to few individual wrestlers who
have shown excellence in the sport. Please plan to attend.
Important Contact info:
Head Coach: Michael Flanagan -Michael_Flanagan@ml.com
Coordinator: Missy Davis – columbiawrestlingclub@aol.com
Tournament Results: Brent Hazelrigg – CWCresults@gmail.com
Webmaster: Sean Huggans – seanhuggans@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-Youth-WrestlingClub/305756056101790
Missouri USA Wrestling Web site is: Missouriusawrestling.org