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SAA Announcements
Updated November 25, 2009
**Mandatory Parent Meeting scheduled on December 3rd at 6:15pm in the ETR Cafeteria**
Schedule updated - scroll down for information on practice, meets, & tournaments
First practice is Monday, November 30 @ ETR Wrestling Room (downstairs from gym)
Please wear gym shorts, short sleeve T-shirts, and wrestling shoes if you have them
Please bring old wrestling shoes that don't fit to donate. We try to recycle shoes to new wrestlers to save expense so you can check for shoes before buying.
Please make sure child is a current SAA member and bring additional $40 travel fee to practice. SAA signups can also be done at practice. First time wrestlers may practice for the first couple nights to make sure they like the sport and travel fee will be returned if they choose not to continue
See schedule information below - contact directors with any questions
JOE SCIARRINO 610-203-1149
BECKY SCIARRINO 610-842-7623
MIKE GILDEA - 610-574-3335
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Practices:
Practices will begin the week of 11/30 & will be held that week only on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday evening from 6-8pm in the ETR Wrestling Room
Normal practice schedule located in ETR Wrestling Room is as follows:
Mondays 6-8pm
Wednesdays 6-8pm
Thursdays 6-8pm
*We are asking parents to please come into the Wrestling Room either before or after practice at least once a week throughout the season to update child/contact info, fill out forms, receive tournament info etc...
**Mandatory Parent Meeting scheduled on December 3rd at 6:15pm in the ETR Cafeteria
Blackout Dates - No Practice : (due to misc. school events)
12/7
12/8
12/10
12/14
12/15
12/16
1/15
2/5
** Alternative location TBD **
Meet Schedule:
Sat Jan 9th Springfield AA & Great Valley at Greater Norristown
Sat Jan 16th Springfield AA & Strath Haven at Chichester
Sat Jan 23rd Drexel Hill & Norchester at Springfield HS
Sat Jan 30th Springfield & Oxford at Upper Merion
Sat Feb 6th Downingtown & Springfield AA at West Chester
Sat Feb 13th Boyertown & Wissahickon at Springfield HS
Sat Feb 20th Haverford & Springfield AA at Pottsgrove
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Tournament Schedule
Team Tournaments (All Wrestlers)
Sat Feb 21 at Sports Extreme Boothwyn (Springfield Tournament / PJW East Qualifier)
Sat Feb 27 at Ridley
Novice (1st Year Only) Wrestlers:
Sun Feb 14 at Haverford
Sun Feb 21 at Methacton (ICWL Novice Championshiops)
Advanced Wrestlers:
Sun Jan 24 at Drexel Hill
Sun Jan 31 at Media
Sun Feb 7 at Greater Norristown
Sun March 7 at Conestoga (ICWL Championships)
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SAA Wrestling Head Coach
Ron D'Ortone
Assistant Coaches
Jason Boyer
Mike Boyer
Ed Davis
Jim Eden
Todd Gallagher
Dave Hoeffner
Pat Johnson
Ryan Loro
Dan McCarthy
Joe O'Shea
Joe Venit
Brett Waddington
Directors:
Mike Gildea
Joe Sciarrino
Becky Sciarrino
League Rep:
Anthony Cutrufello
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SAA Wrestling Information |
OBJECTIVES
- Teach & build wrestling skills and personal self-confidence
- Build a love of the sport through full participation in practice & meets.
- Enable each wrestler to excel to their personal potential.
ELIGIBILITY and COSTS
- All registered and paid SAA members in grades K thru 8. Register with SAA on SpringfieldAA.org
- $40 travel fee. Travel fee covers League fees, officials, uniforms (singlet & sweats), a post season gift. If unsure, try the sport out and we will return travel fee after first week
- Extra tournaments cost $15-$20. Wrestlers may choose to enter these at their discretion. There will be a handful of “Team” tournaments where full participation is expected
PRACTICES
- Practices are weeknights by division. Times are 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the ETR wrestling room. Allow time to get ready. Carry shoes to practice and lace up in hallway. Don't walk on mats in street shoes
- Practices include about 30 minutes of running and exercise and 90 minutes of instruction and wrestling
- Team members are expected to make at least 2 practices a week (younger boys may just do one)
- Parents should come down to the room to pickup at 7:50 and hear any annoucements.
- Parents, if you stay to watch practices, please do not have younger siblings with you
GEAR
- Kids should wear clean gym shorts and tee-shirts tucked in to practice
- Wrestling shoes should be worn. We may have used sneakers for free so you may want to wait before you buy new. Bring old shoes up to practice. Never wear wrestling shoes outside. Never walk on mat unless in wrestling shoes or socks.
- Head Gear is encouraged (especially for older kids) and may be purchased at a sporting goods store. Some tournaments require.
- SAA provides singlets that are for meets & tournaments
HYGENE
- Kids should shower immediately after every practice and match. Anti-bacterial soap recommended
- Keep nails clipped short
- No earrings / jewelry
- Short hair above shoulder or hair net required
- Notify Coaches of any skin abrasions / sores
COMPETITION
- Kids are matched up by Age, Weight, & Experience in practice and in meets. All the kids wrestle at their natural weight. There is NO DESIRE to have kids losing weight accept through natural excercise
- Wrestler’s average between 1 and 3 matches in each Saturday meet depending on the other team’s composition. EVERYONE wrestles. There is no starting line-up.
- Tournaments are more competitive and wrestlers are matched by Age and Weight.
TENTATIVE CALENDAR
- Parent information meeting and late sign-ups in November
- Practices begins late November in the ETR wrestling room (downstairs by gym)
- 6 Saturday morning meets begin in January to the middle of February
- Springfield Tournament is in the middle of February (free for SAA). Two other team tournaments will be selected. Other optional tournaments will be posted.
- Regular season for 1st year novice wrestlers ends with ICWL Novice league tournament third week of February
- Regular season for all other wrestlers ends with ICWL league tournament end of February
- MAWA Post season begins in March and ends in mid April. This optional tournament competition is for the boys who wish to further develop their wrestling skills. Wrestlers can advance in the Middle Atlantic Wrestling Association Districts, Regional’s, and Eastern National finals.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- SAA competes in the Inner County Wrestling League (ICWL). 35 teams from Delaware, Chester, & Montgomery counties. Typically there are 3 home meets at Springfield High School and 3 away meets
- Rules / Schedule / Directions / Announcements will be posted on website
- Please consider helping. Organizing, Coaching, Cleaning Mats, Snack Bar, Mat Moving, Scoring Tables
- Please volunteer to help. Other questions? Call directors Joe or Becky Sciarrino, Mike Gildea, or Head Coach Ron Dortone. Phone numbers and eMail can be found under "Contacts"
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2009 SAA Night at the High School
Wrestlers look on as the High School team huddles prior to the Conestoga match
see more pictures in "PHOTO ALBUMS - SAA 2009 Night at the High School"
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The following note was sent to SAA Wrestlers following your Great Valley meet
Jan 24, 2009
Dear Springfield Wrestlers,
What a great day of wrestling! It was an honor and a pleasure to work with all of you! I really enjoyed watching all of you. It was a great day for competing and learning. I really admire each of you for your determination - you all finished what you set out to do today ... win or lose, you were wonderful!
Great job listening to your coaches and showing very sportsman like behavoir ! For those of you who sometimes had a hard time because of all of the noise, don't be too hard on yourslf. As you grow, you'll become more focused and better able to screen out the noise. You all did beautifully in my opinion. I hope we can work together again! Keep up the hard work.
From "The Lady Ref"
p.s. Coaches, keep up the nice job with your team !!!!
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Novice - Things to Remember!
Click on above link for Novice basics of what to do in a match
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SAA - Key Words
Click on above link for the Key Words that coaches say to you in a match
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