When is registration?
Registration is open now. Please see the online registration link for more information.
The regular fee is $175. This includes a $50 deposit that will be refunded as long as all equipment is returned prior to the end of season party. There is an additional $25 discount if you register PRIOR to October 15, 2015
All payments and forms (including birth certificates for first year wrestlers) must be fully completed prior to the first practice on November 5, 2015.
Who can wrestle?
Children in grades 1-6 are eligible. Younger wrestlers may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
When and where are practices?
Practice will start on November 5, 2015 and continue every Tuesday and Thursday thereafter for Group 1 and Monday and Wednesday for Group 2. We practice in the BHS wrestling room located in the far southwest corner of the building.
Everyone will practice together for the first week or so of practice, thereafter, we will divide into two groups. Group 1 will practice from 6:00-8:00 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. Group 2 will practice from 6:00-8:00 pm on Monday and Wednesday. Wrestlers are divided between the groups by the coaches. Generally, younger, smaller, and less experienced wrestlers are placed in Group 1 and older, larger, and more experienced wrestlers are placed in Group 2.
Where and when are tournaments/meets?
We participate in the Miami Valley Kids Wrestling Association (MVKWA). This is the 11th largest youth wrestling league in the country. It consists of 72 teams as far north as Ada, Ohio, south into Fayette County; east to Springfield and west to Connersville, Indiana. Beavercreek is usually the largest team in the league.
MVKWA tournaments are always held on Sunday from 1:00-4:00 pm. Teams generally arrive by noon and most wrestling is completed by 4 o’clock.
We will also take the Creek Elite team to tournaments sponsored by the Ohio Athletic Committee (OAC). These tournaments are located in various parts of the state and follow a different time schedule and/or format. We try to integrate the two schedules so that athletes have the option of taking a weekend off or wrestling in both MVKWA and OAC tournaments.
What is the difference between the BCYW and Creek Elite?
Beavercreek Youth Wrestling (BCYW) is our youth team for children in the Beavercreek area in grades 1-6. A yearly registration fee is charged which covers the cost of a team t-shirt, a USA Wrestling card good only for entry into MVKWA sponsored tournaments, and an MVKWA registration/weigh-in card which is your tournament entry fee. Meets and tournaments are generally held in the Dayton region and the season runs from November through March with instruction on folkstyle wrestling.
Creek Elite is our club team for youth in Beavercreek or any of the surrounding areas in grades 1-12. In addition to the MVKWA schedule, Creek Elite team members will also participate in the Ohio Athletic Committee (OAC) tournaments on our schedule. Anyone is welcome to attend Creek Elite practices; however they are geared more for the advanced athlete. There are no participation fees; however, wrestlers are responsible for their own sponsorship cards (USA, AAU, or other) and tournament entry fees. Team members will have the option to purchase Creek Elite singlets, shirts, and bags. Coaches will be available to travel to any tournaments anywhere. Creek Elite will instruct folkstyle wrestling during the high school season (November-March) and switch to Freestyle and Greco-Roman during the spring/summer season (March-July).
What is the cost?
Registration fees for BCYW are $175.00. This includes a refundable $50.00 equipment deposit. Checks should be made payable to: Beavercreek Youth Wrestling. Please note the wrestler(s) name(s) on the memo line. Cash payments are not accepted.
Creek Elite is free.
If my wrestler quits, can I get a refund?
We purchase an MVKWA registration card, a USA Wrestling card, and a long sleeve shirt for each wrestler. These purchases are generally made after the first week of practice. We will issue a refund up to the time we make these purchases. After these purchases are made on your behalf, we cannot issue a refund. We will send an e-mail to make you aware of the exact date these purchases will be made.
Your $50.00 equipment deposit will be returned when your headgear and singlet are returned prior to the end of season party.
What do I need to know about fundraising?
We require each BCYW wrestler to participate in fundraising by selling 10 cards for $10.00 each. We will be selling discount cards and offer prizes to the top selling wrestlers.
Fundraising is vital for our organization. We use these funds to replace equipment (singlets, headgear and occasionally a new wrestling mat which is almost $20,000). We also use these funds to offset tournament costs, provide awards to our wrestlers, and support our scholarship fund.
What do I need to know about equipment and what should I bring to practice?
BCYW will provide singlets and headgear. We will require wrestlers to wear their headgear in all practices and matches. We also ask that singlets only be worn during matches. We also provide long-sleeved warm-up shirts which can be worn at both practices and tournaments.
Wrestlers must provide their own wrestling shoes. However, we do have a shoe exchange so you may want to wait to purchase shoes until after the first practice to see if there are any shoes that might fit.
Please DO NOT let your wrestlers wear their wrestling shoes outside of the wrestling room and DO NOT walk on the mats in street shoes.
In practice; shorts, a long-sleeved shirt, wrestling shoes, and headgear are needed. Water bottles and towels are not necessary but may be brought if you would like. Also, wrestling is a winter sport; please make sure your wrestlers have proper clothing when leaving a hot wrestling room to go home on a frigid December night.
What can I expect at tournaments?
In general, we will ask you to arrive by noon. This will give us time to have skin checks and get the kids to their mats. We always work to finish tournaments by 4:00 pm.
Each wrestler will be assigned a mat number. Their mat number is where they will wrestle all day. The only exception will be towards the end of the tournament, for example, if mat 10 has finished all of their matches and mat 2 has 15 matches to go, some of the matches on mat 2 will be moved to mat 10 to expedite completion of the tournament.
In competition, wrestlers are paired by the coaching staff with other wrestlers on the basis of age, weight, and experience. We do our best to make sure that each athlete is paired in a competitive group with athletes from other teams. It does not always work out as we would like and there may be times when your wrestler will wrestle kids from our own team or the weight range may widen as needed to group wrestlers. Again, the coaches do not like these situations and we try to avoid them but sometimes it is the only way we can get matches for all the kids.
How does a match work?
Matches are divided into three (3) periods each one (1) minute in length. In the first period both wrestlers will begin on their feet in the neutral position. At the conclusion of the first period, a colored disc will be flipped with the wrestler of the winning color given the option to choose which position (top, bottom, or neutral) (s)he would like to start in or to defer their choice to the third period in which case the opponent chooses the position. At the conclusion of the second period, the other wrestler is given their choice of position and wrestling continues. At the end of the third period, the wrestler with the most points wins. The match can be ended at any time prior to this when one wrestler pins the other or holds both of their opponents’ shoulders on the mat for a count of three consecutive seconds. This is also known as a fall.
Can I watch practices?
Yes, we encourage you to stay for practices. However, the wrestling room is relatively small for the number of kids we have on the team and things are complicated with bad acoustics in the wrestling room, therefore, we ask that talking be kept to a minimum. If noise becomes a problem, WE WILL ASK YOU TO BE QUIET OR LEAVE THE ROOM.
Can I become a coach?
Yes. You must complete the Coach’s Registration Form in the online registration system and the Mandatory State of Ohio Concussion Training. There are two websites that can provide the concussion training you need. Both are free. Please complete the training from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NHFS). The NHFS Training has a search feature that makes it easier for us to track.
What is ringworm?
Information below quoted from: http://answers.webmd.com/answers/1192353/what-causes-ringworm-of-the-scalp?guid=1 accessed on September 16, 2013.
Worms don't cause ringworm. Rather, this superficial skin infection is caused by fungi called dermatophytes. Fungi that cause ringworm are microscopic organisms that can live off the dead tissues of your skin, hair, and nails, much like a mushroom can grow on the bark of a tree.
The medical term for fungal infections is tinea, followed by a word that describes the location of infection. For example, tinea capitis is ringworm of the scalp, and tinea barbae is ringworm of the beard.
Ringworm of the scalp is most commonly caused by the fungus Trichophyton tonsurans, which is spread from one person to another. This fungus causes more than 90 out of 100 cases of ringworm of the scalp in North and Central America. In the past, the fungus Microsporum canis was the most common cause, but it is a less frequent cause now. Microsporum canis is spread by cats and dogs.
Ringworm of the beard is caused by Trichophyton verrucosum and is spread by cattle and other farm animals.
You can catch ringworm by sharing contaminated hats, combs, brushes, towels, telephones, clothing, sports equipment, or even theater seats, and by direct contact with an infected person.
Ringworm is characterized by a red ring of small blisters or a red ring of scaly skin that grows outward as the infection spreads. Though children are especially susceptible to catching ringworm, it can affect adults as well.
The following are the different types of ringworm, or tinea:
- Tinea barbae: Ringworm of the bearded area of the face and neck, with swelling and marked crusting, is often accompanied by itching, sometimes causing the hair to break off. In the days when men went to the barber daily for a shave, tinea barbae was called barber's itch.
- Tinea capitis: Ringworm of the scalp commonly affects children, mostly in late childhood or adolescence. This condition may spread in schools. Tinea capitis appears as scalp scaling that is associated with bald spots (in contrast to seborrhea or dandruff, for instance, which do not cause hair loss).
- Tinea corporis: When fungus affects the skin of the body, it often produces the round spots of classic ringworm. Sometimes, these spots have an "active" outer border as they slowly grow and advance. It is important to distinguish this rash from other even more common rashes, such as nummular eczema. This condition, and others, may appear similar to ringworm, but they are not due to a fungal infection and require different treatment.
- Tinea cruris: Tinea of the groin ("jock itch") tends to have a reddish-brown color and extends from the folds of the groin down onto one or both thighs. Other conditions that can mimic tinea cruris include yeast infections, psoriasis, and intertrigo, a chafing rash which results from the skin rubbing against the skin.
- Tinea faciei (faciale): ringworm on the face except in the area of the beard. On the face, ringworm is rarely ring shaped. Characteristically, it causes red, scaly patches with indistinct edges.
- Tinea manus: ringworm involving the hands, particularly the palms and the spaces between the fingers. It typically causes thickening (hyperkeratosis) of these areas, often on only one hand. Tinea manus is a common companion of tinea pedis (ringworm of the feet). It is also called tinea manuum.
- Tinea pedis: Athlete's foot may cause scaling and inflammation in the toe webs, especially the one between the fourth and fifth toes. Another common form of tinea pedis produces a thickening or scaling of the skin on the heels and soles. This is sometimes referred to as the "moccasin distribution." In still other cases, tinea causes blisters between the toes or on the sole. Aside from athlete's foot, tinea pedis is known as tinea of the foot or, more loosely, fungal infection of the feet. Tinea pedis is an extremely common skin disorder. It is the most common and perhaps the most persistent of the fungal (tinea) infections. It is rare before adolescence. It may occur in association with other fungal skin infections such as tinea cruris (jock itch).
- Tinea unguium: Finally, fungal infection can make the fingernails and, more often, the toenails yellow, thick, and crumbly. This is referred to as fungal nails or onychomycosis.
What if my wrestler gets ringworm or some other skin infection?
Most skin infections are treated with a topical cream. Some may require an oral medication. Any wrestler with any skin infection should consult their primary care physician for treatment. A National Federation of State High Schools State Associations’ (NFHS) Skin Form must be completed by a medical doctor before any wrestler will be allowed back in practice or competition. MVKWA rules maintain that the form must be completed within ten (10) days of the competition but MAY NOT be signed on the day of competition.
Please keep in mind that the Head Official at any MVKWA event may overrule any doctor’s note.
What are the rules about fingernails and hair length?
Fingernails should be neatly trimmed so that the edges of the nails are not sharp or abrasive. A general rule-of-thumb is that there should be no white showing on the end of the nail.
Hair should be shorter than the top of a regular shirt collar. The sides should not be longer than the earlobe and the bangs should be shorter than the top of the eyebrows. Any wrestler with hair lengths greater than this will be required to wear a hair net under their headgear. Hair nets must be made of nylon or a nylon-like material. Abrasive materials are not permitted because they may cause injury to the opponent. Swimmer’s caps are not permitted as they may allow the headgear to slide. A bandana is also not recognized as a legal hair net.
Each wrestler will go through a skin, hair, and nail check by an Ohio High School Association (OHSAA) certified official prior to each tournament. The official may ask that hair or nails be trimmed at that point in time or the wrestler may not compete. However, even if a wrestler is not flagged at the check at the beginning of the tournament, the official on the mat at the time of the match has the final authority to determine if a wrestler’s nails or hair is too long. Once on the mat, the wrestler and coaches are given one minute to rectify the situation or the match is forfeited.
How will I know if practice is cancelled or if there are any other changes to the schedule?
If the Beavercreek City Schools are closed due to weather or some other emergency during a scheduled practice day, practice will be cancelled and you will NOT be notified.
If practice is cancelled for any other reason, you will be notified either via e-mail, text message, or phone call. We encourage you to sign up for our e-mail list on the main page of the website.
Any other changes to the schedule will be announced at practices. Notices via e-mail, text message, or phone call will only be made for schedule changes not announced in practice. We will do our best to keep the website updated as well.
What is your coaching philosophy?
Our coaching staff is extremely experienced and respected within the wrestling community. There are few wrestling rooms in the State of Ohio that can boast of the quality of their coaching staff like Beavercreek can at every level from our youth program to the middle schools to the high school; we have quality coaches at every level that have worked together for years and have a shared philosophy.
Wrestling is a close contact, physical, and intense sport that requires strength and endurance. As a coaching staff, we know that being in good physical condition not only helps to prevent injuries, it also helps to win matches. We will push our athletes physically. We will set high standards and expect our athletes to meet those standards, both athletically and academically. We will require our athletes to learn to be self-disciplined and as a coaching staff, we will earn their respect. These are all things wrestling has taught us and we will pass on to our athletes.
We will do this keeping in mind that we are working with children. We want this to be an enjoyable experience for them because our ultimate goal is to develop strong high school student-athletes. We will always be positive and continue to encourage them through victory or defeat. We will expect this from parents/guardians as well.
What if I have a question or an issue not addressed here?
If at any time you have any questions, concerns, or any other issues or problems, please contact BCYW Director Jarrod Martin.
Updated 9/9/15
