Crystal Lake Wizards Wrestling Club

 TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION

"Wizard supported tournament" registration opens up to the club in two waves via e-mail – first offered to coaches, then to the remainder of the club.  When it is your turn, you must act fast if you have an interest in attending, most of the allotted spots fill up quickly and then registration closes.  For those specific events, do not contact the tournament directors for extra spots.

"Non-Wizard supported tournament" registration can be done directly with the event organization.  Many times these are the state events.  There are several other tournament options that you can consider; there just won’t be planned Wizard club presence or coaching. 

View upcoming tournaments via the “Tournament List” link on the left sidebar.   Each will include available tournament details, location, group/division appropriate, registration instructions/links, hotel blocks (if needed).  They can also be found in the calendar area of our website.

It is important that you choose group/division appropriate tournaments.  There may be more than one category that is applicable to each wrestler.  We have also developed "Practice Group Criteria" to help you use as a guide for choosing tournaments.  On the tournament list page, the following "groups/divisions" are noted following the Tournament Name:

• Any Level Wrestler – tournaments appropriate for all experience and age levels.
• 1st & 2nd Year Wrestlers – restricted to those who are just beginning wrestling, in their 1st or 2nd year.
• Beginners & Intermediate – typically appropriate for wrestlers in White & Black groups.  1st & 2nd year wrestlers may also consider these beginner tournaments. 
• Intermediate & Advanced – typically appropriate for wrestlers in group Black & Yellow.
• Dual Team Invite Only – restricted to those selected for dual team.
• Advanced – appropriate for Yellow group wrestlers, and majority Black group.
• Advanced Invite Only – restricted to those selected for advanced group within the dual team.
• Qualifiers – tournaments that participants must qualify for.
  
• Show All Divisions - to see a complete list of tournaments, regardless of divisions.

There are 5 different age classes in the IKWF

1. Tot: 5 and under
   
2. Bantam: 6 & 7 year-olds 
3. Intermediate (a.k.a. Midget): 8 & 9 year-olds
4. Novice: 10 & 11 year olds
5. Senior: 12,13 & 14 year-olds

For additional questions regarding which tournaments your wrestler should attend, feel free to ask your practice group coach or Tony Fontanetta at headcoach@crystallakewizards.com.

 WHAT TO EXPECT

Most open tournaments we enter use blocked weight classes.  The wrestlers weigh in before the tournament and are grouped by weight and experience.  There are no set weight classes.  Most of the Varsity Invitational Tournaments and the State Series Tournament do use set weight classes.  The weight class you wrestle at Regionals must be maintained for Sectional and State tournaments.

Most of the tournaments are double elimination (your child will wrestle at least 2 matches).  Wrestlers placing first through fifth are typically awarded with trophies, medals or ribbons at each tournament.  Many of the tournament flyers indicate awards given.

These tournaments are voluntary we encourage you to go, but it is not mandatory.  You can sign up for as many or as few tournaments as you choose. 

The tournament fees are not included in the registration fee. Each tournament will require a separate fee. The tournaments are typically $20 - $25 per event. The tournaments typically will last from about 6:30 am in the morning until about 2:00 pm in the afternoon. 

Some tournaments are out of town and may require a hotel stay. These hotels will be located in the hotel area on our menu or a link from the tournament page. If you want a room you must book it on your own. Rooms go fast and they also have a date when the block ends so don't wait too long to reserve your room.  Vicki Marchese will be handling the hotels for us this season. Dale Moore handles the tournament registration and Laurie Bourquin will handle payments for the tournaments. 

• For problems on how to sign up for a tournament, contact Dale Moore tournaments@crystallakewizards.com
  
• For dual or elite team questions, contact Tony Fontanetta headcoach@crystallakewizards.com 
• Hotels for tournaments, contact Vicki Marchese secretary@crystallakewizards.com
  
• Tournament accounts and account balance, contact Sabrina Jimenez - treasurer@clwizards.com

Singlet distribution These are ONLY to be worn to tournaments for Wizards wrestling. In order to get a singlet you will need to give a $75.00 check post dated to 4/1/2018.  Singlet handout dates & times are on the calendar and there will be an email reminder also. If you have any questions about singlets please contact Sabrina Jimenez treasurer@clwizards.com  

State Qualifiers

• Regionals - Open to all age levels: Bantam, Intermediate, Novice, and Senior.  Intermediate, Novice & Senior wrestlers finishing in the top 6 places are eligible to advance to Sectionals.
• Sectionals - Novice and Senior wrestlers finishing in the top 3 places advance to State.
• State 

Other Miscellaneous Tournament Info

What do I wear to tournaments?  We ask that your wrestler wear our singlet when they are competing for our team as well as wear our team colors and gear. We support kids going to other training facilities during the off-season to train, but from November until March they are part of the Wizards. This also prepares them for high school since those coaches wouldn’t allow other teams colors or singlets. 

Skin checks are done at check-in for every tournament.  Kids cannot wrestle if they have questionable skin issues to prevent potential spread of contagious skin conditions.  If your wrestler has evident skin infections, ringworms, impetigo, staph, other fungal/bacterial skin infections, this is the skin clearance form used by the IKWF league. Your physician can provide clearance by providing treatment to the skin infection and completing an IKWF form.

Finger nails are checked at check-in for every tournament as well.  Kids cannot wrestle if they appear to be long enough to scratch another wrestler.  Make sure they are clipped every time.  Keep a nail clipper in the wrestlers bag, just in case.  

Food & Beverages  We encourage you to bring a cooler with snacks and drinks.  Concessions are generally available throughout the day at all tournaments, but offerings vary. 

Team Spirit.  Let's promote Team Spirit by all sitting together under our team banner at the tournaments.  Help save seats for other Wizard families when able.  Also, try to wear black and gold to show your team support.

Hotel Blocks for 2019-2020 Crystal Lake Wizards

January 18th, and checkout on the 19th. 2018 Jon Davis Kids Open, Rate: $108 plus tax, Only 15 Rooms held for Wizard Families.

Hotel: President Abraham Lincoln Springfield - A DoubleTree by Hilton
701 East Adams Street, Springfield, IL 62701
www.PresidentAbrahamLincolnSpringfield.DoubleTree.com

Jon Davis Kids Open – January 19th

Rooms reserved January 18th. Depart on the 19th

1. Call Aretha Hughes at 217.321.2429 (Recommended time for calling to confirm room is between 9am and 3pm Monday-Friday).

If calling on weekend or after hours, please call Aretha and leave a voice message with a phone number to return your call.

2. Have Team Confirmation Number(s) ready.  Your team’s number is 54663078.
3. Aretha will then ask the following information:

4. Aretha will require a credit card for guarantee to confirm reservation. 
5. Parent/Guardian has until December 18, 2019 to reserve a room in the team block.  After that date, any unclaimed team rooms will be released for general sale.
6. Cancellation for reservation must be made 48 hours in advance of arrival.

Novice/Senior State Tournament 2019

  March 12th & 13th and checkout on the March 14th, 2012 , 2-Night Minimum, Rate: From $169 a night

15 Rooms Held

Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn
7675 Walton Street
Rockford, IL 61108

Hilton Garden Inn

 For Reservations call: 815-229-3322 or register ONLINE

The last day for your guests to book rooms will be March 9th

DO NOT BOOK ROOM UNTIL AFTER SECTIONALS

MIDGET STATE 2020

March 20th & 21st, 2020  (check out on 22nd) Rate: $139

20 Rooms Held for Wizard Families

Hotel: Comfort Suites - URBANA CHAMPAIGN, UNIVERSITY AREA

2001 North Lincoln Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801

Reservations: 217-328-3500

All reservations must be made by 2/24/2020 to guarantee discount.

WIN CRITERIA FOR STATS 

Win Criteria

The 2019-2020 IKWF season starts 12/7- This is when wins and losses will be calculated.

ONLY Wizard team scheduled IKWF sanctioned events count towards win club.

Bye/Forfeit criteria

1. A bye only counts as a win in a "seeded" tournament such as Regionals. Only 1 bye counts per tournament and you only get the bye as a win if you win the following match.

- if the wrestler wins his match after the bye this will count as 2 wins.

- if the wrestler loses his match after a bye it only counts as 1 loss.

3. A wrestler can only receive 1 bye/win potential per tournament or bracket.

4. If a wrestler only has 2 matches at a 3-match tournament a bye is not given.

5. If an opponent leaves a completed bracket for any reason such as injury, illness, or ejection this is considered a forfeit and the wrestler receives a win(All tournaments seeded and non-seeded).

6. A forfeit at a dual tournaments where the opposing team has or does not have an opponent at their weight receives a win.