Starts: 2/24/2025 (Updated as of 02/05/2025) Where: This year wrestlers will practice at their respective Junior Highs. Olympus will practice at OJHS. Evergreen will practice @ EJHS. Practice Times: 3:00-5:00 PM (Mon-Thurs;Both schools); 12:45-2:45 PM (Fri;OJH only) Who: All Students from Olympus and Evergreen Junior High (Girls and Boys)
Girls and Boys will practice and compete separately! Come build confidence, develop team unity, and learn one of the oldest sports in the world.
Coaches: Justyn Bryner (Evergreen); Ben Heder (Olympus). Devin Ashcroft, David Feldon and Jed Williams will help at both programs. All of these coaches are passionate about this sport and love to see youth wrestlers learn how to succeed in wrestling.
Team Communication Join the team GroupMe chat here.
Schedule Full Evergreen Junior High Schedule click here. Full Olympus Junior High Schedule click here. Important Season Dates
2/13 - Parent Meeting @ Olympus High School 5:30 PM; Commons Area at Olympus High School.
2/24 - First practice 3:00-5:00 PM
Team Rules
Come to all practices.
Respect your teammates.
Communicate with coaches.
Commit to be fully active with the team 2/24-3/29.
Must attend and place top 4 at Divison (3/22) to qualify for the District Championships on 3/29.
Athletes that don't comply or that have too many excuses (valid or not) will have consequences, up to and including removal from the team.
Registration:
Cost $20 added to your students focus/gradebook account by 2/24.
Additional Cost (Optional)
We will have singlets available for purchase ($45) if parents would like.
For wrestlers and families that don't want to purchase singlets, we will have singlets available for checkout at no cost.
Please complete the following three forms and send them with your wrestler to the first practice on 2/20/2024 or email an electronic copy to Devin Ashcroft. Paper copies of these will be avaible at the parent meeting or at your Junior HS.
Weight Class The following weigh-classes in lbs. will be used: 77, 84, 91, 98, 105, 110, 115,120, 125, 131, 138, 145, 152, 170, 190, 210, 265.
Growth Allowance A one pound growth allowance will be given for the division and district dual meet. Therefore after the weight allowance is granted, a 76-pound wrestler must weigh no more than 77.0 pound to compete at that weight class.
Length of Match A wrestling match will consist of 3 rounds. The first round will be one-minute with the second and third round lasting 1:30 each. Overtime matches, in tournaments and dual meets, shall consist of one, oneminute period followed by two, 30 second tiebreakers, if necessary, and one, 30 second ultimate tiebreaker, if necessary. Consolation matches in tournaments will follow the 1:00, 1:30, 1:30. Junior varsity matches in dual meets will consist of three one minute rounds 1:00, 1:00, 1:00.
FAQ's How can I help my wrestler make their weight class? Please don’t do anything extreme (i.e. wear sweat suits, exercise, starvation, or dietary medicine/supplements, etc.) to help your wrestler make weight. Most athletes if they just eat a normal sized portion of food the night before (in other words they cut out the second and third helpings) and they are careful of how much water they drink should be just fine. Don’t have them eat on the morning of the competition until after weigh-ins, they will have time to eat that morning after the weigh-ins. If you have a scale at home that can be super helpful to help them manage their weight. Most athletes that go to bed no more than a pound and a quarter (1.25) over their weight class will be just fine by the next morning.
What if they don’t make weight? Ultimately don't stress about it and let the wrestler weigh-in at a natural body weight and if they have to wrestle up a weight class it is not a big deal, in my mind.
What does my wrestler need to wrestle?
Mandatory Items:
4 Practice T-Shirts
4 Practice Shorts
Wrestling Shoes (Practices and competitions)
Headgear (I do have several headgear that can be checked out to wrestlers. Wear to practices and competitions.)
Wrestling Uniforms (Competitions only, the school will provide these.)
Mouth Guards (Practices and competitions, if your wrestlers has braces a double sided mouth guard is required).
Strongly Recommended Items
Knee Pads (Wrestling knee pads or any kind of knee sleeve is just fine).
An Athletic Cup/Protection
You Might Also Consider:
Elbow sleeves
Leggings
Any gear that gets checked out to wrestlers is expected to be returned at their final competition. For each wrestler when the date of their last competition may vary, we will do our best to communicate this with the wrestler.
Any gear that is checked out and then is not returned or lost will have a fee that gets placed on the students accounts. Below are the amounts that will be fined. Headgear: $100 Uniforms: $250
Below are locations that sell wrestling gear, not all locations will have all items. I usually purchase items on the internet for a “one-stop” shopping experience. Buying online can be challenging though if the item shows up and it doesn’t fit!