Philosophy
Extra-Curricular activities are a privilege, not an entitlement. Wrestling for Waite High School is an opportunity for you, as a student-athlete, to showcase your wrestling skills. However, there are rules and guidelines in accordance with Waite High School that must be followed in order to have this opportunity. Deviation from these rules, which will be rooted in the Six Pillars of Character, will not be tolerated. Integrity, Responsibility, Fairness, Respect, Accountability, and Citizenship are not merely ideas in a vacuum, but are valuable teaching tools to prepare our young athletes not only for wrestling, but also for life. Please remember that while we hope every wrestler has a successful experience wrestling for the program, the reputation of our school and program will not be jeopardized due to any individual.
Determining Lineups
1. The Head Coach, with the help of the Coaching Staff, decides who wrestles. A starting position is not an entitlement, but is earned through hard work, selflessness, discipline, and sometimes-even sacrifice. The Coaches will put out wrestlers who will give a representative effort each time he steps out on the mat.
2. Wrestle-Offs are not a thing of the past. When the Coaches feel a wrestler is ready to challenge for a starting position, he will be offered an “indicator match” with the present starter. Wrestlers will be assessed not by score alone. But by tenacity, courage, heart, cardiovascular conditioning, as well as other traits which are hard to quantify by score alone. There are no winners or losers in an indicator match, but it gives the coaches insight as to who the better choice may be for a particular match.
Practice
1. Practice begins daily @ 3:30pm unless otherwise noted. Any changes to the practice or match schedule will be announced during school announcements.
2. If you have to miss practice for ANY reason, you should contact the Head Coach first. If you are unable to get in contact with the Head Coach, then it is acceptable to tell an Assistant Coach. The Head Coach may be reached by either cell phone (419-350-7754) or by email at [email protected]
3. While practice officially begins @ 3:30pm, it is imperative to be ready for practice before 3:30. This means mats have to be mopped and dried, Ken Shield must be applied to avoid skin infection, and all wrestlers must be in the room with shoes tied and headgear on before 3:30pm. Wrestlers who are not ready to begin on time without a valid excuse will be held accountable through extra conditioning and drilling. If you skip practice or don’t attend practice because of suspension (in/out) school you will not participate in the next match or tournament.
4. Practice will end around 5:30pm, depending on the intensity of practice. Practices do not have to be three hours long to be considered successful. Intense, efficient practices will end before 5:30, while poor practices will end considerably later.
5. Wrestlers will be responsible for maintaining their weights, and will be required to weigh in before and after each practice. Wrestlers who fail to weigh in will be held accountable through added conditioning and drilling.
6. Practice is for learning, improving technique, competing in the room, and increasing cardiovascular capacity, NOT FOR WEIGHT LOSS!!! Plastic suits, multiple layers, or heat-trapping clothing will not be worn.
7. Coaches will be referred to as “Coach” and never by a first or last name only. Failure to comply will be deemed disrespectful and will be dealt with accordingly. You may use this example “Coach Justin” but not just Justin.
8. Wrestlers who are asked to leave practice due to disrespect or poor effort (one warning) will be suspended for a minimum of one match.
9. Vacations ARE NOT excused absences from practices. Time equaling the amount of practice missed will be made up through supervised drilling and conditioning.
10. There will be occasions when a wrestler is late. When this happens, with or without an excuse, the time will be made up through extra conditioning and drilling. However, excessive and frequent lateness shows selfishness and disrespect towards both coaches and teammates, and will result in a one-match suspension after the third late (UNLESS THE LATENESS IS ACADEMIC RELATED)
11. Wrestlers MUST shower after each practice. No Exceptions.
Conduct
1. Wrestlers will attend school regularly. Wrestlers who are absent the day before a match without a valid excuse WILL not be permitted to wrestle in the next match. If you have a valid excuse (hospital, funeral, dentist, doctors apt.) with a written note the may be permitted to wrestle.
If you miss school the day of a match because of any reason other academic reasons, you will NOT WRESTLE that day.
2. Wrestlers will exhibit good citizenship and behavior in school as well as in the community. You represent the school and the team. Any wrestler, who is removed from class, study hall, the lunchroom, etc., will be disciplined in practice, in addition to any action deemed necessary under Waite High School’s rules and regulations. Team discipline may include, but is not limited to extra conditioning, suspension, or removal from the team, depending on the severity of the infraction. Any wrestler involved in bullying and hazing will be removed from the team until the Head Coach and Athletic Director has the appropriate time to investigate all people involved.
3. Any wrestler receiving BIC will be suspended a minimum of one match. After three separate suspensions, we will hold a meeting with the coaches, Athletic Director, wrestler and parent(s) to determine whether the wrestler should remain on the team. Remember-our team integrity will not be compromised!!
4. Any wrestler who misses weight once will be suspended for that match; we will not move wrestlers around so that you can wrestle. Any wrestler who misses weight twice will be suspended for three matches. If a wrestler misses weight three times, his lack of commitment to the team will result in being removed from the lineup.
5. Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Steroids will not be tolerated. Wrestlers will be subject to applicable school penalties as well as additional team penalties.
Pre-Match/During Match
1. Immediately following weigh-ins, the team will stay together; the team will sit together on the bench as a team and support all levels of wrestlers. No one will be permitted to leave early unless PRIOR arrangements have been made through the Head Coach or Asst. Coaches.
3. The team will stay in the immediate vicinity of the bench while the matches are taking place.
4. I pods, headphones, and the like are allowed behind the bench only when warming up or preparing for your match.
5. The team will only wear equiptment that has been authorized by the Head Coach. No Exceptions!!!
6. Wrestlers will have NO contact with spectators, including friends, parents, ”club coaches”, etc., during matches. This is a time for supporting your teammates, not for socializing. This practice will not be tolerated. If we are at an individual tournament your parents may sit in the section that the team is in, but the team will not be spread out.
7. Wrestlers not in uniform will be permitted on the bench, providing there is room for all the team. NO CELL PHONES permitted on bench.
8. At home matches, ALL wrestlers must stay for post-match meetings as well as to assist in putting away mats, chairs, and other equipment.
9. At away matches, wrestlers MUST return on the team bus unless previous plans have been made through the Head Coach or Asst. Coaches
10. Wrestlers will wear shirts, provided by Waite High School when traveling to AWAY matches. They are also required to wear these for home matches
Student-Athletes will be issued a singlet, head gear and warm-up these are property of Waite Wrestling. The singlet’s need to be turned in after every event. The cost of the items is as followed if lost:
Singlet- $75.00
Head Gear- $25.00
Warm-ups- $40.00 (Set)
Shoes- $75.00 (Not all wrestlers will get a pair of shoes, varsity first)
Extra-Curricular activities are a privilege, not an entitlement. Wrestling for Waite High School is an opportunity for you, as a student-athlete, to showcase your wrestling skills. However, there are rules and guidelines in accordance with Waite High School that must be followed in order to have this opportunity. Deviation from these rules, which will be rooted in the Six Pillars of Character, will not be tolerated. Integrity, Responsibility, Fairness, Respect, Accountability, and Citizenship are not merely ideas in a vacuum, but are valuable teaching tools to prepare our young athletes not only for wrestling, but also for life. Please remember that while we hope every wrestler has a successful experience wrestling for the program, the reputation of our school and program will not be jeopardized due to any individual.
Determining Lineups
1. The Head Coach, with the help of the Coaching Staff, decides who wrestles. A starting position is not an entitlement, but is earned through hard work, selflessness, discipline, and sometimes-even sacrifice. The Coaches will put out wrestlers who will give a representative effort each time he steps out on the mat.
2. Wrestle-Offs are not a thing of the past. When the Coaches feel a wrestler is ready to challenge for a starting position, he will be offered an “indicator match” with the present starter. Wrestlers will be assessed not by score alone. But by tenacity, courage, heart, cardiovascular conditioning, as well as other traits which are hard to quantify by score alone. There are no winners or losers in an indicator match, but it gives the coaches insight as to who the better choice may be for a particular match.
Practice
1. Practice begins daily @ 3:30pm unless otherwise noted. Any changes to the practice or match schedule will be announced during school announcements.
2. If you have to miss practice for ANY reason, you should contact the Head Coach first. If you are unable to get in contact with the Head Coach, then it is acceptable to tell an Assistant Coach. The Head Coach may be reached by either cell phone (419-350-7754) or by email at [email protected]
3. While practice officially begins @ 3:30pm, it is imperative to be ready for practice before 3:30. This means mats have to be mopped and dried, Ken Shield must be applied to avoid skin infection, and all wrestlers must be in the room with shoes tied and headgear on before 3:30pm. Wrestlers who are not ready to begin on time without a valid excuse will be held accountable through extra conditioning and drilling. If you skip practice or don’t attend practice because of suspension (in/out) school you will not participate in the next match or tournament.
4. Practice will end around 5:30pm, depending on the intensity of practice. Practices do not have to be three hours long to be considered successful. Intense, efficient practices will end before 5:30, while poor practices will end considerably later.
5. Wrestlers will be responsible for maintaining their weights, and will be required to weigh in before and after each practice. Wrestlers who fail to weigh in will be held accountable through added conditioning and drilling.
6. Practice is for learning, improving technique, competing in the room, and increasing cardiovascular capacity, NOT FOR WEIGHT LOSS!!! Plastic suits, multiple layers, or heat-trapping clothing will not be worn.
7. Coaches will be referred to as “Coach” and never by a first or last name only. Failure to comply will be deemed disrespectful and will be dealt with accordingly. You may use this example “Coach Justin” but not just Justin.
8. Wrestlers who are asked to leave practice due to disrespect or poor effort (one warning) will be suspended for a minimum of one match.
9. Vacations ARE NOT excused absences from practices. Time equaling the amount of practice missed will be made up through supervised drilling and conditioning.
10. There will be occasions when a wrestler is late. When this happens, with or without an excuse, the time will be made up through extra conditioning and drilling. However, excessive and frequent lateness shows selfishness and disrespect towards both coaches and teammates, and will result in a one-match suspension after the third late (UNLESS THE LATENESS IS ACADEMIC RELATED)
11. Wrestlers MUST shower after each practice. No Exceptions.
Conduct
1. Wrestlers will attend school regularly. Wrestlers who are absent the day before a match without a valid excuse WILL not be permitted to wrestle in the next match. If you have a valid excuse (hospital, funeral, dentist, doctors apt.) with a written note the may be permitted to wrestle.
If you miss school the day of a match because of any reason other academic reasons, you will NOT WRESTLE that day.
2. Wrestlers will exhibit good citizenship and behavior in school as well as in the community. You represent the school and the team. Any wrestler, who is removed from class, study hall, the lunchroom, etc., will be disciplined in practice, in addition to any action deemed necessary under Waite High School’s rules and regulations. Team discipline may include, but is not limited to extra conditioning, suspension, or removal from the team, depending on the severity of the infraction. Any wrestler involved in bullying and hazing will be removed from the team until the Head Coach and Athletic Director has the appropriate time to investigate all people involved.
3. Any wrestler receiving BIC will be suspended a minimum of one match. After three separate suspensions, we will hold a meeting with the coaches, Athletic Director, wrestler and parent(s) to determine whether the wrestler should remain on the team. Remember-our team integrity will not be compromised!!
4. Any wrestler who misses weight once will be suspended for that match; we will not move wrestlers around so that you can wrestle. Any wrestler who misses weight twice will be suspended for three matches. If a wrestler misses weight three times, his lack of commitment to the team will result in being removed from the lineup.
5. Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Steroids will not be tolerated. Wrestlers will be subject to applicable school penalties as well as additional team penalties.
Pre-Match/During Match
1. Immediately following weigh-ins, the team will stay together; the team will sit together on the bench as a team and support all levels of wrestlers. No one will be permitted to leave early unless PRIOR arrangements have been made through the Head Coach or Asst. Coaches.
3. The team will stay in the immediate vicinity of the bench while the matches are taking place.
4. I pods, headphones, and the like are allowed behind the bench only when warming up or preparing for your match.
5. The team will only wear equiptment that has been authorized by the Head Coach. No Exceptions!!!
6. Wrestlers will have NO contact with spectators, including friends, parents, ”club coaches”, etc., during matches. This is a time for supporting your teammates, not for socializing. This practice will not be tolerated. If we are at an individual tournament your parents may sit in the section that the team is in, but the team will not be spread out.
7. Wrestlers not in uniform will be permitted on the bench, providing there is room for all the team. NO CELL PHONES permitted on bench.
8. At home matches, ALL wrestlers must stay for post-match meetings as well as to assist in putting away mats, chairs, and other equipment.
9. At away matches, wrestlers MUST return on the team bus unless previous plans have been made through the Head Coach or Asst. Coaches
10. Wrestlers will wear shirts, provided by Waite High School when traveling to AWAY matches. They are also required to wear these for home matches
Student-Athletes will be issued a singlet, head gear and warm-up these are property of Waite Wrestling. The singlet’s need to be turned in after every event. The cost of the items is as followed if lost:
Singlet- $75.00
Head Gear- $25.00
Warm-ups- $40.00 (Set)
Shoes- $75.00 (Not all wrestlers will get a pair of shoes, varsity first)