GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION - DeKalb County Schools

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 95
2. The GHSA does not approve any practice that endangers the health and safety of wrestlers. Crash dieting, the
use of diuretics and other drugs for weight reduction, the use of sweat box, any type of vinyl or plastic sweatsuit
or bag, hot showers, whirlpool, or any other type of artificial heat device for weight reduction is prohibited.
3. For school day meets only, teams will weigh-in at their respective schools prior to the start of the school day.
An administrator must supervise the weigh-in to be certain all GHSA and National Federation rules are met.
Weigh-ins will take place within one hour of the time school begins.
4. In tournament competitions (including regular season, invitationals and the State Championship series),
wrestlers will have an option of having their second weigh-in conducted at the conclusion of the first day of
competition OR one hour before competitions begin on the second day. NOTE: Any wrestler indicating that he
is prepared to weigh-in the first day and does not “make the proper weight” will not be allowed to weigh-in on
the second day. The exact times for weigh-ins will be determined at the tournament site.
5. All contestants may engage in legal weight loss activities on site until weigh-ins begin. Once weigh-ins begin,
activities that promote weight loss/dehydration are prohibited. Contestants shall not leave the designated
weigh-in area unless permission is granted by the school administrator or meet director.
6. For non-school day dual meets (with mutual consent of schools participating), matches may begin as soon as
weigh-ins have been completed.
I. Coaching requirements:
1. Only two (2) coaches per school will be allowed at matside for coaching purposes throughout the regular season
meets and tournaments, and at the Area, Sectional and State Finals tournaments.
2. All coaches are required to complete the GHSA/NFHS Wrestling Rules Clinic presented online via the GHSA
web site.
3. A minimum of one (1) coach at each school must complete the on-line seminar of the policies and procedures
for the “Wrestling Weight Management Program.”
4. Failure to abide by the above requirements will result in fines assessed against the school.
J. All varsity wrestling matches shall be held with officially-dressed wrestling officials who are registered under the
GHSA plan for the registration of officials, or with the State Association of another state.
K. Appropriate heath-care professionals shall be available at all wrestling tournaments.
L. Communicable Skin Disorders:
1. The GHSA strongly recommends that wrestling mats be left unrolled during the competitive season, and be
disinfected a minimum of three (3) times per week with a medically-approved cleansing solution.
2. In the event an athlete develops a skin disorder or skin lesion that is considered contagious, the school must
complete and provide the “Physician's Release for Wrestler to Participate” form. No other form of documentation
will be accepted at the site of the competition. The release form is to be presented by the coach at the weighin
or prior to competition. NOTE: The form and information can be found on the GHSA web site (www.ghsa.net).
M. When a coach is charged with a flagrant misconduct penalty, that individual must go to a location outside the “sight
and sound” of the competitive area, and can have no interactions with wrestlers or any other team personnel (removal
from premises).
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM:
A. All GHSA wrestling schools will participate in the mandatory and binding “Weight Management Program.”
B. The policies and regulations of the “Weight Management Program” will be provided to each wrestling school in a
specially designed handbook.
GENERAL INFORMATION
TEAM DUAL WRESTLING
A. Team Dual Wrestling will be a state open meet with separate competitions for Class AAAAA, Class AAAA, Class
AAA, Class AA, and Class A. NOTE: Teams will be seeded after Area Tournaments instead of the use of random
bracket placements.
B. National Federation and GHSA rules governing Traditional wrestling are in effect for Team Dual Wrestling.
C. GHSA weight certification policies will apply to Team Dual Wrestling.