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17th Annual

Las Vegas Holiday Classic
Wrestling Tournament

Friday, Saturday, Dec. 18-19, 2020
South Point Hotel/Arena
9777 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89183

* *General Information * *

EVENT DIRECTOR: Beau Barnson, Las Vegas Sports Committee, 1820 Cypress Greens Ave, Henderson, NV 89012.

Phone: (702) 809-1074, Fax: (702) 260-1544,
E-mail beau.barnson@gmail.com

Gus Gledhill, Head Wrestling Coach at Shadow Ridge H.S., School Phone: (702) 799-6699, Fax: (702) 799-4698,

Cell: (702)501-7493, E-mail: gledhal@nv.ccsd.net

ELIGIBILITY: Only accredited high school level teams may compete. To request an invitation (entry form) contact LVSC at the above phone number(s) or e-mail address.

ENTRY FEES:

Standard Entry Fee: $600 per team. Team entry fees are due
prior to arrival of the tournament . Please send a copy of your
entry form with your check. Checks must be made to:
  Las Vegas Sports Committee
  1820 Cypress Greens Ave, Henderson, NV 89012.

Discounted Entry Fee: $500 per team. Team entry fees will
be discounted to those teams that send in their entry fee
on or before Saturday, October 31st.
Checks must be made out to:
  Las Vegas Sports Committee
  1820 Cypress Greens Ave, Henderson, NV 89012.

OUT-OF-TOWN TEAM LODGING: Out-of-town teams are not required to reserve rooms through the Tournament Lodging. Teams wanting a discounted room rate must see Hotel Lodging on this website. When available click HERE to go the the SouthPoint Hotel Room Reservations.

Advantages to staying at the South Point Hotel.
- You and your team will not have to drive to the tournament. Just come down the elevator to the arena.
- No Resort Fee. The hotel's discount to our event is to NOT charge a resort fee of $21 per night per room.
- Free parking
- Twelve eating establishments in the hotel.
- Theaters, 64-bowling lanes and arcade.

HOLIDAY CLASSIC TOURNAMENT FORMAT:

Sixty-four (64) man bracket-featuring teams from many parts
of the United States. Double elimination format with
attractive awards for the top eight (8) wrestlers per weight
class.

A “Hard Luck” bracket will be formed for all wrestlers
eliminated with a 0-2 or 1-2 record on the first day of the
tournament. Eliminated wrestlers will get a minimum of 2 additional matches

LINE-UP REGISTRATION: All teams must register their line-up on-line by (see Team Registration). CHANGES TO A TEAM LINE-UP MUST BE MADE AT THE TEAM CHECK-IN MEETING (example dropping a wrestler’s name, replacing a wrestler’s name, changing a wrestler to another weight class etc).

TEAM CHECK-IN/SEEDING MEETING: This will be the only coaches meeting prior to the start of the tournament. One team representative will be required to check-in their team and to make changes to weight classes. Individual seeding will be discussed at this time. Only one representative is required to attend the team check-in on Thursday, Dec 17th from 6:00 to 7:00pm. Changes to team line-ups can take place at this time. Teams that do not attend the Team Check-in/Seeding Meeting can pick-up their packet at weigh-ins on Friday, Dec. 20th.

WEIGH-INS: Weigh-ins begin at 12:00 (noon) on Friday, Dec. 18th. All teams, with a coach, must report to the designated weigh-in room for weigh-ins. All wrestlers must be present at the beginning of weigh-ins. Teams will be called to the scales on a first come, first serve basis. All team members must weigh together as a team. An additional 1-lb allowance will also be given at the Saturday weigh-in. (See tournament schedule)

CHANGES TO A TEAM LINE-UP MUST BE MADE AT THE
TEAM CHECK-IN MEETING (example dropping a wrestler’s
name, replacing a wrestler’s name, changing a wrestler to
another weight class).

SEEDING: Only the top eight (8) wrestlers per weight class will be seeded. Seeding will be done at the Team check-in meeting on Thursday, Dec. 17th. Trackwrestling will be used to draw the seeded wrestlers, all other wrestlers will be randomly drawn into each bracket.
Only the following four points of criteria will be used for seeding each weight class. Head to head competition is NOT used in the tournament seeding.

PREVIOUS YEAR’S PLACEMENT IN THE
FOLLOWING TOURNAMENTS
1. '20 State Placement
2. Your states '20 Reg., District, Section Placement (The tournament just prior to your State Tournament)
Calif. teams must use the CIF Placement NOT the
Masters Tournament
3. 2019 Las Vegas Holiday Classic Placement
4. Current '20 record (to be used only as a tie-breaker)

AWARDS:

INDIVIDUALS: The top eight (8) individuals per weight class
will receive attractive wooden plaques.

TEAMS: The top ten (10) teams will receive team awards.
Additional individual awards will be given for
outstanding performances.