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15th Annual

Las Vegas Holiday Classic

Wrestling Tournament

Friday, Saturday, Dec. 21-22, 2018
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 contact LVSC at the above phone number(s) or e-mail address.

ENTRY FEES:

Standard Entry Fee: $550 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:
Larry Barnson
Las Vegas Sports Committee
     1820 Cypress Greens Ave, Henderson, NV 89012.

Discounted Entry Fee: $450 per team. Team entry fees will
be discounted to those teams that send in their entry fee
on or before Thursday, October 31st, 2018.
Girls registration WILL NOT take place on
Trackwrestling.
Girls Entries will be paid per wrestler and not as a
   team.
$25 per wrestler : If paid by Monday, December 17.
   Your entry form must accompany your entry fee.
         $30 per wrestler:  If paid after Monday, Dec. 16th.
Your entry form must accompany your entry fee.
Please send a copy of your entry form with your check to:
Vegas Sports Committee and mailed to:
Larry Barnson
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.

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.
Girls Division : Depending on the number of entries in each
weight class, a 4, 8 or 16 girl brackets will be used.

LINE-UP REGISTRATION: All teams must register their line-up on-line by Thursday, December 20, 2010 at 5:00 pm Pacific time. 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 20th 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. 21st.

WEIGH-INS: Weigh-ins begin at 1:00 pm sharp on Friday, Dec. 21st. All teams 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 weigh-in room 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. 20th. Trackwrestling will be used to draw the seeded wrestlers, all other wrestlers will be randomly drawn . Only the following four points of criteria will be used for seeding each weight class:

PREVIOUS YEAR’S PLACEMENT IN THE
FOLLOWING TOURNAMENTS

1. '18 State Placement
2. Your states '18 Reg., District, Section Placement (The tournament just prior to your State Tournament)
Calif. teams must use the CIF Placement NOT the
Masters Tournament
3. 2017 Las Vegas Holiday Classic Placement
4. Current '18 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 awards will be given for outstanding
performances.