The Second Annual
at Navy Pier
Saturday, June 4th, 2011
Location:
The Second Annual Annual World Sport Chicago Wrestling Festival will return to Chicago’s historic Navy Pier in Exhibit Hall B on the upper level.
Click here for help finding Navy Pier (600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL) on a map.
Click here to see a map of Navy Pier.
Tournament:
| Open Free | High School | Grade School |
| Divisions* | HS (grades 9-12)
and 18 & over | 9-10th and
11-12th grades | 5-6th and
7-8th grades |
| Rules | Freestyle | Folkstyle | Folkstyle |
| Periods | 2:00 minutes | 1:30 minutes | 1:00 minute |
| Singlets | Required | Recommended | Recommended |
| Weigh-ins | 7am to 8am | 9am to 10am | 9am to 10am |
| 1st Match | 9:00am | 12:00pm | 12:00pm |
* Division age groupings based on 2010-2011 school year or age as of December 31st, 2011
Participants will be blocked by age, weights and experience. Wrestling will take place in a round robin format. Each participant will be guaranteed two matches and many will likely have three.
Matches will be conducted on twelve concurrent mats.
Wrestlers not wearing proper clothing will not be permitted to wrestle.
VALID 2010/11 USA WRESTLING COMPETITOR CARDS ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIATE IN THE 2011 WORLD SPROT CHICAGO WRESTLING FESTIVAL.
COACHES WILL REQUIRE VALID 2010/11 USA WRESTLING COACHING CARDS FOR MAT ACCESS AT THE 2011 WORLD SPORT CHICIAGO WRESTLING FESTIVAL.
The Second Annual World Sport Chicago Wrestling Festival is free for spectators.
Pre-Registration Fees:
| | Chicago Residents | Non-Chicago Residents |
Base Registration Fee
(Free OR Folk) | $10.00 | $15.00 |
Additional Registration
(Free AND Folk)* | add $5.00 | add $10.00 |
Purchase USAW Cards
with Registraion** | add $20.00 | add $40.00 |
* - Only High School athletes in 9th through 12th grade are eligible for both freestyle and folkstyle registration.
** - Only State of Illinois residents may purchase a USAW Card with their registration. Individuals outside of the State of Illinois should submit a base registration and purchase their competitor card, if needed, through their state association. A full listing of the USA Wrestling state associations can be found: http://www.themat.com/usawrestling.org.
** - First time USA Wrestling members that have never had a membership before the 2011 World Sport Chicago Wrestling Festival may be eligible for a FREE 2011/12 membership courtesy of a partnership between the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation and World Sport Chicago. If you are interested in learning more and are an elementary or high school athlete at a Chicago public or private school, contact World Sport Chicago at wrestling@worldsportchicago.org.
Related Events:
World Sport Chicago, Chicago Coaches Wrestling Association the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation, USA Wrestling, Chicago Wrestling Club and Beat the Streets - Chicago will be hosting rules clinics and technique demonstrations throughout the day. Come join Olympians, university coaches and college athletes on the basic rules and more advanced techniques.
New this year, we are proud to feature special exhibition matches on the main mats.