The purpose of the Redding Amateur Wrestling Club is:
We're still trying to determine our practice schedule for the 2010 season, so please check back soon.
The following are the regular season tournaments:
| Where | When |
|---|---|
| Red Bluff High School, 1260 Union Street, Red Bluff, CA. 96080 | March 27 |
| Orland High School, 101 Shasta St., Orland, CA. 95963 | April 3 |
| Chico High School, 901 Esplanade, Chico, CA. 95926 | April 10 |
| Sutter Union High School, 2665 Acacia Ave. Sutter, CA. 95982 | April 17 |
| Foothill High School, Palo Cedro, CA. | April 24 |
| NAWA - Shasta High School, Redding, CA. | May 8 |
Weigh-Ins: 7:00-8:15am
Clinic: 9:00am
Wrestling Begins: 9:15am
Entry Fee: $ 10.00 (first style), $5.00 (second style).
There is a one-time $2.00 fee for a NAWA weigh-in card.
NAWA Championships Fees: $13.00 (1st style), $7.00 (2nd style)
In order to offer better balanced competition, wrestlers will be pooled when there are fewer than four in a weight class. USWA guidelines will be used when pooling is necessary.
Certified officials will be paid a percentage of the entry fees.
California USA Wresting
Click here to open a
pdf document showing your age division and weight class information for 2009. The 2010 version has apparently not yet been released.
A note on age classification:
Your wrestling age is the age you will turn this year.
| Birth Year | Group Name | Age Group |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | Pee-Wee | 5-6 year olds |
| 2001-2002 | Bantam | 7-8 year olds |
| 1999-2000 | Intermediate (Midget) | 9-10 year olds |
| 1997-1998 | Novice | 11-12 year olds |
| 1995-1996 | Schoolboy | 13-14 year olds |
| 1993-1994 | Cadet | 15-16 year olds |
| 9-1-89 if in H.S. | Junior | High School |
| 1989 or before | Senior | Beyond H.S. |
Coming soon (yeah right, that's what I said last year, and the year before that; The Club has indicated any wrestler who placed at the State Level or higher (Western Regionals or Nationals) - email your information to Coach Kevin at "Kjnag@sbcglobal.net" we are getting a list together and will update 2009. I need help in getting the data.)
USA Wrestling
USA Wrestling
California USA Wrestling
If you're looking to get your USA wrestling card, check here. Select "California" and then look for the "North Area Wrestling Association" link.
Training
Check out this site: WrestlingsBest.com to see videos of various wrestling moves and holds.
Here's a link to the wrestling officials website that shows the new clinches. Note that the last time I tried it, the video links were broken. You may have better luck.
A parent of one of our wrestlers pointed out this web site that links to some instructional wrestling videos. Click here to check them out.
Here's another good site for videos: FloWrestling
Equipment Suppliers
The following companies have generously offered our team either direct discounts or they will send our team a percentage of the sales when purchases are made through these links.
Wrestler's World (www.suplay.com)
This company is offering our club 5% back on all purchases. Simply enter the
code "RAWC" on any order placed via their website, or tell the operator
to use that code if placing your order by phone. Make sure you use that code, or our club
won't get credited with the sale.