SWC Tournament Cancelled - Will compete at Buffalo Grove.

We regret that we will have to cancel our tournament, originally scheduled for this Sunday, 1/2/11.  Our tournament just fell too close to the holiday to generate enough pre-registrations to make the tournament successful.  In years past, the first Sunday typically fell a few days after the 1st of the year so more people were willing to travel, but this year we weren't so lucky.  We held out hope as long as possible, but we officially cancelled it on Monday.  Bummed that you're not going to work the bull pen or weigh-ins???  Don't worry, we still have regionals to look forward to at the end of February, and we'll once again need to coordinate jobs for that tournament.  Let's just look on the bright side and see that we only have to work one tournament this year, instead of the usual two.

There is another tournament that will take place on the 2nd, and we were able to get in at the last minute due to our extenuating circumstance.  So, we will be traveling to Buffalo Grove High School to wrestle on Sunday January 2nd.  Tournament details follow below.

Buffalo Grove High School
1100 W. Dundee Road
Buffalo Grove, IL

Weigh-ins:  Sunday 6:30AM - 8:00AM
Wrestling begins at 9AM.

Please be aware that 10 year olds and younger will wrestle in the main gym while 11 year old + will wrestle in the field house.  This means that 8 and under and 11&12 will wrestle right away at 9AM.  Also, there is limited seating available in the field house, so the organizers are allowing people to bring in folding/lawn chairs to sit.

See Coach Frank for your weigh-in card and to pay your $15 entrance fee.


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*IMPORTANT* Parent Meeting Tuesday 12/21/10

We will have a mandatory Parent Meeting on Tuesday 12/21/10 at 6:30PM in the Cafeteria (near the wrestling room).  We will be discussing the necessary jobs to be covered for our upcoming tournament.  Please make sure at least one Parent/Guardian is present.  Our tournament can only run with the help of our parents.  We especially need the help of our veteran parents to help take charge.  You know what needs to be done, so help us organize so we can spend our time coaching the kids.

Parent Meeting, Tuesday, 11/23/10, 6:30PM, outside the wrestling room

We will have a parent meeting next week Tuesday (11/23/10) at 6:30PM for parents of both novice and elite wrestling groups.  We ask that at least one parent/guardian for each wrestler attend.  We will meet outside the wrestling room at 6:30 and hopefully find a classroom or the cafeteria to sit down and discuss plans for this year's Shamrock Wrestling Tournament, hosted at St. Patrick High School the 1st Sunday in January 2011.  We will need the assistance of each family to make our tournament a success.  There are many ways to help out, and we will talk about the needs on Tuesday.

Parent Meeting Tonight

Reminder, we will have a brief parent meeting tonight, so please stick around for that. We will be discussing duties for our upcoming Regional tournament.

SWC Tourney Wrap-up

527 wrestlers participated in the Shamrock Wrestling Club Tournament on 1/3/10. In all, it was a very successful tournament finishing all bouts by 3PM. We cannot thank enough those parents/family members/friends for all their hard work to make this tournament a success! If you were involved in a specific task, i.e. Head Table, Concessions, Admissions, Bull-Pen, Weigh-ins, Security, etc... we would be very interested in hearing from you on how we can make things better in the future. Specifically, how many people are needed for each of these jobs throughout the day. For example, does running the concessions take 2 volunteers who are there all day, should we break it into 2 time slots (7AM - 11AM and 11AM - 3PM), information such as this will help us develop a better plan to be more organized for future tournaments.

SWC Tourney Preparation/Setup

This week we will be hosting our Tournament on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010. Parents should show up on Saturday, January 2nd at 2PM to help set up mats, tables, chairs, scales, and then again, Sunday morning at 6AM to finish up set up and get ready for the 6:30AM weigh-ins. There is lots to be done before Sunday, so we need as much participation as possible. This tournament not only allows us to showcase our wrestlers and facilities, but also serves as our "Fundraiser." Throughout the tournament Sunday, there will be many small tasks for people to do, so bring along your family and friends to help out. We will especially need help in the bull-pen, setup and cleanup. Thank you in advance for helping out!