WEIGHT CLASSES AND WEIGH-IN PROCEDURES

The following is general information. Official Rules are available from the National Federation of State High School Associations (www.nfhs.org)

2008 AGE DIVISIONS and WEIGHT CLASSES

Weight Classifications for High School Wrestling:

General Weigh-in Procedures for High School Wrestling:

1. Dual Meets - weigh in a maximum of 1 hour before the meet
   (If a preliminary meet precedes a varsity meet, weigh in can occur before the preliminary.)

2. Tournaments - weigh in a maximum of 2 hours before the first session of each day

3. Contestants must remain in the weigh in area unless permission to leave is granted by the meet administration.

4. Weigh-in begins with the lowest weight class and proceeds to the next weight class. Weigh-in ends upon the completion of the highest weight class.

5. The referee supervises weigh-ins

6. For consecutive days of competition, there is a 1 lb.additional allowance per day, maximum of 2 lbs. This allowance requires 48 hours advance notice for opponents.

7. Contestants in individually bracketed tournaments should be named by weight class prior to the end of weigh-in.

8. Contestants must weigh in wearing no more than suitable undergarments.

9. Failure to make weight during weigh-in disqualifies the contestant for that weight class.