Sanction for Competitive Event

A sanction for a USA Wrestling event, approved by the State Chairperson or designated state director and received and approved by the National Office within the appropriate time frame prior to the event, provides organization affiliation and other limited benefits. Liability insurance coverage for tournament organizers and volunteers is a benefit of the sanction, as well as limited property damage coverage (subject to coverage limits and conditions under the policy). The owner of the facility where the event is held may be included as an Additional Insured, upon submission of appropriate form and approval of the insurance carrier, at no additional cost. All contestants must hold valid USA Wrestling Competitor's membership cards. Event Directors receive a Certificate of Insurance; opportunity to purchase discounted event supplies; fund raising; no-risk consignment sales opportunities of USA Wrestling merchandise at certain events; event organizing materials; access to national staff for consulting; and free promotional listings in the national newspaper (subject to publication dates and receipt of event information).

Only sanctioned USA Wrestling clubs are permitted to host a USA sanctioned tournament. To receive an Event Sanctioning form and approval, contact Mark Cammisa at mcammisa@impressionspaper.com, home (203) 790-9209 or cell (203) 554-1270.

Tournament Sanctions

1. Tournament Sanction forms may be obtained from the State Chairman.
2. Tournament Sanction fees are:
   1. $150 for a general membership tournament, and
   2. $750 for an invitational tournament less than 100 participants, $75 when participants exceed 100.
   3. $50 for Novice / Beginner tournaments. These are typically small events focused at providing an intimate environment where everyone wrestles two matches and walks away with a medal.
3. Completed forms must be submitted a minimum of 30 days prior to the event day. An expedite fee of $50 will be assessed when the turnaround time is less than 30 days.
4. Authorization for any particular date will be determined by the USAWCT Board of Directors. A process will be defined outlining how clubs will be selected when more than one sanctioned club requests a particular event date. Tournament request dates should be made at the General Membership meeting typically held in the month of September. Initial determination of the winter folkstyle season will be made by November 1 from those requests received by October 1. Any follow-on requests will be made on a first-come-first-submitted basis and dependent on date availability or event proximity.
   1. Novice tournament dates will be awarded without the above process.
   2. Invitational events will be reviewed similar to the process outlined in # 4 above.