Given the various recent United World Wrestling changes to the international tournament structure, Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) was faced with reassessing the tournament structure of the upcoming 2018 Canadian Championships.

Recognizing that some proposed recommendations cannot be feasibly resolved in a short-time frame, the following revisions have been approved by the Management Team for the 2018 Canadian Championships. Also included is an update to the Coaching Certification Requirements for the Canadian Championships.

WCL will continue to review the Canadian Championship format and structure beyond 2018 and will solicit more comprehensive feedback in the new year.

2018 JUNIOR / SENIOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (Montreal, Quebec)

Friday, March 16, 2018

• Juniors Freestyle (FS) + Junior Women (WW)
• 1-day tournament
• same day weigh-in:
  • weigh-in at 8 am ET at scratch weight
  • wrestling starts at 10 am ET
• FS: 54*, 57, 61, 65, 70, 74, 79, 86, 92, 97, 125 kg
• WW: 46*, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 62, 65, 68, 72, 76, 82* kg
• draw completed post weigh-ins
• True second wrestle-offs will occur 30 minutes following the award ceremonies

Saturday, March 17, 2018

• Senior Freestyle (FS) + Senior Women (WW)
• 1-day tournament
• same day weigh-in:
  • weigh-in at 8 am ET at scratch weight
  • wrestling starts at 10 am ET
  • Junior athletes must weigh-in again with +2 kg allowance
• FS: 57, 61, 65, 70, 74, 79, 86, 92, 97, 125 kg
• WW: 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 62, 65, 65, 68, 72, 76, 82* kg
• draw completed post weigh-ins
• True second wrestle-offs will occur 30 minutes following the award ceremonies

Sunday, March 18, 2018

• Junior + Senior Greco-Roman (GR)**
• 1-day tournament
• same day weigh-in:
  • weigh-in at 8 am ET
  • wrestling at 10 am ET
  • Junior + Senior FS athletes must weigh-in again with +2 kg allowance
  • GR only athletes must weigh-in at scratch weight
• GR: 55, 60, 63, 67, 72, 77, 82, 87, 97, 130 kg
• draw completed post weigh-ins 

*Non-UWW weight classes

**Greco-Roman international team nomination will be by application process to the High Performance Director (HPD)

All other previous rules and regulations will apply, unless otherwise noted.

2018 U17 / U19 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (formerly Cadet / Juvenile Canadian Championships)

Edmonton, Alberta 

Friday, April 13, 2018

• U17 (15 + 16 years) + U19 (17 + 18 years) Freestyle (FS)
• 1-day tournament
• same day weigh-in:
  • weigh-in at 8 am at scratch weight
  • wrestling at 11 am
• FS: 39-42*, 45, 48, 51, 55, 60, 65, 71, 80, 92, 110, 125* kg
• draw completed post weigh-in

Saturday, April 14, 2018

• FS Cadet Trials (double-elimination)
• UWW Cadet age (16 + 17 years; 15 years may compete with parental consent)
• weigh-in at 8 am
• wrestling at 11 am
• FS athletes must weigh-in again with +2 kg allowance; athletes who miss weight will be eliminated from the Trials
• FS: 41-45, 48, 51, 55, 60, 65, 71, 80, 92, 110 kg
• True second wrestle-offs will occur 30 minutes following the completion of the Trials
• Same qualification process to enter Trials as in previous years. Athletes must:
  • Place top 3 at 2018 U17 Canadian Championships
  • Place top 5 as a 17 year-old (born in 2001) at 2018 U19 Canadian Championships OR if you are a 17 year-old (born in 2001) that is directly eliminated (i.e. second loss of the tournament) by an 18 year-old (born in 2000) that places in the top 5.

AND

• U17 (15 + 16 years) + U19 (17 + 18 years) Women’s (WW)
• 1-day tournament
• same day weigh-in:
  • weigh-in at 8 am at scratch weight
  • wrestling at 11 am
• WW: 36-40, 43, 46, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73 ,80*, 90* kg
• draw completed post weigh-in

Sunday, April 15, 2018

• WW Cadet Trials (double-elimination)
• UWW Cadet age (16 + 17 years; 15 years may compete with parental consent)
• weigh-in at 8 am
• wrestling at 11 am
• WW athletes must weigh-in again with +2 kg allowance; athletes who miss weight will be eliminated from the Trials
• WW: 36-40, 43, 46, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73 kg
• True second wrestle-offs will occur 30 minutes following the completion of the Trials
• Same qualification process to enter Trials as in previous years. Athletes must:
  • Place top 3 at 2018 U17 Canadian Championships
  • Place top 5 as a 17 year-old (born in 2001) at 2018 U19 Canadian Championships OR if you are a 17 year-old (born in 2001) that is directly eliminated (i.e. second loss of the tournament) by an 18 year-old (born in 2000) that places in the top 5.

AND

• Men’s Greco-Roman** + Women’s Greco-Roman
• U17 (15 + 16 years) + U19 (17 + 18 years of age)
• GR: 41-45, 48, 51, 55, 60, 65, 71, 80, 92, 110 kg
• GR-WW: 36-40, 43, 46, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73 kg
• 1-day tournament
• same day weigh-in:
  • weigh-in at 8 am
  • wrestling at 11 am
  • FS + WW athletes must weigh-in again with a +2 kg allowance
  • GR only athletes must weigh-in at scratch weight

*Non-UWW weight classes

**Greco-Roman international team nomination will be by application process to the High Performance Director (HPD)

All other previous rules and regulations will apply, unless otherwise noted.

COACHING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Effective 2018, please be advised that coaches must have the following MINIMUM elements recorded in their NCCP coach transcripts in order to be eligible to coach at the respective Championships, no later than the registration deadlines for each respective Championship:

U17 / U19 Canadian Championships

1 – Make Ethical Decisions Evaluation

AND

2 – Competition Introduction “CERTIFIED” status:

• Part A training + Part B training + Evaluation

OR

• Evaluation (successful challenge of Part A + Part B training)

Junior / Senior Canadian Championships

1 – Make Ethical Decisions Evaluation

AND

2 – Competition Development “CERTIFIED” status:

• Multi-sport training (7 modules):
  • Leading Drug-Free Sport (includes an online evaluation)
  • Managing Conflict (includes an online evaluation)
  • Coaching & Leading Effectively
  • Psychology of Performance
  • Prevention & Recovery
  • Developing Athletic Abilities
  • Manage a Sport Program
• Wrestling Specific Training (3 modules):
  • Analyze Performance
  • Performance Planning
  • Advanced Practice Planning
• Wrestling Specific Evaluation:
  • Practice Session
  • Competitive Match
  • Portfolio