USA Wrestling Utah General Member Meeting
Summary of Proceedings

Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005, 7 p.m., at Murray High School

Clubs Represented: Champions, Diamondbacks, Hillcrest, Lone Peak, Mountain Top Wrestling Club, Raptors, Rocky Mountain Wrestling Club, Stingers, TUG, Vandit, Warrior Freestyle Wrestling Club, Wasatch

1. Rule Changes from USA Wrestling

   1. New FILA Rules Go Into Effect

      1. Three 2-minute rounds (all age divisions) with 30-second rest

      2. Must win two out of three rounds to win the match

      3. A fall ends the bout, regardless of winning rounds

      4. Getting a 5-point throw wins the round

      5. Getting two 3-point scoring actions wins the round

      6. Gaining a 6-point lead constitutes a technical fall in that round.  This does not end the bout, simply ends the round.

      7. In Greco-Roman, there is a mandatory clinch each round, at the midpoint of the round. 

         1. The clinch position is a reverse body lock. 

         2. Each wrestler will have an opportunity to clinch in each round, unless one is in a position of danger and time runs out in the round

      8. Going out of bounds costs you 1 point

      9. Passivity will no longer be called

      10. If you gain a lead and stall, evading your opponent, particularly if your opponent is in a scoring position, you will be called for Fleeing the Hold, which is a Caution and 2 points

   2. New FILA bracketing will not be adopted by USA Wrestling Utah for the 2006 season.

   3. Standard freestyle/Greco-Roman bracketing will continue in its practice by USA Wrestling Utah in 2006.

2. New Business

   1. New USA Wrestling Utah Board Members

      1. Nomination of New Board Members

         1. Nominations were made for a new State Director (Chairman) of USA Wrestling Utah.  Nominated were

            1. Mike Ripplinger, Stingers (Current Chairman)

            2. Cole Kelley, Rocky Mountain Wrestling (Current Secretary)

            3. Toby Tobiasson, Current Officials Director

            4. Craig LaMont, Champions (Current Kids Director)

               1. Note: Craig did not accept the nomination.

         2. Nominations were made for a new Junior Director of USA Wrestling Utah.  Nominated were

            1. Greg Robbins, Lehi (Current Junior Director)

            2. Blake Turner

      2. It was discussed that the By-Laws should be revised to include an "-elect" position for each position on the Board.

         1. As a result, the current Board member would spend the next year training the director-elect for the ensuing term

   2. Certification of Mat and Pairing Officials

      1. To encourage the certification of Mat and Pairing Officials through the US Wrestling Officials Association (USWOA), it was proposed that the rebate structure at all USA Wrestling Utah-sanctioned tournaments be revised.

      2. Passed unanimously by General Membership

   3. Revision of Club Rebate Structure

      1. Change club rebate structure two two tiers: Certified Officials, Non-Certified Officials

         1. "Certified" means that the official has a current-year USWOA stamp in his or her Officials Book.

      2. Certified Official Rebate: $3/Wrestler

      3. Non-Certified Official Rebate: $1/Wrestler

      4. Example

         1. If a club has 30 wrestlers and 3 officials, there are four possible rebate amounts:

            1. 3 Non-Certified Officials

               1. $30 Rebate ($1 each for 30 wrestlers)

            2. 1 Certified Official, 2 Non-Certified Officials

               1. $30 for Certified Official ($3 each for 10 wrestlers), $20 for Non-Certified Officials ($1 each for 20 wrestlers) for a total of $50

            3. 2 Certified Officials, 1 Non-Certified Official

               1. $60 for Certified Officials ($3 each for 20 wrestlers), $10 for Non-Certified Official ($1 each for 10 wrestlers) for a total of $70

            4. 3 Certified Officials

               1. $90 for Certified Officials ($3 each for 30 wrestlers)

      5. Passed unanimously by General Membership

   4. State Championships Team Trophy

      1. Start offering a Team Trophies at the USA Wrestling Utah State Championships

      2. Use a 10-man Competition Team Roster, one representative for each age division, then three wild cards

      3. Passed unanimously by General Membership

   5. Individual Tournament Team Trophies

      1. Officially support individual tournament offering Team Trophies at their discretion

      2. Passed unanimously by General Membership

   6. Fee Payment for Western Regionals and National Teams

      1. Require that all wrestlers wanting to compete at the USA Wrestling Western Regional Championships, USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals and/or USA Wrestling Junior Nationals make firm commitment to participate.

      2. Firm commitment consists of paying in full all required fees (non-refundable) at the USA Wrestling Utah State Championships or at the National Team Qualifying Tournament.

      3. Fees cover registration for the tournaments, Team Utah singlets, other Team Utah gear, transportation (Cadet and Junior Nationals only) and a Team Utah training camp (Cadet and Junior Nationals only)

      4. Passed unanimously by General Membership

Summary of Proceedings: 2004 Meeting