Welcome to the Shakopee Mat Club 2014 Folkstyle Club of the Year.

Welcome to the

Shakopee Mat Club2014 Folkstyle Club of the Year

Mission Statement Teach life skills of teamwork,

sportsmanship, perseverance & hard work while developing each wrestler to their maximum potential & having fun in the process.

Lifeskills Learned Work as a “Team”• Dream big & set your

goals• Work hard & be persistent• Keep a positive attitude• Be mentally & physically

tough• Be a good sport & a good

person• While keeping strong

academics

2014-15 Mat Club Board President: Lee Triplett Vice President: Brad Stuwe Secretary/Communication Director: Melissa Quern Treasurer/Equipment Director: Krista Triplett Sponsorship/Concessions Director: Joey

Skogrand Team Coordinator: Ryan Quern Head Youth Coach: Jason Zitzmann High School Head Coach: Mark Neu Member At Large: Michelle Herrera

Coaching Staff & Practice Guidelines

Andy Pond Pre-K & K starts Dec 1st 6:15-7pm Monday’s & 6:15-7pm Thurs

Rob Sutrick 1st & 2nd gradeStart Monday Nov 10th7-8pm Monday & 6:15-7pm Thurs.

Mark Neu & Jason Zitzmann3rd thru 5th gradeStarts Tues. Nov 11th 6:30-8pm Tuesdays & 7-8pm ThursTeam Tech PositionsWords from Mark (varsity head coach)

Practice Guidelines:

• Parents can be present for PreK – 2nd grade

• 3rd-5th grade practices will have coaches & team techs only

Equipment

Singlet (provided by Mat Club) Headgear (provided by Mat Club) Shoes (you purchase, swap opportunities

available) Gear sale by DW Sports on Nov. 14 from

3-5:30 p.m. at the HS

Individual Tournaments

Open Tournaments & Qualifiers Check website & Facebook for

tournament updates www.shakopeewrestling.com

Look under “documents” section for additional tournament info

Independent participation – www.theguillotine.com

Team TournamentsRyan Quern

Prior Lake Team & novice individual tournamentMat Club will sponsor a bus

Cannon Falls STMA Eastridge (at Concordia) NYWA

FundraiserJoey Skogrand

Parent meeting is kickoff for fundraiser Kwik Trip Car Wash cards Goal is 4 cards sold per child Return order form on Dec. 4th at practice Cards will be available on 12/18 Prizes for highest sales

Sponsorship ProgramJoey Skogrand

Keeps participation costs low If you know of a business that would like to

sponsor, contact: Joey SkograndBrad Stuwe

Printable PDF document on

website (sponsorship levels)

Mat Club Sponsors

CommunicationsMelissa Quern

All information found on:www.shakopeewrestling.com

○ Calendars, events, etc. ○ Create an account

IMPORTANT! We need your current e-mail address for club communications

DIBS

Communications (cont.)

Facebook

Rideshare Program

Will pair up your child with a coach, board member, or team technician

All rideshare parents have background checks

Talk to Jason Zitzmann or Lee Triplett

GRIT WRESTLING

J. Robinson (Gopher Head Coach) & Ty EusticeWinter Program beginning in December

Wednesday nights

Parent Information Mat Club is a member of MN/USA Wrestling

$31.00 of registration fee covers MN/USA membershipSee website for information on printing card

○ http://www.mnusawrestling.org/page/show/30721-membership

Financial assistance – see a board member for more information

2 hours of volunteer hours required – sign up via website “Dibs” section

Wrestler of the WeekBrad Stuwe

Coaches select a wrestler each week Receive a dog tag & recognition on

Facebook Objective criteria: good partner, first

tournament, first win, upset win, good sportsmanship, etc.

Get Involved!Brad Stuwe

It’s your club – get involved! Board member positions available each

year – please see a board member about open positions if interested

First opportunity for involvement – mat cleaning assistance needed – see Jason Z. for details

Volunteer hours – critical to the success of the club and our tournament

New Parent/Wrestler OrientationJason Zitzmann

We’ve all been there! Typical practice Types of regular season tournaments:

MN/USA Qualifiers - more competitiveOpen tournaments

Qualifiers “qualify” your child for entrance to the state tournament based on points (25 pts needed)(1) 1st place finish is 40 points – qualifies for state(1) 2nd place finish is 25 points – qualifies for state(1) 3rd place finish is 10 points – need 3

New Parent/Wrestler Orientation

Club has “coach attended” tourneys – check Facebook weekly for updates. Ask for a coach prior to your wrestler’s match

Tournament uniform – Mat Club t-shirt, singlet, headgear, shoes, personal preference items (mouth guard, knee pads, etc.)

Keep wet wipes in your wrestler’s backpack You can independently go to tournaments Rule of thumb for # of tournaments – match your child’s

age Get to know your coaches & team techs. We will help talk

you through tournaments & who’s attending Ask other parents about tournaments & who’s attending Practice behavior – If you’re in attendance, please help

maintain discipline

Thank you!We look forward to

another successful year!

2014-2015