Meeting Minutes - 10/27/24
NCWCA Board Meeting – October 27, 2024 – Virtual Meeting
Board Members Present: Chase Holloman, Mark Harris, Byron Sigmon, Tripp Rogers, Jamie Belk, Jed Cox, David Perry, Billy Baker, Butch Ross.
Coach Belk facilitated the meeting to discuss the upcoming season.
Realignment Update:
Realignment from the NCHSAA is underway. There will be 12 wrestling classifications in 2025-26 including seven classifications for boys’ teams and 5 classifications for girls’ teams.
Jamie Belk is included in the NCHSAA championship committee working on the state wrestling championships under the new classifications. He reported that they are currently working to submit a plan to keep the championships in Greensboro over a three-day period. There are several important issues that may influence the process. Jamie also reported that the NCHSAA will have the final say as to what final plan is adopted.
1. It will not be possible to run all 12 championship finals at the same time due to lack of space at the Coliseum.
2. To accommodate more divisions, the number of qualifiers will need to be adjusted: For example, adjusting qualifying tournaments to two regions with 8 qualifiers per classification, like what 1A currently does.
3. Determining a rotating format that will require athletes to weigh in two days instead of all three days.
4. Ensuring that boys and girls championships are “in the spotlight” and structured for maximum fan support.
Feedback and Questions About Realignment: Coaches who have questions and feedback about the realignment process and championships may submit them here: https://forms.gle/PvuiG81wwA8sar418 Thanks to Coach Uy for setting up the online feedback form.
Dual Team Championships are also being discussed with the need to determine whether to host the championships in one venue like we currently do or return to high schools like we did previously. The Board felt that one site is not practical for one day but could work if staggered over two days, preferably a Friday and Saturday.
NCHSAA Proposals: The Board discussed the three proposals that were submitted for the fall NCHSAA Board meeting. These have not been approved, so no changes are upcoming at this time. If any of the proposals are adopted, we will notify the membership immediately.
2025 Girls Dual Team Invitational: In February, the Board established a committee to research and propose an Invitational Girls Dual Team Championship for this season. The committee, in coordination with the Board and NCHSAA, has adopted the following plan:
Date: January 18. Makeup January 25.
Two classifications separated by fall, 2024 ADM numbers.
16 teams per classification, chosen and seeded by RankWrestlers.com rankings.
January 1, 2025 will be the opt in date for the girl’s dual team
Host sites for the championships are Eastern Guilford (small schools) and A.L. Brown (Big Schools)
Trackwrestling Tutorial: Coach Tripp Rogers created a video tutorial to help coaches navigate Trackwrestling. You can view the video on our website: https://ncwca.squarespace.com/config/