Wrestling Parent Information at Statesboro Bulloch County Parks and Recreation

Parent Information
Winter 2009 Youth Wrestling

Timeline:
November 9	Registration for Basketball begins
December 1	Parent Meeting 6 pm Honey Bowen Bldg
December 3	First day of Practice
December 21 - Jan 7	Christmas Break
January 18	MLK Day--No Practice
February 8-12	Spring Registration 3-6 pm
February 15-19	Winter Break

Parents, thank you for getting your child involved in youth wrestling. You may be very familiar with Wrestling or you may not....this is where SBCPRD comes in. We certify each and every coach to teach your child how to safely wrestle and how to demonstrate good sportsmanship on and off of the mat.
We would like to also offer you a guide to youth wrestling. This will help you become more familiar
with the sport and the benefits it can provide your child.
Please choose one of the formats below for the Parent Guide to download:

Parent Guide (Microsoft Word document.doc) | Parent Guide (Acrobat Reader file .pdf)

As a parent, you are not required to know the rules of wrestling,
but we have listed some gym rules that we ask that you be aware of:

Gym Rules

We have compiled a "quick reference" list on wrestling:

Youth Wrestling
• No evaluations are needed.
• Participation trophies or medals are provided by the Recreation Department.
Meeting days: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Possible Meeting times: 5:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. / Saturday 9 am- Noon
Location: Mill Creek Elementary School
Uniforms: SBCPRD provides t-shirt, shorts and head gear.
*** Socks are required. Wrestling shoes are optional.
If you do not have wrestling shoes, you may compete/practice in socks.

We expect our coaches and players to have fun while wrestling, but to also demonstrate good sportsmanship so that he/she can be positive role models to their peers. With that, comes a responsibility of the parent to conduct themselves as a good role model for their child. We have listed the Sport Parent of Code of Conduct that should be abided by when enrolling your child into an athletic program at SBCPRD.

Sport Parent Code of Conduct

1. I will not force my child to participate in sports.
2. I will remember that children participate to have fun and that the game is for youth, not adults.
3. I will inform the coach of any physical disability or ailment that may affect the safety of my child or the safety of others.
4. I will learn the rules of the game and the policies of the league.
5. I (and my guests) will be a positive role model for my child and encourage sportsmanship by showing respect and courtesy, and by demonstrating positive support for all players, coaches, officials, and spectators at every game, practice or other sporting event.
6. I (and my guests) will not engage in any kind of unsportsmanlike conduct with any official, coach, player, or parent such as booing and taunting; refusing to shake hands; or using profane language or gestures.
7. I will not encourage any behaviors or practices that would endanger the health and wellbeing of athletes.
8. I will teach my child to play by the rules and to resolve conflicts without resorting to hostility or violence.
9. I will demand that my child treat other players, coaches, officials and spectators with respect regardless of race, creed, color, sex or ability.
10. I will teach my child that doing one's best is more important than winning, so that my child will never feel defeated by the outcome of a game or his/her performance.
11. I will praise my child for competing fairly and trying hard and make my child feel like a winner every time.
12. I will never ridicule or yell at my child or other participants for making a mistake or loosing a competition.
13. I will emphasize skill development and practices and how they benefit my child over winning. I will also deemphasize games and competition in the lower age groups.
14. I will promote the emotional and physical well-being of the athletes ahead of any personal desire I may have for my own child to win.
15. I will respect the officials and their authority during games and will never question, discuss, or confront coaches at the game field, and will take time to speak with coaches at and agreed upon time and place.
16. I will demand a sports environment for my child that is free from drugs, tobacco, and alcohol and I will refrain from their use at all sports events.
17. I will refrain from coaching my child or other players during games and practices, unless I am one of the official coaches of the team.