About Us: The Miami Takedown Club is a non-profit organization that is committed to providing all youth in Miami and the surrounding communities the opportunity to wrestle in a safe and enjoyable environment. As part of this commitment, we will emphasize the fundamentals of wrestling. We will teach sportsmanship, teamwork and begin to implement the knowledge each young wrestler will need to possess to be successful at the high school level. What to Expect: When you join the Miami Takedown Club, your child will also become a member of USA Wrestling and OKWA. Your child will need these memberships to wrestle at tournaments throughout the season. We participate in USA as well as OKWA sanctioned events. There is ongoing discussion about merging OKWA and OKUSA but at the time this is being written, they are still separate entities. The Miami Takedown Club will begin practices on Tuesday and Thursday evenings around 6pm. Exact times and practice schedule will be released in October prior to the beginning of the season. They will typically last until around 7:30pm. Practices will be at the Miami High School Wrestling Room OR the NEO Wrestling Room. Our first practice will be November 3rd, 2020 around 6pm. Check our FB page and website for more details closer to the beginning of the season! Expect the first tournament to be the first weekend of December. The season is typically over mid-February. Attendance at tournaments is not mandatory. You can choose which tournaments your child will attend. Most tournaments are on Saturdays with the exception of a few tournaments on Sundays. Examples of previous tournament locations include Frontenac, Seneca, Claremore, Catoosa, Muskogee, Coweta, Vinita, Grove and Tulsa. Most tournament entry fees are $15 and are due the Thursday prior to the weekend tournament. Payment will be made on our website using a credit/debit card OR PayPal. Weigh-ins are on Friday evenings prior to the weekend tournament. Miami/NEO was named an official weigh-in site last season and we expect the same this season. Your child MUST weigh-in at an official weigh-in location on Friday night to be eligible to participate in the Sat/Sun tournament. In special instances (i.e. Tulsa Nationals, OKWA State, USA State) there is a mandatory ON SITE weigh-in, in which case you would need to travel to that location the night prior to the tournament. Due to the uncertainty of this year, we have opted to decrease the registration cost and not purchase singlets (uniform) for the wrestlers. We will have a “team store” that we will share with the MPS Wrestling Team, where you will be able to purchase Wardog Wrestling gear. We have a lot of singlets from last year that your child is welcome to purchase from the club for a minimal fee, OR you can purchase your child a unique singlet from any wrestling store/website. Some links to gear will be posted on our website. Please check out www.oklahomausawrestling.com for a complete list of rules regarding uniform and headgear. Weight Divisions Division I (Six and Under) 37, 40, 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 60, 66, Heavy Wt. Division II (Eight and Under) 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 75, 83, 90, 105, Heavy Wt. Division III (Ten and Under) 52, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 80 85, 90, 100, 110, 120, 131, Heavy Wt. Division IV (Twelve and Under) 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 105, 110, 120, 130, 140, 160, Heavy Wt. Division V (Fifteen and Under) 76, 84, 92, 100, 106, 113, 120, 126, 134, 145, 155, 170, 190, 285 For more information please contact: Cody Blundell (918) 533-0953 or Cassy Valdez (951) 588-3852 or Amy Mercer (918) 541-0669