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CIF Wrestling Weight Certification Program
OVERVIEW
The
California Interscholastic Federation believes that one of the primary
factors in promoting proper weight maintenance among high school
wrestlers is the development of a weight control program that
encourages safe weight loss. Many
states have instituted body composition testing programs in the past
several years. The primary
purpose of a body composition-testing program is to determine the
lowest certifiable, safe and healthy weight for each wrestler in order
to provide a safe wrestling experience for all high school wrestlers.
The wrestler’s lowest certifiable weight may not be his or
her optimal competitive weight; it is simply the lowest, safe weight
at which a wrestler may compete.
In
addition to this Weight Certification Program, it is imperative that
the school’s wrestling coach monitors each athlete throughout the
entire season to ensure they are maintaining or losing weight properly
and in a healthy and safe manner.
This program has been developed in response to the need for
guidance of young wrestlers as they make decisions about diet,
nutrition, and weight control. It
has been documented that wrestlers often attempt to lose weight
rapidly, often in an unhealthy and unsafe manner, to gain a perceived
advantage over their opponent. This
Weight Certification Program is designed to assist wrestlers and
coaches in avoiding potentially harmful, rapid weight reduction
practices utilized to achieve specific weight class participation. Our
CIF Assessors are a critical component of this program.
All
wrestlers must be assessed for the 2007-2008 school year, and the
results will be binding.. Any
wrestler who has not completed the assessment process is ineligible
for competition.
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Assessments may begin on
October 15.
Wrestlers may be measured on or following that date.
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All wrestlers, including
those coming out late, must be assessed and have their minimum weight
established before competing by having it entered into the NWCA web site
by the Assessor.
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The deadline for assessment
is January 15th.
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Results of the assessment
will be available to the school and wrestler within 72 hours of completed
assessment.
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