Coaches,
Hello, my name is Danny Crotts and I’m the Head Wrestling Coach at North Davidson Senior High School in Lexington, North Carolina. I am writing today to invite you and your team to our big wrestling tournament, King of the Mat. This is a 32 man bracket, double elimination, placing the top 8 in each weight class. This is a very good tournament. In 2008, we had teams from 6 different states, Wisconsin, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina in attendance. I would love to increase our out of state teams to the event to having 10 states represented if at all possible.
I will take the first 40 teams (Paid and Contract Returned) that would like to be in the tournament. I will then create a wait list for teams that respond after I get 40 for when the inevitable happens and teams have to back out for one reason or another. We try our best to have full 32 man brackets and take the extra teams to fill each weight class bracket. If we have to do “pig-tails” for a weight class, those matches will be single elimination. We have tried in previous years to place all kids in a weight class and then this past year placing the top 16 in a weight class. With space limitations, this is just not possible (We can only run 6 mats and have enough seating for everyone) so we will place only the top 8 in each weight class this year. That is a 2 match guarantee for all wrestlers, unless of course they are involved in a pigtail match. ALL WRESTLERS GET 1 POUND ON MONDAY AND 2 ON TUESDAY!
To give you an idea of how good of competition this tournament has, of the 14 champions for 2008, they had a total of 18 pins for the entire tournament.
Date: Monday December 21st and Tuesday December 22nd
Seeding:
•State placers (during ANY season, with most recent having preference)
•State qualifiers (during ANY season, with most recent having preference)
•The 2009-2010 record based on at least 10 matches
Contact Information:
•Danny Crotts
•336-731-8431, ext. 8522 (School)
•336-225-0788 (Cell)
•336- 731-2642 (Fax)
•dcrotts@davidson.k12.nc.us
•dannycrotts@hotmail.com (Put King of the Mat in Subject or it will go to Junk)
Entry Fee:
•$145 if paid before Friday December 4, 2009 (Check must be postmarked by this date)
•$175 if paid after December 4, 2009 or on Monday December 21 or Tuesday December 22
•$225 ($50.00 LATE FEE) if paid after the conclusion of the Tournament
Hotels:
•Tammy Gourdine, Hampton Inn/Sleep Inn
oTammy.Gourdine@hilton.com
o336-970-4082 (Phone)
o336-970-4099 (Fax)
•Shavon McLean, Hilton Garden Inn
oShavon.Mclean@hilton.com
o336-765-1298 ext. 627 (Phone)
o336-765-1299 (Fax)
Hospitality Room:
•COACHES AND OFFICIALS ONLY!
oYou will be asked to send your coaches names in ahead of time, otherwise you will receive 2 bands and that is it.
oPlease do not send in the college kids that are home for the weekend, they are not coaches.
oWe will limit the number of coaches passes to 5 per team
oMy parents have also asked that children not come in with their parents, as they feel they are not coaches on the team
•MUST HAVE WRISTBAND ON OR WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE!
•Table Workers will be fed out of the Concession Stand
King of the Mat Webpage
http://myndsports.com/2008_Wrestling_KOTM_Home.html
CONTRACT FOR THE 2009 KING OF THE MAT INVITATIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
Enclosed you will find an invitation to the 2009 King of the Mat Invitational Wrestling Tournament. In our effort to run a top-quality wrestling tournament, we want teams that will represent good wrestling and sportsmanship. We will do all we can to provide a good experience for all participants, coaches and spectators.
It is important for our planning to have a firm commitment from the participating schools. If you agree to participate in the tournament please help us by completing and signing the following statement and returning to us by no later then September 30th. The entry fee should be paid according to the following schedule:
Early Registration $145 by December 4th, 2009
Regular Registration: $175 by December 22nd, 2009
If registration is not paid by start of the tournament, there will be a $50 late fee imposed ($225).
Contracts and Checks (Payable to NDHS Wrestling) should be mailed/Faxed (336- 731-2642):
North Davidson High School
7227 Old Highway 52
Lexington, NC 27295
ATTN: Danny Crotts
_______________________High School accepts the invitation to the King of the Mat Invitational Wrestling Tournament, to be held at North Davidson High School in Lexington, NC on December 21st/22nd, 2009.
Coach’s Signature_________________________________________________________
Coach School Phone_____________________ Fax ______________________________
Coach Home Phone_____________________ Email (print)________________________
School Address___________________________________________________________
Athletics Director Signature ________________________________Date_____________
Current Team List:
North Carolina
1.Parkland (06/07 thru 08/09 3A State Dual & Individual Tournament Champs – 2 Time Defending King of the Mat Champs)
2.McMichael (08/09 3rd Place 1A/2A State Individual Tournament)
3.Fay. 71st (6th Place 08/09 4A State Individual Tournament)
4.Riverside (8th Place 08/09 4A State Individual Tournament)
5.Douglas Byrd (10th Place 08/09 4A State Individual Tournament)
6.West Stokes (11th Place 08/09 1A/2A State Individual Tournament)
7.AL Brown (12th Place 08/09 3A State Individual Tournament)
8.Lake Norman (13th Place 08/09 3A State Individual Tournament)
9.Salisbury (14th Place 08/09 1A/2A State Individual Tournament)
10.North Davidson
11.Olympic
12.Southern Lee
13.South Rowan
14.Charlotte Catholic
15.Western Harnett
16.Northside Christian
17.Providence Day
18.Scotland County
19.Morehead
20.Central Davidson
21.Union Pines
22.Mallard Creek
23.Charlotte Latin
24.Glenn
25.Carson
Pennsylvania
26.Upper Perkiomen
Rhode Island
27.North Kingston (6th Place 08/09 State Individual Tournament)
28.Barrington (14th Place 08/09 State Individual Tournament)
Florida
29.Manatee (2nd Place 08/09 2A State Individual Tournament)
30.Jupiter
Virginia
31.Hampton
32.Henrico
Iowa
33.Heelan Catholic – Double Checking to see
Georgia
34.Parkview (11th Place 08/09 5A State Individual Tournament)
35.George Walton Academy (2nd Place 07/08 & 08/09 Independent State Duals, 1st Place Independent Individual States)
36.Cedar Shoals
South Carolina
37.Greer (9th Place 08/09 3A State Individual Tournament)
38.Bamberg-Erhardt (2nd Place 06/07 thru 08/09 1A State Duals)
39.Military Magnet Academy
40.Chesnee
West Virginia
41.Capital
Thanks,
Danny Crotts
North Davidson Black Knights
"There is no substitution for GUTS"
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