NCHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

**View Mat Layout Diagram**

You will be able to follow along with where a certain wrestler will be by the match number and assigned mat number (on the brackets in the program and also posted on the walls next to the brackets).

*CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS* Three mats will be used for the finals and will be arranged on the floor in a triangular manner. The arrangement will allow spectators to remain in the same seating section they have used throughout the tournament.

The 1st place championship matches will be wrestled in the evening session, beginning at 6:00 p.m., following the Parade of Champions.

Wrestlers placing 3rd-4th and those wrestling in the championship finals will be included in the Parade of Champions and are asked to remain in warm-ups for the parade. 3 mats will be used for the championship finals - all the 103 finals will be wrestled, then 112, etc.

**View Mat Layout Diagram for Championship Finals**

AWARDS:
The top four finishers in each weight class will be included in the awards presentations and are asked to remain in warm-ups for the awards ceremonies. Coaches of state champions are invited to present the awards to all wrestlers in their champion’s weight class and classification. Please report to the awards table area and let the staff know you would like to participate. You will be asked to present medals to all four places.  (The presentation of awards will be on the opposite end of the arena from the head table, same location as in the 2007 tournament)

As the championship matches are completed wrestlers will be called to the awards stand by weight classes to receive their awards. The first awards presented will be to the 103 lbs placers after the conclusion of the 112 lbs matches. To try to save time, THREE awards stands will be used this year, one per division.

SPECTATOR ADMISSION:
The Coliseum Box Office will open at 6:30 a.m. both days for ticket sales. Doors will open for spectators to enter the arena at 8:00 a.m. each day.

Ticket Prices
Two-Day Pass $18.00
One-Day Pass $12.00
Championship Session $ 7.00

NCHSAA passes and NCCA passes are allowed, one person per card, and cardholder only for NCCA pass.

TEAM/COACH/MANAGER ADMISSION:
ADMISSION FOR COACHES- Each school’s principal will be required to fax the form to the NCHSAA office a prioritized list of coaches (maximum of 4) that his/her school will send to the tournament.  Wristbands will be given based on the number of qualifiers:  1-3 = 2 wristbands; 4-7 = 3 wristbands; 8 or more = 4 wristbands.  Coaches will be admitted only by their wristbands which will be in their packet.  The wristband will allow entrance into the coliseum, onto the arena floor, and the hospitality room.  Wristbands must be secured to the coach prior to entrance into the Coliseum.  Coaches will wear the same wristband 2 days. Loose or damaged wristbands will not be accepted for admittance into the designated areas. 

Coaches without a wristband will be admitted by his NCCA membership card or will have to pay to enter.  NOTE:  Coaches’ families will not be allowed to enter using his NCCA membership card.

Non-qualifying team members will be admitted as a group for $3.00 PER DAY at the ticket window. HOWEVER, they must be accompanied and identified by a coach from their school.  You must make arrangements to have a coach available to bring them through the pass gate, or they will have to pay full admission price. Non-Qualifying wrestlers will enter through the general admission doors, NOT the wrestler’s entrance.  They will not be permitted down to the practice/weigh-in area or the competition floor area.  ABUSE of this procedure will jeopardize continuation of the $3.00 special allowance. 
Participating wrestlers not advancing to the second day of competition must use their weigh-in cards for free admission into the Coliseum on Saturday. These wrestlers will not be given a wristband and they will not be permitted down to the practice/weigh-in area or the competition floor area.

ONE student team manager will be admitted free if he/she arrives with the team.

Mat Maids/Cheerleaders must pay.

DIRECTIONS TO LAWRENCE JOEL VETERANS MEMORIAL:
Directions are on the LJVM website at http://www.ljvm.com/directions.html

BRINGING BAGS INTO THE ARENA:
NO FOOD OR DRINK MAY BE BROUGHT INTO THE COLISEUM. Coliseum Security will conduct bag searching of all individuals entering the coliseum. Please have all bags open and ready to be searched.

Cooler Policy – LJVM Coliseum does not allow coolers/food containers inside! We need your help in notifying your fans/parents that they will not be allowed to take coolers/food containers/food into the coliseum. All wrestlers’ and patron’s bags will be searched and food and/or drinks cannot be brought into the coliseum.

FLOOR ACCESS:
Only tournament workers, coaches, media and stamped wrestlers will be allowed on the arena floor.   Hand stamps and Coaches’ session wristband will be checked to gain access to floor.

During competition, qualified wrestlers and their coaches may use the stairwells at EITHER Section 105 or 116 to gain access to the competition floor area and the practice/weigh-in area.

NCHSAA registered officials will be escorting wrestlers and their coaches on and off the floor at the appropriate times.  Wrestlers and coaches in ALL classifications will ENTER the arena floor through the elephant doors at the North end of the arena, and will EXIT through one of the side hallways.  Once exiting the arena floor, coaches and wrestlers will be asked to move to the upper level of the arena using the stairwells at EITHER Section 105 or Section 116.  Your cooperation is required to keep the hallway area clear for those coaches and wrestlers who are reporting for upcoming/on-deck matches.

PARKING:

Each school that qualifies a wrestler(s) to the state tournament will receive ONE parking pass that must be displayed on any vehicle (including activity bus) transporting participant(s). The parking passes will be available from your Regional Tournament Director after conclusion of the tournament and qualifiers determined.  All marked buses should display the NCHSAA provided parking pass for FREE parking admission.  Any bus or vehicle WITHOUT the parking pass will be charged for parking. Vehicles will be able to leave and return if parking ticket stub is kept.

All Activity Buses must enter the SIERRA MIST (EAST) PARKING LOT through the Deacon Blvd Entrance and park in the SIERRA MIST (EAST) PARKING LOT.  Buses SHOULD NOT ENTER through the University Parkway Entrance. Parking charges will be assessed each day of the tournament. 

The parking fee is $6.00/per day this year. Vehicles will be able to leave and return if parking ticket stub is kept.  Please help inform your fans/parents so they will know in advance.

WEIGH-INS:
Weigh-ins: 7:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday. All schools must be present at the start of weigh-ins.

ALL bags, including wrestlers’ bags, will be searched upon entering the coliseum.  Therefore, to expedite the weigh-in process, wrestlers should leave bags, etc, on the bus, or in the lobby.  After the completion of weigh-ins wrestlers will have time to get their bags and allow security to search them before re-entering the coliseum.

Each qualifier must have his weigh-in card in hand to get into the weigh-in area as well as having it with him as he steps on the scales. Access to the weigh-in area is the stairwell at Section 116.  If the wrestler makes weight, he MUST leave his weigh-in card with the official prior to leaving the weigh-in area.

Qualifiers will receive a hand stamp in the weigh-in area.  This hand stamp allows access to the competition floor area and practice/weigh-in area. If at any time this stamp is rubbed, sweated or washed off, the wrestler must see the security personnel at the Stairwell at Section 116 or tournament officials in the Lobby to be re-stamped.

To expedite the weigh-in process:
1. Please bring any appropriate medical documentation (form is on the NCHSAA website) with you in regards to communicable skin disorders
2. Make sure wrestler has already shaved, cut his hair and nails and has already stripped down to his shorts before he gets to the scales.

Weigh-ins will be conducted by weight class, not by teams.

COACH REGISTRATION:
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION – Once again, in an effort to accommodate those arriving on Thursday evening, coaches can pick-up registration information in the lobby of LJVM from 6:00PM – 7:30PM.  The registration packet will include weigh –in cards for all qualifiers, wristbands for entrance into LJVM and other important information.

REGULAR REGISTRATION - will be in the lobby of LJVM Coliseum on Friday morning.  The coliseum doors will open for qualified wrestlers and their coaches at 6:30AM on Friday and Saturday. Coaches will pick up the registration packet, which will include weigh-in cards for all qualifiers.  Each qualifier must have the weigh-in card in hand before being allowed to enter the coliseum and proceed to the weigh-in area. Wrestlers will use the stairwell at Section 116 to gain access to the weigh-in area.

COACHES HOSPITALITY:
Located in the Winston Room.  Entrance to the Winston Room is located across from Section 105.  Hospitality Room will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday.  Hospitality Room Dinner Meal will be served from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday.  All other hours of operation will feature dry snacks and refreshments.  No Food or Drinks may be carried out of the Hospitality Room.  Coaches must be wearing appropriate wristband to gain entrance at all times and must have meal ticket issued in registration packet for dinner meal times. Reminder:  The coaches’ hospitality is being extended to coaches only and is not intended for family members.  Your cooperation will be appreciated.