Agenda for USA Wrestling – OHIO Annual Meeting

October 20, 2024

  8:00  AM       Meeting for USAWO Qualifier Tournament Directors – your attendance is required at this meeting if you wish to host a tournament.

  9:15 AM          Registration/ Call-in for annual meeting

  9:20 AM          CALL TO ORDER and determination of quorum

                        Officers’ and Directors’ Reports (estimated times)

                                    Chairperson (20 min) – Chris

                                    Vice Chairperson (20 min) - Wendel

                                    Secretary (5 min) - Mary

                                    Treasurer (15 min) - John

Membership (5 min) – Keith/ Mike

                                    MVKWA Director (5 min) - Charlie

                                    Coaches’ Council Director (10 min) - Jeremiah

                                    Media/ Promotions Director (10 min) – Brad

Kids/ Schoolboy Director (10 min) - Ryan

                                    National Teams Director (10 min) - Jeff

                                    Open Director (10 min) - Rae

                                    Women’s Co-Director (5 min) - Zane/ Rob

                                    Folkstyle Director (5 min) – John                                    

Greco Director (5 min) - Art

                                    Freestyle Director (5 min) – Jeremy

                                    Grappling Director (5 min) - Micah

                                    Beach Director (5 min) - Jim

Mat Officials Director (10 min) - Bobby

                                    Operating Officials Director (10 min) - Debbi

                                    International Exchange Director (5 min) - Brian

                                    Safe Sport Director (5 min) – Jon

                                    Fund Raising Director (5 min) - Sarah

                        Old business  

·       Officials incentive at qualifiers – increase pairers to 5

·       Video challenge at state tournament – keep?

Election of Officers/ Directors  - 2 year terms

Vice Chairperson, Treasurer, Coaches’ Council Director, Membership Chairperson, Fund Raising Director, Women’s Director, Safe Sport Director, At-Large

                        New business

·       Card increase

·       USA membership to vote

·       Wrestle One payment amount/ break-down

·       How to retain wrestlers from year to year

·       Constitution changes

·       Job description changes

·       Women’s wrestling discussion – Rob/ Dane

o   Proposed Women’s structure

o   Proposed Women’s national team leader (for 16U and Junior)

o   Proposed Women’s 14U /Kids Girl’s director (change to constitution to add and make current 14U/ Kids Boys)

o   Proposed Job Descriptions changes to Women’s Directors,  National Team leader, 14U/ Kids Director and addition of 14U/ Kids Girl’ Director

·       Coaches: athlete ratio – do we have the correct mix?

·       Officials’ proposal

·       State dual tournaments to use USA membership pre-registration

·       Other new business

·       State Tournament –

·       Kids’ State

·       Qualifier schedule

·       State Dual

·       Blue Jacket

·       Next meeting – 

Adjourn meeting