A
wrestler is no longer considered a Novice if any ONE of the following criteria
is met
- They have
received 1 first place award in an Open Tournament with 3 or more on the
chart.
- They have
received 2 second place awards in an Open Tournament with 3 or more on the
chart.
- They have
received 2 first place awards in a Novice Tournament with 3 or more on the
chart
- A total of
5 awards.
- 3rd place
awards: 3rd place awards do not count toward the 5 award count if obtained in
a Novice Tournament.
In an open tournament 3rd place counts if there are 4 or more wrestlers on the
chart.
- Coaches
discretion (if you feel that a
wrestler is to advanced to wrestle at a novice tournament regardless of their
medal count)
The
award count carries over to the next year or years.