Fire/Police/First Responders MAS Wrestling Friendship Tournament

Fire/Police/First Responders MAS Wrestling Friendship Tournament at the HALFWAY TO ST. PADDY’S DAY VEGAS CELTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL
CELTIC MARKETPLACE | HIGHLAND GAMES | Clan Gathering.
SEPT. 17-18-19, 2021

Regulations
1. Goals and objectives
• Tournament is held with the aim to popularize and develop Mas-Wrestling among “first responders”.
• Objectives:
- Strengthening friendly sportive relationship among “first responders”.
- Determination of the Mas-Wrestling strongest athlete in contested weight categories.

2. Time and competition venue
September 17- 19, 2021
Craig Ranch Park, South Las Vegas, Nevada
Saturday September 18th
11:30am Registration and weigh-in as well as technical WORKSHOP open to all participants
Sunday September 19th
8:30am Late registration and weigh-in
10:00am Police/Fire First Responders MAS Wrestling Tournament

3. Participants
Entry fee: $20.00 due by September 14, 2021; late entries $30.00
Link to Registration Form: https://maswrestlingusa.com/fire-police-first-responders...
• This event is sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic Union of the U.S., Inc.
• All participants must have a current AAU membership.
USA athletes must be a current member of MAS Wrestling USA (memberships $19 per annum available at http://maswrestlingusa.com/membership-form) and the AAU:
AAU membership card $24 Adult for US residents/citizens, International Adult Athletes must submit application and pay $45, (Sept. thru Aug.). AAU cards are available at https://aausports.org/Membership Please specify POWERLIFTING as the sport. All cards must be purchased online prior to the competition, and presented at the weigh-in. As part of the CARD process, all athletes age 20+ will have background check performed. This process may add a week to card approval.

All athletes must have sportswear according to Mas-Wrestling rules:
• Men –tight-fitting or free-breed shorts for Mas-Wrestling (bike shorts or basketball shorts will do) (red and blue), sports shoes without spikes.
• Women – tight-fitting or free-breed shorts for Mas-Wrestling (bike shorts or basketball shorts will do) (red and blue),), sports jersey or T-shirt, sport shoes without spikes.

4. Conditions of the competitions
Weight categories: Male athletes will be divided in two weight categories with cutoff depending on participation; female athletes will all compete in one weight category. Weight categories with 3-5 athletes conducted in Round Robin format; and weight categories with 6 or more athletes conducted in the actual International Mas-Wrestling Federation Rules Article 2.1 by the System with elimination after 2 (two) losses.

5. Awards
Trophies to winner of each weight category. Top three athletes (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place) in each weight category are awarded with medals.

Tournament Directors:
John O’Connor
stoutbarbelljohn@gmail.com +1(206)402-9561
Odd E. Haugen
odd@maswrestlingusa.com +1(805)444-5720