The amount of competition for your wrestler is a personal choice. You can wrestle in as little or as many competitions as you choose. We recommend that minimally your wrestler participates in the
WAWA League Matches & Championship (those competitions are included in your registration fee).
When your wrestler and the coaches feel that it's time for some additional competition, there are tournaments nearly every weekend in the Greater Pittsburgh area. These tournaments typically have
Novice and
Open divisions. The registration form will specify who is included in which division, but in Pennsylvania,
Novice is typically for 1st and 2nd year wrestlers while
Open is for 3rd year or more wrestlers. A Novice wrestler can participate in an Open tournament. However, a 3rd+ year wrestler cannot participate in a Novice tournament. If you search, you can occasionally also find
1st Year Only tournaments.
When you register your wrestler, you will register him/her for a specific age and weight division.
Boys 8 & Under: 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 75, 90, 110
Boys 10 & Under: 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 105, 120, 150
Boys 12 & Under: 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 160, 200
Girls 8 & Under: 50, 55, 65, 80, 100
Girls 10 & Under: 60, 65, 75, 85, 100, 120
Girls 12 & Under: 70, 75, 80, 90, 100, 140
Note that QV coaches will attempt to attend and coach at local tournaments that draw several QV wrestlers. If you do not have a QV coach at a local tournament, a parent (or another wrestler's parent) are certainly permitted to coach. You will need to have an adult or knowledgeable teenager in the corner.You can search for tournaments at
Pennsylvania Youth Wrestling.
Click on the 'Tournament Locator' tab and scroll down. Events are sorted by date. Note that each event lists the PJW Area that it's located. Quaker Valley is in Area VII. Schools to our West are Area IV. You can travel to any tournament that you want--some families enjoy making a weekend out of it!
