1) Proposal failed 9-3 (C, S, GR voted yes). By Dan Fulscher, second by Joe Moore Amend by-law 16.1.2 (changes in bold font): A wrestler s legal age for IKWF competition shall be determined by the wrestler s age on December 31 st November 30 th of the current season. 2) Proposal approved 8-3-1 (N, S, FGO voted no, FS abstained) By John Ambrose, second by Kevin Formanski Amend by-law 16.1.2 (changes in bold font): A wrestler s legal age for IKWF competition shall be determined by the wrestler s age on December 31 st September 1 st of the current season. 3) Proposal approved 7-4-1 (CC, NC, SC, WC voted no, FO abstained). By Chauncey Carrick, second by Joe Moore All coaches who hold a current season USA Wrestling coach s membership and National Coaches Education Program (NCEP) certification will receive free admission to any IKWF sanctioned event except for the IKWF State Series Dual Meet and Individual. 4) Proposal failed 7-3-2 (C, SC, FO voted yes, FS & GR abstained). By Steve Tavoso, second by Joe Tholl Change IKWF State Championship bracket format to double elimination. 5) By Steve Tavoso, no second (failed) Require IKWF sanctioned events, except IKWF State Series events Dual Meet and Individual, to wrestle all Tot, Bantam, and Intermediate age groups early followed by Novice and Senior. 6) Proposal approved 12-0. By John Ambrose, second by Denis Laughlin Remove 16.2.17.1.5 This exemption will expire at the completion of the 2017-18 season. Note: Exemptions to 6 matches per day limitation (by-law 16.2.17.1). 7) Proposal approved 11-1 (S voted no). By John Ambrose, second by Mike Crawford Add 19.2.10.#: All Illinois residents who wish to coach at any IKWF sanctioned event must be a member of a chartered (active) IKWF club. 8) Proposal approved 6-5-1 (C, S, FGO, FS, FO voted no, N abstained). By John Ambrose, second by Joe Moore Amend 19.2.6. (added language in bold font): The head coach of each IKWF club and the tournament director of each IKWF sanctioned event are required to make sure every wrestler has obtained a USA Wrestling athlete membership card and is on an IKWF roster before competing in any IKWF sanctioned event during the IKWF competition season. Page 1 of 8
9) Proposal approved 11-1 (WC voted no). By John Ambrose, second by Joe Moore Amend 22.7.5 (changes in bold font): Sectional weigh-ins shall be held in accordance with the official national high school federation interscholastic wrestling rules with one exception. Night before competition weigh-ins may will be used. if three-quarters of the sectional teams agree. If night before weigh-ins are agreed upon, Alternate sites may be used and wrestlers will still have the option of weighing in at the site on the day of competition. Weigh-in supervision and scales must be approved by the sectional director and the tournament director. 10) Proposal approved 9-3 (NC, S, FGO voted no). By John Ambrose, second by Denis Laughlin Change IKWF divisions (age groups) to: Senior Division: IKWF 12, 13, & 14 year olds Novice Division: IKWF 10 & 11 year olds Intermediate Division: IKWF 8 & 9 year olds Bantam Division: IKWF 6 & 7 year olds Tot Division: IKWF 5 year olds and younger 11) By John Ambrose, no second (failed) Mandate that ALL IKWF clubs have at least a 33% participation rate (number would be rounded UP) of specifically Novice & Senior wrestlers on their roster (or a combination of the 2 divisions) at the IKWF State Series. Failure to meet that number would result in the club s charter to be on probation for (1) year and a fine of $100 per wrestler short of the required participation number. 12) Proposal failed 10-2 (SC, FS voted yes). By John Ambrose, second by Joe Tholl Change sectional bracket format to double elimination. 13) Proposal failed 9-3 (NC, SC, W voted yes). By John Ambrose, second by Joe Tholl No semifinal walkovers at the IKWF State Championships. 14) Proposal approved 10-2 (S, FS voted yes). By John Ambrose, second by Joe Moore Change Dual Meet State Series weight classes to: 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 102, 110, 117, 125, 132, 140, 150, 160,175,195, 220, 275 Note: There are currently 20 weight classes, above proposal has 17 weight classes. 15) Proposal approved 7-4-1 (N, S, W, FGO voted no, FO abstained). By John Ambrose, second by Denis Laughlin Amend 17.9.2.1 (Dual Meet State Series Entry Fee, added language in bold font): $300 per club due by December 15th (postmark). This fee covers the entire Dual Meet State Series or the late fee period of $600 per club due from December 16 th by December 31 st (postmark). Page 2 of 8
16) Proposal approved 9-3 (CC, S, FO voted no). By Jim Considine, second by Joe Tholl All sponsors at the IKWF State Championship parade of finalist must have a current USA Wrestling coach s membership. 17) Proposal approved 12-0. By Jim Considine, second by Gene Lee A sectional director requesting to hold their sectional tournament must receive written approval from the sectional director in which the site is located. 18) Proposal approved 12-0. By Mark Bullington, second by Joe Tholl American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters must meet criteria for USA Wrestling coach s membership and must be in the designated coaching area with a coach who has an active USA Wrestling coach s membership. 19) Proposal approved 11-1 (SC voted no). Move 9.2.5 to 7.6.3.6.1 or 23.5.3.1. should be done by sectional official s chairman. Responsible for compiling ratings of officials in each sectional and assigning officials to each sectional tournament. 20) Proposal failed 10-1-1 (S voted yes, C abstained). Add 10.1.3.#: In the event of a tie, the sectional official s chairman will vote. 21) Proposal failed 8-4 (C, FGO, FS, GR, voted yes). By Mike Urwin, second by Bob Baker Add 10.1.3.#: In the event of a tie, a coin flip will determine the winner of the election. 22) Proposal approved 7-4-1 (C, S, FGO, GR voted yes, W abstained). By Jim Considine, second by Joe Tholl Add 10.1.3.#: In the event of a tie, the IKWF officers will vote to determine the winner of the election. 23) By Mark Bullington, proposal withdrawn Remove by-law 12.5.1.4: Exception: Misconduct during the Dual Team or Individual State Tournament Series shall follow N.F.S.H.S. guidelines. 24) Proposal approved 11-1 (W voted no). Amend 15.17 (changes in bold font) Each tournament manager must submit a list of officials and health care professional(s) that worked their event no later than the Friday following the day of their tournament. The head official of the tournament is also requested to provide a list required to provide a list to their sectional official s chairman. Failure to comply will incur a fine of up to $250. Page 3 of 8
25) Proposal approved 7-4-1 (CC, NC, W, WC voted yes, FO abstained). By Mark Bullington, second by Joe Tholl Add 15.24.1: Team photographers are allowed to take still pictures only if they: 1) are a certified coach on the club s roster. 2) request a media pass from the tournament director in advance. 3) sit away from the coaches. 4) has no communication with anyone at mat side. 5) use NO flash photos or lights of any kind. 6) must stop at request of wrestler being photographed, his coach, or the official on the mat. 26) Proposal approved 9-2-1 (W, FO voted no, SC abstained). Remove by-law 17.9.1.4. The minimum weight for competitors in the 275 lbs. weight class is 188 lbs. 27) Proposal failed 6-6 (In the event of a tie, the President and Vice-Presidents vote to break the tie per by-law 8.3.2) 0-4. Change Dual Meet State Series Entry fee to $200 (from $300, by-law 17.9.2.1). 28) Proposal approved 11-1 (C abstained). Amend 17.9.3.9.1 (changes are in bold font): Rosters of divisional tournament participants must be turned in at the seeding meeting. Rosters may include up to thirty wrestlers. At this time the two four coaches who are to be placed on the pass list and recognized during the competition must submit their names. 29) Proposal approved 10-2 (C, W voted no). Add 17.9.3.9.#: If a team skips or does not attend the mandatory coaches meeting at the dual meet state championships, the team shall be fined $500 and forfeit their first dual meet. 30) Proposal failed 8-4 (N, S, W, WC voted yes). By Mark Bullington, second by Mike Crawford Add 17.9.3.9.#: The first two open weights, where there are no eligible wrestlers, shall be scored as 3 point losses instead of 6. 31) Proposal approved 12-0. Remove by-law 19.2.8 (redundant, see by-law 19.2.9). 32) Proposal approved 12-0. Amend 19.2.9 (changes in bold font): All Illinois residents must purchase their USA Wrestling membership card through the IKWF office. If the card is purchased outside Illinois, they must pay a $10 per day fee to wrestle in Page 4 of 8
sanctioned events or pay $20 to have their USA Wrestling card placed on a certified roster and be eligible for the IKWF State Series or any other sanctioned event. Each registration must be accompanied by proof of age. Competitors age verification is recorded by the IKWF. Unverified wrestlers will not be listed on an official IKWF roster. A separate unverified roster will be created with the wrestler s name. Subsequent registrations need not be accompanied by further age verification unless records are lost or damaged. Registration for USA Wrestling cards must be postmarked two weeks in advance to be eligible to compete. Cards are $45 per wrestler. USAW Athlete memberships may be purchased at IKWF events for $50 $55. The wrestler must have a copy of their birth certificate to purchase the card at events. Head coaches and tournament directors are responsible to make sure every wrestler has obtained a USA Wrestling membership card before competing in any sanctioned event. In order for a wrestler to be eligible for the IKWF State Series, his/her card must be purchased no later than twenty-one days prior to the regional competition, no exceptions. 33) Proposal approved 11-1 (FO voted no). By Mark Bullington, second by Ben Montez Amend 19.4.2 (changes in bold font): If a team has a sectional qualifier who does not show up for sectional competition and has not notified the Sectional Director prior to weigh-ins Thursday before the sectional tournament, the team will be assessed a $10 per no show fee. This is in addition to the sectional entry fee. This penalty fee will be added to the team s sectional fee on the day of the sectional tournament. This no-show fee is paid to the sectional tournament host. 34) Proposal approved 12-0. By Mark Bullington, second by Joe Tholl Add to 22.12.2.1.3 (additional language in bold font): No wild cards shall be put on a bracket farther than the wrestlers that beat them in a qualifier. Example Only: Tournament A has 8 wrestlers and tournament B only has 2. Instead of putting A7 in the B3 spot and A8 in the B4 spot, A4 should become B3, A5 becomes A4, A6 becomes B4, A7 becomes A5, and A8 becomes B5. By rotating the qualifiers this way no wild cards pass up the true qualifiers and there is no need to use the next weight class rotation. 35) Proposal approved 12-0. Amend 22.12.7.3 (changes in bold font): In all regional and sectional tournament, championship and third place bouts shall be conducted simultaneously in the same round, or third place bouts may be wrestled immediately preceding the championship bouts. Officials assigned to the tournament may elect to work a system with an assistant referee for the first and/or third place bouts. With two divisions wrestling in regional and sectional tournaments, it is recommended that at least two mats be used for the final rounds. 36) Proposal approved 12-0. Remove 23.3. Officials will be recognized by a number worn on their arm. A fee will be charged to cover the cost of liability insurance and mailings. Page 5 of 8
37) Proposal failed 7-4- 1 (N, S, FGO, FS voted yes). By Mark Bullington, second by Denis Laughlin Amend 23.3 Require each sectional official s chairman to create document with pictures of all officials to be sent to each team to rate them. 38) Proposal approved 11-1 (C voted no). Amend 23.5.3.5 (changes in bold font): Work with the sectional director and the official s chairmen to evaluate and select the officials one official each year for a 2-year rotation being rotated in for at the individual state championships. 39) Proposal approved 12-0. Add 23.5.3.#: Work with the sectional director to assign officials to the regional and sectional tournaments. 40) Proposal approved 12-0. Remove 23.7.1. Official s ratings sheets will go out each year upon receipt of a club charter. The rating sheet will be similar to the IHSA rating sheet. 41) Proposal approved 12-0. Amend 23.7.2 (changes in bold font): 1 to 20 All officials may be rated. 42) Proposal approved 12-0. Amend 23.7.3 No explanation is required for your ratings, officials are simply listed in the order you think they should be selected ranked by a ranking system. 43) Proposal approved 10-1-1 (CC voted no, SC abstained). Amend 23.7.4 (changes in bold font): All ratings sheets will be mailed or emailed to the president who will compile the results. 44) Proposal approved 11-1 (FO voted no). Remove 23.7.5: The official s co-chairmen will assign two officials to each of the eight sectional tournaments. Each sectional assignment will be taken from the rating sheets received from that sectional. Page 6 of 8
45) Proposal approved 12-0. Remove 23.7.6: It is expected some officials will be rated high in more than one sectional. 46) Proposal approved 12-0. Amend 23.7.7 (changes in bold font): To work an IKWF regional and sectional, officials must work a minimum of five IKWF sanctioned events during the season. Three dual meets may be substituted for one tournament. The Jon Davis Kids Open will count as two tournaments. 47) Proposal approved 12-0. Amend 23.7.9 (changes in bold font): Each tournament director is required to send a list of the officials who worked their tournament to the southern their sectionals Official s chairperson Chairman. 48) Proposal approved 12-0. Remove 23.7.10. Officials are required to be evaluated once each month during the season (December, January, and February). It is the responsibility of the official to request an evaluation. The evaluation will be returned to the official at the end of the tournament. This is a selfimprovement evaluation. It is recommended that you get the best evaluator possible. The official is then required to send a post card after each evaluation to the IKWF office. Tournament managers should put an asterisk behind the name of each official evaluated at their tournament. 49) By Mark Bullington, no second (failed) Amend 23.7.11.1 (changes in bold font): Ten Eight officials will be selected to officiate. 50) Proposal approved 12-0. Amend 23.7.12.1 (changes in bold font): Thirty officials will be selected to officiate. All officials must meet requirements of 23.7.7 and officiate a regional and sectional tournament. 51) By Ed Enright, no second (failed) Change format of Jon Davis Kids Open: 1) Elite Tournament. 2) IKWF Intermediate, Novice, and Senior age groups only. 3) Change entry fee to $30 per wrestler. 4) Allow coaching with a $20 fee for a coach s floor pass. All IKWF by-laws pertaining to coaching at IKWF events apply. 5) Results used as criteria, along with two other quality elite tournaments, to seed top 4 wrestlers at the IKWF State Championships. Page 7 of 8
52) By Ed Enright, no second (failed) Allow the host of the Illinois Bantam Championships and the Illinois Midget Championships to use the words State Championships for a fee of $5 per entry. 53) By Mike Urwin, proposal withdrawn Add Girls division to Ed Enright s proposal for the Jon Davis Kids Open (#51). 54) Proposal approved 12-0. By Mike Urwin, second by Mark Bullington Add 7.4.2.# (part of duties for VP FS/GR): Votes for third absent director at annual, regular, and executive board meetings. 55) Proposal approved 11-1 (FO voted no). By Mike Urwin, second by Joe Tholl Amend 16.2.20 (changes in bold font): If a wrestler has purchased a USA Wrestling athlete membership prior to the IKWF competition season (1 st weekend of December through the IKWF State Championships) and a) is not attached to an IKWF club or b) purchased their card for preseason training purposes, they have until the last Saturday in November to declare the IKWF club affiliation. If they do not declare an IKWF club prior to this date, they will be listed as unattached for the remainder of the IKWF competition season and will not be able to compete in any IKWF State Series sanctioned event. The IKWF will notify all unattached wrestlers prior to the November date to remind them to attach themselves to an IKWF club. 56) Proposal approved 12-0. By Mike Urwin, second by Joe Moore Amend 16.2.21 (changes in bold font): If a USAW athlete membership is purchased after the last Saturday in November, the athlete has ten (10) days from the date of purchase to declare their IKWF club affiliation or they be will ineligible to participate in the IKWF State Series any IKWF event. 57) Proposal approved 12-0. By Mike Urwin, second by Joe Moore Amend 19.2.10.3 (changes in bold font): An individual must be, at a minimum, fifteen years old or a high school freshman to purchase a USA Wrestling coach s membership coach at any IKWF sanctioned event. 58) Proposal withdrawn. By Mike Urwin, second by Joe Moore Amend 22.10.4.7 (changes in bold font): To coach a wrestler during competition a person must hold a current USA Wrestling coaches card coach s membership. 59) A motion by Mark Bullington, second by Chauncey Carrick to amend the proposal to read Remove by-law 22.10.4.7. Motion approved 12-0. Proposal approved (above) 11-0-1 (FO abstained). By Mike Urwin, second by Joe Moore Move 22.10.4.7 to 19.2.10.#. Page 8 of 8