Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board

Administrative Rules

Coaches must wear MPRB ID badge at all MPRB matches and tournaments. Once certified, full-time recreation staff will create a badge for each MPRB coach.
National Federation of State High School Association rules shall govern all matches except as modified: a. No injury time will be kept. An injured wrestler may not continue without permission of official or trainer on duty. b. Prescribed medications will only be allowed when properly administered.
80% of the team roster must live within the Minneapolis city limits
Contests will be based on as many weight divisions as can be matched by two coaches’ prior agreement
Coaches should weigh wrestlers regularly throughout the season, to ensure they have accurate weights for pairings during regular season meets and tournaments
Jewelry Rule: Officials will strictly enforce the Minnesota State High School rule regarding jewelry. a. All players must remove all jewelry before participating. Please note: hard items worn on the head such as beads, barrettes and bobby pins are prohibited.
If a participant’s hair is too long, they are required to have it covered with a prescribed hair covering (similar to a nylon swim cap). Skull caps are not permitted. Braids must be covered.
Participants with braces are required to wear top and bottom mouth guards while wrestling
Suggested weights are as follows: These are suggested weights only. Other weights may be used by agreement among coaches, staying within safe limits and with intent to match wrestlers of approximately the same weight and age. A wrestler may only wrestle up a maximum of one age division. 6U, 8U and 10U – 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 105, 116, 135, 145 and unlimited. 12U and 14U - 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 112, 119, 126, 133, 140, 148, 158, 170, 180 and unlimited.

Weigh In Procedures

IMPORTANT: Wrestlers may not participate in a meet until they have been weighed in by MPRB staff. Teams using wrestlers that have not been weighed in will forfeit all meets the wrestler participated in.
In addition to the pre-season weigh in, all participants are required to weigh in at each Saturday tournament and the Citywide Tournament.
Wrestlers must be weighed with the following minimum clothing articles: a. Boys: Singlet or gym shorts (players are not allowed to be weighed in their underwear) b. Girls: Singlet or gym shorts and t-shirt (players are not allowed to be weighed in their underwear)

Team Rosters & Eligibility

All participants who take part in the Citywide Tournament must be listed on the team’s roster. Team rosters that are not submitted will not be eligible to participate in the Citywide Wrestling Tournament.
Wrestlers must have attended a minimum of three matches during the season in order to be eligible for the Citywide Wrestling Tournament.

Protective Equipment & Uniforms

For sanitizing the mats, A-33 or A-36 Dry Tablets are available at each park. Mats should be cleaned before each use with the A-33 or A-36 solution.
Team uniforms are required. Uniforms consist of a wrestling singlet and/or wrestling compression shirt and shorts.
It is highly recommended that all wrestlers wear headgear.

Weekday Meets

6:15pm Check-in and match-ups
6:45pm Start Time
Teams must submit their participants and weights to the “host” park and MPRB league director two days prior to the scheduled meet.

Sat. Tournaments