Quote from SD USA Wrestling Board on March 7, 2022, 3:20 pm

We know there has been a lot of questions on how registration is going to work for Junior boys and HS girls for the Freestyle portion of the state AAU tournament.  SDWCA and SD USA Wrestling are working together to facilitate the Freestyle portion on Friday evening.  Even though this is being run through the SDWCA and state AAU tournament; wrestlers, coaches, and officials will still be required to obtain and have the USA Wrestling credentials to follow policy.

Registration for Junior boys and HS girls will be done through trackwrestling only.  The registration link should be open on that Sunday after all the regional AAU tournaments.  At this time we do not know how long the registration link will be active, but we will update on this thread once we know for sure.  Make sure your Junior boys and HS girls get pre-registered and signed up through this process, as this is the ONLY way to register for the state Freestyle portion of the tournament.  All athletes will NEED a full athlete USA membership.  This membership will be good for any USA sanctioned event that your wrestler wants to participate in over the summer.  We will have multiple events starting this Spring and Summer for athletes to attend.  They will work out of state as well.

Coaches- Please remember we posted earlier a thread about how to obtain your Bronze level USA coaching card.  There will be a coaches table to purchase a coach’s bands at check-in on Friday in Sioux Falls, but you will need to present your USA Bronze level coaches card to purchase a band.  Please refer to our earlier post about how to obtain your credentials.  Remember there is a background check involved, so do not wait.  This will also allow you to have access to coach your wrestler at USA sanctioned events as well.  This is USA Wrestling policy.

Junior boys and HS girls...you will be checking in at a separate line at state, rather than following in the line of your designated Region.  All Freestyle wrestlers will check-in at the signed Freestyle line at the Premier Center.  We will have signs posted.  You will also be required to weigh-in with a singlet on.

If there are any other questions related to the Freestyle portion at state, please ask here, and we will do our best to answer in a timely fasion.

Thank you- SD USA Wrestling