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Hi Folks
Great News!
Cuvo's Wrestling Warehouse has signed on as a corporate sponsor and will be the official supplier of the new Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling Area XI State Singlets. We are very excited to have Jack Cuvo in our corner helping make the Area XI Championship a world class wrestling event for Southeastern Pennsylvania. Cuvo's Wrestling Warehouse will also be the official equipment supplier for this years Area XI Championship.
It is official the singlets are on order so we will have a new look when we head to the Pennsylvania State Championship next year. They will be Addidas Lehigh singlets in Royal Blue with three yellow stripes down each side. There will be a yellow Area XI logo on the chest, there will be a PA logo on the leg in the front and a large "XI" on the back. The final thing to make the design perfect was a small American Flag on the back (this was a deal breaker for me so I am glad we could make it happen). Knowing how hard it has been to get to this point I would like to once again thank Mark for all the years he made the Golden Eagles singlets available to the Area XI kids. Without his commitment to bring the PJW's to our area lots of great wrestlers would have never had the chance to compete in the state championship. While I am at it I would like to thank Mark because he continues to be a valuable resource during my rookie year as Area Chairman.
We have made great progress on the Sectional Championships with all four Sections confirmed.
Area XI Sectional Championships:
West January 18th 2009 Wissahickon HS Booster Club
East February 28th 2009 Neshaminy Youth Wrestling Club
South February 15th 2009 Springfield AA Youth Wrestling Club
North February 22nd 2009 Pocono Mountain East High School
We are working to make everything about this perfect so we are having custom medals made for the Sectional Tournaments. The medals will be 2" diameter with Red, White and Blue neck straps.
With up to 672 kids competing in the Area XI Championship we will need to make the tournament a two day event since we do not have access to a facility that can handle enough mats to do it in a day. We have all suffered through tournaments that are too long so we want to make sure this is a great experience for the kids and the parents alike.
Help Wanted!
Dave, Terry and I have taken on the lions share of organizing this championship but we really want to make this your event. If you would like to get involved please drop one of us a note and let us know. We are still looking for help and I heard a saying that sort of fits "Many Hands Make Light Work of Heavy Loads". This years championship is not being hosted by an individual club so we will be looking for help when tournament time comes. As in years past we hope the area teams will chip in by helping work tables and possibly loaning us mats or equipment as needed to make it a success.
Peace!
Chuck
WELCOME TO THE AREA XI WEB PAGE
CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR UPDATES
FIRST OFF I WANT TO THANK MARK HARNER FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE FOR AREA XI. WITHOUT HIM, THERE WOULD NOT BE AN AREA XI. HE IS ONE OF THE GREAT PIONEERS OF YOUTH WRESTLING FOR SOUTH EASTERN PENNA. HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO PA JR WRESTLING WILL LEAVE SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL. I CAN ONLY HOPE TO MEASURE UP AND SUCCESSFULLY CONTINUE WHAT HE HAS STARTED. THANK YOU MARK FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE. THE YEARS I SPENT COACHING WITH YOU WERE SOME OF THE FONDEST I HAVE HAD IN WRESTLING. PERHAPS SOME DAY WE CAN SHARE A CORNER AGAIN.
CHUCK SPRINGER
THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW THINGS HAPPENING THIS YEAR.
FOR ONE THERE IS A NEW CHAIRMAN, CHUCK SPRINGER FROM NORRISTOWN.
THERE IS ALSO A NEW FORMAT FOR THE AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP.
DETAILS FOR THE NEW FORMAT ARE AS FOLLOWS.
THERE WILL BE 4 QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS, 1 FROM EACH OF THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST.
THE TOP 3 WRESTLERS FROM EACH OF THE QUALIFIERS WILL ADVANCE TO FORM A 12 MAN BRACKET AT THE AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ALL THIS WITH NO ADVANCEMENT FEE.
DID I SAY NO ADVANCEMENT FEE?
THAT IS CORRECT!!!
HOW DOES A 12 MAN BRACKET WORK?
SIMPLE, WE HAVE A 16 MAN BRACKET and THE 4 #1'S WILL RECIEVE A BYE IN THE PRELIM ROUND.
2'S WILL WRESTLE 3'S IN THE PRELIM ROUND AND THE WINNERS OF THE PRELIM ROUND WILL WRESTLE THE #1'S IN THE QUARTER FINALS.
DOUBLE ELIMINATION TO TRUE SECOND AS IN THE PAST.
(WE CAN'T WAIT!)
THE TOP 2 (TRUE SECOND) WILL REPRESENT AREA XI AT THE PRESTIGEOUS PENNSYLVANIA JUNIOR WRESTLING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ERIE, PA.
IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE, THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IS "THE SHOW OF SHOWS"! NOTHING COMPARES TO IT.
DID I MENTION THAT THERE WAS NO ADVANCEMENT FEE?
THAT IS CORRECT "NO ADVANCEMENT FEE"!!!
COST AT THE QUALIFIER WILL BE $18 AND THAT IS IT. IF YOU MAKE IT THROUGH TO ALL 3 TOURNAMENTS
THAT MAKES IT JUST $6 A TOURNAMENT. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU ENTERED A TOURNAMENT FOR ONLY $6? I CAN'T REMEMBER EITHER.
YOU CAN GO TO ANY QUALIFIER YOU WANT, AS LONG AS YOU LIVE IN AREA XI BOUNDRIES. YOU CAN GO TO MORE THAN ONE BUT AS SOON AS YOU QUALIFY, YOU ARE IN AND DONE UNTIL THE AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP.
TO HELP KEEP COSTS DOWN AND MAKE ENDS MEET FOR THE AREA, WE WILL BE SELLING SPONSORSHIPS
FOR EACH OF THE 48 WEIGHTCLASSES AT THE AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. SPONSORSHIP WILL GET YOU SEVERAL THINGS LIKE: YOUR NAME ON AN AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP WEIGHT BRACKET, YOUR NAME IN THE AREA XI FINALS PROGRAM, YOUR NAME ON THE BACK OF THE AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP T SHIRT, AS WELL AS YOUR NAME ANNOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
SPONSORS WILL ALSO GET A RECIEPT FOR TAX PURPOSES.
COST FOR SPONSORSHIP IS $125
IT IS THE PERFECT WAY FOR YOUR TEAM, CLUB, LEAGUE, PARENTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES TO HELP OUT.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO INVENT CHARGES TO MAKE ENDS MEET SO WE NEED YOUR HELP.
IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE THAT CAN TAKE ON A SPONSORSHIP OR TWO PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY. IF WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK PJW'S WILL NOT ONLY BE THE MOST COMPETITIVE BUT THE MOST ECONOMICAL EVENT
IN WRESTLING.
PLEASE HELP US MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
IF YOU QUALIFY,(AND WE HOPE THAT YOU DO) THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO.
MOST IMPORTANT IS, WE WILL NEED A COPY OF YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE. PLEASE BRING IT WITH YOU TO THE AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. NOW HERE IS WHERE WE WILL BE DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
YOU WILL RECIEVE A STATE QUALIFIER PACKAGE.
THE PACKAGE WILL CONSIST OF:
LETTERS OF CONGRATS AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE AREA XI CHAIRMEN
YOUR AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL
YOUR AREA IX CHAMPIONSHIP PATCH
YOUR AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP T SHIRT,
AND YOUR AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLET.
THE T SHIRT MUST BE WORN ON THE FLOOR AT STATES.
THE SINGLET MUST BE WORN WHEN YOU WRESTLE AT STATES.
THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS.
INSTEAD OF CHARGING A $10 OR $20 USAGE FEE AND A $10 CLEANING FEE AND A $5 OR $10 FACILITY USAGE
FEE AT EACH EVENT, ALONG WITH THE DEPOSIT OF $50 AND MAKING YOU RETURN YOUR SINGLET.....
WE ARE CHARGING $50 AND THE WHOLE PACKAGE IS YOURS TO KEEP AND USE PROUDLY AS YOU REPRESENT AREA XI.
THE SINGLETS ARE BRAND NEW AND WILL BE A CUSTOM KEEPSAKE. IT IS OUR GOAL TO MAKE THESE SINGLETS SO NICE THAT EVERYONE AND THEIR MOTHER WILL WANT ONE BUT WILL BE EXCLUSIVE TO THE QUALIFYING WRESTLER.
AMEN
AT THE AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT WE PLAN ON HAVING THE FINEST REFEREES KNOWN TO MAN,
ELECTRONIC SCORING, AND THE BEST CHILI IN TOWN (SPRINGER'S FAVORITE PART), WE PLAN ON HAVING A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER TO SAVE THESE PRECIOUS MOMENTS FOR YOU.
THERE WILL ALSO BE AREA XI CHAMPIONSHIP APPARELL AVAILABLE AT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND QUALIFIERS.
THE HOODED SWEATSHIRTS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO WEAR ON THE FLOOR AT STATES.
AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANGES AND A TON OF THINGS GOING ON. WE WILL NEED A LOT OF HELP TO GET THIS DONE AND IF YOU CAN VOLUNTEER IN SOME WAY THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WE WILL BE MEETING SOON. IT WILL BE A PLANNING MEETING AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE YOU THERE.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE TRYING TO DO SOME VERY SPECIAL THINGS FOR AREA XI. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO MAKE $$$ OFF OF THIS. RATHER, WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING WRESTLING IN AREA XI THE BEST THAT IT CAN BE.
WE ARE TRULY IN IT FOR THE KIDS AND WE ARE WILLING TO HELP PAY THE PRICE FOR YOU TO BE A CHAMPION.
IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST FEELINGS IN THE WORLD WHEN THEY ARE LINED UP FOR THE STATE FINALS,
AND YOUR KID IS DOWN THERE ON THAT FLOOR, THE LIGHTS ARE ALL TURNED OUT, THE SPOT LIGHT IS ON YOUR KID, HIS NAME IS CALLED OVER THE LOUDSPEAKER, AS HE WALKS OUT TO SHAKE HIS OPPONENTS HAND,
THERE ARE 6000 PEOPLE CHEERING! IT WILL MAKE YOU CRY!
I WAITED 36 YEARS TO EXPERIENCE THAT AND IT WAS WORTH EVERY SECOND OF THE WAIT. I AM TRULY THANKFUL THAT MY PARENTS WERE THERE TO SEE IT AS WELL. I HOPE THAT EVERYONE IN AREA XI GETS A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THAT. WHAT A RUSH!
WE HAVE HAD SOME GREAT SUGGESTIONS COME OUR WAY AND WE HOPE TO INCORPORATE WHAT WE CAN INTO
THIS YEARS FESTIVITIES.
ONE SUGGESTION THAT I THINK IS GREAT WAS TO HAVE A SINGLET DESIGN CONTEST THROUGH THE BRUTE SITE.
WE ARE WORKING ON IT SO CHECK BACK SOON FOR MORE DETAILS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR SUGGESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ONE OF US AT:
AREA XI CHAIRMAN CHUCK SPRINGER COACHSPPRINGER@GMAIL.COM
ALTERNATE CHAIRMAN DAVE KENT DJKENT@COMCAST.NET
COMMUNICATIONS DIR.TERRY FENNELL TFENNELL1@MSN.COM
THANKS AND WE HOPE TO HERE FROM YOU SOON,
FOR MORE WRESTLING FUN GO TO:
WWW.NORRISTOWNPAL.COM
WWW.GNWC.ORG/
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