V. Iron Man, Numeral and Letter Requirements
A. Iron Man Requirements:
To be an Iron Man, a wrestler must be in attendance for all required duals and tournaments and for all practices. Tardiness will count as an absence. Absences, whether excused or unexcused, will take you out of Iron Man competition, with the following exceptions: (1) participation in a fall sport competing into the wrestling season, (2) college visits for athletic recruiting purposes, (3) school field trips for a core academic class, (4) bereavement for an immediate family member, (5) National Honor Society induction.
B. Numeral Requirements - at NCHS, Numerals are given to all wrestlers who have finished the season in good standing. Actual letter-jacket numerals only given to athletes that complete their first season of athletics. To finish the year in good standing:
1. Wrestlers has stayed out for wrestling the entire season.
2. Attended practice and meets regularly and on time.
3. Has demonstrated a desire to learn the fundamentals of wrestling.
4. Has made an all out effort to secure a place on the team by challenging.
5. Has turned in all equipment or paid for lost articles at the end of the season.
C. Varsity Letter Requirements - at NCHS, Letters are given to varsity level athletes. Actual letters are given only given to athletes that compete their first season of varsity level competition. After that season, an athlete receives a pin for that sport for every earned letter. To earn a varsity letter in wrestling, wrestlers must:
- Meet Numeral Requirements AND
- Wrestle varsity for ¼ of matches and have a positive point total (+6 pin, +5 TF, +4 major, +3 decision, -3 lost, -4 lost-major, -5 lost-TF, -6 lost-pin) OR
- Wrestle varsity for ¼ of matches and qualify for Regionals OR
- Coaches discretion – out due to injury when, at coaches discretion would have received letter OR
- Coaches discretion – four years in wrestling program