Wrestling

Apollo Conference Wrestling By-Laws 

Sport Representative: Wrestling - Rob Ledin, Mahomet-Seymour

Sport Representative Responsibilities:

1. Coordinate annual Apollo Conference By-law meeting

2. Conduct All-Conference meeting following Conference guidelines

3. Communicate any concerns, etc. regarding their sport to other conference coaches and A.D.s

4. Send out reminder to coaches of all-conference meeting time, date, and location

5. Provide A.D. president and secretary with typed results of team standings with records and all-conference selections including name, year in school, weight, and first or second team.  Please be sure spelling is correct.

Schedule:

1. Each school will meet once in the regular season - SEE Apollo Conference Master Schedule

2. All Apollo Conference schools will follow the master schedule as adopted by the conference.

3. Conference contests will start at 6:00 PM unless otherwise agreed upon by both competing schools.

4. Each scheduled meet must be played unless prohibited by unavoidable circumstances.  Postponed meets may be rescheduled by mutual agreement between the two schools involved.  In case a meet is cancelled, the Executive Committee shall determine whether the schools involved in the cancellation shall be eligible for the championship.  

Rules of play:

1. NFHS rules apply unless the IHSA specifies differences or exceptions.

Conference Champion:

The conference champion will be the team(s) with the best record in Conference play.  All matches must be made-up that have a bearing on determining the Conference Champion. If matches have no direct bearing on determining the conference champion and cannot be made up, they will be considered a draw.

Awards:

Conference champions - plaque insert

All-conference members - certificates

All-conference selection:

1. Meeting date: Monday of IHSA Week #31 unless changed by the AD’s or majority of coaches (4 of 6)

2. Meeting location: Effingham High School / 7:00 PM.

3. Release: The all-conference wrestlers will be released by formal press release by the conference secretary when all teams are concluded with IHSA post-season competition.

4. 14 total members will be selected to the 1st team with up to 14 second team selections. This will be determined by the coaches from year to year.

5. Selection procedures:

   1. The head wrestling coaches or a representative from each conference school will meet for nomination and selection of the all-conference wrestling team.

   2. All conference selections (1st team / 2nd team) do not have to reflect 1 from each of the 14 weight classes, but the best 14 wrestlers in the Conference.

1st Team Selections

3. If a wrestler competed at the same weight class for ALL conference dual matches and was undefeated at that weight class, he will automatically be named to the All Conference team.

4. Each coach will nominate any wrestler that they believe is worthy of all conference honors. This list of nominees will then be given to each school representative for voting purposes (spreadsheet form). However many spots that are left on the first team will be the number of places that each coach will place a vote. (example: if there are 5 unanimous undefeated selections, then 9 selections will be determined by a vote; 9 for the #1 choice, 8 to the #2, 7 to the #3, etc.). The votes will then be tallied and the highest 9 votes getters will be 1st team All Conference. If there is a tie for the 14th spot, then there will be a vote until the 14th spot is determined.

2nd Team Selections

5. Each coach may nominate any wrestler that he feels deserves to be a member of the 2nd Team. This list will be compiled in spreadsheet form. Each coach will vote for each athlete that he believes to be a 2nd Team All Conference selection by an X. Each athlete who receives at least 3 out of 4 votes (X’s) will be named to the 2nd team. If more than 14 are selected by this method, then a vote must be taken to determine the cutoff for 14 members. (examples: 1) 6 members received 4 votes, 1 received 3 votes and the rest received 2 or less…..7 member to the 2nd team. 2) 4 members received 4 votes, 3 received 3 votes and the rest received 2 or less…..7 members to the 2nd team.

6. This method is based on the number of competing schools (3 out of 4). Should the number of competing schools change, this would have to be adjusted and approved before the selection process.

INFORMATION TO BE RELEASED

The following shall be released on each wrestler:

1. Full name

2. Class in school

3. School name

4. Weight Class

5. Season record

*Other

(revised September 23, 2019)