Wrestling is one of the few sports that does not favor anyone in anyway. Size, height, weight, race, social status, muscle type, all do not factor into one's success in the sport. Every wrestler learns that there is more that contributes to their success on the mat than just pure talent or natural gifts they have. Wrestling teaches students how to be self-reliant and accountable for their actions. They must have self discipline and confidence in order to succeed. A wrestler develops one of the toughest mindsets out of all sports. Being a physically draining sport, literally hand to hand combat, 1 on 1, a wrestler tests himself mentally and physically every time he steps on the mat to compete. Aside from the amazing character development skills wrestling offers, one can look to see tremendous gains physically when pursuing the sport. Unlike other sports that rely on one body part, wrestling is a whole body sport involving everything including the mind. Strength, flexibility, speed, technique, all can be honed and improved by wrestling. Yet many shirk away from the sport...they fear the pain and physically draining training process many wrestlers go through. We encourage everyone who is thinking about wrestling, to give it a shot.
Boys: 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285
Girls: 101, 109, 116, 123, 130, 136, 143, 155, 170, 191, 235
All have a 2 pound extra allowance, halfway through the season.
Every Takedown is 2 points.
Every Reversal is 2 point.
Every Escape is 1 point.
Nearfalls can be 2 or 3 points.
A pin will be an automatic win.
We do not encourage anyone to cut weight in our wrestling program. With the proper fitness and sufficient calorie intake, all wrestlers will be able to fit into their weight class.
A common misconception, portrayed by the media, is that wrestling is a dangerous sport. While it is a physical contact sport, wrestling in fact has a lower percentage of serious permanent injuries in relation to other sports. The USA Wrestling Club states, "Wrestling is a contact sport and injuries will occur. As would be expected, wrestling has more injuries than tennis and swimming, but most wrestling injuries are minor, consisting of sprains and strains. Wrestling has fewer serious injuries than football, basketball or ice hockey. There is a lesser chance of getting seriously hurt when wrestling than when riding in a car, skateboarding or riding a dirt bike".
Costs of tournaments, equipment, and end-of-season recognition costs $4-5k each season. Direct donations to the program can be given through corporate matching, direct checks, and through credit card to the wrestling program. Instructions as follows:
BENEVITY (corporate matching)
Find Mountain View High School, CA (not the booster club) at benevity.com.
In the comments write: This is for the Wrestling Program at MVHS.
Put attention to: Kathy Woods If you would like to talk directly to Kathy on further instructions, her number is 650-940-4603, or kathy.woods (at) MVLA.
Checks
Send Your Check To:
MVHS
3535 Truman Ave
Mountain View 94040
Attn: Edwienna Grant
In memo add: Wrestling donation
Online Through the School Webstore:
There are 2 Divisions in Santa Clara Valley League (SCVAL) : De Anza and El Camino. De Anza is the upper division whose schools have more participants in the program, thus, more competitive. For wrestling, this include Los Gatos, Fremont, and Wilcox. El Camino is the lower division whose schools often have smaller teams, sometimes not enough to fill the 14 weight classes. Since coming back to Wrestling since 2017-2018, Mountain View has been in the El Camino Division. In its second year, Mountain View won the El Camino Division Championship.
Winning the division championship is not simply beating every school or having the best record in that division. Some schools have enough participants to fill an entire 14 weight classes and in some instances that alone is how a school has a winning record. The 2nd measure that was put in place to measure wrestling talent, not just the ability to fill a line up, is to measure how well a school's wrestlers perform at the final SCVAL league tournament at the end of the season. Details of this score is below:
According to the CIF Wrestling By-Laws (http://scval.com/winterSports/19-20%20SCVAL%202%20Wrestling%20By-Laws.pdf), “The Varsity division of the SCVAL will determine the league champion through the following two-part system. First, placement in the dual meet season will provide teams points towards the league title. The first place team will receive 7 points, second place will receive 6, and so on, down to the 7th team receiving 1 point. This will happen in both the De Anza and El Camino divisions. The amount of points is equal to the number of teams in the league and should be adjusted if the number of teams in the league changes. The second part of the point system is connected to SCVAL league tournament team placing. Teams will be separated into their leagues, either De Anza or El Camino, and placed using the SCVAL tournament team scores. Once placement is determined via league the same point distribution will follow: First place = 7 points Second place = 6 points Third place = 5 points Fourth place = 4 points Fifth place = 3 points Sixth place = 2 points Seventh place = 1 point. The points from the dual meet placing and the SCVAL tournament placing will be added together to determine the SCVAL League Champion.