Virginia Winter Invitational

Virginia Winter Invitational:
Saturday, February 20

Night Before Registration & Weigh-Ins are Friday night

between 5-8 pm at U-Turn

Day-Of Registration & Weigh-Ins are also available Saturday

Cash Only

Date: Saturday, February 20

Venue: U-Turn Sports Performance Academy

Address: 2101 Maywill St. Richmond, VA 23230

LATE Pre-Registration: (available until February 18)

1 Division: $75

2 Divisions: $95

On-Site Registration: (available February 19 & 20)

1 Division: $80

2 Divisions: $100

Host Hotel Information for Virginia Winter Invitational

Holiday Inn Richmond I-64 West End

2000 Staples Mill Rd.

Richmond, VA 23230

Phone: 804-359-6061

The Good Fight room rate ONLY $69

Clicking the link below will allow you to book this special discounted rate online:

www.HolidayInn.com

Directions to U-Turn Sports Performance Academy:

From the North: Take I-95 South toward Richmond. Get on I-64 West toward Charlottesville and take the first exit, Staples Mill Road. Go East (or left at the fork) and once on Staples Mill Road count stoplights. At fourth stoplight make a left turn onto Thalbro St. U-TURN is large building on left after you pass Maywill St.

From the South: Take I-95 North toward Richmond. Get on I-64 West toward Charlottesville and take the first exit, Staples Mill Road. Go East (or left at the fork) and once on Staples Mill Road count stoplights. At fourth stoplight make a left turn onto Thalbro St. U-TURN is large building on left after you pass Maywill St.

From the East: Take I-64 West toward Richmond and merge onto I-95 North toward Washington DC. Exit onto I-64W/I-195. Get on I-195 South and take the first exit, Hamilton Street/Broad Street. Go right at the fork toward Broad Street and continue until the stop light (this is Broad Street). Make a right turn onto W. Broad Street and continue until you reach Richmond Ford Auto Sales. Make the next right turn (at the Burger King) onto Maywill Street. Go past the old U-TURN building on right, through stop sign, U-TURN is large building on right after you pass Thalbro St.

From the West: Take I-64 East toward Richmond. Exit onto Staples Mill Road East (33). Once on Staples Mill Road count stoplights. At the fourth stoplight make a left turn onto Thalbro St. U-TURN is building on the left after you pass Maywill St.

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The Good Fight Tournament Schedule:

8 - 9 am: On-Site Registration and Weigh-Ins for all Kids & Teens.

10 am: Start of Kids and Teens tournament. Gi divisions go first; then No-Gi.

11 - 12 noon: On-Site Registration and Weigh-Ins for Adult Gi.

1 pm: Start of Adult Gi matches followed by Gi Absolute divisions.

1 - 2 pm: On-Site Registration and Weigh-Ins for Adult No-Gi.

3 pm: Start of Adult No-Gi matches followed No-Gi Absolute divisions.

All competitors have the option of weighing-in on Friday or Saturday. You can weigh-in on Friday; the night before the tournament from 5 -8 pm, or Saturday prior to the start of your division or within the cut-off times described below.

The Good Fight Weigh-Ins & On-Site Registration

FRIDAY - Night Before Weigh-Ins & ON-SITE Registration

5 - 8 pm: Night before weigh-ins and on-site registration will be held at each tournament venue. Weigh-ins will be open to all competitors regardless if they have pre-registered.

DO NOT BE LATE; scales will close at 8 pm on all Friday night-before weigh-ins!

SATURDAY - Weigh-Ins & ON-SITE Registration

If you cannot make it on Friday for weigh-ins, you can weigh-in on Saturday starting at 8 am. Adults can always show up earlier than their recommended weigh-in time if they like; but they are not required to. Competitors DO NOT have to weigh-in with their Gi on.

IMPORTANT: The following times are when scales close:

Scales close at 9 am for ALL Kids & Teen competitors.

Scales close at 12 noon for ALL Adult Gi competitors.

Scales close at 2 pm for ALL Adult No-Gi competitors.

You MUST be ON TIME! When planning drive time for your trip you MUST take into account traffic and the possibility of getting lost so you are not late. If you are late for weigh-ins you wil be disqualified.

The Good Fight: Weight Classes & Bracketing

The Good Fight is currently using what is called: The Madison System. This weight-class and block-bracketing system became a popular tournament format in the world of scholastic wrestling. Because it is a block-bracketing system there are no set-weight classes to sign up for. This allows the tournament director to pair grapplers into brackets (usually 8-man) based on their actual weight during weigh-ins; the day of the tournament.

This system of block-bracketing prevents competitors from cutting excessive weight since they don’t know the weight classes until after the brackets are posted the day of the tournament. Competitors benefits greatly because it allows them to be paired up with grapplers closest to their actual weight and skill level.

At weigh-ins, each grappler turns in his or her weigh-in card that they receive when they check in at the tournament. After they step on the scale their actual-weight is recorded and written on the top-right side of their weigh-in card.

After the scales close, brackets are built starting with the lightest competitors forming the first weight class and so forth. If there is too large a weight difference between the lightest and heaviest wrestlers in a particular bracket, the bracket is divided into smaller weight classes. The Good Figth will strive to utilize a "10-2" rule where everyone in a bracket is within 10 percent weight and (two years of age for kids and teens).

After the weight classes are determined, each bracket is adjusted by separating competitors from the same school. It is important that ALL competitors from the same school put down the exact same team name or this could cause a problem in the bracketing software when separating teammates. Once a bracket has been rearranged and checked, they are printed out and then posted on the wall. Competitors are then given a chance to look over the brackets. If they find any problems they can bring it to the attention of the tournament director for correction or explanation of why.

Aside from preventing grapplers from cutting weight, the Madison System has other advantages. By striving to put an equal number of competitors in a bracket, it allows almost everyone to have to grapple the same amount of matches to win first place. In many tournaments there is often a wide range in the number of bouts it takes to win 1st place. If there are four wrestlers in a bracket, one would need to win just two bouts. However, a bracket with 36 grapplers might require six or more victories. The Madison System eliminates this situation.