Age Divisions: 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U
Two Divisions:
- Girls Option: Girls will compete against girls per weight, age, ability and experience.
- Open: All Participants, boys and girls, will compete according to weight, age, ability, an experience.
Roster Size:
Administrative Rules:
- Coaches must wear MPRB ID badge at all MPRB matches and tournaments. Once certified, full-time
recreation staff will create a badge for each MPRB coach
- National Federation of State High School Association rules shall govern all matches except as modified:
- No injury time will be kept. An injured wrestler may not continue without permission of official
or trainer on duty.
- Prescribed medications will only be allowed when properly administered.
- 80% of the team roster must live within the Minneapolis city limits.
- Contests will be based on as many weight divisions as can be matched by two coaches’ prior agreement.
- Coaches should weigh wrestlers regularly throughout the season, to ensure they have accurate weights
for pairings during regular season meets and tournaments.
- Jewelry Rule: Officials will strictly enforce the Minnesota State High School rule regarding jewelry.
- All players must remove all jewelry before participating. Please note: hard items worn on the
head such as beads, barrettes and bobby pins are prohibited.
- If a participant’s hair is too long, they are required to have it covered with a prescribed hair covering
(similar to a nylon swim cap). Skull caps are not permitted. Braids must be covered.
- Participants with braces are required to wear top & bottom mouth guards while wrestling.
- Suggested weights are as follows: These are suggested weights only. Other weights may be used by
agreement among coaches, staying within safe limits and with intent to match wrestlers of approximately
the same weight and age. A wrestler may only wrestle up a maximum of one age division.
- 6U, 8U and 10U – 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 105, 116, 135, 145 and unlimited.
- 12U and 14U - 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 112, 119, 126, 133, 140, 148, 158, 170, 180 and unlimited.
Weigh in Procedures:
- IMPORTANT: Wrestlers may not participate in a meet until they have been weighed in by MPRB staff.
Teams using wrestlers that have not been weighed in will forfeit all meets the wrestler participated in.
- In addition to the pre-season weigh in, all participants are required to weigh in at each Saturday
tournament and the Citywide Tournament.
- Wrestlers must be weighed with the following minimum clothing articles:
- Boys: Singlet or gym shorts (players are not allowed to be weighed in their underwear)
- Girls: Singlet or gym shorts and t-shirt (players are not allowed to be weighed in their underwear)
Team Rosters & Eligibility:
- All participants who take part in the Citywide Tournament must be listed on the team’s roster. Team
rosters that are not submitted will not be eligible to participate in the Citywide Wrestling Tournament.
- Wrestlers must have attended a minimum of 3 matches during the season in order to be eligible for the
Citywide Wrestling Tournament.
Protective Equipment & Uniforms:
- For sanitizing the mats, A-33 or A-36 Dry Tablets are available at each park. Mats should be cleaned
before each use with the A-33 or A-36 solution.
- Team uniforms are required. Uniforms consist of a wrestling singlet and/or wrestling compression
shirt and shorts.
- It is highly recommended that all wrestlers wear headgear
Weekday Meets:
6:15pm Check-in / match-ups / 6:45pm Start Time
Teams must submit their participants & weights to the “host” park & MPRB league
director 2 days prior to the scheduled meet.
Saturday Tournament:
7:30am Check-in / 9:30am Start Time
(WEIGH-IN’S WILL END PROMPTLY AT 8:15 am)
Complete match set-up by 9 am.
Match Specifications: Length
6U Division: Three 1-minute periods
8U Division: Three 1-minute periods
10U Division: Three 1-minute periods
12U Division: Three 1 1/2-minute periods
14U Division: Three 1 1/2-minute periods
City Tournament:
2026 City Wrestling Tournament will be held on TBD
- Roosevelt High School: 4029 S 28th Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55406 – Backside Parking Lot
- Check-in w/ skin checks: 7:30am
- Tournament begins: 9:30am
City Tournaments Weigh ins:
- Dates/times will be set by each center. A full schedule will be emailed the week before.
City Seeding Meeting:
Coaches Contact List:
A detailed “Coach Phone/Email List” will be updated and sent to all wrestling coaches and center directors.
We will compile the list by using the information from this year’s wrestling roster. Please make sure this
information includes: home/cell/work phone number(s) and an updated email address.