USA CARDS:

If you have not purchased your USA card, please do ASAP. It can be purchased here: https://www.usawmembership.com/login

2025-26 Folkstyle Schedule

February Events

REGISTRATION: $30 per wrestler by Monday, February 16th at 9am. $35 the last 24 hours of registration. 

Registration Closes: Tuesday, FEBRUARY 17TH 9AM

ELIGIBLE: 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U No High School Wrestlers, 8TH graders that are 15 or older are unable to wrestle at Qualifiers or State.   NO GIRLS BRACKETS; GIRLS DO NOT HAVE TO QUALIFY FOR GIRLS  STATE

ANY REGISTRATION CHANGES OR ISSUES WITH REGISTRATION MUST be received by 9am on Tuesday the 17th. No Changes will be accepted after registration closes. 

If Wrestlers do not make weight they WILL NOT be bumped to the next weight class in their age division. YOU MUST MAKE THE WEIGHT YOU REGISTER FOR.  If your weight class does not have any wrestlers you still must weigh in.  If you do not weigh in you will not qualify for State.  

WRESTLERS MUST WRESTLE THEIR AGE DIVISION, NO WRESTLING UP AGE GROUPS.  2nd year age group wrestlers must wrestle their age group and can not wrestle up.  EXAMPLE: 2nd year 6u, 8u, 10u, and 12u CAN NOT wrestle 8u, 10u, 12u or 14u

ONLY ONE REGISTRATION PER WRESTLER

If you register for more than 1 qualifier, ALL REGISTRATIONS will be removed with no refund. 

Weigh-ins: Session 1 6:30–7:15, Start Time 8:00 for 6/8U 

Session 2  9:30–10:15, Start Time 11:00 for 10U 

Session 3 12:30–1:15, Start Time 2:00 for 12/14U 

NO EARLY WEIGH-INS YOU MUST WEIGH IN AT YOUR DESIGNATED TIME You can not weigh in with the session before yours.  ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS!

Only Bronze certified coaches are allowed floor access at Qualifiers and Kids State tournaments. 

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:  Admission: Family - $10, Adult - $7 (Standard for all Team GA Events) 

Top 1-4 from each qualifier automatically qualify for Kids State. If a bracket is not full, the next placement will come from the bracket of the largest qualifier (i.e. the qualifier with the largest bracket for that age and weight class). Example: 8u 55lbs Columbus has 5 wrestlers, Fitzgearld has 2 wrestlers, Lanier has 8 wrestlers, Ridgeland has 4 wrestlers.  We will take 1-4 from Ridgeland, Lanier and Columbus, top two from Fitzgearld.  Then we will reach out to the 5th place from Lanier and Columbus, if they do not register then we will reach out to 6th from Lanier

If the 1-4 do not pay registration by the cut off we will reach out to the 5th and 6th place wrestlers from the biggest qualifier.  We will send an email through the USA Wrestling Site.  Please make sure that is a valid email.  We will add the registration to your cart, you will have until 9am Thursday, February 26th to pay for your registration if it is not paid it will be removed from your cart.  

Don’t Email Us, We Will Email You

Want to Join Team Georgia?

OPEN POSITIONS:

Immediate Need:

EQUIPMENT DIRECTOR - Contact Scott@teamgawrestling.org if interested

TAKEDOWN GEAR STORE IS NOW OPEN!!!!! 

https://stores.inksoft.com/team-georgia-ots2025/shop/home

1ST YEAR WRESTLERS (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS NOVICE)

Who is considered a 1st Year Wrestler?

Youth wrestlers who are in their first season competing are considered 1st Year Wrestlers. 

Sometimes, a wrestler may purchase a USA card to practice only, but not compete.  That year is not considered 1st year if they do not compete.  Wrestlers are considered 1st year during their first season of competition only.

DOUBLE BRACKETING IS NOT ALLOWED IN 1ST YEAR EVENTS

USA CARDS:

If you have not purchased your USA card, please do ASAP. It can be purchased here: https://www.usawmembership.com/login

Team Georgia is an all-volunteer organization and is always looking for volunteers.  Please let us know if you are willing to volunteer a few hours a year or a few hours a week.  Email teamgaboard@teamgawrestling.org to volunteer. 

Wrestling is perhaps the purest form of athletic competition to exist in the realm of organized sports. There are no bats or balls, or pucks or sticks. No pads or helmets or jerseys. There's no time to rethink strategy, regroup, or even to catch your breath. There's only you, and your opponent of equal weight and size. Experience, preparation and the will to succeed will determine the victor. There's no doubt about it, wrestling tops the list of intense, highly-competitive sports.

• Click here - 1st Year Wrestlers and Beginner's Bash (teamgawrestling.org) for more information for new wrestlers.

If you cannot find the information you are looking for, send an email to kidsdirector@teamgawrestling.org. 

Georgia Amateur Wrestling Association is a 501c3 all-volunteer organization Non-profit organization.  

Vision Statement:

Vision: Team Georgia’s Vision is to be: The premier organization enabling Georgia to be “Top Tier” wrestling state.

Mission:

The GAWA Vision will be achieved by: Expanding participation and promoting excellence in Georgia Wrestling.