Frequently Asked Questions
WHAT DOES OHSWCA DO?:
- Elect and provide awards for Hall of Fame members
- Elect and provide awards for Coaches-of-the-Year for all divisions
- Select and provide awards to Wrestlers of the Tournament at the OHSAA State meet
- Elect National Coaches-of-the-Year
- Work with the OHSAA to make rule changes, based on input from our member schools. Recent rule changes have been:
- Uniform changes – two piece
- State duals – from three dates to two
- Change dual meets from 1 point to ½ point
- Changed state placement from TOP 6 to TOP 8
- Award college scholarships to children of active members of the association.
- Maintain information/promotional website for coaches, wrestlers and fans.
RECENT PROJECTS COMPLETED (OR CLOSE TO COMPLETION) BY THE OHSWCA:
- Created State Duals and collaborated with OHSAA to create statewide event
- Created Academic All-Ohio to Individuals and now to TEAMS
- Collaborate with OHSAA and state officials associations for long-term projects promoting our sport and events. Currently we are working on competing phase 2 of the State Banner Project
- Constantly working to improve the State Coaches Clinic. Recent revisions:
- Arrange Group Discounted Rate for State Coaches Clinic.
- Work with OSU to improve State Coaches Clinic based on feedback from association helped cut cost of 2018 Clinic by $25
What are THE Association districts?
Central District: Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Pickaway and Union Counties, also Mechanicsburg.
Northeast District: Ashland, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull and Wayne Counties.
Northwest District: Allen, Auglaize, Crawford, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot Counties, also the city of Ashland.
East/Southeast District: Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Tuscarawas and Washington Counties, also East Liverpool, Lisbon Beaver, Magnolia Sandy Valley and Minerva, Crooksville, Navarre Fairless, Adams, Athens, Fayette, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton Counties, also Belpre, Circleville, Lancaster Fairfield Union, Logan Elm, Marietta, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington, Sardinia Eastern, Vincent Warren, Waterford and Williamsport Westfall Local.
Southwest District: Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Hamilton, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby and Warren Counties, also Fort Recovery.