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The $1500 is a projected budget for Fargo, the Board is exhausting its resources to make this trip more equitable for all parties involved. We appreciate the enthusiasm, have a wonderful day. TNUSAWrestling.com

Minutes of every Annual Meeting are posted on our web site. (There is a section for Budget) Please go to https://www.tnusawrestling.com/page/show/948194-meeting-minutes 2018 Annual Meeting of TWF Holiday Inn Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN Members present Ben Bowers Chairman Doug Badon Vice Chairman Garrett House Membership Director Michael Scott Women’s Director Jerry Teaster East Director David Isabell Middle North Director Pete Miller Middle South Director James Torres South Director Nelson Shirley West Director Shane Weller Technology and Communication Director *Also present Josh Sturgill(acting treasurer) and Mark Beckwith(acting Secretary) Awards Youth of the year Hunter Sturgill Schoolboy of the year Sammy Shires Cadet FS Cooper Flynn Cadet GR Cody Chittum Junior FS Grant Lundy Junior GR Sawyer Knott and Tommy Brackett Female of the year Kenya Sloan Women’s coach of the year Junior Jimenez Official of the year Garrett Bowers Volunteer of the year Christa Palmieri TWF Member of the year Nelson Shirley Positions up for vote West TN Director East TN Director Membership Director Secretary Technology/Communication director Josh Sturgill to fill vacancy from outgoing midterm departure. Garrett House nominated Josh and the board unanimously voted to allow Josh to finish the term that had been vacated Garrett House motions for Treasurer and Technology Director to be voting members of the board and Secretary to be non voting member of the board. This motion passed unanimously by the board members present. **tabled item** Technology Director training Policies and Procedures Athletes for Best of the Best selected by region director and coach per Chairman Ben Bowers **Tabled item** Athletes for national duals teams. State champion will get first position at the weight they won. If they change weight then coach decides and any positions in question can be appealed to the board. Athletes to attend SE regionals MUST attend State tournament **tabled item** clarification of meaning of validated and verified proof of life events for waivers from State tournament Male Athletes to attend Junior/Cadet Nationals(Fargo) MUST attend State and SE regionals or receive waiver from board once the meaning of “validated and verified” proof is detailed from tabled item Coaches on National Duals teams MUST fill out coaches application, signed Coaches Code of Conduct, attend the State tournament, be invited(by board approval) to and attend dual team camp, and must also have good chemistry with team and the coach and club must be in good standing with the TWF Coaches for Junior/Cadet Nationals(Fargo) Coaches application, code of conduct and attend State tournament, Ironman, Best of the Best and help TWF run these events or get a waiver from the board. Attend SE regionals, attend National training camp, interview with a member of the board and have chemistry with team and the coach and club must be in good standing with TWFBudget for 2019 Presented to board for release to TWF members. Current projected budget expenses and cost for Junior/Cadet Nationals set at $1500. The projected budget was approved unanimously by the board. **Tabled items** Women’s director keys on growing women’s wrestling for 2019 Directors roles Open dates on schedule of events Amendments to Bylaws Change where it says “written notice” to “Written notice and/or Email/Electronic notice”. This change was voted in unanimously by the board Article 2 Proposed adding the phrase “and chartered as of the last day of the preceding month of May” . This motion failed to pass the board vote

Cadet and Junior Nationals in Fargo July 12-19, 2019 TN USA Wrestling Qualifications 1. All Wrestlers Must attend TN USA State (PER USA Wrestling) 2. All Wrestlers Must attend a Regional Tournament 3. A Waiver can be applied for if above Qualifications can not be meet. Waivers will be considered with these Guidelines and Verifiable by a Member of the Board 1. Medical 2. School Event 3. Religious Event 4. Personal or Family Emergency All Waivers will be considered and Voted on by the Board. For Items except for Person/Family emergencies, Wavier Forms Completed Correctly must be submitted by April 27, 2019 to BMBowers@AOL.com TN USA Costs for Fargo All Wrestlers will attend Camp and Fargo as a Team. Camp will be July 8-11, 2019 Paperwork for the Team must be Submitted by June 28, 2019 Cost for Fargo is $1500.00 This includes -Camp -Gear -Food -Lodging -Travel -Coaching -Entry to Tournament Any Questions please contact Ben Bowers TNUSA Chairman BMBowers@aol.com or Nelson Shirley West Region Director Nelson.Shirley@memphistr.org.

Tennessee USA Wrestling 2019 Tournament Season - **Apr 6 TNUSA Best of the Best Duals Cane Ridge HS, TN - Apr 6-7 Senior Men’s Freestyle World Cup Iowa City, IA - **Apr 13 Bluff City Brawl FS/GR Tourney Bartlett HS, TN - **Apr 20 IRONMAN Folk, Free, Greco Champ. Blackman HS, TN - Apr 25-27 US OPEN Las Vegas - Apr 25-27 UWW Junior National Championships Las Vegas - **Apr 27 3rd Annual Keller Classic Bradley HS, TN - **May 4 TNUSA Freestyle Greco STATE Champ. Summit HS, TN - May 10-12 Woman’s UWW Cadet Junior World Team Trials Irving, TX - May 17-18 UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials Central Regional Championships Rochester, MN - May 18 Beach and Belt National Champ. Carolina Beach, NC - **May 24-26 Southeast Regional Championships Wilmington, NC - May 30-Jun 2 UWW Cadet and U23 World Team Trials Akron, OH - June 6-7 UWW Junior Greco World Team Trials Indianapolis, IN - June 11-15 Schoolboy Duals Indianapolis, IN - June 18-22 Junior Duals Tulsa, OK - June 27-30 Kids National Free Greco Champ. Wisconsin Dells, WI - July 12-19 Fargo National Championships Fargo, ND **TNUSA EVENTS** -----Tennessee USA Wrestling ---- Any Questions Please Contact a Member of the Board Ben Bowers Chairman 574-215-8586 BMBowers@aol.com Doug Badon Vice Chairman 423-335-3045 Jerry Teaster East Dir. 865-599-3468 Pete Miller Middle South Dir. 423-595-3878 David Isbell Middle North Dir. 719-494-6685 James Torres South Dir. 862-686-9292 Nelson Shirley West Dir 901-827-2445 Garrett House Membership Dir 901-289-3795 Michael Scott Woman’s Dir 615-920-1201 Approved by board and Edited 9/29/2018 BMB Qualifications For Athletes: SE Regionals- Attend TNUSA Wrestling State Kids FS and GR National Championships- Attend TNUSA State Cadet and Junior Nationals FARGO- Attend TNUSA State and ANY Regionals Any Questions Please Contact Ben Bowers TN USA Wrestling Chairman 574-215-8586 BMBowers@aol.com TNUSAWRESTLING.COM Link to online Schedule: https://www.tnusawrestling.com/page/show/946559-home

If you can not make the meeting in person, please call in on the Go to Meeting at 6 pm Central. TWF Meeting Sat, Sep 29, 2018 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM CDT Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/221110101 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (669) 224-3412 Access Code: 221-110-101

The Annual Meeting on Saturday September 29th, 2018 being held in Murfreesboro is open to all who wish to attend. The 4pm CST meeting will be for all Business to be discussed and reviewed by the Clubs, ie. Schedule Release, Policy and Procedures for 2018-2019 Season, and an Open Dialog on how to grow Freestyle and Greco in Tennessee. The 6pm CST meeting will held solely for the purpose of the Annual Vote. This should take about 30 minutes. Any questions please call Benjamin Bowers @ 574-215-8586 or Doug Badon @ 423-335-3045 Holiday Inn 1453 Silohill Lane Murfreesboro, TN 37129 If you cannot be there in person please call in to represent your club. TWF Meeting Sat, Sep 29, 2018 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM CDT Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/221110101 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (669) 224-3412 Access Code: 221-110-101

At the 4p.m. Coach's Meeting we should have a Coach from Cumberland U and UTC. All are welcome.

On September 29, 2018 the TWF will be having a Coach's Conference at 4 p.m CST. in the Hotel. This is a chance to meet the Board Members, get updates on the TN USA Wrestling Season, how to get involved, and also have open dialog about Freestyle and Greco in Tennessee. Following the Coach's Conference the Annual Meeting will be held at about 6 p.m CST, this will be a Board Meeting with all TN USA Wrestling Clubs in Tennessee to conclude all business for the 2017-2018 season and vote in new members of the Board. Please set aside some time to come by and meet with us. If you cannot make the meeting, please call in or log on to the GO TO Meeting, to be included in the Annual Vote. Any questions please call Benjamin Bowers @ 574-215-8586 or Doug Badon @ 423-335-3045 Holiday Inn 1453 Silohill Lane Murfreesboro, TN 37129

The Tennessee USA Wrestling Annual Meeting will be on September 29, 2019 @ 6pm CST. The meeting will be held in the Nashville Area at a venue yet to be named, for anyone who can't make it to the meeting, all clubs will be able to call in on a conference call at the same time. Any Questions please call Ben Bowers @ 574-215-8586, Chairman TN USA Wrestling. Venue will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you for your support. TWF Meeting Sat, Sep 29, 2018 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM CDT Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/221110101 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (669) 224-3412 Access Code: 221-110-101

Meeting tonight. This is the last chance for coaches to get qualified for the Tennessee Delegation. It will be an amazing year.

24 hours till the last Coaches meeting to be qualified for Fargo. The meeting is intended to help the State Delegation to Fargo get organized before the trip. If you wish to attend Fargo as a coach, please be on this call it will be about 30 minutes and it is the final conference call before the board meets to decided on the delegation to Fargo. All paper work must be in by July 1st. Any questions please call Ben Bowers 574-215-8586.

Meeting tonight, 2nd to last one.

All requirements are to be submitted by July 1st. Please check out the coaches requirements on TNUSAWrestling.com. Safesport has been added to the submission process.

TNUSAWrestling.com has been updated with all requirements.

Per USA Wrestling as of July 1st all Coaches and Officials must have completed SAFE SPORT to participate in all USA Wrestling events. All coaches can find a link at our web page. TNUSAWrestling.com All requirements must be met by JULY 1st. Any Questions please call Ben Bowers 574-215-8586

3 Meetings left to be part of Team Tennessee at FARGO. Get on a call and submit your paper work in early.

Please check out all the Requirements for Coaches on TNUSAWrestling.com All Coaches must follow TNUSA policies to Coach at Fargo.

Coaches Meeting Tonight.

This year Team Tennessee will be going to Cadet and Junior Nationals on July 12-20. All Coaches wanting to help with Team Tennessee and who are not part of the Board or National Teams must apply for Coaching credentials through the TWF Process. 1. Must have a up to date USA Coaches Card, Copy Submitted to the Board 2. Be a Bronze level Coach, Copy Submitted to the Board 3. Must attend a Coaches meeting (From the below Schedule) and the Fargo Coaches Meeting 4. Finish all requirements and submit to the Board by July 1st. Coaches Meetings TWF Meeting Mon, May 28, 2018 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/399336309 ; You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (571) 317-3112 Access Code: 399-336-309 First GoToMeeting? Let's do a quick system check: https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check TWF Meeting Mon, Jun 4, 2018 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/701910045 ; You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (872) 240-3212 Access Code: 701-910-045 First GoToMeeting? Let's do a quick system check: https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check TWF Meeting Mon, Jun 11, 2018 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/131098389 ; You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (571) 317-3112 Access Code: 131-098-389 First GoToMeeting? Let's do a quick system check: https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check TWF Meeting Mon, Jun 18, 2018 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/456126677 ; You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (571) 317-3122 Access Code: 456-126-677 First GoToMeeting? Let's do a quick system check: https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check TWF Meeting Mon, Jun 25, 2018 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/873967557 ; You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (646) 749-3122 Access Code: 873-967-557 First GoToMeeting? Let's do a quick system check: https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check Fargo Coaches Meeting TWF Meeting Sun, Jul 1, 2018 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/922673221 ; You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (571) 317-3112 Access Code: 922-673-221 Team Tennessee will have a schedule for all wrestlers and coaches to follow while in Fargo. All questions and paper work will be Submitted to Ben Bowers BMBowers@aol.com 574-215-8586.

Yes, on site weigh-ins at Summit High School from 7:00 am to 7:30 am sharp. Thank you!

Weigh-in Sites All weigh-ins will be posted. Local Time. Blackman HS 6-8pm 3956 Blaze Dr. Murfreesboro, TN 37128 Ronnie Bray 901-289-1232 Baylor HS 4-6pm 171 Baylor School Rd. Chattanooga, TN 37405 James Torres 862-686-9292 Bradley Central HS 5-7pm 1000 S. Lee HWY. Cleveland, TN 37311 Justin Anglin 423-715-4697 Christian Brothers 3-5pm HS 5900 Walnut Grove Rd. Memphis, TN Garrett House 901-289-3795 Elite Wrestling Behind Memphis BJJ 6-8pm 7859 US 64 Memphis, TN 38133 Nelson Shirley 901-827-2445 Clarksville HS 6-8pm 151 Richview Rd. Clarksville, TN 37043 David Isbell 719-494-6685 Heritage HS 6-8pm 3741 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy. Marysville, TN 37804 Jerry Teaster 865-599-3468 Summit HS 6-8pm 2830 Twin Lakes Dr. Thompson`s Station, TN 37179 Pete Miller 423-595-3878 or Ben Bowers 574-215-8586 Science Hill HS 3:30-4:30pm 1509 John Exum Pkwy. Johnson City, TN 37604 Caleb Myers 423-329-8654 Boyd Buchanan HS 6-8pm 4295 Cromwell Rd. Suite 423 Chattanooga, TN Shane Turner 423-313-2969 If you want to host a weigh-in or have other questions please contact Ben Bowers @ 574-215-8586 Chairman TWF Thank you for your support.

Weigh-in Sites Updates. All weigh-ins will be posted. Local Time. Blackman HS 6-8pm 3956 Blaze Dr. Murfreesboro, TN 37128 Ronnie Bray 901-289-1232 Baylor HS 4-6pm 171 Baylor School Rd. Chattanooga, TN 37405 James Torres 862-686-9292 Bradley Central HS 5-7pm 1000 S. Lee HWY. Cleveland, TN 37311 Justin Anglin 423-715-4697 Christian Brothers 3-5pm HS 5900 Walnut Grove Rd. Memphis, TN Garrett House 901-289-3795 Elite Wrestling Behind Memphis BJJ 6-8pm 7859 US 64 Memphis, TN 38133 Nelson Shirley 901-827-2445 Clarksville HS 6-8pm 151 Richview Rd. Clarksville, TN 37043 David Isbell 719-494-6685 Heritage HS 6-8pm 3741 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy. Marysville, TN 37804 Jerry Teaster 865-599-3468 Summit HS 6-8pm 2830 Twin Lakes Dr. Thompson`s Station, TN 37179 Pete Miller 423-595-3878 or Ben Bowers 574-215-8586 Science Hill HS 3:30-4:30pm 1509 John Exum Pkwy. Johnson City, TN 37604 Caleb Myers 423-329-8654 Boyd Buchanan HS 6-8pm 4295 Cromwell Rd. Suite 423 Chattanooga, TN Shane Turner 423-313-2969 Any Questions other questions please contact Ben Bowers @ 574-215-8586 Chairman TWF

Get registered for State, competition should be exceptional this year. Schoolboy and Junior Duals teams will be sorted out from the results of this tourney.

Amazing weekend for the Keller Classic Freestyle-Greco Tournament and the Bradley Team. 160+ wrestlers,up over 100% from last year. All the hard work is paying off for Justin Anglin, Ben Smith and the Pride Club. The Girls really showed up and put on a show. Thank you Coach Doug Badon and the Woman's National Team.

This years State Championships will be an amazing event, get registered early.