(3)
Student-athletes who are not eligible 1st semester when measuring is done, should not be
measured until they gain their eligibility.
(4)
A NCHSAA Certified Measurer must perform the official measurement of Urine Specific Grav
ity (USG) using chemical dipsticks or refractometer. Coaches are encouraged to monitor the
student-athlete’s hydration status throughout the season (refractometer or urine color chart).
(5)
Test of USG must be passed prior to Skinfold measurement:
(i)
Trial 1
USG of <1.025; skinfold measurement may be done.
USG > 1.025; re-test no earlier than 24 hours, but no later than 72 hours
(ii)
Trial 2
USG of <1.025; skinfold measurement may be done.
USG > 1.025; re-test no earlier than 24 hours, but no later than 72 hours
(iii)
Trial 3
USG of <1.025; skinfold measurement may be done.
USG between 1.025 – 1.030; skinfold measurement to be done and student-athlete
MUST move up one weight class from minimum weight
USG > 1.030 student-athlete is ineligible for the season
(c)
Part III - Skinfold Measurements to Determine Body Fat
(1)
No student-athlete may practice until a certified minimum weight has been determined and
no student-athlete may ever wrestle below their certified minimum weight.
(2)
Certified minimum weight information must be entered into the NWCA website at the com
pletion of measuring.
(i)
Skinfold measurement must be done by the NCHSAA approved measurer. Lange or
Baseline Calipers or BodPod must be used. The measurer cannot be a wrestling coach.
Medical personnel, even if trained in skinfold measuring, do not automatically qualify.
They should contact the NCHSAA to obtain information on becoming an approved
measurer. Once a person is trained or approved by the NCHSAA, he or she does not
have to attend a clinic on a yearly basis.
NOTE: A clinic is offered each summer during the NCCA clinic in Greensboro.
(ii)
Areas of measurements for males will be triceps, subscapular and abdominal. For fe
males, triceps and subscapular. See Appeals section for information on requesting a
2nd skinfold measurement.
(iii)
The Lohman/Brozek Equations, which were developed specifically for high school
wrestlers, will be used to determine body fat, as well as the certified minimum weight
class in which a wrestler will be allowed to participate.
(iv)
Certified minimum weight with 3% error allowance will be used. This is the stu
dent-athlete’s lowest wrestling weight without filing an appeal. The NWCA system
automatically applies this 3%.
(v)
To be eligible to participate, a wrestler’s body fat cannot be below 7% for men, 12%
for females. If initial testing indicates a wrestler’s body fat is below the minimum %
allowed, the student-athlete will not be able to participate without written clearance
from a licensed physician, physician’s assistant or nurse practitioner, indicating that
the athlete is naturally at this Sub-7%/12% level).
(3)
These written clearances must be approved by the NCHSAA prior to the student-athlete com
peting. Form is available on the NCHSAA designated reporting platform.
(d)
Growth Allowance - On December 25, the two-pound growth allowance will be in effect for all wrestlers.
(e)
Weight Class Certification - Wrestlers have until February 6 (for women) and February 13 (for men)
to certify the lowest weight class at which they would like to participate during the individual regional
and state tournaments.
(1)
Certification occurs when the wrestler has a certified weigh in at a competition. The weigh in
does not have to meet scratch weight, but must be below the weight class including the two-
pound allowance, if applicable at the time of weigh in.
(2)
Wrestlers must be eligible to compete before their coach allows them to weigh-in for any
weigh-in. Wrestlers weighing in and not eligible to compete will not be allowed to count the
weigh-in, and the coach could be subject to further sanctions by the school and the NCHSAA.
(3)
Even though a wrestler has certified their weight class for post-season competition, they must
still abide by the weight loss guidelines and remain cognizant that their weight plan will allow
them to descend back down to their certified weight class.
(4)
After the weight class certification, the weight loss descent plan will remain in effect until the
individual regionals.
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