2025 National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA Duals)
Open Interest Sign-Up (Responses due by Friday 14 February)
NCWAY plans on taking an Elementary (K6) and a Middle School North Carolina National Team to the 2025 NHSCA Duals held in Virginia Beach over Memorial Day weekend. This is one of the biggest and toughest dual events in the country. If you are interested in joining the National Team for this event, please use the appropriate link for your wrestler below. Coaches will consider all applicants based on wrestling accomplishments to select the best wrestlers in the state to represent North Carolina. If evenly matched wrestlers compete for the same weight class, we will coordinate a wrestle-off. Team selection will be made by Friday 28 February.
Elementary K6 Sign-Up Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QvDajcRA49cGMtIOWUa3tsjntjVQhobe-FCjIegnseg/prefill
Middle School Sign-Up Link:
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Virginia Beach Sports Center, 1045 19th Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Dates: Weigh-ins: Friday 23 May; Wrestling: Saturday, Sunday and Monday* (24-26 May)
*Note: Teams will only wrestle Monday if they win 2 matches in the Sat and Sun duals.
Elementary (K6) National Team:
Coaches: Willie Hilton and Darrin Halford
Weights: 52,56,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95,100,110,120,150 (+1.0 lb Weight Allowance)
Middle School National Team:
Coaches: Brian Lefler
Weights: 75,80,85,90,95,100,105,112,119,127,135,142,154,165,180,230 (+2 .0 lbs Weight Allowance)
Tournament Format:
Day 1:
Each team will be placed in a pool of 4 teams based on pre-tournament seeds
Each team will wrestle three times on Day 1
Day 2:
Each team will be placed in a pool of 4 teams based on Day 1 results
Teams that place 1st or 2nd in their Day 1 Pool advance to the Day 2 Championship pools
Teams that place 3rd or 4th in their Day 1 Pool are placed in the Day 2 Consi pools & will not advance to Day 3
Each team will wrestle a minimum of three times on Day 2
Day 3 (Pending results of Day 1 and 2):
Teams that place 1st or 2nd in their Day 2 Championship pools advance to the Day 3 Championship Bracket
Day 3 Championship Brackets will be re-seeded based on their on-site rosters & results to ensure the integrity of the bracket
Each team will wrestle a minimum of two times on Day 3
TEAM FEE
If selected for the National Team there is a non-refundable team fee of $50 to secure your spot.
HOTEL INFORMATION
Team Hotel: There is no requirement to stay at the team hotel. For this event we have selected The Founders Inn and Spa, Tapestry Collection by Hilton. This hotel is about 15 min from the venue and one of the most affordable options in the area on Memorial Day weekend at $250 a night if you use NHSCA’s reservation link: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=ORFFIUP&arrivalDate=2025-05-23&departureDate=2025-05-26&groupCode=NHSCA2&room1NumAdults=1&cid=OM%2CWW%2CHILTONLINK%2CEN%2CDirectLink
TEAM GEAR
The National Team has new singlets this year and has kept the same warm-ups from previous years. The cost for singlets only is $25 (you get both the red and blue singlet for that price). A complete gear package (Singlets, shorts, t-shirt, and hoodie) is $65
TEAM DINNER
NCWAY will host a team meal on the night of the first day of wrestling (Saturday 24 May). Typically, we will do pizza with a few sides and desserts and it is free for your entire family. Attendance is optional and we will get our headcount on the morning of the first day of wrestling.
TEAM BENEFIT
This year if you participate in a National Team event you will get registration reimbursed (up to $130/year) for the following events: Tulsa Kickoff, Tulsa Nationals, Reno Worlds, USA Folkstyle Nationals, USA Freestyle Nationals, USA Greco Nationals, NUWAY Nationals, and The Rumble.
Important Links and Documents