2026 Illinois Kids Folkstyle Kickoff (K-12) OUT OF STATE WRESTLERS ARE WELCOME!!! WE WILL BE COMBINING SMALLER WEIGHT CLASSES IN ORDER TO GET WRESTLERS THE MOST MATCHES POSSIBLE!!
ALL KIDS 1ST THRU 8TH GRADE (Boys &Girls) = Saturday October 17, 2026 - 8:00 am Central Time START TIME (Will finish in one day) ALL HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS (Boys & Girls) = Saturday October 17, 2026 will start @ 12:15 pm Central Time START TIME (Will finish in one day)
SEPARATE GIRLS DIVISIONS AT ALL AGES
WRESTLING LOCATION SITE PLAINFIELD EAST HIGH SCHOOL 12001 S. Naperville Road Plainfield, IL 60585
REGISTRATION CUT-OFF/LIMITS Deadline to register is Thursday October 15, 2026 @ 11:59 pm Central Standard Time After the above deadline then there will be late registration at the late fee-NO REFUNDS Limited to first 500 wrestlers
ALL UNPAID AND INCOMPLETE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE DELETED FROM THE TOURNAMENT WE ARE ACCEPTING WALK-UPS REGISTRATION if 500 is not reached in pre-registration
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWARDS We will be awarding custom medal to the Top 4 in each bracket in each division
MAIN WEIGH-IN SITE Force ELITE Training Center---13731 U.S. 30 Unit 105---Plainfield, IL 60544
Friday October 16, 2025 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm ---ALL DIVISIONS & WALK UPS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL KIDS 1ST THRU 8TH GRADE (Boys &Girls) weigh-ins and walk-up registrations from 6:30 am-7:00 am on Saturday October 17, 2026 at Plainfield East H.S. ALL HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS (Boys & Girls) weigh-ins and walk-up registrations from 10:30 am-11:00 am on Saturday October 17, 2026 at Plainfield East H.S.
*** ALL HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS (Boys & Girls) can weigh in at the 6:30-7:00 am session with the KIDS 1ST THRU 8TH GRADE YOU MUST MAKE SCRATCH WEIGHT---NO ALLOWANCES ARE GIVEN Wrestlers will be bracketed according to their ACTUAL WEIGHT @ the scales--we will automatically bump them up or down--NO CHARGE Also once you weigh-in @ a Satellite location you are in the tournament--THERE IS NO CHECK IN on Saturday---be ready to wrestle at your time slot
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SATELLITE WEIGH-INS Satellite weigh-ins are ONLY for pre-registered wrestlers. ALL DIVISIONS There are NO WALK-UP registrations at satellite weigh-in locations (unless prior approval by the tournament director) This page will be updated with Approved Satellite Locations and Times ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPROVED SATELLITE LOCATIONS ALL SATELLITE WEIGH-INS ARE ON Friday October 17, 2025 and are Central Standard Time unless noted ***TOSS EM UP---402 s. Lewis---Waukegan, Illinois---TBD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COACHES PASS You MUST have a 2026-2027 USA Wrestling Coaches Card to have access the floor/competition area.
SPECTATOR TICKETS Daily Admission (Saturday) is $5 for ALL AGES FREE for Coaches & Kids under 5 Bleacher seating & Personal seating is allowed and encouraged
Concessions available ALL DAY and 100% support Plainfield East H.S. Wrestling program
Still have a question or concern please e-mail us at ambroseopp@aol.com
By entering this event you agree that you have read the event flyer and agree that all decisions by the tournament director are FINAL
***NO REFUNDS FOR ANY REASON***
2026 IL Kids Folkstyle Kickoff (K-12)
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