MHSPLA

The following will be followed in 2008 at ALL REGIONALS and the STATE MEET.

All Meets will be RAW ONLY.

-Raw means, 1 pair shorts, 1 short-sleeved T-shirt, and a 4-inch belt.

-Lifters will NOT be allowed to wear any typ0e of under armor shirts, shorts, or any type of compression shorts, or shirts under their regular lifting attire.

-Lifters can use a 4-inch belt only. The belt CANNOT have any padding in the back, or any type of Velcro locking device. Only a buckle or lever-locking device will be allowed.

-All lifters MUST have HIGH SOCKS for deadlifting. Only water is to be used on the legs. ( NO BABY POWDER ALLOWED )

-If a lifter has to wear a knee brace due to an injury, the lifter MUST have a Doctors note stating this. This also applies to any type of tape on the wrists.

-Any tiebreakers in placing will be decided by the lighter lifter. In case of a tie with the lifters weighing the same, the higher placing will be by the lifter who lifts the weight first.

-To qualify for the State Meet, a lifter must compete in one of the stated Regional qualifiers and either lift a qualifying total or finish in the top 3 of any weight class. There is a JV and Varsity Division for the men, and an over-all division for the women.

-You MUST lift in the weight class you qualified in. There is NO bumping up. For example: You are competing in the Varsity Division 165. You place first and get a total of 1025. The 1025 is the qualifying total for the 181 class, but you are NOT ALLOWED to compete in the 181 class at the State Meet. You qualified in the 165 class, that’s the class you HAVE to compete in.

You can qualify in MORE than one weight class by attending more than one Regional meet and making the qualifying total or placing in the top three in that class.

-If an individual qualifies at the JV level, he must compete at the JV level at the State Meet. If he wants to compete at the Varsity level, he MUST qualify at a Regional meet, at the Varsity level. NO EXCEPTIONS.

-The qualifying totals for 2008 will be the same totals as in 2007. The totals are listed on this site.

-Wrestlers, Bowlers, and competitive cheer lifters are exempt from having to qualify for the State Meet.

-All weight-ins for Regional qualifiers shall be home weigh-ins the Thursday before the qualifier. (Make sure you include actual weights. Ex. 163.2)

The weigh-ins for the State Meet shall be the Thursday before the State Meet at all Regional sites and Montrose High School. At the weigh-in sites the lifter must pay $20.00 by CASH or MONEY ORDER (made out to Montrose Football) NO CHECKS will be accepted. State Meet admission Fee; make weight in the class they qualified in. The weigh-in times shall be from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at all sites.

-All lifters are expected to be Drug Free. Lifters should be aware that they might be randomly drug tested at the discretions of the meet director or committee members, at both the Regional qualifiers and the State Meet.

- At the State Meet there will be a Team Trophy for the top 5 Teams in the JV and Varsity Division. With medals for the top 10 lifters in each weight class in both the JV and Varsity Division for the Men.

- In the Women’s Division the top 3 Teams OVERALL receive a Trophy and medals will be awarded to the top 5 lifters in each weight class overall.

-Team Scoring at both Regional qualifiers and the State Meet shall be the top 10 finishers for any team, but may utilize only two potential scorers in any weight division.

THIS IS A NEW RULE FROM THE MHSPLA COMMITTEE IN 2008

-NOTE: For any school wanting to compete for the MHSPLA State title scoring. Each school Must provide TWO quality judges for the State Meet. These Judges will only be used IF the need arises at any point during the State Championship. The two judges will not be judging at the same time and they can also replace each other. (1 could be judging Varsity and the other doing the JV)

If a school DOES NOT provide two judges then they will NOT be eligible to receive a Trophy for the top 5 teams for the men’s JV and Varsity. For the women, 1 judge has to be provided to compete for team Trophies.

-Any State Record Attempt has to be judged by members of the State Committee or any other judge the committee has approved prior to the State Meet. No one will be allowed to judge a lifter from his or her own school.

-Coachs Will NOT be allowed to tell a lifter when to come up on the squat while on the lifting platform. Coach’s can only go as far as the coach’s area allows them, any coaching outside of the area will result in a NO GOOD LIFT.