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Wrestling Tournaments 101
Build The Youth Wrestling Tournament That Your Community Needs
Running a tournament is more than brackets — it is planning, leadership, logistics, and proactive problem-solving. Coach Tre Horton shares how to run smooth, profitable, respected events from a first local round-robin to a multi-mat showdown. Real stories, checklists, and systems for coaches, ADs, and club directors.
You’ll learn
- Avoid rookie mistakes
- Structure your team and delegate
- Build a professional atmosphere coaches and parents return to
- Plan tech, traffic, concessions, and emergencies
- Run on time and turn a profit
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Parents, coaches & wrestlers
Parents
Guides for supporting your wrestler, from tournaments to nutrition and college paths.
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Meet the author
Tre Horton
Born in Fairfield, California, and raised in Pennsylvania and Georgia, Tre Horton is an engineer and wrestling coach. He currently coaches at Life University, where he serves as Director of Men’s Wrestling Operations and Director of the Life University Olympic Regional Training Center. He has loved poetry and writing since he was young, and he still looks for ways to share that energy with others. Over the years he has earned recognition as a coach and collected many industry certifications. As an Academic and Research Support Engineer, he has also written several wrestling books for a broader audience.
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