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2024-25 Annual Meeting / Scholastic Chair Nominations

USA Wrestling - New Jersey held its annual General Membership meeting, and its first State Governing Body meeting for the 2024-25 season, on September 30 in Union, NJ.  Candidates were elected for most positions.

USAW-NJ is seeking nominations from the general membership for the position of Scholastic Council Chair.   The  State Governing Body will vote on this position at its next upcoming meeting, which will be held November 18th in Union.   Nominations must be emailed by midnight Friday October 25th.   The nomination form can be downloaded using the link above.   The form must be emailed to BOTH the Chair of the Nomination Committee and the Chair of the Membership Committee.   Nominators and nominees must be members of USA Wrestling for the 2024-25 Season.   This means each must have completed a background check, USA Wrestling’s Safe Sport Certification course, and have paid for their 2024-25 membership prior to the next meeting.

This position is a very important position for USA Wrestling NJ.   It spans a large age range of both boys and girls.   It deals with the current largest numbers of wrestlers, at this time, for both males and females competing in the Scholastic Style.  In recent years there have been 9 qualifying tournaments dispersed throughout the state that culminate in a State Championship at Trenton.   Both the boys and the girls have 6 age divisions for the NJ Scholastic State series.  There also are opportunities for scholastic duals and individual national tournament competitions pending the leadership and planning of the scholastic council.

We encourage anyone interested to submit a nomination as soon as possible.


Read below about the process for joining our State Governing Body, the board of volunteers who govern USAW/NJ

The General Membership meeting of USAW/NJ, was held Monday, September 30 at 7:00pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1034 Jeanette Ave, Union, NJ.  In a General Membership meeting, doors open at 6:30 so there is time to check each member’s 2024-25 membership card or USAW receipt for this year’s membership. 

The General Membership elects an at large representative to the State Governing Body, hears reports, sees the operation of the state governing body, asks questions and provides feedback to  USAW/NJ.  The state governing body meets right after the General Membership meeting.  All USAW/NJ members are welcome to stay after the General Membership meeting.

Elections are held at the General Membership meeting of USAW/NJ, which is traditionally held in September each year.  Nominations for elections are solicited during the summer, and are posted at least ten days prior to the meeting.

To be nominated:

  • All current members of USAW/NJ may nominate other members for a position on USAW/NJ State Governing Body.
     
  • Nominees must renew their USAW annual membership prior to the election.  Because of the lead-time involved for SafeSport certification and mandated background checks, nominees are encouraged to renew as soon as possible.  (The USAW membership system is now open for the 2024-25 wrestling year.)
     
  • The deadline for submitting nominations is generally two weeks prior to the meeting, which allows the current board time to publish names and prepare for elections.  (For 2024-25, the deadline to submit nominations is 11:59pm on September 13, 2024),
     
  • The deadline for nominees to complete their 2024-25 membership (including SafeSport training and background screening) will also be published, but is generally three business days prior to the general meeting. 

Elections:

  • All current USAW/NJ members may vote for one At-Large representative to the USAW/NJ SGB.
     
  • The 2023-24 USAW/NJ State Governing Body (who must also register as active members of USAW for 2024-25 before the deadline) will vote for the balance of the 2024-25 SGB positions that are up for election.  See below.
     
  • The positions of Chair and Secretary are on 2-year terms and are elected in EVEN years.  The positions of Vice Chair and Treasurer are also 2-year terms, and are are elected in ODD years.  For 2024-25, an odd year, the SGB will elect a Vice Chair and Treasurer.

How To Nominate Yourself or Others:

Download the Nomination Form at the top of this page.  Then complete and email to the Nominating Committee by the deadline.  Names and email addresses are listed on the form.

 

Additional Ways You Can Help:

Become a member of a Council or Committee! USAW/NJ has several Board Committees. The Chair of each Council and Committee is listed on our web site State Governing Body Page.  In addition, the SGB creates Ad Hoc Committees for special purposes.  Complete the nomination form for yourself and send to the Chair(s) of the committee(s) that interest you.  All will be contacted regarding your request to help.