SNACKS & MEALS

This information is in regards to snack/water donations and meals for the upcoming season.

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We want to take a quick moment to acknowledge the families that have signed up to donate so far this season. IT TAKES A VILLAGE and we thank all the following families for stepping up!:

Maselli, McQueen, Goodlow, Kiser/Willis, Nelson, Millar/Sarvis, Noe, Daniel, Tann, Burton, Kazmeirczak/Mansmann, Gillespie, Thomas, and Myers

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For those new to our crazy, wonderful sport, when we compete and travel, it’s often an ALL-DAY event (or two). Unlike some other sports, the vast majority of our fundraising $ goes towards travel expenses (bus fees, hotel, entry fees, etc) NOT feeding the athletes meals. Wrestlers are responsible for packing and bringing their OWN FOOD OR BRING MONEY TO PURCHASE FROM CONCESSIONS (if available). We also understand that sometimes our children forget, don't bring enough, or whatever; and therefore, we keep Snack Boxes on hand to help provide to those in need. Every season, we ask families to share the load and sign up a couple of times to donate cases of water and an assortment of HEALTHY snacks for the athletes.

I have created a Sign-Up Genius for everyone to grab a slot and help by donating HEALTHY assorted snacks and/or cases of water. If our schedule changes, I will update the Sign-Up Genius as needed. I will add post-season events later. PLEASE, PLEASE share the load! We have a roster of 66 kids and we don't want the same 5 families donating over and over all season long. Sign-up Genius link is below:

2025-2026 Snack/Water Sign-Up Genius Link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084DA4A62AA6FB6-54178179-20252026

Some things to note:

1. Wrestlers, again, YOU are responsible for bringing your own food and water to events.

2. Some events last ALL DAY LONG, so you need to be prepared, plan out, and pack all your personal meals/snacks.

3. The snack boxes are NOT INTENDED TO BE "MEAL" BOXES FOR WRESTLERS!!!!! They are meant to supplement what wrestlers have personally brought.

4. Most schools/venues DO provide concessions so make sure you have $$ whenever we travel but, to be quite honest, it's typically not the type of healthy food wrestlers should be eating during competition. Wrestlers are strongly encouraged to bring your own HEALTHY, LOW SUGAR, HIGH PROTEIN, SUSTAINABLE food. (Think protein balls, peanut butter and honey, cold-cut meat and cheese, fruit, etc)

5. Suggested donation ideas for the snack bins would be easy, grab-n-go things like: individual trail mix packs, protein bars, breakfast bars, dill pickle packs, beef jerky, Slim Jims, beef sticks, granola bars, fruit snacks (ie: Motts, Welches), dried fruits, nuts. Again, the focus should be on HEALTHY, LOW SUGAR, HIGH PROTEIN snacks.

6. PLEASE spread the wealth on sign ups…we shouldn’t have the same families donating over and over again and with a roster as large as ours, it should be easy to keep it fair. The suggested items above are typically a bit more expensive than junk food so let’s work together and share the load. (**Pro-tip, the Thomas family prepares for our sign up date by grabbing a few ‘wrestler’ items every time we do our regular grocery shopping and just stash them in a box until it's our turn to bring them for the team. Not as painful on the bank account that way). 

7. For larger/longer events, the sign up will have multiple slots. The expectation is that you bring a variety of items...please don't just sign up and put a comment that says "Slim Jims". 

8. If 2 different families sign up for the same event, feel free to split and coordinate who brings what.

9. Snacks are collected and deposited into 2 tubs. We do not collect for JV, ladies, and varsity separately. If JV or our Lady Bucs are wrestling in a separate building or on different days than varsity, one of the snack bins will go with them.

10. Fresh fruit - meh....sounds great in theory however, it should only be donated in small amounts. Quite honestly, if wrestlers don’t eat it, it falls to the bottom of the box, gets squished, and rots. If you bring fruit, and it doesn’t get eaten, YOU need to take it back home with you. If you feel strongly towards fresh fruit, send it in your wrestler's personal stash.

11. If you sign up to bring something and cannot personally attend, you or your wrestler can drop off in the wrestling practice room beforehand. 

12. New wrestlers, pay attention to what the veteran wrestlers are eating and bringing!! They know better than anyone what is easy to travel with, good for them, how to pack, and how much.

13. Sometimes (not always) Coach Adams will stop the bus on the way home and allow wrestlers to purchase their own dinner before coming home. This is often a spur of the moment decision dependent on time so again, make sure your wrestler always has $$ when we travel. Prepare like a Boy or Girl Scout!

14. Question: "Can families donate sports drinks instead of water"  Answer: Meh. We try to keep it limited to water donations only. We do have a supply of electrolyte powder this season (donated from ReLyte and LMNT!!) that the athletes can mix in their water bottles and of course they are welcome to bring in their own stash for their personal use.

15. Question: "We just raised a ton of money thru fundraising...why are you asking families to donate?"  Answer: We try not to use funds from our wrestling account to fill the snack boxes. This leaves more funding for travel expenses which is where it is needed most. In the event of an emergency, Coaches will purchase items but we try to avoid this if possible.

Go check out the Signup Genius link, grab a slot or 2, and THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!!