CIF Wrestling Certification BMI/Hydration Testing

The SPORT Clinic has CIF Certified Assessors that perform the Bioelectrical Impedance assessment needed to compete for high school.

The CIF Weight Certification program has two basic components:

• Nutrition Education and
• Establishment of a healthy minimum weight for each wrestler

The CIF Weight Certification program does not allow the body fat percentage of student athletes to fall below a certain level:

• Male wrestlers must maintain a minimum of 7% body fat
• Female wrestlers must maintain a minimum of 12% body fat

The CIF Weight Certification Program sets a healthy limit for how much and how quickly wrestlers are safely allowed to reduce their weight. The CIF Weight Certification Program controls the rate of weight loss and also establishes an acceptable, healthy minimum weight for each wrestler through the use of a bioelectrical impedance measurement (Tanita scale).

The times for this test are 6am-8am and 12noon-1pm, with a cost of $10.00.

If an athlete needs to have a physician clearance due to the body fat percentage level falling below the minimum, the cost for this is $25.00. The hours the physician is available are 7am – 8am and 12noon – 1pm.