Manitoba Arm Wrestling Association

The Executive Board held a meeting in June, 2024 to discuss MAWA By-Laws that were amended by the previous board. The board went over each section and supported most, except for the following:

BY-LAW 1 with respect to the sanction fee. It was agreed upon that increasing the cost will assist with the insurance coverage, but to also start collecting extra funds as the cost of hosting provincials has gone up significantly. It was agreed that the increase would be $150.00, effective January 1, 2025. This would allow promoters time to prepare for 2025 tournaments and budgets accordingly.
BY-LAW 3 with respect to the “bye” fee, the language was to reflect that the cost would be “one arm fee at provincials” this way if the fees went up at provincials year after year, then the by-laws would not need to be amended every year. There were discussions that if people volunteered at provincials (ex. Draw sheets, refereeing, registration table, and emceeing) the bye fee could be waived. Anything outside of these stated volunteer positions would be at the board's discretion.
BY-LAW with respect to video protests. It was clarified that these would only occur at the Provincials. Language was amended about who can review the protest videos as follows “The protests may be reviewed by the Head Referee and another referee involved with the protest match, and/or, if available, another referee with minimum CAWF Level 1 referee.”