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You are not restricted by your body fat testing technically. You can get a doctor's note saying you are healthy to wrestle at whatever your weight is, even if it is below the minimum weight allowed by alpha testing. So if you think you are healthy enough to go below the weight it says, get a doctor's note. Simple as that.

I know it's still awhile before wrestlers can hit the mat again, but I was wondering if any coaches in Louisville would let me (or other young refs) come in and ref wrestle-offs. This will be my 2nd year reffing, and I was only able to get 1 job reffing over the summer, so I'd like to brush up on my reffing skills before the season starts again. Just send me a message with your thoughts about reffing your wrestle-offs and your contact information so I can reach you once the season starts. This will be good for both the referees (because practice makes perfect) and wrestlers because they will get a better feel for how a referee will officiate the matches. I think it would be good for any other refs on here who need practice to post a similar thread. Hopefully with the support of coaches we can improve the quality and longevity of referees in the state of Kentucky. I know a couple of former young referees who quit reffing because they made a lot of mistakes in their first couple matches, got ripped a good one by the coaches, and quit because of that. With practice comes better reffing, less griping from coaches and wrestlers alike, and ultimately an overall improvement in the quality of Kentucky wrestling.

zarth is diesel for a 119. his arms are bigger than most 130s, and he has a very powerful shot.

yes he was, and i specifically remember watching that match. the match shouldnt have even gone to overtime, im surprised courtney wasn't DQed because of stalling so much.

rumor mill has it being michigan state

Woodford and Dunbar are pretty much Lexington teams.

is dunbar in lexington? and isnt woodford in versailles, which is the same thing as lexington pretty much...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QJDFRXneWqU pretty good form too...

if he should have been in the finals, he would have taken 3rd not 5th...

I didn't think it was very exciting, Davis dominated and Miller was just extremely gassed. Best match I thought was Houchens and Jones even though there were a ton of timeouts.

check the rule book before you make that claim, that IS stalling.

once again, whiting DID NOT wrestle at state last year because he was hurt. check your facts.

I was reffing a middle school tournament in early January, the one held at Fern Creek, and I was talking to the Union coach there. He said his sister or brother had 4 or 5 boys still young that wrestled, then he said a cousin or something had a few kids too. It was a long time ago, but from what I remember we'll be having a lot more Ervins keep coming. However, some of them don't always wrestle in Kentucky, a lot wrestle in Indiana because they are so close to the border.

I thought the HWT match between Whiting and Payne (the iroqouis kid) was the most entertaining with all the antics going on.

Thankyou. I would have DQed him also, we are told to throw a wrestler out if he cusses at you or insults you, and the same goes for coaches or fans.

103 - Myron Bradbury 2 112 - Travis Sullivan 10 119 - Elliot Martin 5 125 - Andre Zeppa 1 130 - Josh Johnson 7 135 - Matt Miller 9 140 - Bryan Peace 12 145 - Harrison Courtney 11 152 - Josh Ashbrook 8 160 - Mitch Ervin 14 171 - Mason Reid 13 189 - Ryan Kelly 3 215 - Derek Nickel 4 285 - Billy Fuller 6 MOW - Mason Reid

go here... http://officials.khsaa.org/off_app/ then fill out the application, and they will send you a book and test in the mail.

bontrager and voth cant both make semis, they will meet in quarters MAYBE, but i think it will be vinsant zeppa in semis and engle (good lord easy draw) and wempe on other side

yes, you can only have a reversal or nearfall when you have control. however, if you are going out of bounds while in the rolling through on a peterson, then it is an escape. it's in the case manual.

All the criticism about refs doing a bad job is bogus. I used to blast referrees while I was wrestling, but then I started reffing this year. If you think the reffing is bad, then do something about it. I'm sick of all these people who criticize refs but when they are done with wrestling, they don't go back and ref, they just keep criticizing. If you want reffing to improve in the state, become a ref and be a good one. In time, your reputation will spread as being a good ref, and you will be assigned more often and to the more prestigious tournaments. I received good reviews this year from almost all coaches, and it paid off for me. I came in late, so I didn't get a lot scheduled, but a little bit into it, coaches started talking me up and I was called to do a lot more tournaments.

hitting a peterson does not always give you nearfall, although most times it does. it does ALWAYS give you at least loss of control, with 1 point for escape and generally 2 for a reversal if you stay in bounds.

disciplinary reasons one of their coaches told me, leave it at that.

it pretty much means what goes around, comes around

hartmann is out for the season for sure.

Brimm will take the title easily. He looked VERY VERY GOOD over the weekend at North Oldham.