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    Just wanted to see how everyone that is hosting tournaments this season will handle the new start date? Will everyone just bump their tournaments up a month? or will those tournaments that were scheduled in December need to find dates in February?  I don't really have a preference, just as long as we all get to compete. 

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    6 hours ago, 119Rider said:

    Ranger, you shouldn't reveal your age like that. LOL, I loved Atherton. Everyone packed in like sardines and the excitement for our sport. The facility might not be what we  want to be in, but nothing compares to the energy that was in that building those years.

     

    I agree 119Rider.  It was small, but fun.  

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    I think that going by 10's (100, 110, 120, 130, etc.) should be considered.  If that was in place kids wouldn’t be able to drop weight classes as much.  The way it is set up now a kid that is wrestling 138 at the start of the year could be tempted to drop to 134 after Christmas, because it’s only four pounds.  If you went by tens and eliminated the growth allowance you could eliminate a lot of those temptation. Age shouldn't be a factor for cutting weights.  Caldwell had an 8th grader finish third at state in 1982.  

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    We have all been in a match where a call doesn’t go our way, but this weekend I (Coach Walls) from Caldwell actually had a ref make a call that I questioned.  The call didn’t get changed and I received my warning for questioning the call. Later in the tournament that same ref came up to me and said “I apologize, earlier you were right” and took away the warning he gave me. I responded with how I appreciated him letting me know that.  I would like to say thanks on here, because I realize it would have been a lot easier to continue the day and say nothing...and the fact that no one else even knew that it took place. Thank you. 

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    On 1/9/2018 at 6:26 AM, Moboys247 said:

    Phillips loses to Fletcher at 130lbs. Tisen Moore remains undefeated  and somehow gets passed by Phillips in the rankings?  Can someone explain how this works? I'm not saying it's wrong, just trying to understand.  Tisen just beat the #2 wrestler in West Virginia 7-0 and pinned the #10 wrestler in ky in 47 seconds.  I'm just trying to understand howa  kid with loses passes undefeated kids in rankings. I'm not sure if these are the rankings used to set up the brackets for state but if they are I just want my boy to get his due. That's honestly the only I'm curious.  

    For what it is worth.  Being Seeded two or three is the same thing. Nothing really to argue about on those two spots.    

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    14- Casey Cornett 170

     

    13- Sheffer 138

     

    12- Castellano 132

     

    11- Andreoni 182

     

    10- Wallace 113

     

     9- Culver 220

     

     8- Moore 126

     

     7- Jones hwt

     

     6- Insko 120

     

     5- Smallwood 152

     

     4- Roberts 145

     

     3- Mattingly 106

     

     2- Irving 195

     

     1- Gray 160

     

    Dark horse- Duke 145

     

    Union 230

     

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    Falcon, "Focus should be on athleticism, having kids understand how their body moves in wrestling, not techniques that get wins at the youth level."  Totally agree.  Could be why the kid quits when they get older, because those type of techniques don't work and they have fallen behind the rest of the pack with their development. 

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    I know from my experience here at Caldwell Co. is they didn't have a feeder program.  Middle School started their organization around 2000 and I was hired in 2007 and started Tiger Wrestling in 2008, so I'm a little behind on that part and it shows.  Another thing I'm sure other coaches face, I coach all levels (Youth, Middle, and High), so when you see these teams with say two coaches at youth/middle and then double that for high school that makes a big impact as far as kid/staff ratio.  You take those factors and throw in an enrollment of 600 students, it becomes a difficult task at times to be competitive along with having a full roster.  The more hands on deck at all levels, I think really makes the biggest impact. I'm not referring to the weekend warriors that you never see until tournament time.  I'm referring to practice/instruction time where all the kids are getting equal one on one instruction is when programs see the fastest and biggest results.  Just my opinion tho.

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    I think the jacket thing got shut down, because it could keep those receiving them from wrestling in college.  I started wrestling with the High school in 1988/89 season.  If I remember correctly it was considered getting paid as an amateur.  Not completely sure on that.  Not long after that Coach's threw in money, so if a wrestler won a T shirt or anything from tournaments they were actually bought.

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    Can't speak for other Region's, but Region 1 numbers seem to be down due to injuries along with a few guys just quitting their team.  Hate to hear any kid removing themselves from a sport before it's over.  I know it makes things hard on the Coaching staff and the fact you don't want that type of behavior to become a habit even after your done with wrestling. 

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    6 hours ago, 119Rider said:

    Sprawl, I don't agree with your statement to run where the competition is easier. Why would you want to be known for running from competition just to win your title? Our coach told us what weight would give us the best opportunity to win a title, didn't matter who was there. It was about our wrestling ability and how we worked in the room. If there was a tough guy there then so be it, but we weren't going to run away chasing a title because we all knew anything could happen. I'm pretty sure there was another Buckman a couple years ago with the old school mentality that won a title when a lot had counted him out too.

    119Rider, that mentality could be why I never got the gold lol.  Did make college transition a lot easier tho.

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    Armstrong has been around for a while.  I'm sure longer then 89, but couldn't locate any earlier results.  Also missing a few scores from Champion teams in certain years.

    Year

    Team Champions

    Score

    Type of Tournament

    1989

    Ft. Campbell

    207.5

    Individual

    1990

    Central IN.

     

    Individual

    1991

    Caldwell

    253

    Individual

    1992

    Central IN.

     

    Individual

    1993

    Franklin TN.

    199.5

    Individual

    1994

    Caldwell

    217

    Individual

    1995

    Grissom AL.

     

    Individual

    1996

    Grissom AL.

    217.5

    Individual

    1997

    Grissom AL.

    283

    Individual

    1998

    Grissom AL.

    190

    Individual

    1999

    Centennial TN.

    175.5

    Individual

    2000

    Mater Dei IN.

    311

    Individual

    2001

    South Oldham

    217

    Individual

    2002

    South Oldham

    248.5

    Individual

    2003

    Boonville IN.

     

    Individual

    2004

    Boonville IN.

     

    Individual

    2005

    South Oldham

    218.5

    Individual

    2006

    Ravenwood TN.

    189

    Individual

    2007

    Ravenwood TN.

     

    Individual

    2008

    Ravenwood TN.

    274

    Individual

    2009

    Ravenwood TN.

     

    Individual

    2010

    Ravenwood TN.

    354

    Individual

    2011

    Caldwell Co.

     

    Individual

    2012

    Ohio

     

    Duel Format

    2013

    St. Benedict TN.

     

    Duel Format

    2014

    St. Benedict TN.

     

    Duel Format

    2015

    Calloway Co.

     

    Duel Format

    2016

     

     

    Duel Format

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    Took my boys a few weeks ago to see a Mizz football game and they got to see the morning wrestling practice.  Boys loved seeing Myers along with the other guys we have followed over the years.  They signed posters for them both.  I personally told Austin that day, I was glad he decided to transfer to Missouri.  Coach Smith has turned that program around and continues to excel with the best.  Would be nice if they were on TV more.

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    2 hours ago, coachteater said:

    I bought new sublimated singlets this year and gave $47 each.

    I also purchased fight short, they were $38. I would estimate a custom compression shirt to be around the same as the shorts, so I would say combined you would be around $70-$80.

    I would like the option for both, but the shirt/short combination would be more expensive, atleast at this time. 

    I got high school fight shorts & tops for under $55. High school has a booster for all sports I think it's $50 a head, what ever you purchase has to be for the kids and at the end of the season they keep it. So if it did change I wouldn't have to worry about collecting gear when season is over and my cost would go down. I think the lowest bid on our last singlet purchase for high school was $75 sublimated. This purchase was 3-4years ago and it maybe cheaper now. 

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    I will start with the negatives and end with the positives that I got from my parents & my own. Negatives; Traffic parents said was bad ( I felt wasn't bad, but I was there when they open the doors), food line was to long and prices were to high.

    Positives location, we left half a day from school to drive up and was there by 3 eastern time and kids got to swim, work out if needed, still was in bed for the tournament. Overall as a Coach I liked it and anytime I needed clarification or bracket info Rivercity people (I'm assuming we're running everything) were nice and restful to me, which I don't get at high school state as a coach. Prices for food could be a little lower.  Just my input.