HawkeyeX125

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    As a college wrestler that dealt with these rule changes this year, I was skeptical of the 3 pt takedown at first, but liked it as the year went on. It encourages wrestlers who get big leads to keep wrestling and not stall or coast for a period since guys can come back more easily. Keeps guys engaged through the whole match and pushes for tech falls and bonus point victories which will speed up tournaments and duals. In freestyle it only takes 5 takedowns to get a tech fall. Now in folkstyle, it only takes 7. Especially in matches where you know a kid is going to takedown and cut, it makes it easier to end the match with 7 takedowns rather than the 14 it would require before with no near fall. It also translates closer to college wrestling now. Before the 3 pt TD, college had so many changes like 4 pt nearfall, college out of bounds and stalling, riding time, and danger rule. This past year made it seem like that much more different to high school, almost as if it was a different sport. These changes are good as they push for more action and points on the board as well as make it more related to college rules which is helpful for prospective athletes to make that transition to the next level.

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    4 hours ago, GentleBeard said:

    I’m not sure what Corbin Arena charges, but middle school and youth were held over a weekend. There were over 1,300 youth wrestlers competing and they were done by 7pm the same day (Strayer, Carr and crew did a phenomenal job). I realize there are different rule sets for high school and middle school regarding competition. My point is, Corbin Arena was big enough to accommodate 1,300 wrestlers + parents and 10 mats. If KYUSA has it in their budget to run a tournament like that, while sparing no expense for medals, I’m pretty sure KHSAA has the budget for it as well. Makes you wonder how much they’ve pocketed since COVID. Guaranteed, the profit margins have been gigantic over the last couple of years. If they plan to run it remotely (can’t imagine how efficient that is), then venue location is immaterial.

    Having wrestled in Corbin Arena before, the Patriot Open (college) has been held there for the past few years and it’s been pretty smooth with 10 mats, plenty of warm up space, and enough seating to handle state. Although the drive is a bit extensive, the only thing that I’m not sure about is hotels. Seems like the best option to go towards, but anything is better than GRC or Ryle or Atherton or any high school at this point.
     

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    I dont understand why they could just take top 4 out of semi state and then split the first rd with 106-145 in the morning and 152-hwt in the afternoon. Indiana did it this weekend and seemed to run very smoothly. Also, I don’t know what the limitations are with the horse park or if state will be there at all given their contract but it seems you can easily run the first rd, qtrs, and a 2 rds of consis on 6 mats instead of 8. That’s 252 matches for the entire day! And can get done pretty early for the next group of guys to be ready in the afternoon. Plus half the guys get knocked out so there’s 8 guys per weight on the second day. Indiana puts on a great state tournament every year with both how they run the tournament on a tight schedule and make it a great athlete and fan experience. Only thing I disagree with is the no first rd wrestle backs but still I’d rather have an Indiana tournament system than this garbage of a top 2 semi state anyday.

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    I agree with adjusting the weights to move closer to college, but I think they should let it be a few lbs under the college limits so kids can adjust and grow a little bit into the weight instead of cutting down if they’re still growing/maturing. I think they should be: 108,115,122,130,138,145,153,161,172,182,195,215,285.

    in this case there are 13 weights but there is still the 106 range weight and 215/220 range