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    On 9/25/2020 at 2:42 PM, GentleBeard said:

    Only thing I’ve heard is no out of state tournaments. 

    They must not mean Indiana because despite their Covid 19 numbers being a multiple of Kentucky's they are in phase 5. I was listening to the South Dearbon game tonight and the announcers said the stands were full because the restrictions had been lifted. Go figure.

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    With everything going on, did the board have the Spring meeting? I've not been able to locate the meeting minutes online. I am wondering if they have decided on a venue for next year's finals. Pikeville? Bowling Green? I know it's seven months from now but it's been a LONG off season so far. 

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    12 hours ago, Nkawtg said:

    Spoken like a dad and not a wrestling fan. 

    106 should be eliminated at the varsity level. Lowest class should be 113. Too many 12 year olds competing in “high school” events. Virtually no seniors and few juniors at that weight class. Too many high school weights presently and the no-brainer move is to eliminate 106 and 220.

    Make 106 a JV only weight because that’s effectively what it is when 8th and 9th graders are winning it year in and year out. 

    Not speaking as a father but from the point of view of someone who knows a little about the human anatomy and it's development.  Let's agree that the average age of an incoming freshman is 14 years old. This assumption omits any child that has failed to meet the academic requirements to advance with his peers or may have been "held back" for a variety of reasons. Now if you will look at the attached chart from the CDC pertaining to the weight for age percentiles for boys, ages 2 to 20, you will see that approximately 37.5% of 14 year old males weight 106 pounds or less. So based on this information, the "no-brainer" move to eliminate the 106 category could exclude over 1/3 of potential freshman wrestlers or make them give up a minimum of 7 pounds to compete at 113.

    cdc.pdf

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