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    5 hours ago, DossDragonsWrestling said:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/WrestlingLunchBreak/  This Facebook page called Wrestling Lunch Break has a couple workouts per week I've been trying to get my wrestlers to follow along to.  They invite different wrestlers to run a practice or answer questions around lunch time 2 or 3 times per week.  They've had Kyle Snyder, J'Den Cox, Anthony Ashnault, Joey McKenna, Jason Nolf, Bo Nickle, and tons of others on.

    Thats great they are doing that. Thanks for the post.

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    On 5/13/2020 at 4:31 PM, Ranger123 said:

    When you take into account that in many circumstances we bump up a kid to fill an upper weight (which can’t happen at 106), it seems pretty clear that 106 isn’t as big of a forfeit issue as everyone makes it out to be. I guarantee a significant number of the non-forfeits at 220/285 are kids who weigh 185-200 pounds. 

    I saw some small 220's at state. 

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    2 hours ago, heavy83 said:

    I agree that a wrestler should make scratch weight before he gets the 2lbs its not a "growth allowance"' if never made scratch  its a "loss allowance" how Ky does it . I know Ohio has to make scratch first

     

    Must make scratch in Indiana. 

     

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    2 minutes ago, halfhalfhalf said:

    Region 1 has:

     

    union 

    Ervins and Insko UT-Chat

    pogue LWC
    bacon Cumberlands 

    Adams LWC

     

    christian co:

    bussell LWC

    Merritt Central Michigan  

    Aldridge and Coleman Thomas more 


    hoptown: 

    young campbellsville 

     

    fort Campbell:

    Avila LWC

     

    Guevara central Methodist 

     

    That's away to rep region one. Great job coaches

     

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    Here is the breakdown of forfeits by weight in Ohio this year.

    106 233
    113 211
    120 205
    132 140
    138 131
    145 127
    152 120
    160 133
    170 162
    182 185
    195 192
    220 215
    285 204
    Total 2258
    Per Team 3.873
      583 Teams

    Here is the breakdown of forfeits by weight in Indiana this year.

    106 110
    113 103
    120 94
    132 59
    138 52
    145 41
    152 50
    160 49
    170 51
    182 69
    195 73
    220 75
    285 63
    Total 889
    Per Team 2.877
      309 Teams

    Here is the breakdown of forfeits by weight in Kentucky this year.

    106            32

    113            25

    120            31

    126            32

    132            25

    138            29

    145            19

    152            20

    160            24

    170            35

    182            27

    195            33

    220            30

    285            31

    total           393

    per team 3.93

    100 teams entered in region.   Is that number of teams correct??????

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    2 hours ago, wc1992 said:

    Yes the proposal that I saw also included girls weight classes.  That was not voted upon yet just the proposal that I saw. 

    That would be a nice step forward even if all states are not sponsoring girls wrestling yet.  I hated going to high school tournaments where the girls used the same weights as the boys in a girls division.  

    I am not a fan of the proposed lower weight changes on the boys side.  I can live with the upper weight changes since many small schools can struggle to fill both 220 and 285.

    Many big schools struggle filling weight classes. As you, I like them setting up weight classes for the girl/woman division. Good step in the right direction.

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    9 hours ago, grappler-of-old said:

    I understand the argument of growing the sport, but other sports don't add players to the starting line up. 

    Reducing to 13 wt. classes does 2 things.

    1.  Allows for an easy solution to the dual criteria, I know it won't solve every dual but most. 

    2. The most important is that it will reduce time spent at tourneys.  The biggest complaint in wrestling is time.  In an 8 team bracket (2 mats) tourney it takes away 12-13 matches. reducing tournament time by about 45 minutes.  In an 16 man pool tourney (4 mats) it takes away 30 matches. This reduces the tourney as much as 1 1/2 hours. 

    Considering only 17 teams has a full team at Region (about 15%) this greatly outweighs the argument of growing the sport. 

    To truly grow the sport there needs to be more JV options available. 

    valid points

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    I wouldn't care if they change the weight classes. I just don't see any advantage in doing so. I've heard coaches over the many many years I've been involved in wrestling, Claim  it will cut down on cutting weight. Not buying that. "14 weight classes only help so called big schools". Perhaps!!  I don't think so. Good programs are just that, good programs. If it were up to me add the coveted 2lbs and go. 108,114 and so on. That's my 7 cent opinion inflation ya know.

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    halfhalfhalf got to give you props for your name. How many times have you been at a meet and turned around when someone yells that. Also great drills you threw out there. 

    Nike Man great ideas!! You put him through some rough drills. 

    I would throw in some shadow drills. action/reaction 

    Back to level change. This has become a lost art for most. I despise seeing kids diving for ankles and trying to work their way back to good position. Against quality opponents you won't recover from that shot. Great suggestions gentlemen 

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    Yes spent many hours there. Yes,  Lou was ahead of his time, now that I think about it. We wrestled austria there. Had some good practices there as well. I wrestled your guy Gallagher at meet there as well as Trinity. I'm sure we hung out with some of your guys at meets. I'm just glad you remembered That Joilet tournament.