This is probably more of a post-season topic when we don't have much wrestling to actually talk about, but as I just read post from SharkBit about qualified weigh-ins per the 1.5% rule it got me thinking.
Has anyone actually seen a significant change in weight management practices (across the board) due to the new system?
My gut feeling is NO. The same basic things are happening from a weight management standpoint. Coaches and wrestlers are just working around the system to get the "6 qualified weigh-ins" and to have their wrestler at the weight they want for the post-season.
I am not blaming the rule, but frankly if cutting weight is a concern, the only way it will ever change significantly is a mat-side weigh-in. I am neither advocating this nor denouncing it. I just think it would be the only way we'd see any real changes.