seeding meeting for sectionals

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when will the seeding meeting be held for the sectionals are they all the same day or does it depend on each sectional to deccide when the meeting is held ive heard alot of people complaining about the seeds is there a way to have a standard for each seeding meeting

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A. Sectional pairings and seeding will be made at 7:00 p.m. on the Monday preceding the sectional tournament at the center school.

1. Each participating school in that sectional may have only 1 representative voting. Positions of contestants from schools not represented will be drawn by lot.

2. Six contestants shall be seeded in each weight class. Coaches are required to bring their offi cial team scorebook and all of their weigh-in sheets. A coaches? failure to have his offi cial team scorebook and his weigh-in sheets shall result in his school?s entries being unseeded unless a majority of the other coaches present wish to seed the offending school?s wrestlers.

3. If a school does not have an entry in a weight class, then a forfeit shall be entered for that school in that weight class. EXCEPTION ? When a school enters two (2) or less wrestlers in the IHSAA tournament series, the vacant weight classes created by this school?s entry into the tournament shall NOT cause a forfeit in the vacant weight classes.

4. A copy of the Offi cial Entry List from each school shall be in the hands of the tourney director at the time of the seeding meeting.

5. Each coach shall specify to the Tourney Director his entrants for each weight class prior to the seeding meeting. If no representative is present at the seeding meeting, the fi rst contestant listed on the offi cial entry list who is eligible in a particular weight class will be entered in that weight class.

6. Pairings at this meeting shall be by lot after the seedings are made. These pairings shall be fi nal and will not be redrawn.

7. Only qualifi ed alternate/s may be substituted after the seeding meeting. A qualified alternate is defined as any wrestler who meets the following criteria:

a. possesses six (6) qualifi ed weigh-ins throughout the regular season,

b. has not been seeded nor placed by draw at the IHSAA sectional seeding meeting,

c. is legally entered in his weight class or the weight class immediately above his weight class and is then eligible in either weight class.

8. If it becomes necessary to replace a seeded wrestler after the conclusion of the seeding meeting, the following procedures shall be implemented:

a. all seeded wrestlers below the vacated spot shall move up one seeded position.

The alternate shall be placed at the #6 seeded position.

b. if an alternate is not available to be placed at the 6th seeded position, the last unseeded wrestler drawn shall be placed in the 6th seeded position.

 

B. Suggested Procedures to Follow at the Sectional Seeding Meeting

1. Equipment and Supplies: Chalkboard, numbers and shaker bottle; sufficient chairs and tables; suffi cient blank bracket sheets for each weight class and coach. Brackets will also be needed for classes in which all schools do not enter.

2. Have the head coach stand, introduce himself and his assistant and tell what school they represent.

3. Follow the conduct of tournament recommendations in the Official Wrestling Rules?Rule 10.

4. Each coach is to prepare a complete individual record of his wrestlers to be seeded including opponents? names, schools and match scores.

5. Coaches should strive to keep open minds when seedings are being decided.

 

The main objective of seeding is to have outstanding wrestlers separated in the brackets so that they will not meet each other until the finals. Seeding shall be based upon the wrestler's proven ability and not upon the desire for unwarranted advantage.

 

6. Consideration for determining seeded wrestlers is given in order of importance:

a. Head to head competition; (The wrestler with the most head to head wins gets the seed. If they have beaten each other an equal number of times, then the winner of the last match gets the seed.);

b. Record against common opponents;

c. A returning champion or runner-up in the same weight class;

d. A contestant with the best overall record (winning percentage) who has wrestled at least 10 matches;

NOTE: A wrestler with less than ten matches may not be seeded ahead of a wrestler with at least ten matches and a winning record unless he/she meets criteria in a, b or c. A wrestler with a losing record may not be seeded unless he/she meets criteria a, b or c unless there are less than six (6) wrestlers in the bracket.

7. A seeded contestant shall have the same opportunity to draw for a bye as other contestants in his bracket