IMAWRESTLER Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Do we know what mat they will be wrestling on Friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberz Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 First Available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade McClurg Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I've heard this too. And if it is true this is a travesty! A lot of people come to the high school state tournament to watch their school and they might not know a lot about wrestling. I have trouble keeping up with all the matches Friday night with mat numbers on the program let alone first available. It will be impossible for Mr. Whitehead to keep up with calling people to mats on deck and in the hole on top of announcing the winners like he always does. It will also be annoying and frustrating for the fans trying to listen to what mat wrestlers are being called to. It's very difficult to see bout numbers on the scoreboards on the floor, that's why it is so helpful to be able to look in the program at match number and mat number. The state tournament is not supposed to be ran through as fast as you can, it's supposed to be a show... And in my opinion it's the best show in all of high school athletics. BLF is huge, and it is not easy to maneuver around the floor, if you're warming up in the locker room area by mat 4 and you get called to mat 1 it will take awhile to get there. Also certain officials have to officiate certain matches at state (officials are assigned to matches), because coaches scratch refs. My question is how will they get the right official to the mat? My other question is when trackwrestling breaks down Friday night... Will all 17,000+ stand up and boo? (Track broke down at NC and EVille semi states). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I believe they will be putting mat assignments on the big screens also. Hopefully the fans can see the bout numbers and such on a 50" screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade McClurg Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I believe they will be putting mat assignments on the big screens also. Hopefully the fans can see the bout numbers and such on a 50" screen. They've said they would do this in the past along with putting the team scores up there.... And they never have followed through with their word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 They have never said they would put team scores anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade McClurg Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Joe Dad just explained it all to me. It should run smooth. Running team score on the big screen, along with on deck and in the hole for each mat on there. It will be projected in the warm up area as well. Whitehead will announce it all as well and it will be on the big screen. They are running their own wifi line so not everyone gets on it and causes it to crash (like at semi states). I think they learned from last week at semi state and are prepared to run it better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMAWRESTLER Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Just seems odd that they always had mat assignments in the program before. Would be great for they people that are watching via live feeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 My guess is it has something to do with TrackWrestling. I don't know if they can pre-assign matches to mats on TW like they have in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyt Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Yes they can Pre assign. It was always nice to try and sit in the area where your kid was going to be wrestling. No longer!! I don't understand some of the changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberz Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 IHSAA letter (e-mail) to AD's: 1. You will notice that the brackets this year do not contain mat assignments. We have instituted a ‘first available’ procedure this year. Several locations will be available to inform you of the que for each bout, wrestler, and mat. It is the responsibility of the coach and wrestler to get to the appropriate mat at the appropriate time. The announcer will read the information on mat assignments. During the Coaches’ meeting on Friday evening the location of the monitors will be shared. This appears to be the same format as the New Castle Semi-State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyt Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 It's the same format as New Castle, but I feel bad for grandma and grandpa who came to see lil Johnny wrestle and they could have found a seat by mat one where they knew all week that he was on but now he is on mat four and they are all the way across bankers life Or how about coaches who could know ahead of time what kid was coming up where and they could adjust their coaching staff accordingly to make sure that a certain coach could be with that kid. Again. I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberz Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 IndyT, I agree. I spent a lot of time on Saturday with parents and fans trying to explain where their kids would be wrestling. We seem to be forgeting the people who support the kids and this sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade McClurg Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I believe they will be putting mat assignments on the big screens also. Hopefully the fans can see the bout numbers and such on a 50" screen. I think it would be hard to see a 50" screen because that is how big my TV is in the living room. I think it would be awesome though if they finally utilize the jumbotron for the high school state tournament, especially the new 50' supertron they got now. I really wish they weren't calling first available mats, because it is not necessary and will cause unnecessary chaos. It does not speed the tournament up, and it will just cause more confusion to the spectator that does not understand what is going on. The tournament will end at 10pm on Saturday night like always. I also feel for the coaches, because they can not plan on where their kids are going to be. I don't understand some of the changes. I agree with Coach T... why in the heck would you not count first round semi state and first round at state, especially when this is how you win the ihsaa team tournament series now. I understand why they don't score the first round at sectionals with the unpredictable first round forfeits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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