RASSLER4LIFE Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 What an unfortunate situation, but overweight is overweight. That's why we have weight classes and official weigh-ins to ensure that no one "bends" the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger.dad Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Here is what happened. (Leaving out names since it's not my place to call out anyone). Hamilton Heights arrived late after everyone else weighed in so only a few refs and coaches were still in the weigh in room, including me. The wrestler weighed 126.1 on the first scale. Went to the second scale and weighed 126.1 but the official announced that he made weight. However, a coach saw the weight and let the official know what he saw. In the coaches meeting, the official apologized for his wrong doing and explained what had happened. The tournament director did the only thing he could do at that point. Hamilton Height's alternate is the one who was wrongly affected because he didn't know he should have stepped on the scale at weigh-ins. The official rightfully took the blame. Nobody else did anything wrong. It was a great tournament with outstanding wrestlers and competition from all the schools. This one mistake should not overshadow the whole day of wrestling. just wondering what he explained?.......sounds like he knowingly said the kid made weight when he didn't and got caught.......wouldn't that be considered cheating in a sense and have some type of consequence associated with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlHungus Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 just wondering what he explained?.......sounds like he knowingly said the kid made weight when he didn't and got caught.......wouldn't that be considered cheating in a sense and have some type of consequence associated with it? Are you accusing the ref of cheating? Sounds like he just made a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger.dad Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 no i'm asking what his explanation was.......a 0 and a 1 are fairly easy to tell apart, especially if you are checking on a second scale for that very reason...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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