13 hours ago, Kookie953 said:

The only local tournament I've seen do this is the Dan Nelson tournament that Carmel hosts.  SO much better of a process to not have predetermined weight classes.  

We used  block weights for our tournament a few weeks ago. We put ALL the kids in 4 man brackets and everyone wrestled round robins so everyone got 3 matches.  We were cleaned up and at home by 2pm.....   

37 minutes ago, Wrestling Scholar said:

They do things to facilitate more matches in a shorter period of time.   

1.   Most tournaments don't have pre-defined weights.   You show up and weigh in and they group the brackets by closest weights to get an even distribution of wrestlers.  They don't waste time trying to seed. They don't have huge overloaded brackets that slow a tournament down and they avoid the super small brackets with 1 or 2 guys in a bracket.

 

Good information here.  We (Indian Creek) are just starting to host tournaments and I want the tournament experience to be GREAT...

35 minutes ago, Wrestling Scholar said:

Ohio does a much better job of this than the ISWA.

What does Ohio do?  

Mater Dei - Kane Egli & Clay Egli

North Posey - Wyatt Willman & Nathan Willman

Tell City - Corey Braunecker & Shane Braunecker

Plainfield - Landon Boe & Logan Boe

South Dearborn - Isaiah Otto, Eli Otto & Zach Otto

16 minutes ago, AJ said:

The information tab says Monday at 11 am for New Haven SS

That's 11am CENTRAL, so Noon Eastern

Only change to the brackets was at 138,  Hamm (Terre Haute South) is out and Dixon from Bloomington South is in. 

16 minutes ago, Caleb Spires said:

MS - 102

• 1st Place - Jake Schoenegge of Northside MS
• 2nd Place - Brayden Curtis of Yorktown MS
• 3rd Place - Alex Mosconi of Indiana Pride WA
• 4th Place - Samuel Fair of Perry Meridian WC
• 5th Place - Jordan Slivka of Shenandoah
• 6th Place - Eli Dickens of Union County Wrestling Club
• 7th Place - Gary Kitko of CIA
• 8th Place - Matthew Gimson of Jimtown

 

Oof.

more impressive with that weight class that year was who didn't place....

Cayden Rooks

Gavin Rose

Geremia Brooks

Broick Peele

Brice Colman

Jayden Reynolds

138 @ Bloomington North, not as tough as 132 @ Avon but still some SOLID wrestlers.

5 SemiState qualifiers, 3 of which are ticket rounders

1. Justice Cash, Bloomington North, 23-1
2. Owen Sego, Indian Creek, 23-4
3. Moses Hamm, Terre Haute South Vigo, 25-6
4. Johnathan Otte, West Vigo, 28-5
5. Jay Orman, Edgewood, 20-11

Add in a always well coached and battle tested Bloomington South wrestler, Tyler Dixon, it's going to be a fun day in Bloomington.

Western Indiana Conference has been moved to Friday @ 4pm

Western Indiana Conference Tournament (@ Edgewood HS) has been postponed until Jan 19.

2 hours ago, Y2CJ41 said:

Back on topic.

This should be a reminder to those working the table at streamed events that the mic is usually on and be aware of what you are saying throughout the day.

We should also remind the coaches and officials that the table is mic'd, sometimes you can hear the coach/ref conversation...... 

5 hours ago, SWINfan said:

Do they stop after the quarterfinals and do the semis tomorrow?   Is that the same for Al Smith and Brecksville as well?  Does anyone know?

Mater Dei - Yes, they stop after the quarterfinals today and with 4 left in the consolations too.

From the event flyer I was sent

TIME SCHEDULE: 

DEC. 28 Weigh-In 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (C.S.T.)
1st Session 11:00 a.m. 
Wrestling will be continuous, with breaks only to allow for rest time for wrestlers.

DEC. 29 Weigh-In 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 
1st Session 9:30 a.m.
Wrestling will be continuous, with breaks only to allow for rest time for wrestler

13 minutes ago, Perseverance said:

Not related to Evansville topic obviously.....but a similar weight class of interest at New Castle will be 145.

All State Ranked

2-Hall

3-Warren

4-Graves

5-Mosconni

10-Pugsley

14-Burden

Much like 132 down south......this weight is going to be bananas!!!!

14-Burdon (Plainfield) is in the Evansville SemiState

1 hour ago, Jayruss said:

Is there a deeper weight class than the 132 at EVV? Garcia, Boe, Campbell, Egli, and Cash!

Fuqua (Franklin Community) was down to 132 this past weekend @ the Johnson County tournament, too.

We (Indian Creek) host the Johnson County Elementary Duals tournament in December.  It is only for the five Johnson County schools, Indian Creek, Center Grove, Franklin, Greenwood & Whiteland. 

We modify the eligibility rules to allow ONLY "The members of each team must attend school within the SAME school district of which the participating club is located. Exceptions: Wrestlers who are home schooled or attend a private school outside your school district may also be considered."   NO WILDCARDS

In order to not penalize teams for not having a full line-up,  We modified the team scoring "Standard dual team scoring, with one exception. In order to not penalize teams for not having a full team lineup, if you do NOT weigh someone in at a weight class and you have to forfeit that weight class during a dual meet, the team receiving the forfeit will receive 3 team points instead of 6 team points. If you forfeit a weight class with no wrestler weighing in, you must forfeit that weight class for ALL dual meets in the tournament. If you weigh any wrestler in at a weight class and if you forfeit that weight class for any reason, the team receiving the forfeit will receive the standard 6 team points."

This will be the 6 year of the tournament and some far it has worked wonderfully....

4 minutes ago, Y2CJ41 said:

I haven't been a big fan of the elementary duals because that level of competition and win at all costs attitude isn't good for the kids.

what I like about elementary duals is that I get to "sit" in one place and watch my entire team wrestle one after another.  it does help me "see" what everyone need to work on or patterns we need to work on.   And historically, I have found that the kids who "gut" it out thru the very competitive duals season tend to do VERY well in the individual season....

Just now, Y2CJ41 said:

In an era of illegal kids, I could see a team not weighing in a weak wrestler that would get pinned just to save 3 team points each dual.

that's a decision that their team needs to make... I like that option better than pulling that kid and replacing with a "wild card" , IMHO

51 minutes ago, Y2CJ41 said:

If the issues that are being stated about Elementary Duals are true, it is time we reflect on what the purpose of the event is. Obviously it has gotten way out of hand if we are paying kids or having illegal kids on teams. That kind of win at all costs atmosphere at that age is not healthy for the kids and the sport.

We host a elementary county tournament.  we do NOT allow any wild cards.  below in the language I added to balance out the "no wild card" issues....

REQUIREMENTS
No all-star or academy teams allowed.  Limited to 6th grade (first year schoolboy/girl) or below wrestlers.  Each wrestler must have a USA Wrestling Card. Each team will be limited to 23 participants. Folkstyle rules w/ three one minute periods, standard overtime rules. All other high school rules and guidelines apply. Head gear and mouth pieces are required. This will be a USA Wrestling sanctioned event.

The members of each team must attend school within the SAME school district of which the participating club is located. Exceptions: Wrestlers who are home schooled or attend a private school outside your school district may also be considered, if they live in your school district.

FORMAT
Standard dual team scoring, with one exception. In order to not penalize teams for not having a full team lineup, if you do NOT weigh someone in at a weight class and you have to forfeit that weight class during a dual meet, the team receiving the forfeit will receive 3 team points instead of 6 team points. If you forfeit a weight class with no wrestler weighing in, you must forfeit that weight class for ALL dual meets in the tournament. If you weigh any wrestler in at a weight class and if you forfeit that weight class for any reason, the team receiving the forfeit will receive the standard 6 team points.

18 hours ago, redcobra said:

IHSAA State Placer-Winners have been removed (congrats to them) and Indy Nationals Qualifiers have been added ... now at 668 ... see the group at this link:

http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/opentournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=275411009

 

If someone is listed in this tournament http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/opentournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=275411009) ,  the are eligable to wrestle in this tournament correct?

And show up Saturday morning, pay your fee and weigh-in and wrestle, correct?

according to overall rankings, Evansville has more ranked wrestlers than any other SS,  EV has 79, NC has 76, EC has 69 and FW has 56.  

SS-ranks.pdf

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