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So... can we start ejecting coaches that show up in sweatpants?

Definitely less professional than a hat with glitter, and a hat with glitter is not professional. 

Not me personally, but everyone has their thing... 

Definitely less professional than a hat with glitter, and a hat with glitter is not professional. 

RELEASE THE RECORDING!!!!

RELEASE THE RECORDING!!!!

Are you implying the thing the stand up for is the wearing of hats with glitter as the hill you die on?  

Gary, your statement is flawed and has holes in it. If you were a fictional writer i would have an easier time believing this. Let’s not forget I have 18 minutes and 8 seconds of this entire conversation being recorded which Robert knew was being recorded that proves the hats left the building after Robert told me to take them out. So, I did in fact, choose the right path, and still was ejected. 

IHSGW Report on January 12th incident at Kokomo Memorial Coliseum.docx
 
IHSGW Report on January 12th incident at Kokomo Memorial Coliseum
 
First, I want to put in writing how the info was put out to the coaches and athletic directors across the state concerning the hats with glitter and feathers attached to them. I obtained a copy of all the coaches and athletic directors emails from the IHSAA. I sent out an official email to all stating that the hats presented a problem to the mats. I had asked permission to borrow the IHSAA mats and they would truck them in and let us borrow them for the event which we were very excited about. The problem lies in the fact that the boys would be using these mats the next month, and I was told to return them undamaged.
I made a decision to keep the hats with glitter and feathers attached to them out of the arena. The week before, the hats presented a problem because the glitter was getting ground into the mats through the course of the day. I heard a few complaints about the glitter getting in the eyes of the competitors. Now in my email, I state I just didn’t want the glitter damaging the mats and thought well that should be enough. I should have also included the safety risk but just saying please don’t bring them should have been enough.
When I obtained the list and went through it after the tournament it still had New Palestine’s athletic director’s email on it but from his last job. The head coach is new so his wasn’t on there either. With that being said, Mr. Andrew Frey listed as the boys/girls coach was told personally by Randall Hayes, our head official, not to bring the hats and why. This information was given to him the Monday before the state at a boy’s seeding meeting they were both at.
The coach told this to Jason Delois during the week. No email would have reached Mr. Delois because he is a volunteer coach but he was told not to bring those hats according to the head coach, Mr. Frey.
The reasons Mr. Delois received 2 unsportsman-like calls are as follows:  (The whole incident was filed by the referees witnessing the violations as they occurred.)
1.       Mr. Delois was told when entering the event that the hats could not be worn into the arena because of the mandate put out by me, Gary Myers. Mr. Delois disregarded that instruction and kept walking with the team. He then gets to the main gym with the hats still on and was told a second time by the host school that the hats could not be worn into the gym and why. Each time he was asked he disregarded the host schools directive. Randal Hayes, head official, Curt Crouch official, Pat Culp Tournament Director and IHSAA Official, Robert Faulkens all told him to get the hats out of the event. They all were disregarded and Mr. Delois said to them this is ridiculous and he continued to defy all directives.
 
2.       At no time after these violations were written up did it say Mr. Delois was banned from the IHSAA. The unsportsmanlike calls are for Mr. Delois’ behavior once he arrived at the event. If you are a coach that reads the rules you know that once these are written up you have to sit the next dual meet or tourney. Now, the girl’s season has concluded so this doesn’t really affect girl’s future duals or tournaments for this season.
 
 
3.       Debris on the mat is not allowed under any circumstance for the athlete’s safety. Glitter can get into a wrestler’s eyes and cause damage. It is as simple as that. During my conversation with Mr. Delois, I looked at him and said “Do you realize that you have glitter under your eye?”  Hence proving my point.
 
4.       Mr. Delois should have apologized and took the hats to his bus and that would have been the end of it. Sadly, that was not the path he chose. Mr. Delois had the option, over the next 30 minutes, to choose his course of action. He did not choose the likely path of sportsmanship and leadership. Mr. Delois chose defiance, disrespect, and the blatant disregard for the rules. This is why actions were taken against his behavior.
5.       One other coach was written up the same way Mr. Delois was and they left the floor and building immediately.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                I just want to personally say that this is unfortunate as we are trying to build women’s wrestling and nobody wants anyone to leave a sporting event. However, when one person decides to disregard the rules there has to be a consequence especially when it affects the safety of others.
 
                                                                                                                         Gary Myers
                                                                                                                      President IHSGW
 
 

I'm not calling out the committe. The thread is stirring the pot. And I thought it was a interesting fact.
 
I fully understand seeding is hard and don't have a problem with them being the #2 seed. I just thought it was a interesting fact. 

How can they get the seeds so wrong?

Are we really surprised? 

They were absolutely ducking. Why pull out mid tournament? Let your guys who made weight finish it out, who cares if you lose the dual

it had to do with...
 

This is one reason we lost Team State from IHSAA to begin with. Hope there is a good reason other than coaches not wanting their wrestlers to face possible tournament opponents.

I got to spend this past weekend at Mooresville highschool.  Since I was there for two days, I prayed to to the hot dog gods that they provide the Mooresville concession stand with quality dogs.  When I first walked up to the counter, I could see that the hot dogs were being prepared on those quality 7/11 rollers, so that was a great sign.  After handing over my money ($3 for a hot dog) I opened up the wrapper and what I saw brought a tear to my eye.  In front of me was a plump, juicy, reddish hot dog.  So, with great anticipation I took a bite, and let me tell you, the hot dog gods heard my prayers.  This hot dog could have been considered a delicacy.  Just to add to the experience, the bun was very good as well.  So, the Mooresville highschool hotdogs get 8 slices of pizza out of 8.  <chef's kiss> I'll be at Hanover Central on January 6 for a retaste of what they say us a hotdog.  Thank you for reading.

2012 Jason Tsirtsis 

Beat D1 NCAA Champ while still in high school 
 
Beat #2 guy in the country 22-8. 
 
Did not get taken down once for last 3 years of high school

This is 100 percent correct. Sit a few weeks. It sucks, but it will be worth it in the end if he plans on making a run in the tourney. Probably would go if it wasn't his big toe. Best of luck to your boy. 

Nothing. He needs time to heal. Sectionals > than a holiday tourney. 

Not wrestle!!!

Someone giving a realistic response shouldn't label them as a smart ass. 
 
 
 

Class wrestling is Semi State.

Just from a fans perspective on this…I’m a no thank you! I think Indiana wrestling is the best tournament the Ihsaa puts on. It was better before online ticketing…but it’s still the best tournament. Adding a name to the wall, hosting a pep rally, community excitement…all more special because of how hard it is to get there right now. There’s a certain level of classed wrestling that eventually brings in a “participation trophy” conversation. It’s easy to bring up the kids every year that “should” make it, but what about the kid that gets last place in each class. One of those kids went to state only to be determined the what…64th overall (or maybe lower) best kid in the state at that weight? And they should be on the wall? All I’m saying is there’s a certain level of this that everyone fails to bring up, every time. I respect the question though and I’m glad you brought some facts and numbers to the table.

Very disrupted to the Dekalb JV world championships