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  1. casualwrestlingfan
    Said this a million times, but we need the IHSAA and IHSWCA to join forces even more than right now. Like posted above, they need to get rid of the schedule limits so that you can have single class individual & classed individual tournaments and team dual tournaments. 4 tournaments to get more wrestling in and hone the craft of our best teams and individuals. Not sure if we start earlier or same time as other states, but I know Ohio ends a month later. Why not have the classed individual tournaments and classed team dual tournaments in early to mid January and treat them like Al Smith's, Mater Dei event, and other big individual & dual tournaments? Then have the single class dual tournament in February and single class individual tournament in March?
  2. casualwrestlingfan
    Is this the year that 1A doesn't go to AC or PH? AC is young this year so I'd give PH the edge, but didn't know if there was a team to shake it up this year?
  3. casualwrestlingfan
    They must have combined the Red & White at Wayne Trace I'm assuming. They had all of the answers the last 2 rounds. Crestview had been rolling and then got thumped pretty hard. AC was hanging tough in what was the unattended championship crossover match. Then Wauseon brought the heat and it was over with. I see on Yappi where they are advertising offseason work all the time. There coaches & fans were really into the matches which is good to see. Hopefully that can translate to Crestview & Parkway's newer teams in the future.
  4. casualwrestlingfan
    At least they are covering high school wrestling in our area. Yes, it can get frustrating on the homer aspect, but AJ & Rex have earned it in a way. I like watching the sectionals, regionals, & semi state on the webcast personally. Heck I may put the radio on this year to have background. Wish the IHSAA would let them webcast Friday night and Saturday up until the finals where it can then be watched on FS Indiana.
  5. casualwrestlingfan
    Wauseon has a good program going in the youth & up. They took no prisoners last February in the youth dual at Wayne Trace. They went right through both teams we were supporting. They demolished Crestview (Convoy OH) in the pool and then beat AC handily for the top spot.
  6. casualwrestlingfan
    We are doing it this year and like it. Helps I went to AC so I know most everyone. My step son attends Crestview (Convoy) OH and is learning a lot. Did his first Rivals night at South Adams on the 6th where he learned what he needs to work on for his practices at AC and Crestview. It's no pressure live wrestling where kids can have fun and learn. Definitely beats the double elimination tournaments starting out where you wait long periods between matches and have to see the luck of the draw based on who has more experience.
  7. casualwrestlingfan
    Is this something that NE Indiana has a jump on the rest of the state? They call the area one around here "Rivals Nights". It was fun to have my stepson participate against stiffer Indiana competition than he had last year in Ohio. It's a bit chaotic to begin with, but a good way to get some quality reps in.
  8. casualwrestlingfan
    Does the IHSAA share offices with the NCAA? Sounds like their logic. Why not suspend the player and coach (and other guilty parties) for the year and leave the presumed innocent out of it?
  9. casualwrestlingfan
    SA should have quite a few more at practice now
  10. casualwrestlingfan
    Another great point as the season seems to have too many supers/invitational events. Sports that create team/school rivalry events prosper more (football, basketball, some baseball). Sort of goes with my point of switching main focus of individuals to teams.
  11. casualwrestlingfan
    I think that is the biggest thing affecting the middle tier guys. I can see the resource inequality to an extent. Why I think it is important to move the focus a little more on the team dual side of things. Kids want to have an opportunity in big moments and most of the middle and lower aren't going to have many on the individual side past sectional or maybe regionals. However, in team duals moving up a weight and keeping it to a decision or not getting pinned/teched can be a big thing. Why the IHSWCA is a big deal to Prairie Heights and Adams Central and etc. Yes those teams have really good kids, but being a Jet/BAGUBA there has only been 1 individual state champ before I was ever born and I've been out of school awhile now. Maybe for our multi sport athletes we push the benefits of wrestling in helping football and etc and have them focus on the workouts of wrestling without cutting weight.
  12. casualwrestlingfan
    Actually it creates the debate on those type of forums. The post made me understand why others have been so heated on both sides of that debate. I usually stay out of it, as my point is so different than most. I'm ready for the European athletic culture to take over. I'll enjoy high school sports as they are now, BUT it only seems a matter of time before the club sports take grasp. Already have club wrestling, club volleyball, club/AAU basketball, club/travel baseball & softball, club soccer, and etc. Only a matter of time if other sports follow baseball and have established minor league systems, or the NCAA scraps the "student" athlete model.
  13. casualwrestlingfan
    Congrats to you, but this post opens a whole can of worms for me. Did you move into Indiana & CMA? It seems like if that is the case it was primarily for athletic purposes though you state " Academics are our top priority and we expected to have a good balance with wrestling as well, unfortunately that was not the case." Hoping I'm wrong, but your post seems to make me think that way even with the quoted statement. Especially mentioning preference of coaches. Having been around Ohio & Indiana high school sports forums, this post brings up the whole private/parochial/charter vs public debate. Kudos to you and your son for having the luxury of attending those schools as most in the state do not. It's not a knock per se against you & your family but the IHSAA and the way they handle things.
  14. casualwrestlingfan
    That's the guy! Believe he is in the opening credits for Parks & Recreation show as is the Chief for the Godfroy Reserve in Montpelier. I went and visited both of them Memorial Day weekend of 2018 when we were visiting grave sites with the family. Guy who was trying to bring the Tin Lizzy back was very gracious and we were able to check out the train and other sites at the location.
  15. casualwrestlingfan
    Is he enemies with the ice cream holding statue in Blackford County (Hwy 3 & Hwy 18 restaurant)? I saw that statue was for sale awhile back though. Not sure if the guy that took over for the Tin Lizzy? is still working on getting it going or not.
  16. casualwrestlingfan
    If this wrestling gig doesn't pan out, you could work for a Toledo TV station
  17. casualwrestlingfan
    Where is Beast Mode? I saw them Saturday at Wayne Trace (OH) while stepson was wrestling.
  18. casualwrestlingfan
    My step daughter has caught the wrestling bug after her basketball season. Her younger brother has been wrestling for his club since December and she saw one of the older girls wrestle for the club this season. Unfortunately, their club season is pretty much over after this weekend. She has been to a few practices but is not ready for any matches, as this is her first time out on the mat. She was highly disappointed when her mother and I told her she isn't wrestling this weekend because she isn't ready. We had the discussion earlier that she would go to the remaining practices, but not any meets for the club season. I'm trying to find her an offseason wrestling room to practice and her little brother too, in hopes to possibly get her ready to wrestle in a summer tournament. Looking for something close to Adams County area. Thanks!
  19. casualwrestlingfan
    You have a wrestle off
  20. casualwrestlingfan
    That's awesome! It has the formulas in cells so that you could replicate it for your own use in the future. I love pick'em and bracket games. This may be the ticket I was looking for to create a wrestling bracket, like I do for college hoops and hockey. Thank you and to whoever created this awesome spreadsheet!
  21. casualwrestlingfan
    Definitely agree about the on time message. Our first tournament this year didn't start on time, and to make it worse everyone was trying to find brackets when they announced they were starting. We were supposed to be told when the brackets were released and then have time to get organized. Never announced they released the brackets and that 16 man and 8 man brackets were the format. Add in that there were 4 or 5 different 16 and 8 man brackets for each division. The brackets were on track but didn't tell you which group yours was. Finally paper brackets were made and handed out so the confusion could stop. For many, this was the first time parents were introduced to the sport (not a good look). Add in that there were 18 or more clubs/teams packed into one side of the lower level of the gym. Wife made the mistake of bringing in the car seat which ended up 2 rows behind us and her having to save my seat when I took our wrestler down to the mat to wrestle. We were supposed to go back to the same location this weekend, but are not due to a death in the family. Many others from our team are not going this weekend due to the first experience.
  22. casualwrestlingfan
    My opinion is that the parents play the biggest part. You have the parents who are going for gold burning their kids out. Then you have the parents who are in the "wussification" of their children meaning they believe their kid is going to get hurt. You also have the selfish parents who don't want to travel or sit in the gym for an hour, let alone 3 or more. They're glued to their phones more than watching their kids. Then you have the "stigma" parents who think the sport is just vulgar and boys shouldn't wrestle girls, and all the other nonsense. Lastly, you have the good parents who do things the right way. If it was mostly up to the kids, they'd more than likely keep wrestling.
  23. casualwrestlingfan
    Step son wrestles in Ohio and our tournaments have been mixed. First one was bracketed into 8 and 16 man brackets with double elimination. Others have been round robin which he won his class. We have also had dual tournaments for the team as well. Those are really fun to watch and kids love representing their clubs/schools. My cousin's two boys wrestled in Indiana and did the Rivals League Nights, where they are separated into age groups (PreK & K/ 1st & 2nd/ 3rd & 4th/ 5th & 6th) as well as weight as close as possible. Parents match the kids up and they wrestle on a quarter of the mat just to get experience. Next season I will get the step son and one of my step daughters USA cards so they can participate in the Rivals League Nights as well as their Ohio tournaments when they are with us.
  24. casualwrestlingfan
    Cool to see! My stepkids' school is getting wrestling finally in Ohio. Now I'll have to go all over both states to watch the kids in the next decade.
  25. casualwrestlingfan
    I have not saw any and wonder why they don't. Is it lack of interest in athletes (same as high school)? Is it lack of coaching? How would earning a scholarship for these styles change the perceptions? Could this improve our Olympic teams? Does Title 9 throw a monkey wrench in the equation?
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