doctorWrestling

I don't understand why everyone hates Flo so much? What's the other alternative, track? I have never had a good streaming experience from them. Flo brings great production value, better commentators, and better streaming than track

Reason #7.  The Michigan coverage is lacking.  Very biased toward Indiana.

Reason #7.  The Michigan coverage is lacking.  Very biased toward Indiana.

Reason #7.  The Michigan coverage is lacking.  Very biased toward Indiana.

Reason #7.  The Michigan coverage is lacking.  Very biased toward Indiana.

Reason #7.  The Michigan coverage is lacking.  Very biased toward Indiana.

Reason #7.  The Michigan coverage is lacking.  Very biased toward Indiana.

Not disagreeing with you Fabio, but who needs to care and in what ways?  Are you just saying the AD needs to care enough to get a better coaching staff?  They already wrestle in the best conference and don't seem to be at any disadvantage with scholarships or travel budget.  I am unclear if the new facility is for practicing or just competitions, but to me the missing piece is a better coach.

I think this has come up in previous years, but don't you think its time for IU to make a change?   Other Big Ten schools have made changes recently, even Michigan State finally got a new coach last year.  Purdue is noticeably better after their change.  Goldman has been there 25 years.  It doesn't seem like they are in better shape or even headed in a better direction.  Surely there would be a young coach out there ready to take on the challenge to make them competitive in the conference.  I think top half of the conference would be a big improvement.  Humphrey and McFarland had success before him.  I think the right coach could get it done.

I think this has come up in previous years, but don't you think its time for IU to make a change?   Other Big Ten schools have made changes recently, even Michigan State finally got a new coach last year.  Purdue is noticeably better after their change.  Goldman has been there 25 years.  It doesn't seem like they are in better shape or even headed in a better direction.  Surely there would be a young coach out there ready to take on the challenge to make them competitive in the conference.  I think top half of the conference would be a big improvement.  Humphrey and McFarland had success before him.  I think the right coach could get it done.

I would rather give teams an option (if mutually agreed) to replace one of the weights with another weight. For example, neither team has a 106 but both teams have an extra 145. They could slot those guys in and still let 14 kids wrestle.

I have used Addix and Compound.  I prefer Compound.  I think it is better quality and personally think better designers.  The shorts I ordered from them this year are shorter than the Addix I ordered a couple years ago, but that may have been to meet the uniform requirements for competition.  They are good for matches and the kids wear them around for warming up so I don't think they are too short.

Blocking weights for JV meets would be a better idea than using weight classes. This would get kids more matches, reduce byes, and improve tournament flow.

Is it just me, or do some of those questions make absolutely no sense.  Why in the world would any want different weights for sub-varsity wrestling or want different weights for duals than individual tournaments?

This is directed at the questions, not the explanation of the questions.  I can't believe this is what they came up with.

This is directed at the questions, not the explanation of the questions.  I can't believe this is what they came up with.

And how about Micic almost majoring #2 Pletcher
Amine beat 3x AA and returning national finalist Jordan
What a dual!!

Woohoo!  Mason Parris' new drill partner - look out B1G - with Mason and Gable Stevenson coming in, fans won't be leaving before the heavyweight match.  

Young kids (elementary) should definitely be playing 2,3, even 4 sports if they want to.  Play for the season and then move on to another if they want to try another, or extend one if they are only interested in 2 sports maybe just to keep them active.  There are some sports that are better than others to pair up with wrestling.  Football is usually not going to have much going on when it is not in season.  It is a great mental break and physically different so you don't get injured from repetition when you turn off wrestling and turn on football for a few months.  Travel baseball is a nightmare in my opinion.  They start practicing in December or January and play through August.  There are high costs so the parents feel they must do it all.  Plus the kid's whole summer is spent competing instead of playing and being a kid.
I think you can still strike a balance if the kid ends up in football and wrestling.  Wrestle and compete during the season.  Take some time off after the season.  Find a club or an RTC to go to maybe 2 or 3 days a week in the summer.  Maybe wrestle one or two summer touranments.  Play little league or Cal Ripken even for fun if you want, just not full blown travel ball.  When football starts, be 100% football and take a mental break.  I think a kid who does that has a chance to compete for a state championship if they have some talent, work hard, have a good coach and partners.  Anyone who wants a state championship are going to need those things.  Put yourself in a position to have a good chance and then show up, do your best, and see what happens.
From what I have seen, kids who start wrestling at 6 or 7 years old do have an advantage heading into middle school.  But 3 years in middle school with a good coach and maybe some summer wrestling for a kid with physical talents makes it very possible to make up that gap on the more experienced kids.  I really don't care anymore if a kid has any experience before middle school, I just see it as a challenge to prepare them for high school and I enjoy seeing the huge improvements.  Plus they don't have bad habits to break or believe they can headlock or bulldog to win every match - its hard to convince kids those things aren't going to work when they win with it for years. 
I think kids expect too much as a freshman and make bad choices for a career based on what they do when they are at a physical disadvantage against more mature kids.  I am trying to stress that their success will most like come as a junior or senior and you have to pay your dues to get there - take the lumps and it will pay off.  
 

Young kids (elementary) should definitely be playing 2,3, even 4 sports if they want to.  Play for the season and then move on to another if they want to try another, or extend one if they are only interested in 2 sports maybe just to keep them active.  There are some sports that are better than others to pair up with wrestling.  Football is usually not going to have much going on when it is not in season.  It is a great mental break and physically different so you don't get injured from repetition when you turn off wrestling and turn on football for a few months.  Travel baseball is a nightmare in my opinion.  They start practicing in December or January and play through August.  There are high costs so the parents feel they must do it all.  Plus the kid's whole summer is spent competing instead of playing and being a kid.
I think you can still strike a balance if the kid ends up in football and wrestling.  Wrestle and compete during the season.  Take some time off after the season.  Find a club or an RTC to go to maybe 2 or 3 days a week in the summer.  Maybe wrestle one or two summer touranments.  Play little league or Cal Ripken even for fun if you want, just not full blown travel ball.  When football starts, be 100% football and take a mental break.  I think a kid who does that has a chance to compete for a state championship if they have some talent, work hard, have a good coach and partners.  Anyone who wants a state championship are going to need those things.  Put yourself in a position to have a good chance and then show up, do your best, and see what happens.
From what I have seen, kids who start wrestling at 6 or 7 years old do have an advantage heading into middle school.  But 3 years in middle school with a good coach and maybe some summer wrestling for a kid with physical talents makes it very possible to make up that gap on the more experienced kids.  I really don't care anymore if a kid has any experience before middle school, I just see it as a challenge to prepare them for high school and I enjoy seeing the huge improvements.  Plus they don't have bad habits to break or believe they can headlock or bulldog to win every match - its hard to convince kids those things aren't going to work when they win with it for years. 
I think kids expect too much as a freshman and make bad choices for a career based on what they do when they are at a physical disadvantage against more mature kids.  I am trying to stress that their success will most like come as a junior or senior and you have to pay your dues to get there - take the lumps and it will pay off.  
 

How about considering what gets the most kids to participate in the sport?  I would think eliminating weight classes would ultimately result in less participation - like a 95 lb freshman not seeing a good path to getting to compete if the first class is 113.  If we want the sport to become more than it is today, we need more people to at least try the sport.  This gets more family and friends actually seeing a high school or middle school match and increases your chance of recruiting / getting more kids to try it.  It may not even be this generation that pays off.  I am taking a long term approach.  I figure if I get some kid to even wrestle a year or two in middle school, their kids will be much more likely to try it.  Every father or uncle who wrestled in middle school was a state champion according to their kids.

How about considering what gets the most kids to participate in the sport?  I would think eliminating weight classes would ultimately result in less participation - like a 95 lb freshman not seeing a good path to getting to compete if the first class is 113.  If we want the sport to become more than it is today, we need more people to at least try the sport.  This gets more family and friends actually seeing a high school or middle school match and increases your chance of recruiting / getting more kids to try it.  It may not even be this generation that pays off.  I am taking a long term approach.  I figure if I get some kid to even wrestle a year or two in middle school, their kids will be much more likely to try it.  Every father or uncle who wrestled in middle school was a state champion according to their kids.

Depending upon the level of the kid each event type has a good purpose. For beginners and novice wrestlers the Penn event seems like the perfect event. Kids that need a step up in competition would be better suited for another event.

You dont even have a leg to stand on....
 
#GoSoxGo

I realize this is probably due to multiple state titles, but participation at the 2 Brownsburg Middle Schools is up considerably.  This year the 2 piece was "marketed" to all the boys and the wrestling team at one of the middle schools is double it's size compared to last year.  
I think it makes a huge difference, especially to middle-schoolers that are good athletes but did not grow up in the sport...and the idea of the singlet is pretty intimidating at that age.  There's a whole lot of newbies in the room now and I have to think the 2 piece uniform plays some part in their decision.