Matt Time

If you can't find the email from NFHS with the survey, you can find it online here. https://www.nfhs.org/sports-resource-content/nfhs-sport-questionnaires

Our state has an unhealthy obsession with girls uniforms and undergarments. It's getting weird.

Random question simply bc I do not remember: if a wrestler paid to attend a qualifier, they pay again here?

Well written, Adam.

Hannah Hammer

Link to the flyer on Track: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/uploads/O-793831132-Indiana_Frosh_Soph_State_2024.pdf

I respect both gentlemen for what you've done to grow girls wrestling. I would encourage y'all to work it out offline. Additional public attention to this topic doesn't help the bigger goal of presenting our girls and the sport in a serious light.

Pre-buy tickets online or cash at the door? I’ve been asked by curious parents.

Did I somehow miss an email about entering head-to-heads or are we seeding solely on regional placement?

The growth continues to be impressive. Grateful to everyone who is helping make that happen. A lot of effort was put into setting this up in way that will continue to encourage participation. The current format with properly seeded Regionals and the ability to draw in alternates to fill semi-state brackets sets things up well to both attract and accommodate more growth in the future.

The fire alarm was a nice touch. Was told that it came from burnt popcorn and not the making of classic char dogs. I did not get to sample the dogs or the popcorn, however, as the coach's hospitality room featured the ever popular wares of Munster Donut and a mighty nice donation of meats and sides from Doc's BBQ. That was a mighty fine spread.

Chatter among a few of the girls coaches: the rule limiting weight loss by 1.5% from the previous week weigh-in makes it hard to get qualified weigh-ins due to natural water retention during certain times of the month, followed by how quickly they drop again the following week. If we could simply follow the progression in the Alpha that is established at the beginning of the year, that would be really helpful instead of the week-to-week, weigh-in to weigh-in formula. Example: Alpha 176.2, Min Wrestling Weight 145.1. Weigh-in #1: 177.5; Weigh-in #2: 174.0 not qualified bc of water retention at weigh-in #1. But would have been qualified if original Alpha min weight of 171 was used. This process repeats every four weeks.

For clarity . . . which rule or rules?

Illiana (Dyer, Indiana) has 15 consistent. We have room for one more team to join us, Crown Point and Hobart for a Quad this Saturday as our fourth school needed to pull out last minute. The goal with this event is to give a lot of the new girls a chance to experience competition in a lower pressure environment before going into a big tournament. Contact me if anyone is interested in joining despite it being last-minute.

Mild solution of Dawn dish soap in water takes off all manner of wax/grease/oil-based grime. Just don't use too much or your mats will make bubbles the next 10 times they are mopped. It's a marvel of modern chemistry.