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What Leasons Are Being Taught Off The Mat
TightCradle replied to Keepitlegal's topic in High School Wrestling
I actually feel like a lot of good things are happening off the mat. This weekend was high emotion, and that breeds tension. I saw kids that were finished staying to watch placement matches. Many of these kids weren’t from the same school, club, region or semi-state. I saw kids that don’t know each other talk and interact and support each other. I saw parents hug their kids and tell them how proud they were. I saw coaches tell a kid how much they’ve grown. I would argue there is more of that than the opposite. Bad things get a lot of attention, but I think we should focus on all of the good stuff instead. The future is bright in Indiana for wrestling. This tournament seems to get tougher every year, and that’s awesome.- 12 replies
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Well, the final matches were defeated by the fire alarm and evacuation of the building. Odd ending to a tournament. Most people missed out on that one.
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Are you able to stream? I have tried from the dashboard. I have tried from Flo. Flo doesn’t even list it as a live event. Would love to see Tony wrestle too.
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I know that I’m a simple minded old man, but I can’t seem to see the ISWA stream. It says that there are no replays, and I have an invalid stream ID. Are they not live streaming the event?
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Jeremy Carver from Delta has incredible national level wins and experience. He’s been high level dominant. Multiple MS state championship, ISWA and triple crown. He has to be in the mix at 106. Not afraid of anyone and technically sound.
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I think 1/1:30/1:30 is the best option although I have no issue w consolation matches in tournaments going 1/1/1 for time. 1/1/1 is very short. Kids are working on skills and this doesn’t give them much opportunity to get better. A 2 minute first period is a waste. There will either be a first period takedown or not. 1 minute is adequate to figure that out.
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I usually just turn the volume down. It was fun today. it was a bit clearer than usual. I particularly loved listening to some of the (presumed) HS kids so clearly describing what the(very high level) middle schoolers needed to do. He just needs to get up. He had a great shot at a spladel there. Why would the choose that position? Etc. great stuff.
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I cannot express how much I enjoyed the table workers’ commentary during MS State. There was unpleasant language, some smack talk, coaching criticisms and much more. One of my favorite moments was when a pleasant woman told the table workers that they could be heard on the stream. Shortly thereafter, “we didn’t say anything bad did we?… I think this kid is going to do really well…”. Great stuff.
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Maybe(probably) hundreds of thousands
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Jake Heisler
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That’s what I’m talking about!
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Much respect to everyone choosing their favorite, but does it even count if you don’t post a picture?
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Penalty for calling your own injury time
TightCradle replied to aoberlin's topic in High School Wrestling
Just happened with 20 seconds left in the first match of Crown Point vs. Mt. Carmel. Score was 2-0 and was about to be 2-2 when the kid called his own injury time. -
Jake Heisler
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Please refer to related post about the rise of FWSS. A ton of people working hard to bring the region up. Exciting times and this show it.
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I can acknowledge that this may be based in facts.
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Middle school weight classes
TightCradle replied to Madtownxwrestler's topic in High School Wrestling
Our conference has had 17 classes. I agree that 4-5 200#+ weight classes seems excessive for middle school. I think opportunities for kids is the key. I do think that the middle school level has been growing and is solid. The future of Indiana wrestling is strong. -
Middle school weight classes
TightCradle replied to Madtownxwrestler's topic in High School Wrestling
I’ve heard about transition to several more classes for middle school season. That would increase from 14 classes to 21/22. I think that’s a recipe for disaster. That will make for some long dual meets and tournaments. I sure like the idea of more kids wrestling, but if there are 2-3 classes over 200#, there will be a lot of forfeits as well. -
Jake Heisler
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I’ve heard some discussion about changing the weight classes for middle school this year. Weights starting at 70 and going every 5#. Multiple classes over 200#. This could certainly give more kids matches, but it will make tournaments incredibly long. Also, I suspect a large number of forfeits. This is a larger jump than the slimming of the HS weights by 1 class which was a huge discussion. Any word on what the middle school weight classes will be for the upcoming season?
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He was on fire. Loved to watch him. That whole crew was pretty solid. Land is no joke for sure. Watch out for all 8 of these kids.
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195 is likely the toughest field. 4 ranked semistate guys. That will be a battle. 170 final could be epic if seeds hold.
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No I don’t, but the way they handled 2nd/3rd makes me think that the tournament will be seeded based on placing here which is how it should be done.
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Honestly, I think this is a great plan. I thought the event was smooth and well run. I like the idea of a qualifier and advancement with seeding. It’s almost like a mini-state. If you have young wrestlers that have never participated in an event larger than local or a greater metro tournament, this was a good entry into bigger wrestling with higher expectations. Wrestling for a reason matters too. Watching young people understand the idea of winning one or two more or wrestling for seeding was refreshing.
