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The Ancient Elder. 

The Ancient Elder. 

Iowa should not be moving on from Brands, but if they were they may not have to look too far..
 

Nearly 20-years ago, but my father selected the weight class I wrestled in each year. I did as told.
 
Fr: Cut from 140 preseason to compete at 112 - Lost SS Ticket Round 
So: Cut from 150 preseason to compete at 125 - Lost Friday Night
Jr: Cut from 160 preseason to compete at 140 - 5th Place (Was suppose to go 130 but injured my ankle preseason and couldn't run until the Al Smith)
Sr: Cut from 180 preseason to compete at 135 - Lost Friday Night
 
My kids do not and will not cut weight.

The Ancient Elder. 

The Ancient Elder. 

Nearly 20-years ago, but my father selected the weight class I wrestled in each year. I did as told.
 
Fr: Cut from 140 preseason to compete at 112 - Lost SS Ticket Round 
So: Cut from 150 preseason to compete at 125 - Lost Friday Night
Jr: Cut from 160 preseason to compete at 140 - 5th Place (Was suppose to go 130 but injured my ankle preseason and couldn't run until the Al Smith)
Sr: Cut from 180 preseason to compete at 135 - Lost Friday Night
 
My kids do not and will not cut weight.

Nearly 20-years ago, but my father selected the weight class I wrestled in each year. I did as told.
 
Fr: Cut from 140 preseason to compete at 112 - Lost SS Ticket Round 
So: Cut from 150 preseason to compete at 125 - Lost Friday Night
Jr: Cut from 160 preseason to compete at 140 - 5th Place (Was suppose to go 130 but injured my ankle preseason and couldn't run until the Al Smith)
Sr: Cut from 180 preseason to compete at 135 - Lost Friday Night
 
My kids do not and will not cut weight.

The Ancient Elder. 

Yes
2. Wrestlers being considered inbounds with one supporting point.
5. Awarding three points for a takedown instead of two.
6. Awarding two points for near-fall after a two-second count, three points for a near-fall after a three-second count, four points for a near-fall after a four-second count.
8. Requiring only one supporting point for wrestling to be considered inbounds.
9. Eliminating that knees be inside the boundary to earn a fall or near-fall with the defensive wrestler out of bounds.  
10. Allowing that the pinning area not be the “total” of supporting points when the defensive wrestler is on their back. 
12. Adding grasping of the ear guards or mat as a delayed call.
13. Adding head-butting to the list of illegal holds/maneuvers.
14. Expanding to include gouging or poking of the eyes to Rule 5-29-1 (Unnecessary Roughness)
 
No
1. Implementing a harsher penalty for unnecessary roughness.
*Not sure what more you need
16. Requiring mat-side weigh-ins. 
*Too many variables for it to be done properly
7. Charging the wrestler with a loss when using a medical forfeit.
3. Specific measurement requirements for required girls uniforms.
*Dumb, but will likely get passed
4. Video replay in championship events.
*Shouldn't be used in high school
 
Don't care
**Good luck** 17. Mandating coaches’ attire at dual meets and tournaments – similar to other NFHS sports.
15. Requiring at least one coach in the corner of a match.
11. Allowing a wrestler to touch the mat in front of the starting line in the neutral starting position.
 

The Ancient Elder. 

The Ancient Elder. 

The Ancient Elder. 

The Ancient Elder. 

Dude, this is the emptiest I’ve ever seen a place. No way should it ever be here again. 

Honestly, I think kids can go where they and their parents think will suit them best.  If they want to uproot their family and move into a district, then more power to them.  Also, I think it's bullshit that kids can't transfer freely.  They wouldn't want to transfer if they felt that their best interests lie with staying with the same program.  I get it, if these were the rules, the top schools in the state would have to work double to get kids, but..... like I've said, I truly believe people should be able to make what choice they feel will provide the best future for themselves.  There's a reason my family chose Munster and we moved CJ and his ketchup on hotdog loving mother into the district, and, believe it or not, it wasn't because they are a wrestling powerhouse.  

I vaguely remember one of the English brothers catching a year ban from competition due to a transfer. Would have been somewhere around 05 - 06. Anybody else remember? I think it was from Merrillville to Crown Point, but it was so long ago I could have the details all wrong. 

I vaguely remember one of the English brothers catching a year ban from competition due to a transfer. Would have been somewhere around 05 - 06. Anybody else remember? I think it was from Merrillville to Crown Point, but it was so long ago I could have the details all wrong. 

I am more inclined to side with the Wrestling Coaches against Football.

On the second day of Christmas, IHSAA gave to me, no wrestle backs
Indiana is one of the only states that doesn’t use double elimination format with full wrestlebacks in its state tournament.  We have a total of 5 single elimination rounds in our state tournament series.  We are a state, possibly the only state, that eliminates half of its state qualifiers in a single match.  Here’s a comparison to other states: 
 
The Outlier
State
Population
Wrestle Backs?
Placement
Indiana
6.8 million
first round single elimination
Remaining 8 wrestle for placement to 8th
 
The Norm (8 state comparison)
State
Population
Wrestle Backs?
Placement
Iowa
3.2 million
full wrestle backs (no single elimination)
Placement to 8th
Pennsylvania
12.9 million
full wrestle backs (no single elimination)
Placement to 8th
Illinois
12.5 million
full wrestle backs (no single elimination)
Placement to 6th
Michigan
10 million
full wrestle backs (no single elimination)
Placement to 8th
Ohio
11.7 million
full wrestle backs (no single elimination)
Placement to 8th
Missouri
6.1 million
full wrestle backs (no single elimination)
Placement to 6th
Nebraska
2 million
full wrestle backs (no single elimination)
Placement to 6th
Tennessee
7 million
full wrestle backs (no single elimination)
Placement to 6th
 
 
Part of wrestling is wrestlebacks.  Wrestlebacks allow a wrestler to deal with the adversity and bounce back from losing a match.  Colleges scouts want to see how wrestlers handle failure.  Also, if they are scouting at state, they want to see their prospects wrestle more than one match. 
 
ISWA tournaments use wrestlebacks.  NCAA tournaments use wrestlebacks.  Other states use wrestlebacks.  Not having wrestlebacks is changing a fundamental part of the sport.  It’s like not allowing the forward pass in football (go back to 1905), not allowing 3 point shot in basketball (go back to 1966), not allowing a designated hitter in baseball (go back to 1972).    
 
When you have among the lowest success rates in the country, it makes using wrestlebacks even more important.
 
Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association has been asking for wrestlebacks (especially at semi-state).  This request is consistently denied by IHSAA assistant commissioner Robert Faulkens.  Is that the right decision?
 
If you agree Indiana should have wrestlebacks, click “Like”.
 

Micic = GOAT

I went to school with Bry and he was a stud. Those DC guy were tough as nails always a Battle back in the Day!! 
 
140 Darren Elkins, Portage 12 46-1* Charlie Pingleton, Greencastle 12 54-1 10-9
This match was 1 that had everyone on the edge of there seat's!!!!!!!
 

Eppert vs Wright 

Granted my perspective is nearly 15 years old, but when I was in school I trained at the local wrestling academies Region Elite/Vega/RWA year round starting at age 10.
 
Then every year high school wrestling season would start and I would have to limit myself to just the practices at the high school.
 
In hindsight it was clear that each year I was at peak wrestling performance in November and would steadily decline until February with my worst performances always at State. 
 
I could never understand as a high schooler why kids that I would dominate in the off season were able to pull off close wins against me late in the season. Ultimately it all came down to them improving during their high school season while I declined. 
 
My high school coaches were great men, and I value to this day the lessons in character that I learned from them, and despite that, I certainly wish my parents would have moved me to a different high school program with more gifted/technical coaches and a more difficult strength of schedule. 
 
Coaching, culture, competition, and community are critically important and make a substantial difference. I would not begrudge any parent for wanting to provide the best opportunity for their child. 

Granted my perspective is nearly 15 years old, but when I was in school I trained at the local wrestling academies Region Elite/Vega/RWA year round starting at age 10.
 
Then every year high school wrestling season would start and I would have to limit myself to just the practices at the high school.
 
In hindsight it was clear that each year I was at peak wrestling performance in November and would steadily decline until February with my worst performances always at State. 
 
I could never understand as a high schooler why kids that I would dominate in the off season were able to pull off close wins against me late in the season. Ultimately it all came down to them improving during their high school season while I declined. 
 
My high school coaches were great men, and I value to this day the lessons in character that I learned from them, and despite that, I certainly wish my parents would have moved me to a different high school program with more gifted/technical coaches and a more difficult strength of schedule. 
 
Coaching, culture, competition, and community are critically important and make a substantial difference. I would not begrudge any parent for wanting to provide the best opportunity for their child.