Why not all 3? I'm simply stating that some weight classes are just plain harder than others. Not everyone can be a standout in every surrounding weight class. If I had honestly followed the weight regulations, I would have been wrestling much larger kids at 140 lbs., rather than kids at 125 lbs. who are generally weaker and easier to control (and there may not be as much talent). Of course there is a point where you can lose too much weight and you will start to considerably decline in performance, but I'm not saying the more weight you lose, the more successful you will be.
I dont think I can see the logic in this statement. I would say atleast this year, and in many years, the 119-125-130 weight classes had many outstanding wrestlers that were not only skilled, but pound for pound as strong as anyone. I dont see the logic that bigger makes you a better wrestler. I can see that having extra weight can make you stronger, but it does not give you any inherent extra set of skills.
Please explain how a 145 or 152 pound kid is a more skilled wrestler then a 125-130 pound kid.
I have never said that cutting weight makes you a more skilled wrestler. If you're walking around at 150 lbs and you're goal for the season is to win an individual regional title, and the top seed in every weight class is equally skilled and conditioned (but not equal in size or strength), will you have a better chance at 140 lbs or 152lbs??? I don't know if I'm using the proper words, but this seems like common sense to me. And I'm definitely not saying that kids at 152 lbs are better wrestlers than 130 lb kids. I will agree that 125 and 130 have probably been more skilled and deep weight classes than 145 or 152 in the past years. And I'm not saying all lighter kids are weaker than all heavier kids, but the majority of them are. So what's more likely to prevail, skill and strength, or skill alone? Try to look at this from both sides!!
I bet you're wrong.
Well I don't know where you're from but wrestlers from my area aren't trying to drastically cheat the system. Ask Y2, Karl, or other coaches who regularly come onto these boards if they think the weight regulations have worked. Are these regulations perfect? No, but they are much better than just letting kids run rampant with "crazy weight cutting."
Also, how many kids have died since the implementation of weight programs? As far as I know, zero. Do a google search. I bet the last case you find of kids dying as a result of weight cutting was '97 or '98 (before weight regulations). So that's a sign that the system is working.
And I agree with 1oldwrestler 100%. I know for a fact that the majority of wrestlers "cutting weight" do NOT follow the regulations to a T. I know many wrestlers all over the state and even a few from Illinois and Michigan, and they know as well as I do that there are many loopholes in the system. And coaches willing to abide by the system still dont know what their wrestlers do outside the room. Wrestlers don't call their coach to let them know they just sat in a sauna for an hour or just got back from a 4-mile run in plastics. Once again, I am NOT saying all wrestlers find ways around the system, but many do. And for those wrestlers who don't follow the regulations properly, MANY of them have been successful. Somebody should take a poll of what the state champions from every year weigh one week after the state finals (with the exception of 215 and 285). That might help prove what I'm trying to say.