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It’s not a rule. It’s an interpretation by RF and it is wrong. The Winter Bulletin says nothing about it which the other question I posed to him. Why wasn’t it in the WB if that is the way we are supposed to do it? Never got an answer. I believe every sectional should go by the WB and be done with it. If there is a “rule” to be followed then it’s in the WB.
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So he beat the kid the week before and it still didn’t count…that’s how you know he has no clue. If he shows up to anyones seeding meeting, he should not be allowed to enter. He should have better things to do than go to a seeding meeting.
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Not one bit. That is what happened at 182 at our conference. Not our wrestler but he had no wins in the bracket because he was dropping to 182 for the first time. Had the best record. No head to heads or common and was a state qualifier. Ended up 4th seed.
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Based on the explanation we were given at our conference seeding meeting it would be this order: A, B, C, D, E, F for sectional. 22-0 doesn’t matter because he has no wins in the bracket. Happened at 106 and 182 in our conference. Completely off the reservation.
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I have an email from the man himself telling me that our "Coaches Association developed and presented the idea of this "new" head to head criteria." I have it on good authority that his statement is false!
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Absolutely the DUMBEST thing I have ever heard.
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That's what I've heard...how does anyone that reads what head to head means think it means anything other than head to head. I've said it multiple times. I've been a part of 27 conference and 27 sectional seeding meetings and it has NEVER meant what the guy on the call last night said it meant...EVER! I'm dumbfounded.
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I'm more interested in hearing about the Seeding Call last night and what criteria all sectionals are supposed to follow.
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Very good!
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Great Ranking besides some Missing Guys
Clint Gard replied to easymoneymorris's topic in High School Wrestling
I knew it! LOL! You guys do a good job and we appreciate the love Rochester gets. At the end of the day what matters is Sectional -> State! Thanks for all of the work you do Caleb! -
If you have a licensed official come to your school and weigh in 1 person or your whole team it counts as a qualifying weigh-in. I asked this question/made this statement at the fall clinic and Robert Faulkens confirmed that it was correct.
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1A should have their own venue. Two years in a row we have been in a field house with not a lot of seating. Causes a lot of issues between fans and it takes away from team seating as well. Rochester could have hosted and we offered...never even got a sniff. Stop using Track Wrestling. Use Flo Arena. It's easier to use and it won't crash. Every tourney we have attended this year has had problems with TW. @PMURPH505 Our spotlight is awesome and our kids love it! We had 1,000 people come to the Western Dual and probably 600+ at the Huntington Dual. I think it creates a little more than an "alright atmosphere". Congrats to the Marksmen. Very good team and they had some hammers. I knew they'd be the 4th seed but they shouldn't have been...at worst they should have been the 2 seed but IMO they should have been #1. 2x defending champs and lost no one...still can't wrap my head around it. Anyway, I also knew we'd have to wrestle our best to beat them no matter when we wrestled them. We had our chances but made little mistakes that you can't make against their team. Our guys battled hard and gave themselves a chance to win, that's all I can ask for. I was also proud of how our guys responded and wrestled back for 3rd. Cascade has some hammers and we wrestled well. One of the hardest things to do in wrestling is wrestle back for an award you didn't want. Our guys responded! We love Team State and we are looking forward to coming back next year but we got a lot of work to do to make that happen.
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Article: 2023 IHSWCA Team State Information
Clint Gard replied to Y2CJ41's topic in High School Wrestling
What criteria is used to determine the seeds? Who are the people doing the seeding/draws?- 1 reply
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Our guys battled hard and we wrestled fairly well. Plenty to improve on. We didn’t have our 113, 145, 170, and 182.
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Kendyll Bradley - Rochester - 113 - Sr. Lillian Gerald - Rochester - 106 (98 for Regional/State) - Fr. She also has a win by Fall over Rowles from JC.
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We have 44 at Rochester. 35 Boys and 9 Girls. We have a few things in place that have really helped our program... 1. Club - The kids we have now and have coming were part of our first runner up finish at the ISWA Elementary State Duals to Adam Central. Most of them started wrestling in Kindergarten. 2. Middle School - We are fortunate to have two of our coaches at the MS that are also teachers in that building. They coach HS and MS. This has been a game changer. 3. Legacy Kids - We have at least 14 kids that have had dad's, uncles, or siblings wrestle for me. We will have 30-35 kids on our MS Team and we will have close to 80 in our youth programs.
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The field house will have plenty of space for 6 mats. I hope they bring in more seating for teams and fans. Rochester asked to host it this year. We have two gyms big enough to hold it and plenty of seating. Frustrating we weren't at least considered or communicated with before a decision was made. 1A deserves it's own venue.
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Rochester - Saturday, November 19th. HS Women's Open. Email me at Clint.Gard@zebras.net and we will send you a contract.
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Can those teams that have done well in the team state series be willing to share how their schools have showcased/honored those teams? Pictures/Banners/etc? Feel free to share here or send me an email at Clint.Gard@zebras.net. Thanks Coaches!
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I don't really have a dog in this fight but I don't like this train of thought and for the record, I'm a Sam Riesen fan. When you have a committee deciding things about other people's programs, then you have an obligation to be able to explain yourself and to do that exact thing when asked. Maybe not on the board, but the reasoning should be readily available. It's the same thing with the sectional realignment. There is a committee that does the leg work for the IHSAA and then the IHSAA decides. But, when decisions are being made about 300+ programs, then those people have a duty to explain things. In the last year, I have heard from over 15+ head coaches that Rochester is moving back to the ECC Semi-State. That's frustrating to me. Why would other programs know about my program before I do? Why is it still difficult to get a straight answer? It'd be nice to know so I can start working on changing our schedule. Anyway, now I'm just venting. I'm not a big fan of "secrecy" and I feel like these are always two big decisions that are always kept a "secret". I have the same gripe with the IHSAA. Why does everything have to be a big secret. You make the decision, so stand by it and explain it when asked. Again, when you represent a larger group and you make decisions on what is and is not best for the people and programs in that group, then you have an obligation to explain your reasoning to that group.
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I started the Rent A Wrestler program my first year at Rochester in 1996. Been doing it ever since. It's awesome to see so many programs now doing it. Our community loves it. It's gotten to the point that I rarely advertise it anymore. The community just knows, that from April -August, they can call me.
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I'd be happy to speak with my AD and see if Rochester can host 1A. Let me know what you think @ehscoach
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2022 team state finals qualifications?
Clint Gard replied to #watchingithappen's topic in Past Discussions
My understanding is that since the IHSAA numbers came out after state, they would be using past enrollments. @malignedis that correct? -
Takedown App - Better than Matboss and way cheaper. We've been using it for a few years and love it. You can record and score your matches on iPads and upload your videos to youtube. iPads will sync as well so you don't have to copy data and videos over. Worth a look.
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We use a Sterilaser. We dry mop to make sure we get any hair, dirt, etc. We have HS, MS, and Elem. that share our wrestling room on specific days. When we have a dual or tournament, we dry mop and sterilaser the mats. I'm guessing but we probably actually wet mopped our mats less than 3x this year. Zero skin issues. Now the other thing we do is we make our HS kids shower at school after practice using either Defense Soap or Hibiclens. We also launder their towels and clothes...everyday. Many of our MS kids shower at school but it's not mandatory.