I hope this is the last post on this topic, but wanted to get my two cents in...during the entire weekend I seen two, maybe three displays of bad sportsmanship, none of which can be linked to one coach or one team. Not only do the athletes who competed this weekend deserve the kudos and respect for making it to state, but the coaches also deserve it as well. I would say that there is a very high percentage of coaches who coach because they love the sport, not for the money. They are substiture fathers, teachers and a stable adult in some of their wrestler's lives. And they do this because they love the sport, the team and the individuals on the team, and I don't believe they need this criticism.
With that being said, how about we leave this up to the guys (coaches) who know their wrestlers best and let them use their judgement? In an earlier post I thought some of the responsibility was upon the officials, but maybe I was wrong. Maybe the host team/home team needs to lay out the rules for their specific tournament (shake at the beginning, the end, after each match...) and those teams participating sign-up for that when they enter the tournament.
Just a thought...now can we go back to the weather?