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No rules, just be glad your high school coach is in the room, many programs only have "DAD" Coaches that do the "CLUB" season. Consider yourself lucky if u have a coach wanting to improve the program!!

Not a Jeffersonville historian by any means, but
 
Robert Rosbottom - 2x state champ
Adam Doherty - 2x state champ
Alonzo Shepherd - 2x placer, 3x qualifier, most career wins at Jeff, and at one point was 12th in Indiana history for career wins
Gavan Jolley-Little - State placer, FILA Cadet Greco Roman National champ, USAW Folkstyle National Champion

Dawg didn't doing anything other than be a zealous fan illuminating the shine on a prize pony.  Not his fault things didn't work out.

I doubt they'll be stripped of anything.  Having a 4 time champion gets parents asking about the school/program and what it's like to live in the neighborhood.  They here "nice houses, low crime, good schools with all sorts of quality programs beyond athletics" and they decide that's where they should send their kids.  It's not any different at BB, CG, Bloomington South, Columbus East, Jeffersonville, or a handful of other schools.  Success breeds interest, which brings in people from anywhere nearby, which brings in more money, which breeds more success.

i am probably not the right person to ask that question because i do have a lot of text from around the state about open recruiting that i can share if you really want me too. Incoming 8th graders now, graduated wrestlers, wrestlers who wrestle out of state. 
 
or we can keep it as a joke and say kids want to wrestle with their buddies 

Why are you still on about this??? The coach AND the injured wrestler said they wanted to forfeit the match so the Mater Dei wrestler could move on. Christ

Sometimes the letter of the rule doesn't completely cover the intent. The intent of that rule is to award a competitor the win if injured as the result of an illegal move. But officials are human and sometimes an illegal move is called when it should not have been. The intent of the rule is not to disqualify a competitor when a mistake was made.
 
I'm guessing the official probably regretted the call & was happy that the coach stepped up & did the right thing.
 
In the end, they got it right. What is wrong with that?

Wrestlebacks would help but keep in mind that no matter what fix you try to add, there are still going to be situations where a higher seeded person is stuck close to 2 other highly seeded individuals geographically and therefore will end up with a bad draw somehow.  There could theoretically be the top 5 seeds in the state at the same sectional, where there is no way to "change the system" so that they all can be state placers
Final tournaments are setup geographically by the IHSAA, not by skill level or seeding Individuals change year to year, what may seem like a ridiculous sectional group of teams now may not be in another 10 years, or perhaps wasn't 10 years ago.  IHSAA is not going to schedule based on the prevailing winds Seeding is impressively accurate, but is only a subjective number assigned by knowledgeable individuals.  It is not 100% and should not be considered as anything more than a reference.  A #2 and a #5 seed may sound like a large gap, but in reality if the two have not wrestled before than the #5 could be better On any given day, wrestling is a sport where upsets CAN happen. It is not IHSAA job to penalize the underdog that has won, or to consider how the "favorite" should deserve another chance Yes, it's personal because they are our kids.  Yes, we want to see the best kids represented at state finals.  Just remember that for every wrestler that you think "should" be there, there is a wrestler that "shouldn't" be there in your opinion but has earned their way by winning against the opponents placed in front of them
 
Let's celebrate the warriors that are still standing.  It may not be the best system, but it's what we have.  Imperfect yet beautiful

Summer weather in Evansville feels different than South Bend as much as winter weather in SB feels different then Evansville.   Pretty decent difference. 

While everyone has a schedule they should be proud of and works best for their needs.  I've always been pretty happy with ours. 
 
11/18 - Capitol City Classic 
12/2 - Jeff Duals - Brownsburg, Tell City, Heritage Hills, Columbus East, Jeff, Jennings, Providence, Floyd Central
12/9 - Evansville Invite: Jeff, Bloom South, Mater Dei, Castle, Avon, IL team
12/16 - Jeff Classic - boys and girls - 28-32 teams from 4 states
12/29/30 - Fern Creek Invite - 32 teams in Louisville, Ky
1/13 - Hoosier Hills Conference

Yes it is a long drive both this weekend and next but I can't deny the success our team has had, as a team and individuals since moving to a different sectional and regional.

Requiring all teams to use trackwrestling as a scorebook would solve many issues.  Every result would be public for everyone to see.  I don't understand why teams don't use it already.  All your matches are online, you can look back in previous years anytime you want.
 
This would solve the issue of questionable records, asking about commons, etc.

Ask me in about four years - Jeffersonville is getting a new pool facility (will be one of the best in the state) and then the current pool will be converted into a "wrestling arena"
 
Super excited for the future of the Jeffersonville program!

Ask me in about four years - Jeffersonville is getting a new pool facility (will be one of the best in the state) and then the current pool will be converted into a "wrestling arena"
 
Super excited for the future of the Jeffersonville program!

Ask me in about four years - Jeffersonville is getting a new pool facility (will be one of the best in the state) and then the current pool will be converted into a "wrestling arena"
 
Super excited for the future of the Jeffersonville program!

Ask me in about four years - Jeffersonville is getting a new pool facility (will be one of the best in the state) and then the current pool will be converted into a "wrestling arena"
 
Super excited for the future of the Jeffersonville program!

Ask me in about four years - Jeffersonville is getting a new pool facility (will be one of the best in the state) and then the current pool will be converted into a "wrestling arena"
 
Super excited for the future of the Jeffersonville program!

Ask me in about four years - Jeffersonville is getting a new pool facility (will be one of the best in the state) and then the current pool will be converted into a "wrestling arena"
 
Super excited for the future of the Jeffersonville program!

Ask me in about four years - Jeffersonville is getting a new pool facility (will be one of the best in the state) and then the current pool will be converted into a "wrestling arena"
 
Super excited for the future of the Jeffersonville program!

Cowbells and glitter aren't exactly necessary at either event. In the end no one will remember if glitter or cowbells were there, but they'll remember a parent causing a distraction and getting booted from the event. There are battles to fight, these aren't ones that would be high on my priority list. To be honest a coach focusing on cowbells or glitter is wasting time and not getting their kids properly prepared for a big event.  People seem too worried about fighting these pointless battles and having the focus be on them instead of the kids.

I respect both gentlemen for what you've done to grow girls wrestling. I would encourage y'all to work it out offline. Additional public attention to this topic doesn't help the bigger goal of presenting our girls and the sport in a serious light.

That would be a big lawsuit waiting to happen. No referee should be put into a situation to determine if a kid is hurt or not. 
 
The simplest solution is do what college does and give the opponent choice of position. It's not a penalty, but gives the opponent an advantage.

This may be the top-recycled topic on this board:  Mater Dei is on the slide/cannot compete/no longer relevant/not what they used to be.
 
Go back to the archives of the 2012/2013 board.  MD had two seniors and forfeited two weight classes.  That team was dominated by freshmen and sophomores.  There were several lengthy threads replete with thoughtful and non-partisan observances that the demise of MD wrestling had arrived.  BTW-  That team had two dual meet losses on the season (both to Bloomington South) and finished fifth at the IHSCWA duals.
 
Two years later, MD won said event.
 
Since then, Mater Dei has fielded a couple of competitive teams and won one or two big matches at Gainbridge.
 
This year's edition of the Wildcats reminds me a lot of the 2012/13 team.  Lots of inexperience!  Two of the starters are first year wrestlers.  Do you reckon any of the other seven 4A teams  at the IHSCWA have a single first year starter?   A month ago, this team was hammered by Avon.  MD pulled out the win over the talented Orioles with a spirited team effort.  I love what Center Grove is doing with their program.  They are tough, top to bottom.  Even still, MD put up a good fight and managed to take a couple of chunks of meat out of CG.
 
Tiny Mater Dei has an enrollment of 483 students.  It is a perennial challenge to field a competitive team.  
 
It is amazing how far this team has come in the course of this season.  While I don't see a team State Championship or any future D1 National Champs in this line-up, I consider this product as one of Greg Schaefer and Company's greatest coaching jobs.