Why All of a sudden is this a big deal?
From the dawn of time every wrestler pulls weight. It's part of the sport. 1-10lbs, is pulling. Who cares. You have to pick your battles. If a football player comes in at 220 and continues to loose weight in the wrestling room, is he pulling or just working hard?
Coaches build the best team they can for the season. Which means if you have 3 quality kids at one weight, then 1 goes up, 1 goes down, and the other remains at the weight.
I say leave it up to Kansas and ALL the coaches to figure it out. Not a parent/fan of the sport.
Mat side weigh ins will only hurt our sport and the team. Remember it's HS, not college. These are kids.
Several points:
These are kids- Well then they should not be pulling vast amounts of weight.
Remember it is High School not College- The Majority of Ranked Wrestlers will be wrestling in College in the next two years. They should be prepared.
Remember it is High School not College- 90% of High School kids across the country are following these rules. Why shouldn't Kansas?
If a Football player blah blah blah 220...that's not who we are talking about. We are talking about 106 lb wrestlers weighing 125 the second day of State. They are just kids, and 20 lbs for a 106 wrestler is unhealthy.
