1. I do not know who made the motion nor do I know who seconded it. I do know that I made an amendment to have a pass added for the teams that were there at the end rather than have one taken away. I thought it was more fair to reward those who stayed rather than penalize those that left. This amendment was voted on and lost by 1 vote.
I don't think it is really important as to who made the motion, etc. What is important is that we try to really define the problem and then develop reasonable solutions. Once we do that then we can take it to the State meeting and try to make changes.
In that endeavor, I think the real issue is the limitation of coaches passes at the state tournament. I personally think that there should not be a limit and that you need to coaches per 1 wrestler. One to coach and the other to watch the score.
The biggest reason I have heard for limiting the # of passes is because of the crowding on the floor. If that is the reason for limiting passes then I think there are other ways to fix the crowding on the floor rather than limiting coaches passes. Here are a few ideas.....
1. Don't put a restriction on the number of passes. Strictly enforce access to the floor by limiting coaches on to the floor only when they have a wrestler that is 3-4 matches away from competing. Further enforce this by having a staff of some kind that roams the floor and check people. This is done at other big tournaments and works pretty well.
2. Provide a limited number of passes and then sell additional passes. This would allow those who really want them to have access and not limit clubs. It would also take out any subjectivity on who gets extra passes.
These are just a couple of ideas. There are pros and cons to both. I think if we can develop some reasonable courses of action then we can take them to the state meeting and discuss them and let the state body decide.
One thing I would recommend to everyone is that for those of us who think we should have more passes then we should do a better job of keeping ourselves off the floor if we don't have a wrestler getting ready to compete. I know that I am guilty of "hanging out", waiting on the floor rather than waiting in the stands. If we all were better at getting off the floor when we weren't needed then we can eliminate one of the arguments for restricting passes.
