Mark,
These type of situations are exactly why I opposed the rule change at the state meeting. I believe there are such things as what I term "correctable errors". These are errors which by being allowed to be corrected cause nobody harm or provide an unfair advantage. They would include but not be limited to, weight changes, age changes, and omissions. An example would be, the qualifier sign-up forms which the parent signs. A few years ago we were told that changes and whited-out forms would no longer be accepted for liability reasons. The first year this was enacted our club like many others showed up at seeding without newly signed blank forms and expected to make any needed corrections to the ones already submitted. This was not accepted and for that reason several of our wrestlers did not get to compete in the sub-district tournament. Since that time our club has at times asked the parents to sign a blank qualifier form so we would have one on hand in case needed at the seeding meeting. Then yesterday we are told with a wink and a nod, that all of this was simply to clean up a problem of illegible forms that had been corrected or changed too many times in the past. All the while, we learn, that some club's forms, with obvious changes, had continued to be accepted! I was dumbfounded to say the least.
All of us as parents or club officers have made the same mistakes as those listed above, among others. I, like everyone, has had to tell a parent I didn't get their kid entered in a tournament. A mistake at an invitational is bad enough but one at a qualifier is the worst. I say, as I said at the meeting, there has to be a way for these "correctable errors" to be corrected prior to seeding.