Will:

In a way, Iowa really doesn't have a match limit either. We are allowed 18 "dates," which better translates into "events." In other words, a Saturday tournament, a single dual and a double dual each count as a "date." Most schools wrestle double duals during the week, and at least half or more of their Saturday tournaments are dual tournaments. So if you eight Saturdays — 3 traditional tournaments and five six-team duals — there's 37 matches right there, plus 10 more double duals, that makes 57 (if you scheduled that way). And that's before Sectionals, Districts and State.
Add those in and you're in the 65-70 match neighborhood. Now, that being said, most kids here have more like 45-50 (five-team dual tourneys and some single duals during the week, plus the inevitable snow-outs). In all, I had five kids I coached up here in two years that finished their careers (three this year) with over 100 wins. Two of them did it in just three years of varsity wrestling and one never went to State.
I wish Kansas would get rid of the points system. I never have figured out what the benefit is. I think a date limit would be fairer and let coaches decide how many matches they want their kids to wrestle.

Last edited by maybeimamazed; 05/07/08 08:02 PM.

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