Three major changes... That is a joke! These changes don't do a thing to help Kansas wrestlers become better wrestlers. No changes to allow coaches to coach, no changes to allow teams to travel, no changes to allow more matches if you want them, no changes to get the KSHSAA away from controling middle school wrestling, no changes to deregulate video taping, etc. These changes are only major in the eyes of those who don't REALLY follow wrestling.

We expend so much time and effort on weight control or weight policy that we don't do anything else. All of this focus on weight is not helping our state progress. The only place weight control needs to be enhanced is for officials! There are several who are far to FAT to effectively arbitrate a match! By creating all of this complication for how much, when, where, how many times you have to make weight only alienates the fan base and potential new comers. Alpha weight, certification, minimum competition weigh-ins, trigger point, percentage of weight... Am I alone in thinking this is becoming WAY too complicated and for no good reason? There were three wrestlers who died in 1991 or 1992 and everyone outside of the sport quickly pointed a finger at weight loss. Everyone turned a blind eye to the glaring common dominator, all three of these wrestlers were taking creatine and losing weight at the same time. Since that time we have labored to prevent weight cutting. This goal will never be accomplished until matside weigh-ins are embraced. The increasing number of rules attempting to control weight cutting are only discouraging potential wrestlers from getting involved in our sport.

I am sure this will ruffle some feathers but it is absolutely RETARDED to believe that pushing the weight allowance out past the return to competition date makes sense! You force wrestlers to mandatorily quit working out and practicing and then you tell them they have to make scratch weight for the events after the layoff only to get your allowance later. Just plain stupid and no way is supported by anyone who has every really cut weight and been competitive.