Having just gone through the tournament where over 60 clubs sent in their wrestlers weights, which I only hope they had a chance in their wrestling room to confirm what was entered, I would say there had to be no less than 50 incorrect weights, (of the 700 entries), that made a difference in what weight class they would have competed in.
One was an incredible 50 lbs. off!! :-)
Couldn't you just see that matchup as they walked onto the mat?!
You had better verify the weights somehow.
Jeff
Hey Jeff,
How did you implement the remote site weigh in?
The no less than 50 incorrect weights you mentioned is way to many. Were the incorrect weights entry errors? If so, were they entered incorrectly by you guys, or were you given wrong weights by the clubs?
I personally think remote site weigh-ins can work. Here is what I am considering for our tournament.
option 1
1) Thursday night remote weigh-ins, skin checks, hair and nail checks for clubs who pre-register w/ TW.
2) Each club would e-mail me a list of their kids with their actual weight, and an acknowledgment that their skin,
hair, etc. was checked and passed.
3) I would then enter each kids actual weight
4) Saturday morning, 1hr 15min prior to the start of the tournament, we would have a quick coaches meeting where I
have a print off of each clubs roster. The club representative would check their roster and let me know if a
kid is going to be a scratch. This meeting shouldn't last more than 5 minutes. This would also give the club
a final look at their roster to make sure nothing was entered incorrectly so changes can be made.
5) Once I receive each clubs roster back, and make the necessary changes, it would just be a matter of getting your
tournament built.
option 2 (I'm leaning towards opt #2 if Justin confirms a couple questions I have regarding #2 below)
1) Thursday night remote weigh-ins, skin checks, hair and nail checks for clubs who will pre-register w/ TW.
2) There is a setting you can change to allow statisticians to enter the kids actual weight if you choose to not
have a friday/saturday weigh-in. This will allow the clubs when pre-registering to enter actual weight.
I just e-mailed Justin @ TW to make sure I am understanding the setting correctly.
3) Saturday morning, 1hr 15min prior to the start of the tournament, we would have a quick coaches meeting where I
have a print off of each clubs roster. The club representative would check their roster and let me know if a
kid is going to be a scratch. This meeting shouldn't last more than 5 minutes. This would also give the club
a final look at their roster to make sure nothing was entered incorrectly so changes can be made.
4) Once I receive each clubs roster back, and make the necessary changes, it would just be a matter of getting your
tournament built.
Does anyone see why this wouldn't work?
Good night!!
Greg Pelland
Pratt Wrestling Club
620-388-4294
