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
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?
Not to pick on this one incident or any club in question, but for all those that say we should make sure every kid gets to wrestle each weekend regardless of the weight at which they were entered, you are only serving to cause more of these entry weight "errors". If there is no incentive for a club director/coach/parent to enter their wrestler at the correct weight then these types of "errors" will only continue to multiply over time. Until such time as we go to "block" wrestling we need to have strong enforcement of the entered weights and make sure that these types of problems are kept to a minimum. If we will start sending kids home who did not make weight and not "working them into a bracket" and holding up the entire tournament, you will see these types of "errors" decrease. As others have stated 50 weight "errors" are FAR too many and is totally unacceptable. Another way to combat this is for clubs to take full responsibility for the weights and entries of their wrestlers and not the parents.
