Scott Edwards and all,

This comment/idea is not meant to point fingers....I have struggled with this during the season....I think we may need to modify the rules since we are using Trackwrestling. Here's some details....

1. My understanding is that the rules say you can't make changes after the seeding meeting unless it is a clerical error made by the TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR. In my opinion, this is a dated rule that needs to be updated based on clubs entering wrestlers and not the Tournament Director. Under the old system the tournament director entered the kids and had the final sanity check. The responsibility for correctness/clerical errors fell squarely on their shoulders. Now, that responsibility falls on the clubs personnel who are responsible for entering wrestlers in trackwrestling.

2. Therefore, I recommend we modify the rule to say "unless it is a clerical error done by the individual responsible for entering the wrestlers."

My reasoning for this is that honest mistakes are made by those entering wrestlers in Trackwrestling. It is always a hectic time during sub registrations and honest mistakes are made. I think we need to update the rule so we can make it more user friendly and supportive of the kids. There is absolutely nothing worse (as an adult) than having to look a kid in the eye and try to explain that they did everything right and because we made a mistake they can't wrestle. Our system needs to be flexible enough to allow us to fix honest mistakes in support of the kids.

I also know that some people will try to game the system. So once again we are back at adults not trusting adults with the consequences impacting the kids. We really need to get over that.

Shawn Budke