Regional Start Times.

Just looking at some very recently published regional start times.

4A and 321A 2 day regionals starting at 2 Pm on Friday and final rounds starting at 6 to 6:30 Pm. Probably not ending till close to 9 PM. Saturuday starting 11 AM, again not ending till 9 PM with ceremonies and awards. Two long, long days

The only 6A Regional with apublished start time is Manhattan. They are starting at 9 Am and finals start at 4 PM. A full day, but only one day.

Are we making the regionals too long. Realize that lots of schools, especially 321A, have to travel a long way to get where they are going. Not as bad for 4A. No problems for 5A and 6A.

Why cannot 4A and 321A start at ll AM or 12 Noon on both days. Start early, finish earlier, get home earlier. All 5A and 6A regionals should start, if not 9 AM, surely not later than 10 AM.

why is it necessary to wrestle so many rounds?? Why not eliminate the first round of the looser's bracket. How many wrestlers advanc very far out of the first round of that bracket. Elimination of this round for 4A and 321A would than have the looser's of the 2nd round winners bracket becoming the new first round of the loosers bracket. The first cross brackets would pit the winner of the new first round loosers bracket against the loosers of the Championship semi-finals. 5A and 6A would not require cross bracketing.

Won't save much time--probably two++ hours.