BeefyD,

I was joking about the scales. Did I think the kid in the scenario circumvented the rules by weighing in in a lighter singlet, no I didn't. I was trying to make a point. Maybe this real life example will make more sense.

I spoke with a young man and his father at the Middle School State Championships. The wrestler went to the 3pm Subs weigh in and was .2 over. He went and changed into a second singlet (teammate's or friend's). He didn't make it in that one either, went and found another teammate or friend with an even lighter singlet and made weight on the third attempt. Now, it could be that he made weight because of the lather he worked up changing so many times, but I am guessing it was because of the singlet.

Here is my point, did he circumvent the rules? Heck no. In my opinion, he was at weight on the first attempt because wearing a singlet does not give your true body weight. I understand it is the rule, and as I stated earlier in this thread, I will follow the rules. Is the rule fair to everyone, probably not when singlets don't all weigh the same. The other point is that many wrestlers are well over their weight on Saturday, or in this case, Sunday morning. Why make a kid go run when they are .1 or .2 over when scales aren't always accurate, and singlets add weight to their true weight.