I'm not exactly sure the State Freestyle & Greco Director should be publicly berating officials on here either, that I do have a major issue with.
I would think our directors would support those supporting our sport instead of berating them and telling them how it should be done.
Are you a member of USA Wrestling? What have you done to further the sport? Where am I berating officials on this post? I just posted a video and my opinion. I do think that wrestling in Kansas is NOT as tough as it is in other states and I think it is particularly soft in Johnson County.
http://uswoawrestlingofficials.com/uswoa_home.htmIf you don't like how I do things then it is your turn to step up and do something to advance the sport. You can start by becoming one of just a handful of USWOA members. Kansas is consistently in the top 5 for wrestling and coach members and consistently in the bottom 10 of the number of officials we have. Instead of running your mouth (figuratively speaking) do something to make things better. Perhaps you have some links of you officiating matches that could help others learn better mechanics? Perhaps you will start getting some younger officials involved in an effort to improve officiating? You have lots of problems with me and you have had no problem jumping on here and pointing them out. Now I am calling you out. What have you done to improve Kansas wrestling?????
I wrestled through JRH, HS, some college, and through the kids federation as long as I was able from the time I started. Immediately following my wrestling career ending I have began officaiting full time. The first few years I was strictly a kid's only official, and in the last few years have transitioned to more High School and doing one college open. I have since became USAWKS, KSHSAA, NCAA, & NWCA certified.
I have not joined the USAWOA or the KWOA. I have no interest in regional or national freestyle, greco, beach, or folkstyle tournaments so feel no need to joing the USAWOA as it will not benefit me. I have not joined the KWOA simply because I'm not sure it will benfit me anymore than the training already provided by the KSHSAA staff or the information readily available through public pathways.
I recently inquried about joining the board of directors for a local kids club, as well as asked about volunteering my time to help coach one night a week as it's all the free time I have between my job & my responsibilities at home with a kid on the way and officiating on the weekends.
I helped coach the group of Kansas kids who went to Brute Adidas Nationals in I believe it was 2006 when it was in Omaha.
I think I have done my fair share at this point in my life but there is always those who have done more, or the resources to do more.
I know officials make mistakes but the problem is none of them will admit to it. They circle their wagons and quote the rule book just like Koranda (btw, I have a few clips of you too!
). This would not have been whistled in Tulsa or any other out of state tournament I have attended so are we that much more soft in Kansas?? I know that many of you dissenters are doing so not because you really think it was a slam, you just like to disagree with me. I have grown weary of the good ole boy official system. It is time to call it like it is and the forum is a great place for the unidentifiable to put in their two cents for bad officials since KSHSAA won't evaluate them.
It was NOT a slam and should NOT have whistled. The wrestler was barely lifted from the mat and he was taken in control with force back to the mat but not unnecessary force. Next thing you know you fellow pussifiers will be asking them to ban the crash play at home plate or the breaking up of a double play.
The first part of this does nothing but call out all the officials because we don't turn against each other and point fingers.
A wrestler's safety is not the pussification of Wrestling, America, or our Youth. It's about mainting a safe environment for which we as officials are responsible. Must a kid get hurt everytime to have it called unnecessary force?
You have been coaching how long? Maybe too long... I am just saying, you are going to criticize a wrestler for going out and using too wide of a variety of moves??
Great way to represent the sport of wrestling and it's participants. Nothing like telling a well respected coach he's been coaching too long and needs to get out of the sport? Why so some hot head such as yourself can come in and do it the "right way"?
If I would have posted it when a slam wasn't called the same four officials would have agreed that it wasn't a slam. There is a serious issue with being able to object to another official's call.
Your supposed "Good Ol Boys" system is not only in Kansas then, it must be a nationwide thing... those 7 guys who agreed it was a slam are from all over.
From the KSHSAA Code of Ethics...
...I will cooperate with the news media in the interpretation and clarification of rules and/or other areas relating
to good sportsmanship, but
I will not make statements concerning decisions made during the contest...
Even on this I am guilty, with that said I wish you a good day.
