This year we experimented with using larger mat surfaces. We could have used the mat space to make 12-14 surfaces. Instead, we made 9 surfaces, with no one wrestling on less than half of a full-sized mat. The thought process was that it may keep the action of a match going, keep guys from going out of bounds every 20 seconds, let the young guys wrestle on a full mat for once, and improve the wrestling as a whole. However, it took longer to run the tournament, and we could've possibly been out of the gym around 3:00-3:30 as opposed to 4:45.
As a parent/coach which would you prefer? Getting home sooner with smaller mats or having the matches flow a little better with the larger ones? Please answer honestly...the results of this poll will heavily influence the direction we take our tournament next year. Gotta give the people what they want!
Last edited by DamonParker; 02/07/11 05:41 PM.
