late to the convo but love it.

couple things:

Just because you win your wrestle off does not guarantee you a spot. I have seen wrestlers who have lost their spot and won a wrestle off. I have seen and heard of the best coaches in our nation doing this. Wrestle off is one thing, wrestlers still need to compete. I would hope my coaches focus was on competition and not practice. "PRACTICE"

Moving and sliding a line-up to win a dual does build character for wrestlers. Just because your bumping and sliding does not mean the "FOCUS" was changed from winning to losing. Your teaching kids to win as a team. I would also hope your individual wrestler isn't walking on the mat thinking he is going to lose. I would also hope one of my better wrestlers would be willing to move, even if it meant having a tougher match. Pushing yourself is a good thing!

This same team concept can be said for an individual on the back side of the state bracket, wrestling his A$$ off for the team, because they need his points to win a state title. You can't tell me being on the TEAM is not motivating the indivual wrestler. I have been on backsides of brackets before and won matches with my motivation being "not going to let the team down".

Bumping and sliding for line-up at State. I hope whomever is coaching has good enough communication with the wrestlers and the wrestlers parents so everyone can come to a decision that is agreed upon. 99.9% of the time an individual wrestler at their ideal weight will help the team at state. As state is not a dual but a tournament.

Last:

If you are a wrestler not bying into the TEAM. Your missing out.

T-Together
E-Everyone
A-Achieves
M-More