Mr. Fairleigh

I apologize if my post seemed hostile. I was not trying to attack you or your opinion. I was simply just stating my opinion. Again, I don�t agree with all of the rules set by KSHAA, but there are rules and we have to compete by them. I think the same can be said about many state and federal laws, but we have to abide by them also.

(This is not directed to Mr. Fairleigh) As for the post that addresses my questioning of KSHAA rules earlier, I never did question any of the rules in my post. But if I did, so what! Just because I�m an educator and a coach why shouldn�t I question a rule that I think is unjust? Remember our country was formed by questioning the unjust laws that were placed on us by King George III and Parliament.

Since we are on the topic of rules I would like to throw this one out. This rule has bothered me for years and I would like to see how many other people view this rule as discriminatory. I don�t remember the exact year the weight classes were changed to include this rule, but never the less I think it was a horrible decision.

The 275 class use to be the HWT or the Unlimited class. Now, we have a weight class, 275, that discriminates against our kids. Many coaches have students/athletes walking the halls that top 300 pounds that cannot compete in wrestling because they can�t reach 275 pounds. Athletes today are bigger and stronger so shouldn�t we make allowances for that. I�m not saying that I want to add another weight class, but instead change 275 back to unlimited. When I wrestled we only had 12 weight classes, which I wish we could go back to, but the aim was to get more kids the opportunity to wrestle and stabilize weight loss. The rule itself was contradictory to it�s intention by limiting the highest weight class to 275 pounds. The rule not only limits who can compete, but it also suggests extreme weight loss for those really big kids. I�m sure that the safety issue will also get mentioned here so I will address it. In the 29 years I�ve been involved in wrestling I have seen many more kids in the lower weight classes get injured than in the heavier weight classes so you can throw the safety issue out. I know this is a federation rule, but it is a rule that KSHAA can choose not to follow as it does with the head-to-head weigh in rule.

I just want see what some thoughts on this rule are. Thanks.