Thanks coach - never gone to Senior Nationals, so I was unaware.

My second question was more in reference to diplomatic procedure by KSHSAA. With USA Wrestling Kansas, any adoptions of national rules, etc., is brought to the table at the state body. It is there that we discussed issues like the taping of shoes, etc., and then voted on the implementation or lack thereof. At our rules meetings at the beginning of the season, the wristbands were never discussed.

Now I know I'm knitpicking, but if we have a procedure in place (I can't find the by-laws so maybe there is no procedure) on voting for things such as shoulder to shoulder weigh-ins, then when was this voted on? And if there is no need for vote, but can be administered through a top-down decision, what is the procedure for notification?

Again, I know I'm just being picky, but if we have a governing body that we have to answer to, we should be made aware of such changes. To KSHSAA's defense, maybe we were made aware of it but the AD didn't notify us. As I talked to others, they were caught unaware as well.

In my opinion, this should have been an item of discussion/debate. More than likely, the vote would have implemented the bands.

I'm not upset about the bands, but more upset that protocol (if there is any, I can't figure it out) was not followed (at least the perception of it).

Jeremy Gibson