Originally posted by Mike Furches:
Here is my question though, exactly how do these new rules affect a kid with already very low body fat due to a large percentage of muscle mass, and being small on top of that. . . . I am not being critical of the rules, it is just after reading them, and reading them, and then talking to kids in states where they used the rules this year, I still am not clear as to what to expect. My understanding is, you will need a doctor’s note saying the weight is a safe weight for the kid. I assume the parents pay for that doctors visit and physical if that is the case.
Mr. Furches,
I think you are talking about the body fat testing that will not begin next year. The only new rule change for the 06-07 season is the hydration testing at the Alpha weigh in and again at certification. The body fat testing will be implemented in the 07-08 school year, and I don't think all of the details have been worked out yet, but I may be wrong. I assume there will be some appeals process for cases like this, I hope it is process of getting a doctor's consent (which is already the case if a wrestler wants to lose more than 10% of their body weight, and the parents of the athlete bear that cost now).
The rules being devloped and implemented are not the same as the NFHS rules. They are being developed by people involved in Kansas wrestling to try to best fit the needs of Kansas wrestlers, so there may be significant differences between what we will be doing as opposed to those in other states.
Hope this helps, but it probably didn't!