Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion Kids Folkstyle Chris Reed in or out?

I heard that Chris Reed was kick out of the classic for punching a kid while wrestling his finals match.If this is true is he done for the year?I think if you get kicked out of a tournament you are also out the next week meaning he cant go to subs.

Why so quite?Is he in or out?I think he will win state if he gets to go.

That would probably explain why there is a "0" by his name in the results of the classic.

If there was a disqualification, it is the responsibility of the Tournament Director to notify USAWA Kansas Kids following the event.

If the proper officials are not notified the wrestler will not be withheld from competition.

If I really wanted to know, I would contact our district director, Mr. Kirk Heithaus.

Wally - is this post okay?

2004 Park City - Wichita Wreslting Classic 3/6/04

8U - LtHWT TEAM OF HARD KNOX Chris Reed - 0
8U - LtHWT TIGER WC Newton Salisbury - 1
8U - LtHWT SALINA KIDS Andy Jewell - 3
8U - LtHWT HOISINGTON KIDS Peyton Bullard - 4

Our Kids Constitution provides that if a wrestler is "officially ejected" from a tournament then he can't participate for 8 days. The wrestler mentioned (and I don't think it is right to mention an 8 year old kids name on the web site, in fact our constitution states that when talking about a minor we shouldn't use their name) was disqualified from his match. There is no quesiton about that. However, he was not officially ejected. No where do we have a rule that states that a disqualified wrestler must be ejected. For whatever reason, the ref at the mat did not eject him from the tournament but simply disqualified him. The tournament directors did not fill out a disqualification form either. Could the ref ejected him? I wasn't there but from what I have heard the ref would have been within his right to eject him. But the fact is that the ref choose not to do so. Could the tournament directors have ejected him? They probably could have come down harder than the ref but the fact is that they did not do so. I applaud both the ref and tournament directors for looking at the whole situation and realizing they were dealing with an 8 year old child who was throwing a fit. They took action and took away his trophy. They didn't use a sledge hammer when a fly swatter would do. This wrestler caught a big break by not being ejected and consequently missing state. I am not excusing his actions but simply explaining why he will be wrestling at sub-districts.

You mentioned the "0" by the wrestler that was disqualified. Does that mean that other wrestlers that have the "0" by their name were also disqualified?

I don't know about that??? I thought at first that it was a typing error. If you click on tournaments, there is a spot that says "official ejections", It didn't have anyones name on the list.

Dear Barry:

You are mistaken. By rule, the participant was “officially ejected” by the disqualification.

Rob Brewster, the Tournament Director, was unaware of the incident. At the time of this incident, Rob was involved in the matter regarding the Oklahoma coach. According to Rob, had he known of the incident, the wrestler would have been ejected, as per the rules.

As you may be aware, there is no timeframe listed in the Kids Constitution, or the Rules which provide a timeframe for submittal of the Ejection Form. However, for obvious reasons, timeliness in submittal of the Ejection Form is essential.

If the head referee failed to follow the rules as set forth in the National Federation of State High School Associations, Rule 7-4-3, page 28, and Rule 8-1-6, page 34, is it not the duty of any member of the executive council, to include a member of the executive council who is affiliated with the club the disqualified participant wrestles with, to take appropriate action?

Rule 7-4-3 states: “Flagrant misconduct involves physical or nonphysical acts considered by the referee to be serious enough to disqualify a contestant from the match and any additional wrestling in the multiple school event. It would include, but is not limited to striking, butting, elbowing, kicking an opponent, or using any tobacco products. If, in the opinion of the referee, a wrestler bites an opponent this will be deemed as intentional biting and will be called as flagrant misconduct.”

Rule 8-1-6 states: “Flagrant misconduct results in disqualification of the individual, immediate removal from the premises and the deduction of two team points on the first offense. A student may be removed from the premises only if there is authorized school personnel present to supervise said student. If no supervision is available, the student shall be confined to the bench area. Any contestant disqualified in tournament competition is not entitled to any points earned in the tournament. All vacancies created in the tournament paring shall be scored as forfeits. In dual-meet competition, any team points earned shall be negated.

Flagrant misconduct will disqualify any individual from the remainder of a multiple school event or a tournament. (See Penalty Chart)”

Our own rules provide the following:

SECTION I: BY-LAWS

ARTICLE I – NAME, ADDRESS, FISCAL YEAR
1. Name – The name of the organization shall be United States of America Wrestling Association – Kansas, Inc. Kids Division. In addition, the organization may conduct its affairs under such trade name(s) as may be approved by its Executive Council, including but not limited to the name USAWA-Kansas Kids.

SECTION III: TOURNAMENT OPERATIONS

PART A – SANCTIONED FOLKSTYLE TOURNAMENTS
3. All sanctioned tournaments must comply with the rules in the annual publication by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHSA), unless otherwise specified in this document. The following modifications refer to the NFSHSA rule that has been modified.

Rule 8-1-5
An official ejection will follow an official warning, except in the case of flagrant misconduct. Anyone officially ejected from a tournament must leave the building, and will not be allowed to participate in and/or attend any other sanctioned tournaments. This sanction shall be effective for:

1st occurrence – 8 days
2nd occurrence – 24 days
3rd occurrence – one calendar year from date of ejection

The rules need to be adhered to, regardless of the age of the wrestler.