I believe the consequences of being ejected from the Subs, Districts, or State are too harsh. Unless I am mistaken, not only are you ejected from that particular tournament and the remainder of the “State Series” this year, you are suspended from all of the “State Series” next year. For example, see Section II, Article 1, paragraph 9 of the Bylaws and view the list of suspensions in the Results menu. Twelve wrestlers were ejected from last year’s State Series and they can not participate in Subs this year. I suspect it is rare to have a comparable penalty at high school, college, or professional level of any sport.
I know this issue has been decided in the past, but that should not justify retaining a bad rule. I plan to follow the formal procedure for making a change to this rule next year. Egregious behavior can be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, instead of the "nuclear option" for everyone/everything/every age.
I hope that everyone knows that one mistake the next 3 weeks will not only eliminate your wrestler, your coach, your favorite official, your club officer, or you from this year’s State Series. It will eliminate them from the State Series next year too. I think we should change this rule.
