Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion Kids Folkstyle bumping up in weight at districts

Should a kid be able to bump up in weigh if they didn't make the weight they signed up for at districts???

I think yes if it is the first and only qualifier for USA KIDS state, it is not HS, Nationals, Worlds, - only my opinion

So can a kid bump down???

I thought they had to declare changes moving down or up at the seeding meeting which happens before weighins start - you may have to dive into the rules or ask your district director.

Bumping weights either way looks like a kid (parents) is running from competition. My 2 cents.

ESpecially when they don't even try to run it off and they have an hour and a half or more to do it .......

Correct me if I’m wrong, once the seeding meeting is complete , your weight is your weight. Prior to that you can (Dodge/run) from competition. Not right, but it’s up to the coaches/ parents. JUST MY 2 cents.

That’s exactly what I thought but they were bumping kids up left and right in D2.

I had a wrestlers parent call me Friday asking about bumping his son up to the next weight and I told them they either make the weight they signed up for or they don’t wrestle.

My boy along with hundreds of others were not told they would be allowing kids to bump up, gotta make the weight you signed up for. Why even have a seeding meeting if kids get seeded at one weight see who is in their bracket and run to the next weight. Smh. If a kid can't bump down after seeding meeting then they should not be able to bump up. Just my opinion.

Seeding meetings should have been on same day and time for all districts

Because?

Allowing the entries to be seen prior to the seeding meeting is fine, even though any mistakes would be, or should be, caught when we go down our list of entries prior to the seeding meeting. Seeding meeting should be the last opportunity for kids to decide what weight they are going for the state series. I understand all of the "we just want kids to wrestle" argument on bumping kids up a weight if they don't make it, but for the end of year State series, can we please do what this sport is great at, which is teach a life lesson: "Sorry buddy, if you don't make weight, you don't wrestle." Which is pretty similar to "sorry buddy, you didn't show up for work, so you are fired"......

100% AGREE

Spot on Doug! Where's the accountability??

Cradle to grave entitlement mentality in this country. I'm all about keeping kids out so we can see what potential they have in high school and beyond, but exploiting loopholes to prepare an easier path for them is no different than telling them "don't worry about getting a job, we'll give you free food, housing, and health care anyway"...........

Seriously? You don't see an advantage a district can have if they get to see where every other kid in the state is locked in to almost a full week before they themselves have to commit to a weight?

No I don't. Maybe some districts have more time or reason to worry about such things?

Now you are getting into the thought that people don't duck or change weights to avoid kids. I wish it weren't true, but lets not think for a minute that it doesn't happen. Kind of like 6 year olds don't cut weight. I wish that wasn't the case.

And as far time goes, 6 days is more than ample time for people to do these things.

As many questionable things that KSHSAA does, they don't have 3 regional brackets set and released a week before the 4th regional kids have to choose a weight to enter at.

Are you in D2?