I for one don't anticipate this being that much of a headache. The hydration test only occurs twice, once before the season begins and once before certification. The only headache would be if an athlete does not pass the hydration test. A proactive coach would make the test available to his athletes several times, to ensure they are familiar with the process.
The fat test only occurs once, before season.
As far as losing our NFHS voting privileges, I personally am glad the KSHSAA has taken a stand and chosen to do what is right for our athlets and coaches in not adopting on site weighins and not adopting the descent plan. If that costs us our vote at a national level, that is the price we need to pay to do what is right for our athletes and the sport of wrestling in Kansas.
From my understanding those developing the new KSHSAA rules have kept athlete safety 1st in their mind, and ease of use for coaches second, which in my mind is exactly the order of importance these concerns should be.
The FS/GR rule the KSHSAA has adopted was NOT the original point of this post. It was to inform the wrestling community about changes that ARE coming. While I do not completely agree with the FS/GR rule, allow me to play devil's advocate. If the KSHSAA were to allow high school coaches to coach FS/GR during the school year, would they then be forced to allow football coaches to coach 7 on 7 during the school year as well. Heck, FB coaches can't even coach 7 on 7 during the summer, so we are better off than some sports. I for one would not be in favor of allowing FB coaches to coach 7 on 7 during the school year because I think we would lose athletes who were forced to make a decision to wrestle or play football year round. Do I completely agree with the rule, no, but I understand that it is an attempt to keep overzealous coaches from monopolizing the athletes' time.
