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#158801 02/03/10 03:33 PM
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I was looking at some of the entries in Track Wrestling for the Mill Valley tournament this weekend. I immediately noticed how many wrestlers were entered without being rated under separation criteria. In fact, I looked at the biggest group in the U12 division. Out of fourteen wrestlers, only four were rated, 4 out of 14 (less than 30%).

Let's say that all these kids show up and get thrown into a sixteen man bracket. How is Track Wrestling going to know where to seed everyone? Am I missing something here? Shouldn't all wrestlers be rated when entered into any tournament? Maybe it really doesn't matter because the cream will always rise to the top. Why don't clubs rate their wresters when they enter them? The ratings will normally be consistent all year with very few kids changing from say a C to a B wrestler during the season. Is it people being lazy, is it apathy on the part of the club, it is the person entering the wrestlers not being educated on the importance of the rating system for seeding purposes, or does it really matter at all?

I don't know Track Wrestling from the users standpoint. Maybe it recognizes names of wrestlers who have been put in Track Wrestling at other tournaments and how they did (wins, losses, places, who beat who and by what spread). If not, how does it know the separation criteria when so many wrestlers are entered unrated? Maybe, it just doesn't matter.


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The option to rate my wrestlers for this tournament was not available...


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Some people still mail in registrations which even makes it more complicated if they do not give a rating. And sometimes the registration does not even make it on time - that includes the day of the tournament. Some clubs show up the day of the tournament and say they mailed it in. That really causes a problem. Unfortunately that happens and the tournament directors try to get those clubs and kids in and the tournament starts even later. What do you suggest if a club makes that mistake - let them enter or make them learn a lesson and tell their entire team and parents to turn around and drive 2 hours home. Should one or two clubs with 10 -20 kids make the entire tournament start late? I do not understand what people do not get about NO LATE ENTRIES or SIGN UPS MUST BE ON TRACKWRESTLING by such and such a date. This is done in advance so each club can verify their entries - 3 or 4 days prior to the start of the tournament.

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I rate all unrated wrestlers A or the highest rating.


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Trackwrestling has to be set up to use seperation criteria in pre registration. If it is not set up for that you can't enter it in.

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When the tournament sets up their tournament, and they choose to use the pre-registration process, they must go in and choose some things for us to enter when we register our wrestlers. If my memory is correct, some things are automatic, but separation criteria isn't one of them. The tournament director, or whoever sets up the TW stuff needs to add separation criteria to the pre-registration process.

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You can make Seperation Criteria be a mandatory entry during the registration process.


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