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McCallie School Student Activity Center 500 Dodds Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37404 Friday, Dec. 15 Weigh-ins: 3 PM Start Time: 5 PM Quarter-finals: 7 PM Saturday, Dec. 16 Weigh-ins: 8 AM Start Time: 10 AM Semi-finals: 11 AM Medal Round: 3:30 PM Admission Friday Pass - $15 adult / $10 student (Ages 6 - 18) / Children under 5-y/o free Saturday Pass - $15 adult / $10 student (Ages 6 - 18) / Children under 5-y/o free Finals Only - $5 adult / $5 student (Ages 6 - 18) / Children under 5-y/o free Tournament Pass - $20 adult / $15 student (Ages 6 - 18) / Children under 5-y/o free The following association memberships are accepted: State HS Athletic Association (e.g. TSSAA, GHSA, etc.) TACA MIWT 2017 Participants: Armuchee HS (GA) - Joey Harris Cane Ridge HS (TN) - Michael Scott Carrollton HS (GA) - Michael Cleek Cass HS (GA) - Derston Koontz Chattooga HS (GA) - Brian Beasley Dalton HS (GA) - Michael Keefe Heritage HS (GA) - Mike Craft Hewitt-Trussville HS (AL) - David Barden Hillcrest HS (SC) - Robby Bell Knoxville Central HS (TN) - Cory Sobas LaFayette HS (GA) - Joe Franks Lambert HS (GA) - Kevin Contardi McCallie School (TN) - Mike Newman North Hall HS (GA) - David Nichols North Jackson HS (AL) - Mark Rose Northwest Whitfield HS (GA) - Alan Tucker Notre Dame HS (TN) - Rocco Mansueto Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Steve Burrough Peachtree Ridge HS (GA) - Jared Harris Red Bank HS (TN) - Nathan Wehunt Ridgeland HS (GA) - Keith Mariakis Ringgold HS (GA) - David Moss Scottsboro HS (AL) - Chris Staton Soddy Daisy HS (TN) - Jim Higgins Sonoraville HS (GA) - Randy Steward Southeast Whitfield (GA) - Jimmy Bethune South Forsyth HS (GA) - Josh Stephens Trion HS (GA) - Eric Brock Tullahoma HS (TN) - Al Morris, Jr. Union Grove HS (GA) - Matt Ferrari West Forsyth HS (GA) - Evan Goff West Laurens HS (GA) - Mike Slaughter William Blount HS (TN) - Tim Satterfield Woodland HS (GA) - Adrian Tramutola Trackwrestling Direct Link Finals Livestream Link MIWT17 FINALS -TH

Now that is funny.

About when approximately did these "days" take place? Back before the split, definitely. Since the public school split into A/AA and AAA, not so much. Past 7 - 10 years, not so much. In between gets a little fuzzy for me. Which top Tennessee schools? A quick brainstorm activity on the topic brings up several plausible reasons. D2 schools now compete against one another more often due to the creation of state sectionals and some coaches do not want to face one another several times before the state qualifying & championship tournaments. New head coaches over the years decide to change their team's schedule. Sometimes just because or sometimes because of relationships with other coaches who are hosting events at the same time. Strength of programs wane, which leads coaches to believing their kids aren't ready for the MIWT. Some coaches get pissed about being ejected by an official and hold the host school responsible and decide not return the following year. It's happened. Geography. McCallie is in Chattanooga, TN, which is on the Georgia/Tennessee state line. .... As a history, and former world geography teacher, I really like #5. -TH

Noting against McCallie because they must fill the tournament but with the large number of Georgia teams it appears to have become the Georgia Invitational. What happened to the day's when the top Tennessee joined in on the fun?

Silence of the Fams

Trousdale is my favorite from the east.

I've been officiating for 7 season now. I'll give my observations. There is an official shortage. It hasn't hit as hard in TN (especially East TN) as it has Alot of places, but it's coming. Part of it is more are retiring than starting. And those few who are starting, even fewer are sticking with it. I could write an entire essay covering the reasons for this, but I'll have the main reason right here. Even since I started, it's been a trend across the board that: A. Players are continually more disrespectful than ever, year after year. B. Coaches are less knowledgeable about the game and the rules of the game and increasingly belligerent. C. Parents/fans are completely out of control. When I was in school 15ish years ago, you always had a couple old folks or an angry dad that hollered at and heckled officials, but there were only a handful. Coaches rarely ever raised their voices at officials. Sure they tried to work an official, but as a whole they were professional and respectful. And players NEVER talked backed or argued with officials. And on the off chance they did, they were yanked from the game by the coach. Officials in this day in age have an increasingly hostile work environment, and it gets worse every year. That is why you can't get anyone new to get in officiating and actually stick with it. It's always the officials fault. If your kid loses, you tell them "it's OK, it's not your fault, the refs sucked." Doesn't have anything to do with the team shooting 21% from the floor or the fact that Junior was 3 of 10 from the free throw line. It's the refs' fault. The fans now a days are in general uninformed and entitled. They think they know the rules, but in reality a large percentage of them don't even have a clue. They think cause they paid $5 for the ticket, they can do whatever they want. Well try this. Go to the grocery store, and watch the bag boy. When he makes what you perceive as a mistake while bagging, yell at the top of your lungs "You're an idiot! Better keep your day job! and see what happens. You will certainly be asked to leave at least, and possibly even have the law called on you for disorderly conduct. Fans pay for that ticket and think they can leave cultural norms of how to conduct themselves like a civilized human being at the door. The reason fans are seeing a decline in the quality of officiating is because there are fewer quality officials, and the ones you have are the ones you have. And the reason there are fewer quality officials is due in large part to the fans. There's no way around that fact.

Tim Johnson, LCHS alumnus, hired to head Falcon football program.