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Side by side weigh-ins, skin checks, the whole nine yards exhibition/JV style...anything to get wrestlers better prepared for the next step up in competition. Already a requirement.

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This topic is very confusing. Are the 3 or 4 people defending Coach Bray, because they feel his character is being attacked and that a rule is dumb? Do people feel like Blackman, has not cheated? 3 or 4 people are pointing to one minor violation of the multiple violations. Look at the TSSAA website. Having high school coaches, coaching in the offseason is a CLEAR violation! Having practices with your own assistants coaches running the show is against the rules. That is taking advantage of every school following the rules. My son graduated 3 years ago, this would have been a disadvantage to him and any other kid that has a coach that followed the rules. Is it because his coach did not care about him or the other kids? His coach was following the rules set in front of him so he would not be suspended from coaching. Yes we paid a bunch of money to send him to other camps but Blackman's kids went for free to have their own High School Assistants, coaching them.

Taking a shot? I only stated facts! This rule seems dumb and is dumb. Coach Bray seems like a good guy and has done a great job with his program. What I gather from the article is that his school punished him not TSSAA. I do not consider this cheating and did not warrant this punishment. But it is a rule. Why did all the other coaches leave and follow the rules? How many kids needed a ride and the coach was unable to because of the dumb rule? Tape on a headgear is a dumb rule, but it is a rule,and everyone follows the rule. Why? Because the rules say so and no one wants to be penalized. But i believe the school punishment is a build up of the other issues Blackman has had. Having an assistant coach running an AAU club and practice does warrant a harsh penalty and is considered cheating. This is a complete disadvantage to any team that follows the rules.

All good points. But, I don't see anyone saying they agree with the rule. Here is the best point, if TSSAA has a rule in place, you should follow the rules in place like all other coaches. When caught cheating and/or breaking the rules/law, there will be consequences. Welcome to the real world. This is Blackman's 2nd or 3rd violation in 2013 per TSSAA.

Is cheating ok in your book? You must've not been caught.

Seems like something is, or was, brewing.

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