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Hindsight is always 20/20. I guarantee that all the coaches come with a game plan. The crazy thing is if Crowder wins in 2OT we are talking about how they pulled out a gusty dual. You win some and you lose some. It’s part of leaving fate up to others. What if Crowder loses at HWT? These are all the things coaches think about. Coaching is a lose lose game until you win. It was a great dual and lots of changes will be occurring for both teams the next week.

Credentials on who?

Yea that is not true. There are a good wrestlers in Division 2 that could wrestle D1 but doesn't have the grades or wasn't liked in high school. I did count 3 D1 wrestlers on that staff. Look at Meridieth form Wyoming, he could not start at NC State and went back home and now is an All-American. You can not say that just because someone doesn't wrestle D1 doesn't mean they are not as good. It was what they thought was best for them.

I agree to everyone. The reason for AAU is gaining trust from the coach and AD in the part of them knowing you want a position within the school.

Some schools do not want to go out on a limb to give chances like that because of sue happy people now of days. I would probably say take a shot elsewhere or try to have a meeting with the AD to see where you can go from there. Sorry that stuff like that happens a lot. It happens a lot more in wrestling than in football because of the popularity. Have you talked to the coach and see if he would talk to the AD and principals?

There are a couple of things you can do, one become an AAU coach at the school and get experience inside the school system. You can also volunteer at the school to get your name out there. The problem you will have is most schools need someone they can hold accountable in the system as a teacher where taking a coaching position away is very little consequence.

I have been there and done that except it was in the match to place after coming out of the championship bracket losing 3-1 to the state champ in the second round as a returning medalist and beating 2 ranked wrestlers in the consolations. It happens. Do I regret it? No. Am I mad about it? No, because a legacy and character are built on how you handle the loss. Could I hold on to it? Yes, it was my senior year and only gave me my 4th loss that season, but you do not leave anything to chance. You fight for what is yours and the fact is this sport owes you nothing. The only thing you deserve is the right to compete if you work for it. This sport is so much harder than anything else, because your mistake is magnified to the nth degree and the mistakes fall on you. Your son will grow from this hopefully and move on. Do not hold to this or it WILL define you and that is not what you want. Wrestling is only a sport, not life. Excel in other things to define what type of man or women you will be because that is what counts, not what kind of wrestler you were 30 years ago.

I think the best part was when Cocke County, Volunteer, Crockett, Daniel Boone, and one of the Morristowns had a person in the third round of consolations. Those teams are coming up as well. It is very fun to watch. Enjoy the off-season and work as hard as possible. This is the time to make state champions

This is great showing that there is quality throughout the state and not only in a couple of regions, state is getting back to what it use to be before the split.

Because most outstanding wrestler is for that tournament, not the whole year. Plus who would have said he would have won out. Is he a great wrestler? By all means, but not for this tournament. The coach who made the call to sit his wrestler effected that. Is it right? No, but this happens a lot more than people think. It is a big rise up because it is Russo who is a great kid and wrestler. It is a shame, but we need to get off the boat and also celebrate the people who made it to the finals and won state. His career is flawed to end, but colleges already know what type of man and hard working wrestler they are getting. If they decide not to pursue more if he is not committed then shame on them as well for being shallow.

What is the plan then? If it can take up to 72 hours for symptoms to appear and take hours to have MRIs and CT scans you will be having week long tournaments. Bad concussions happen less, but they still happen. In 2012 wrestling had a 5.8% concussion rate in the nation. If there are 10,000 wrestlers that is 580 wrestlers who receive one. That is a lot

Then you will see wrestlers being taught to say they can not continue. There will always be a loop hole in this. You just hope people are doing this sport for the right reasons

It happens more than you think. There are a lot of this that flies under the radar. There is more news on this issue now which needs to be addressed.

They do, if the official or coach sees a kid with any concussion symptom by rule they are suppose to stop the match, and the wrestler is not allowed to return until signed off by a MD

Knowing this it changes everything and as a whole we are truly sorry to Russo and the Soddy program. Now we know we need to change the rules