Double Elimination State Tournament

[tkdown4two]

Every year I read and hear of all the supporters of a switch to a double elimination tournament rather than the pre-existing carry-style bracket system. Every year the biggest factor that stops the progress of amending the double elim.-style is time. Geogria ran a great state tournament last year with all 5 Divisons competing in a double-elimination style bracket. I haven't been to any meetings so I can't complain to much but has there been a push for the change this year?

[maj]

Every year I read and hear of all the supporters of a switch to a double elimination tournament rather than the pre-existing carry-style bracket system. Every year the biggest factor that stops the progress of amending the double elim.-style is time. Geogria ran a great state tournament last year with all 5 Divisons competing in a double-elimination style bracket. I haven't been to any meetings so I can't complain to much but has there been a push for the change this year?

 

Other than hearing a few coaches talking about trying to change to the double elimination format there doesn't seem to be much happening on the issue. Seems like an easy thing to change. Really, a stroke of the pen from the all mighty TSSAA and it could be a done deal.

 

Coaches, can you start contacting the governing gods and make the push ? This issue shouldn't need much debate, not a reason in the world why the kids can't be wrestling a minimum of 2 matches in the 07 state tournament.

[TojoYamamoto]

It was submitted, again, this year to TSSAA by unanimous proposal.

[wrestler555]

It would be nice to see but every year this topic comes up. Nothing ever really happens.

[HeadthrowConexion]

Would that go into effect next year if it were to happen?

[maj]

It was submitted, again, this year to TSSAA by unanimous proposal.

 

I have never talked to anyone who wasn't in favor of the double elimination. At what point is TSSAA bound to consider the will of the people they claim to be representing ? Likely 100% or at the very least a super majority of coaches want the double elimination, and 100% of the athletes and their parents want it and yet it gets swept under the rug year after year. This hardly seems reasonable. A very minor change proposal is met with a stone wall and the wrestling community meekly grabs their ankles and says " thank you sir, may I have another " ,I guess we deserve to be ignored.