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There should be a penalty for a team canceling matches for any other reason that weather related issues. We've had three teams this week cancel matches that have been on the books since the beginning of the season. Come on coaches! Do what's right and keep your dates. Other than weather related issues, once you set a date you should keep it. The TSSAA should fine teams that do not honor their schedule. We're a small team and cannot afford the tournaments that many teams have each season. We depend on our matches for our wrestlers to get their mat time during the season. Out of respect for the sport, honor your dates.

 

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Amen... I understand that things happen. But there are teams in this Region who make it a common practice to cancel matches that are already on the books. I won't mention any names, you know who you are, but it's frustrating when you're a smaller school and don't have the resources to just pick up and take on an additional tournament. This will short my kid four matches this week, two of which were favorites to make a run at the state. It's a good opportunity for him to see where he is and get ready for the upcoming Regions. Now, he's short changed his opportunity because some coach is more concerned with protecting his wrestlers that facing the competition. Thanks for the idea. I'll call my friends at the TSSAA and see if we can get this on the Agenda... something needs to be done to protect ALL TEAMS and not just the favorites!

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This has been going on for much to long in the wrestling community. JMO, but what needs to happen is for a contract to be signed between the two schools that say's if someone cancels a match or backs out of a tournament they must pay $1000.00 to the host school. For football and basketball it should probably be $10,000.00 for football and $5000.00 for basketball. Not only do the wrestlers miss getting a match, the host school has lost gate revenue to operate their program but it also places a "black eye" on the sport of wrestling. This type of behavior only proves how UNORGANIZED most wrestling programs are run. If a school does not wish to sign a contract you probably don't want to wrestle them anyway.

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