Inspiring for coaches and wrestlers...

[Sommers]

Had the opportunity of visiting with Rob Sherrill yesterday before heading over to the Tennesseans, whet he has worked the last 15 years after years of covering Illinois wrestling full time.

 

http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/11108

 

He thinks Oliver should do well his Senior year and make the finals.

 

He also is most impressed with Marable's making the world team and being the first American to ever beat Burroughs in world competition and breaking his 85 match win streak. Top 5 now? Another top ten we may have missed is world champ Gordan Connell.

[Sommers]

Division II Regional Wrestling Qualifying events flexibility + There will be some d1/d2 wrestlers competing this year for state medals,,, and venue updates tbd...

 

May our may not be inspiring but some information nonetheless...

 

BOARD OF CONTROL MINUTES

June 10-12, 2014

Murfreesboro, TN

 

1.  Roll Call

 

2.  Approved Minutes of Last Meeting

 

3.  Board voted to give the state office permission to conduct the Regional and State Volleyball Tournament draw.

 

4.  Approved the Financial Report of the 2014 Basketball Tournament Series

 

5.  Approved the Financial Report of the 2014 Wrestling Tournament Series

 

6.  Approved the Report of the 2014 Athletic Directors Conference

 

7.  Approved the Report of the 2014 Cheer Coaches Conference

 

8.  Reviewed/Approved the Report of the District and Regional Coordinators

 

9.  Reviewed the Sportsmanship Report of the 2013-14 School Year

 

This completes the 23rd year of the sportsmanship program and we continue to approach this area from many different aspects each year.  A full report is always given to the Board of Control by the staff in regard to the number of coaches ejected, disciplinary action, unsportsmanlike incidents investigated, etc.  The 19th year of the A. F. Bridges Program was also reviewed.

 

The Board voted to continue to provide $1,000 scholarships to student-athletes at the 27 schools that are annually selected as A.F. Bridges Award winners.

 

10. Approved the Division II Need-Based Financial Aid Final Report

 

11. Discussed the Administrators’ Meeting Schedule and Agenda

 

12. Heard update regarding the collection of information regarding regional basketball tournament sites.

 

13. Reviewed the Division I and Division II 2014 State Basketball Tournament Allotments

 

14.  Heard update regarding partnership with PlayOn Sports and the NFHS Network

 

15.  Voted to table allowing the use of PrivIT Electronic Pre-participation Physical Forms if schools choose to do so.

 

16.  Voted that:  (a) TSSAA continue to print the TSSAA Directory and TACA pay expenses and shipping.  ( TACA would be allowed to print one card that will be good at our championship events all year with picture ID required and one person allowed free admittance.  © TACA will have a representative at the gates to help with disrespectful coaches.  (d) All passes must be sent to the Athletic Director of the School.  No passes should be sent to an individual’s home address.

 

17.  Heard update regarding agreement with Huddle, Inc. who provides the tickets for championship events.

 

18.  Heard update regarding the DII Committee Meeting

 

19.    Heard update regarding Wrestling Weight Management Fees and their anticipated costs in future years.  Additional expected expenses will be repairs/purchases for the scales and equipment needed.

 

20.    Voted to make an exception and allow all schools in Girls’ Wrestling to compete in one classification due to the fact that at this point in time there are only two girls that would compete in Division II.  The Legislative Council would review the numbers of Division II athletes competing in Girls’ Wrestling on an annual basis to determine if there are adequate number of athletes to compete in Division II.

 

21. Heard update regarding the Olympic Development Program in soccer.

 

22. Board voted to approve the “Fee Schedule†for officials beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

 

23. Heard update regarding classification timeline. The state office will be collecting enrollment figures for every school after the 20th day of the 2014-2015 school year.  Board policy states any school that has a 20% increase or decrease in enrollment which causes them to change classifications must be moved.

 

24.  Board voted to table the football classification plans that were discussed.  The three plans the Board is considering are:

 

1. The current 6-class plan that is in place

 

2. The 5-class plan that was in place prior to the current plan

 

3. An alternate 6-class plan that would place the 32 football playing schools with the largest enrollments in 6A.  All 32 would qualify for the playoffs.  The remaining schools would be classified in the other five classes and qualify for the playoffs based on the “old†5-class plan.

 

Board voted to remove the following items from the District/Region Tie-Breaker criteria:

 

6. The team who has the greatest number of victories over teams in its own class.

 

7. Ten yard-line overtime procedure at neutral site Monday night at 7:30 p.m.

 

Voted to add:

 

Coin Toss

 

Voted to keep items 1-6 and item 17 in place for the criteria set to determine Wild-Card spots after the District Champion and Runner-Up are determined.

 

The team with the greatest number of victories.

The team who plays the greatest number of teams who win 50 percent or more of their games.

The team who has the greatest number of victories over teams winning 50 percent or more of their games.

The team whose opponents have earned the most victories.

The teams whose opponents have received the fewest defeats.

Total wins by the opponents of teams defeated.

Coin toss

Voted to remove items 7-16 for the criteria set to determine Wild-Card Spots after District Champion and Runner-Up are determined.

 

The team with the greatest number of victories in their own classification.

The team who has the greatest number of victories over teams in their own classification winning 50 percent or more of their games.

The team whose opponents in their own classification have earned the most victories.

The team whose opponents in their own classification have received fewer defeats.

Total wins by the defeated opponents within their own classification.

The team with the greatest number of victories over teams in a larger classification.

The team who has the greatest number of victories over teams in a larger classification winning 50 percent or more of their games.

The team whose opponents in a larger classification have earned the most victories.

The team whose opponents in a larger classification have received fewer defeats.

Total wins by the opponents of teams in a larger classification defeated.

Board voted that if two teams from the same district meet in the semi-final round, the team seeded higher in the district standings shall host.

 

25.  The Board voted to approve the following regarding Two-A-Day Football Practices:

 

Practice time in pads may not exceed 3 hours in a single practice.

If there are multiple practices in pads in a single day, the total practice time in pads may not exceed 5 hours, with practices separated by at least three hours of rest in a cool environment.

No student shall participate in multiple practices in pads on consecutive days.

A practice is considered a practice in pads if helmets and shoulder pads are worn at any time during the practice.  A practice would also be considered a practice in pads if helmets and pants with hip, thigh and knee pads are worn.

 

If weather postpones a practice in pads, the practice may resume after conditions are deemed safe and the remainder of the allotted practice time may be completed.

 

26.   Heard Appeal of Clinton High School regarding Disciplinary Action stemming from an incident during their soccer match with Knoxville Central High School on May 5, 2014.

 

27.   Approved Renaissance High School’s Request for TSSAA Membership. Renaissance High School (formerly Middle College High School) is a public school in the Williamson County School System.  It has an enrollment of approximately 140 students.  If approved, they will plan to participate in bowling and cross country.

 

28.   Approved Bartlett Ninth Grade Academy’s Request for TSSAA Membership. Bartlett Ninth Grade Academy will be part of the newly formed Bartlett City School System.  It will be a ninth grade academy only.  They plan to co-op in all sports with Bartlett High School.

 

29.   Heard update regarding SAT/ACT College Test Prep Program.  TSSAA has partnered with eknowledge in order to offer SAT/ACT Prep material to students and student-athletes for under $20.00.  This is a $250.00 value.

 

30.   Heard Litigation Report

 

 

BOARD OF CONTROL MINUTES

August 11, 2014

Hermitage, TN

 

Roll Call

Approved Minutes of Last Meeting

Voted to authorize the Executive Director to select sites and make plans for conducting regional and state tournaments or meets in golf, tennis, cross country, track and field, baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, soccer, and bowling.

Approved the Financial Report of Baseball

Approved the Financial Report of Softball

Approved the Financial Report of Soccer

Approved the Financial Report of Track and Field

Approved the Financial Report of Tennis

Approved the Spring Fling Report

Approved the Auditor’s Report for the 2013-14 School Year

Approved the 2014-15 TSSAA Budget

Reviewed the Cooperative Programs Approved during the 2013-14 School Year

Heard Marketing Update

Heard Update on the Student Services/The Right Team

Heard Review of the A.F. Bridges Sportsmanship Awards Program

Voted to continue to pay the $30 membership into the National Federation Coaches’ Association for the state Coach of the Year winners for the NFHS Coaches Award Program.

There are awards given for coaches of the year (male and female) from each state, section, and at the national level, as well as contributor of the year.

Heard Report on Officials’ Basketball Camps

Approved Financial Aid for the 2014-15 School Year.  All member independent schools (Division I and Division II) were required to submit their financial aid information, as it pertains to varsity student-athletes, to the state office prior to July 21, 2014.  It was then checked and presented to the Division II Committee for approval.

Heard Update on Regional Basketball Sites for the 2014-15 School Year

Discussed the Administrators’ Meetings Schedule for 2014-15

Heard  Update on the BlueCross BlueShield Championship.  We have completed the third year of this award sponsored by our corporate sponsor, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.  In order to qualify, schools could not have any unsportsmanlike incidents throughout the season, which includes player and coach ejections.

Heard Technology Update

Approved revisions to the Media Regulations.  Majority of the changes reflect live and delayed broadcasts of post-season contests.

Voted to use the alternate 6-class plan for football classification for the remainder of the current classification period for schools in Division I (2015-16 and 2016-17 school years).  The 32 largest schools based on enrollment will be placed in Class 6A and all 32 will automatically qualify for the playoffs.  The remaining schools will be put in five classes, divided evenly based on their enrollment figures, and qualify for the playoffs as they did in the old 5-class system.  The top 4 teams in each region (8 regions per class) will qualify for the playoffs.

Voted to extend the current Ball Contract with Wilson Sporting Goods for an additional four years.  The current contract goes through the 2015-16 school year.

Approved request of KIPP: Nashville Collegiate High School for TSSAA Membership.

KIPP: Nashville Collegiate High School is a new school under the jurisdiction of the Metro Nashville Board of Education.  Beginning with the 2014-15 School year, they have 9th grade only.  Plans are to add a grade each year.  The anticipated enrollment in grades 9-12 is 450 students.  If approved, they plan to compete in track & field and soccer.

Denied Dobyns-Bennett High School requests  to consider allowing members of the Tennessee Football Coaches Association free admission into all football contests across the state.  It is up to each school to determine who they will charge and who they will let in free during the regular season.

Approved the request of W.E.B. Dubois Middle/High School for  TSSAA Membership

W.E.B. Dubois Middle/High School is a charter school in Whitehaven.  It has been in existence for two years and currently has grades K-10.  They anticipate an enrollment of 90-150 students in grades 9-10 this school year.  If approved they plan to offer every sport sanctioned by the Association.

Voted to give state office flexibility to change the qualifying format for Division II Regional Wrestling Qualifying events if that is what the Division II schools request to do.

[Sommers]

okay experts...

 

 

http://www.flowrestling.org/video/749908-You-make-the-call-How-do-you-score-this#.U_DXWNNOkuo

[russianbear]

Wow, that was pretty crazy. I got 6-4 blue, but very close to a fall.

[Sommers]

Flo's Top 10 Upsets of 2013-2014

Christian Pyles on Aug 17, 2014

 

Go Tennessee!!!

 

 

Everybody loves an upset! It’s one of the great moments of exhilaration and excitement within our sport. Many billed this year as the “year of the upset†within our sport, and I tend to agree. A season like this (across all ages and styles) produced more upsets in short period of time than I ever recalled. This is my order and my opinion. Some, I think we’ll have widespread agreement on, some are a matter of personal preference and what surprised me personally.

 

Here they are. Enjoy and remember: It can happen to anyone!

 

10. Chris Penny over Morgan McIntosh-Chris who? From where? Nobody predicted the Nittany Lion to fall so early, especially to someone of such little renown. This match typified the “nobody is safe at NCAA’s†theme that we’ve come to love.

 

9. Dylan Ness over James Green-Not just because Green had dominated him before, it was how he did it, it was the drama, it was the team race. Everything about this match made it an unbelievable moment. Down went the 1 seed in the most dramatic of fashion.

 

8. AJ Schopp over Tony Ramos-Ramos had majored him a year before. That didn’t matter very much in this one. AMAZING atmosphere in Edinboro for a great dual meet!

 

 

Watch more videos on Flowrestling

 

7. RaVaughn Perkins over Ellis Coleman-RaVaughn’s body lock shocked the Las Vegas Convention center. RaVaughn has shown to be able hit the big moves when it matters most.

 

6. Josh Alber over Jered Cortez-An all-Illinois battle that won’t soon be forgotten, but one where Alber was a big underdog to the top ranked Cortez. The scene was WILD at the Dvorak!

 

5. Alec Pantaleo over Mason Manville-A few weeks later, Mason was a world Champ. #Perspective

 

4. Adam Coon over Tony Nelson-At some point, they stopped becoming upsets and we finally realized that Adam Coon was completely amazing. I remember being shocked with Coon’s abillity to move Nelson around.

 

3. Gabe Dean over Ed Ruth-It happened right in front of me, and it still took me awhile to come to terms with what I saw.  Gabe Dean took it to a man we didn’t think we’d ever see lose again in NCAA's. 

 

2. Zain Retherford over Logan Stieber-He was a True Freshman, how did it happen? I even knew (or so I thought I knew) how great Zain was, but to see someone so young beat a guy like Logan, I never ever would have predicted it.

 

1. Nick Marable over Jordan Burroughs-The best wrestler on Earth, in the middle of his prime, lost. That is all that needs to be said. 

 

Watch more on Flowrestling:

 

http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/251734-Wrestling-News-and-Updates/article/27723-Top-10-Upsets-of-2013-2014#.U_Ksl9NOkup

[Sommers]

Inspiring Tennessee wrestler regains feeling after paralyzation, hopes to wrestle again

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/prep-rally/inspiring-tennessee-wrestler-regains-feeling-after-paralyzation--hopes-to-wrestle-again-141424350.html

 

There may be even more updates the last couple of months.

[Sommers]

Here's a little throw back, where the excitement from years of investment begins to come out and gain national attention...

 

Here Flo brings you a battle from 2010, when then-Freshmen, Zain Retherford gave us a classic HS battle in the semifinals with returning State Champion, Nick Roberts.

 

Roberts would go on to win two more state titles and make two World Teams and the Dapper Dan before heading to Ohio State for college.

 

Retherford would have perhaps the best summer in high school history with titles at Fila's, Fargo, Cadet Worlds, and Super 32.

 

 

http://www.flowrestling.org/page/adidas-HS-Wrestling-Hub

[Sommers]

Here's another against a stud from Illinois, his home only 2 hours from Tennessee in HS, now a Fighting Ilini...

 

Won two IHSA Class 2A state championships at 125 and 132 pounds ... Was the 2009 and 2010 Cadet Nationals champion at 125 and 130 pounds ... Crowned 2011 Junior National champion at 130 pounds ... Was a member of the FILA Cadet world team where he competed in the 2011 World Championships in Hungary ... Earned six varsity letters including four in wrestling and two in cross country...

 

Fargo 2012 132 1st Place Match: Zain Retherford (…:

[Sommers]

To put the. Aaron Pico kid into perspective...

 

FS 66 KG Finals (2 of 2) - Zain Retherford vs Aar…:

Edited August 28, 2014 by Sommers

[Sommers]

Here's something fun coming up...

 

Who's #1 is back and the match-ups, which will be released individually over the next two weeks, will create a card that we think everyone in the country will want to witness, including a match-up of recent NCAA Champions that are already legends.

 

Our first high school match will be released Tuesday. Until then, make plans to be in Bethlehem on October 18th. 

 

2011 NCAA Champion, Bubba Jenkins signs autographs after his Who's #1 bout.

 

What: 2nd Annual Who's #1 Dual

 

Who: A collection of the top off-season performers.

 

Where: The vaunted "Snakepit": Lehigh University's Grace Hall

 

When: October 18th, 2014

 

Photo:

 

Georgia Duo Ryan Millhof and Sean Russell hang out with Jordan Oliver before Who's #1 last year.

 

For Ticket Information, Contact:

Lehigh Ticket Office

610-7LU-GAME (610-758-4263)

athleticstickets@lehigh.edu

Office Hours: 10am-5pm ET, Monday-Friday

 

Last Year's 2013 Final Results

132lbs. - #3-Fredy Stroker (B dec. #1-Seth Gross (J, 4-3

132lbs. - #4-Michael Kemerer (B dec. #2-Zac Hall (J, 3-1 in SV

120lbs. - #3-Nathan Boston (B dec. #1-Sean Russell (J, 4-2 in SV

145lbs. - #9-Mason Manville(J dec. #8-Grant Leeth (B, 3-1 in SV 

152lbs. - #5-Fox Baldwin (B dec. #10-Nick Reenan (J, 7-1

126lbs. - #4-Ryan Millhof (J dec. #1-Jered Cortez (B, 4-1

138lbs. - #2-Jason Nolf (B dec. #3-Joey McKenna (J, 10-5

160lbs. - #2-Ryan Blees (J dec. #4-Zach Kelly (B, 5-2

132lbs. - #3-Fredy Stroker (B dec. #4-Michael Kemerer (B, 3-1

182lbs. - #1-Johnny Sebastian (J dec. #2-Michael Pixley (B, 7-2

 

Main Event: Jordan Oliver dec. Bubba Jenkins, 7-2

 

http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/251790-2014-Whos-1-Dual-Event/article/27912-Whos-1-Returns-to-the-Snakepit#.VAPIAdNOkuo

[Sommers]

Who's planning on attending The Most Competitve pre-season amateur Wrestling Tournament in the country?

 

This November 1-2, 2014 Greensboro, NC

 

What an exciting stat from last March... 5 of the 10 NCAA National Champions competed in the Super 32. Amazing part, only 1, David Taylor, was a Super 32 Champ!

 

As for the Dapper Dan... 18 of the 26 participants had wrestled in the Super 32!

 

The Elementary Division is SOLD OUT! There are only 7 spots left in Middle School!

 

There will be a 70 pound weight class in the middle school division!

 

Three defending Middle School Super 32 Champions in the field ready to make the high school debut! Mitch Moore(St Paris Graham, OH), Grant Aronoff (St Thomas Aquinas, FL), and Blake Barrick (Big Spring, PA)!

 

Several previous HS belt winners have registered along with 29 state champions! 27 states are also represented! This is ahead of last years pace!

 

Jordan Wood(Boyertown, PA), the #1 ranked 220 in the country has registered and is looking to defend his Super 32 title!

 

Yianni Diakomihalis, 2x NY state champ, Cadet Freestyle Finalist, and defending Super 32 Champion has also registered. He will be gunning for his 3rd Belt!

 

The Super Qualifier Schedule!

 

September 13 - Osceola HS, Kissimmee, Florida

September 7 - Carroll HS, Ft Wayne, Indiana

September 13 - Skyline HS, Front Royal, Virginia

September 13 - Clear Springs HS, League City, Texas

September 13 - Sanford School, Hockessin, Delaware

September 13 - Union Grove HS, McDonough, Georgia

September 13 - Lemoore, HS Lemoore, California

September 20 - Morehead HS, Eden, North Carolina

The Top 4 placers in each weight class will have the opportunity to register early.

 

The Super 32 has sold out 10 out of the last 11 years!

[Sommers]

Another replay... #6 over #1 with over 20 Nationally ranked or honorable mentions in the same bracket! The south dominates with (i believe) the victor not allowing a single TD the whole tournament!

 

Enjoy...

http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/249818-2012-Super-32/video/659411-113-f-Ryan-Millhof-GA-vs-Sean-Russell-GA#.VAXC4NNOkuo