WVSSAC Updates

[aacoach62]

Below are the updates to our Wrestling season modifications.

Changes to 2021 Wrestling Modifications

There is no longer a limit on the number of weigh-ins per week, and there are no longer two calendar days required between weigh-ins.
All Regionals are to be held as one-day events. West Virginia has received NFHS approval to allow a wrestler to participate in six matches in one day, if necessary, in the Regionals only.

[mscoach4]

Will there be any regional brackets full enough to require a kid to go 6 actual matches? I don't see that happening but I am not totally familiar with the A/AA side of things

[KDunbar]

If they are only taking the top 2 placers at regionals to the state, are they going to wrestle for the true 2nd place if the 2nd place finisher did not defeat the 3rd place finisher earlier in the brackets? This would help remove any issue with the seeding of the top 4.

[mscoach106]

Will there be any regional brackets full enough to require a kid to go 6 actual matches? I don't see that happening but I am not totally familiar with the A/AA side of things

For sure. 10 is the magic number. At 10 -athletes in a bracket the two who win in the round of 16 then lose the quarterfinals match will have 6 matches if they place top 6.

14-17teams in each of the AA/A regions. So it is likely for a bracket to have enough for the potential for a 6th match.

[mscoach90]

I have not heard anything about only two out of regionals? I hope this is not true.

[mscoach106]

If they are only taking the top 2 placers at regionals to the state, are they going to wrestle for the true 2nd place if the 2nd place finisher did not defeat the 3rd place finisher earlier in the brackets? This would help remove any issue with the seeding of the top 4.

I have not heard anything about only two out of regionals? I hope this is not true.

yeah let's kill this rumor right now. The info on the state tournament schedule is a 2 day 16 athlete bracket. no reason to think that there would be only 2 going from each region with 16 athlete brackets.

[aacoach30]

Top 4 out of each Region go to State. Same as it has been.

[KDunbar]

If they are only taking the top 2 placers at regionals to the state, are they going to wrestle for the true 2nd place if the 2nd place finisher did not defeat the 3rd place finisher earlier in the brackets? This would help remove any issue with the seeding of the top 4.

I have not heard anything about only two out of regionals? I hope this is not true.

yeah let's kill this rumor right now. The info on the state tournament schedule is a 2 day 16 athlete bracket. no reason to think that there would be only 2 going from each region with 16 athlete brackets.

My mistake then. Sorry. I thought it was going to be limited to just 8 wrestlers per weight class with first day the lower 7 weights and upper 7 weights the second day. Not starting any rumors at all, just hadn't heard anything had been changed. I thought this was how the WSAZ was also going to be run, with just 8 teams attending.
Since I'm not up to date on changes, has the in-house family only of wrestlers competing being the only ones allowed in attendance been changed also? Saw the indication that attendance might be increased but did not see any specifics mentioned.

[KDunbar]

I had looked at the State tournament info of the front page which had not been updated. Just found the new state tournament schedule on the What's New page. Again my question is whether any other 2 day tournaments are now allowed, or just the State Tournament and thus if the WSAZ is remaining in the format that I erroneously thought the State tournament was restricted to.

[Wm0mof3]

I had looked at the State tournament info of the front page which had not been updated. Just found the new state tournament schedule on the What's New page. Again my question is whether any other 2 day tournaments are now allowed, or just the State Tournament and thus if the WSAZ is remaining in the format that I erroneously thought the State tournament was restricted to.

http://www.wvmat.com/statetou/21tourn.htm

[KDunbar]

I had looked at the State tournament info of the front page which had not been updated. Just found the new state tournament schedule on the What's New page. Again my question is whether any other 2 day tournaments are now allowed, or just the State Tournament and thus if the WSAZ is remaining in the format that I erroneously thought the State tournament was restricted to.

http://www.wvmat.com/statetou/21tourn.htm

Yeah, that's what I said, it is on the What's New page as you have attached to your post.