The following is a data summary of the entries by weight classification at the recent NHSCA National Tournaments.
Senior Nationals
Wt. - Entries - % of Entries
103 - 15 - 1.85%
112 - 39 - 4.80%
119 - 55 - 6.77%
125 - 66 - 8.13%
130 - 63 - 7.76%
135 - 67 - 8.25%
140 - 67 - 8.25%
145 - 81 - 9.98%
152 - 68 - 8.37%
160 - 66 - 8.13%
171 - 55 - 6.77%
189 - 62 - 7.64%
215 - 57 - 7.02%
285 - 51 - 6.28%
Total - 812
Junior Nationals
Wt. - Entries - % of Entries
103 - 25 - 3.25%
112 - 62 - 8.06%
119 - 73 - 9.49%
125 - 69 - 8.97%
130 - 62 - 8.06%
135 - 72 - 9.36%
140 - 56 - 7.28%
145 - 60 - 7.80%
152 - 59 - 7.67%
160 - 53 - 6.89%
171 - 45 - 5.85%
189 - 47 - 6.11%
215 - 46 - 5.98%
275 - 40 - 5.20%
Total - 769
Sophomore Nationals
Wt. - Entries - % of Entries
103 - 52 - 9.76%
112 - 49 - 9.19%
119 - 51 - 9.57%
125 - 56 - 10.51%
130 - 45 - 8.44%
135 - 41 - 7.69%
140 - 36 - 6.75%
145 - 40 - 7.50%
152 - 39 - 7.32%
160 - 33 - 6.19%
171 - 30 - 5.63%
189 - 28 - 5.25%
215 - 17 - 3.19%
285 - 16 - 3.00%
Total - 533
Freshman Nationals
Wt. - Entries - % of Entries
103 - 75 - 22.12%
112 - 45 - 13.27%
119 - 38 - 11.21%
125 - 31 - 9.14%
130 - 25 - 7.37%
135 - 26 - 7.67%
140 - 12 - 3.54%
145 - 16 - 4.72%
152 - 18 - 5.31%
160 - 13 - 3.83%
171 - 13 - 3.83%
189 - 15 - 4.42%
215 - 7 - 2.06%
285 - 5 - 1.47%
Total - 339
Total All NHSCA Nationals
Wt. - Entries - % of Entries
103 - 167 - 6.81%
112 - 195 - 7.95%
119 - 217 - 8.85%
125 - 222 - 9.05%
130 - 195 - 7.95%
135 - 206 - 8.40%
140 - 171 - 6.97%
145 - 197 - 8.03%
152 - 184 - 7.50%
160 - 165 - 6.73%
171 - 143 - 5.83%
189 - 152 - 6.20%
215 - 127 - 5.18%
285 - 112 - 4.57%
Total - 2453
Vince-
Will you now please show me where there is such a need for another weight class? It appears there is equal opportunity in each weigth class above 160... the rest seem to be above the 6+/- % in the 171/189/215/285 weights. The data seems to show me that there is more participants in the lower to mid classes thus there should be more there. That's why there are 5lbs weight increaments as opposed to the greater weight classes above. If you split up the upper weights one more time it will lower the percentage of kids in each of the weight classes thereafter even more leading to less kids in each weight. Some times you just need to cut your losses....
I am not sure how Richard's statistics about two out of season tournaments prove anything. Many wrestlers move on to other sports and don't even enter these tournaments. My son decided to play rugby this spring. Many other heavier wrestlers move on to track & field, baseball, and weight training for their upcoming football and wrestling seasons. Besides that at the Senior Nationals I believe that this was the first year for freshmen, sophomores and juniors so their participation will need time to develop in this tournament. The only possible relevant class to look at was the senior class. Look at how low the participation level is at the lowest weight class for juniors and seniors. I wasn't at the Brute Nationals. I was at rugby games but I would think that the Easter weekend had to hold down participation in that tournament, so I also don't see this tournament as some standard to be used for judging in season national weight classes. Remember also one of the main objectives is to increase participation of heavier football type athletes so if anything these statistics would just prove that we need to do some different things to make that happen.
