1. Kansas high school wrestling weigh-in procedures do not have the health and well-being of our wrestlers in mind. In fact, it promotes unhealthy weight loss and excessive weight loss (Not to mention doubt in opponent weigh ins). Kansas High School Wrestlers are allowed to weigh-in up to 12 hours before they compete. They can cut weight as unhealthy and as terribly as humanly possible and still recover to compete at a high level. They have up to 3 or 4 hours Friday night to make weight for Saturday. The finalists have 24 hours to recover.

Nation Federation rules force wrestlers to have a slow decent in their weight management system. Each week they are only allowed to loss a certain amount. They also weigh in 1 to 2 hours before competition forcing wrestlers either not cut so much weight or do it healthier if they want to compete well. And there is no Friday night weigh in for Saturday, they weigh in Saturday morning and have the semi-finals right after weigh in.

I have seen the effects of both systems and it is my opinion the wrestlers in states that follow the national federation rules on average are bigger, stronger, and healthier than Kansas Wrestlers.

Coach Buckbee
Head Wrestling Coach
Ark City High School