Way back when - when I was high school in Iowa in the 70s - we had a weigh control plan that made the most sense of all.

We certified the first Friday in December (or Saturday if we had a tournament that day). On the 15th of December we got two pounds. On the 1st of January, we got two more. Then, on the first of February, we got two more. Yes that's right, SIX pounds over scratch weight. And, we had morning weigh-ins.

What could be a better system? Want to curb weight cutting? A kid can cut 10 percent (maximum) of his first day of practice weight - no waviers - but they only have about two weeks to drop the weight. Then, two weeks later, two pounds. Then two more and then two more.

O.K., maybe this is an extreme, but so is the idea of shoulder-to-shoulder weigh-ins and/or matside. We have a great system in Kansas and thank goodness (and the KSHSAA) that we do.

Jeff Holmes
Immaculata High School