Greetings,

A couple of things.

1. Descent Plan--at this point this member of the committee is opposed to it because of the cumbersome record keeping it will require of our already burdened coaches and also because it could actually keep wrestlers from getting to their optimum weight. If an athlete loses more than 1.5% in a week he will probably have to be held out of competiton for that week. If he loses less than the 1.5% that means the next week he can only lose 1.5% of his previous weight from the week before and not the full amount to which he would normally be allowed. See the double bind this presents to the athletes? Those of us who have a weight problem and have lost weight over the years know a metabolism is a tricky thing to dial in!

Whether or not Kansas will adopt the full NF plan is yet to be decided.

2. It is also my understanding that the current Kansas Pilot Plan will match those of the NF, anyway they did what had been part of the past two years recommended rule ; that is the hydration and fat testing are the same between both plans. However, if being in the NF is not at issue we have the ability to set the hydration and fat levels where we want to.

3. Pilot schools will follow the rules in the 2005-06 Kansas Wrestling Handbook; they will however do the hydration testing and fat testing for purposes of data collection and also to see what kinds of issues need to be addressed, refinements made, etc. before it becomes the rule all live by--again, acbulldog notwithstanding! :-)

Again--take the time to contact a committee member and let them know if you think we should again be full NF members--if we are, then we adopt ALL the rules--weigh in and weight control--and this discussion revolves around how overbearing the NF is and not the KSHSAA!

Yours in wrestling.

Mann supt211@ruraletel.net