Wrestler or Coaches Decision?

Omaplata · November 09, 2015, 03:07:19 PM

At the high school level how do most of you feel on position decisions going into 2nd and 3rd periods? Should the wrestler always be looking in his corner for the coaches guidance on going neutral, top or bottom or Should the ultimate decision be on the wrestler?

DrSnide · November 09, 2015, 03:21:48 PM

Individual tournament should be the wrestler's decision

Dual meet should be the coaches

Ghetto · November 09, 2015, 03:27:00 PM

It's a dictatorship until they are seniors for us. It's their job to wrestle. They may not know the scenario or strategy in the moment.

MNbadger · November 09, 2015, 03:34:05 PM

Always the coach. Sometimes I would give them the choice at that time.

dozer · November 09, 2015, 03:35:20 PM

Depends on the wrestler.

Jzelinski · November 09, 2015, 03:37:07 PM

Regardless of who's decision it is they should always look to the corner. I want to look my wrestler in the eyes to make sure they know the situation.

Dale Einerson · November 09, 2015, 05:52:14 PM

Typically, I recommend starting a thread with a poll between each period, then go with the most popular answer.

Or, more seriously, it depends.

Dale Einerson · November 09, 2015, 05:52:38 PM

...or, the opposite of what Maggie says.

bigG · November 09, 2015, 06:52:52 PM

Dang match shouldn't have made it that far. I'm chewing that kid out for not having stuck duh bumb by then.

boowrestle · November 09, 2015, 08:10:58 PM

Depends on the wrestler,but like to see all wrestlers looking to the coaches before making the choice.

lizard king · November 10, 2015, 07:34:00 AM

coaches decision, but if the kid really wants a different choice that is up to them but then they better be right.

EIUwrestler1 · November 10, 2015, 08:03:55 AM

As stated above, it depends on the wrestler, one thing I believe for sure, you cant make a kid do the right thing if he thinks its the wrong thing. His heart will not be in it. Sometimes you have to just clap your hands and go with it.

ramjet · November 10, 2015, 08:05:37 AM

Quote from: Dale Einerson on November 09, 2015, 05:52:14 PM
Typically, I recommend starting a thread with a poll between each period, then go with the most popular answer.

Or, more seriously, it depends.

I could do that if you like then everyone could add suggestions then I could add those to the poll at which point we could argue over the results and validity of said poll.

tess5 · November 10, 2015, 08:16:45 AM

It would give us something to do while we wait for the boys and girls to hit the mat.

bkraus · November 10, 2015, 08:27:27 AM

My inaugural season as a head coach many years ago, I had a kid who was a state placer. He was wrestling another kid who was a state placer. We went into the third down 3-2. We got the initial take down in the first. We got reversed and rode out in the second. Our choice in the third. He looked at me and pointed down. I shook him off and went neutral. Got in on a bunch of shots but couldn't finish. His dad went nuts on me that I had no idea what I was doing. His son always gets out from the bottom, etc etc... He proceeded to tell all the parents that I had no idea what I was doing, unbeknownst to him that my then wife was sitting right there. The next day I got an email from him saying "I watched the tape, you made the right call, sorry about last night"