Wrestling moving to Spring

[abettnman]

https://twitter.com/ptoc134/status/1263 ... 98624?s=21

Looks like a good chance that College wrestling moving to the spring semester.

I really hope that high school does the same !!

[Gator]

https://twitter.com/ptoc134/status/1263565210620698624?s=21

Looks like a good chance that College wrestling moving to the spring semester.

I really hope that high school does the same !!

With it being so difficult to put together a schedule for most schools, I’m sure hoping it stays the same. Even for Bill and Diane Archer to secure the civic center dates would create problems.

[Pottstd]

I dont think a move this year would be advised quickly, maybe give a year or two for teams and schools to realign everything with a known move. However, I understand the reasoning with weight cuts and everything (get rid of two major holidays that center around food, get rid of the break from school, etc.). Overall I think it could be accomplished, but it would need to be a multiple year procedure. I also dont know that I really like competing with baseball for student-athletes in the spring semester. Basketball doesnt typically steal kids that would really want to wrestle (at least in large numbers), but baseball is a different story. I think it would make some harder choices for the kids there.

[Bearhugger]

Pros for Spring:
1. Easier to cut weight in warm weather.
2. No school/event cancellations due to cold, snowy weather.
3. Break after football.
4. Less colds, flu, snot, germs in the Spring.

Cons:
1. Conflicts with baseball and track.
2. Gyms could be hotter for fans.
3. BBQs are not quite as good while eating in a hot gym (unless the slaw is real cold).

[matcoach90]

I’d rather have the problem of competing with baseball and other spring sports this year than not have the season at all. Let’s face it... we need a small miracle at this point to make it through winter with the regular flu and covid without the season being yanked from us... if it started at all.

[Pottstd]

This year is its own beast with COVID-19. I agree that for this year we should be happy with anything we can get safely. My prior post was really only considering the move to a spring time frame permanently. I have seen that idea being kicked around at the college level for awhile (which I actually really like), but permanently for HS, middle school, etc. would be a little more challenging.

However, for this year I agree. Spring all the way if it still allows a wrestling season.