So at least in Ohio, coaching misconduct is not a “thing” and therefore there are at least two discussions at the table per match.
Now I’m not talking about fake-questioning in order to buy your wrestler a free break. I’m talking about going to the table knowing good and well that you’re not going to get it overturned but just to let the ref know you noticed that was a close call and you want him to know that he needs to award the next close one in favor of your kid. Or worse- to just vent your frustration that your wrestler isn’t performing as well as you expected and you’d like the blame the ref for that.
But misconduct is NEVER called. The rules are pretty clear but ignored by everyone. But maybe that needs to be explored?
Could it be that everyone ignores the coaching misconduct rules because we all collectively decided they are so bad that the sport is better to ignore them?
This might be the problem. If the rule is strictly enforced, ANY unpaid assistant who questions a judgement call puts the head coach at risk. A second misconduct by any other assistant means the head coach gets ejected, while the offending coaches get to stay and abuse the refs some more. It’s insane.
But while it’s not insane to watch a coach questioning judgement calls twice per match, it is pretty annoying. It seems we have accepted annoying to avoid insanity.
I don’t know what the solution is, but clearly the current rules are inadequate, otherwise they wouldn’t be ignored. Maybe coaching misconduct should apply to the coach who commits the crime? Maybe give each team a certain number of “challenge flags” per event? IDK just thinking out loud.
Now I’m not talking about fake-questioning in order to buy your wrestler a free break. I’m talking about going to the table knowing good and well that you’re not going to get it overturned but just to let the ref know you noticed that was a close call and you want him to know that he needs to award the next close one in favor of your kid. Or worse- to just vent your frustration that your wrestler isn’t performing as well as you expected and you’d like the blame the ref for that.
But misconduct is NEVER called. The rules are pretty clear but ignored by everyone. But maybe that needs to be explored?
Could it be that everyone ignores the coaching misconduct rules because we all collectively decided they are so bad that the sport is better to ignore them?
This might be the problem. If the rule is strictly enforced, ANY unpaid assistant who questions a judgement call puts the head coach at risk. A second misconduct by any other assistant means the head coach gets ejected, while the offending coaches get to stay and abuse the refs some more. It’s insane.
But while it’s not insane to watch a coach questioning judgement calls twice per match, it is pretty annoying. It seems we have accepted annoying to avoid insanity.
I don’t know what the solution is, but clearly the current rules are inadequate, otherwise they wouldn’t be ignored. Maybe coaching misconduct should apply to the coach who commits the crime? Maybe give each team a certain number of “challenge flags” per event? IDK just thinking out loud.