West Virginia
High
School Wrestling

The Survey Says...

Previous Polls


Poll #1 -- December 23-30, 2001
What about the number of weight classes in high school?
317 votes total
  • 10% Too many (32 votes)
  • 12% Not enough (39 votes)
  • 78% Just right (246 votes)
Poll #2 -- December 31-January 6, 2002
How about the new procedure for drawing to determine the first weight class in a dual?
311 votes total
  • 57% I like the new method. (178 votes)
  • 43% I don't like it. Go back to starting each dual at the lowest weight class. (133 votes)
Poll #3 -- January 7 - 13, 2002
What about the new weigh-in procedure this year?
212 votes total
  • 67% I don't like it - go back to the way we used to do it. (141 votes)
  • 20% I like it. (42 votes)
  • 14% I like it, but strengthen the rule by applying the same procedures for duals AND tournaments, and prohibit "weight checking" at the event prior to official weigh-ins. (29 votes)
Poll #4 -- January 13-19, 2002
What about the handshake between the wrestler and the opposing coach at the end of each match?
  • I am a wrestler who thinks it is a fine custom. (72) 18%
  • I am a wrestler who could do without this custom, thank you. (25) 6%
  • I am a coach who thinks it is a fine custom. (161) 41%
  • I am a coach who could do without this custom, thank you. (14) 4%
  • I am a fan who thinks it is a fine custom. (101) 26%
  • I am a fan who could do without this custom, thank you. (22) 6%
Total Votes: 395

Poll #5 January 20-27, 2002
Should youth wrestling in West Virginia be organized under an official sanctioning body?
  • Yes. Youth wrestling should be sanctioned by some organization such as USA Wrestling. (103) 49%
  • No. Leave it alone. It ain't broke, so don't fix it. (108) 51%
Total Votes: 211

Poll #6 January 27-February 17, 2002
With fewer AAA teams next year (possibly as few as 30), what should the WVSSAC do with the AAA State Tournament?
  • Re-align the regions, and otherwise keep things as they are. (200) 62%
  • Do away with AAA regional tournaments, run the state tournament with 32 position brackets, seeded according to the coaches poll. (121) 38%
Total Votes: 321

Poll #7 February 18-May 28, 2002
Should the AA/A and AAA Individual State Champs wrestle each other in a dual the week after the state tournament?
  • Yes (414) 77%
  • No (121) 23%
Total Votes: 535
Poll #8 May 28 - October 31, 2002
If you are a wrestler, are you going to a wrestling camp this summer?
  • Yes (48) 65%
  • No (26) 35%
Total Votes: 74
Poll #9 December 1 - December 22, 2002
How much weight do plan to cut this year?
  • 0 - 4 lbs (120) 36%
  • 5 - 8 lbs (66) 20%
  • 9 - 12 lbs (59) 18%
  • 13 -16 lbs (25) 8%
  • 17 - 20 lbs (18) 5%
  • More than 20 lbs (42) 13%
Total Votes: 330

Poll #10 December 22 2003 - December 17 2004
How have the new rules concerning weigh-in affected your weight-control practices?
  • I am wrestling at a higher weight class than I otherwise would have, to make sure I make weight. (15) 9%
  • I am still shooting for the same weight class that I would have without the new rule, and it is making life miserable. (76) 47%
  • The new rule hasn't really affected my weight control one way or the other. (71) 44%
Poll #11 December 17 2003 - March 20 2004
Should we bring riding time back to scholastic wrestling?
  • Yes. (123) 47%
  • No. (136) 53%
Total Votes: 259

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