in high school i wrestled for msgr. farrell high school. now in college i am a referee, and now know how it feels to be on both sides of the sport. these last 2 days have been the mayor's cup championships, and this year was the first year i was there as a referee. the tournament brings all three sections of new york city together for one big tournament to see who is the best in the city. the three sections are the psal which is all the public schools, the private leagues which has all private schools and the chsaa which has all the catholic schools. the winner at each weight division is crowned the true city champion.
the weight classes are as follows. 96, 103, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, 285. a wrestler must be below that weight to wrestle in the weight class. today each weight class had about 60 kids in the brackets. that is why this tournament takes so long. wrestling alone is hard but refereeing is harder because you are on your feet all day long match after match, and it is very tiresome. it isn't even that easy because of all the calls you must make. wrestling referees make more pure judgment calls than any other ref or umpire in any sport. you must always be alert and paying attention to detail. one mistake on your part could cost the opposing wrestlers a match.
all and all the tournament was run very well and i did a good job as a referee for the first time. here are some links from the tournament where you can find some more information.
http://www.silive.com/siadvance/stories/index.ssf?/base/Sports/1201869902106520.xml&coll=1
http://www.silive.com/siadvance/stories/index.ssf?/base/Sports/1202038230311740.xml&coll=1
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