dang,
@artradley you are good with the video stuff. You need to teach me.
No, not directly comparing those two. What I am saying is that the kid started with the face mush, the little pushes after the whistle, and built up to what you just saw, slowly, over the course of several years. If stopped at the face mush, maybe that avoids the escalation. And yes, it is really pretty easy to tell a face mush from a move,
@Is_there_vodka_in_heaven .
My coaches would have kicked my @ss if I would have done what many do now (and ADS did in that video), and then my dad would have made it worse.
I talked to the official-very calmly explained the illegality, and the penalties that could/should have been applied (I didn't know extent of injury at that point, although I suspected) and the opposing coach (who is new to that school) apologized to me after the match. I stayed away from the kid, as I like to stay out of jail. I think the coach will explain it to him also. The video will be sent to wrestling officials from the state as a teaching tool, so at least some good may come from it. I don't think my 14 yo takes that long of a view, though