I agree it sure does put it in perspective. My prayers are with him and his family.

I am surprised Mark was hired to do the 6U State. It would be difficult for anyone to make the adjustment from the FILA level to the wild scrambles you get at a 6U mat. On top of that, there is siginficant liability involved, if Mark tripped and fell he would crush almost any pair of 6U wrestlers.

I think, from reading this stream, it is time to consider, seriously, moving this tournament to the Salina Bicentennial Arena. 2013, the Sunday after 4A state.

Agreed with every word Will!

agree. i talked to a couple that had a kid place. they still had to drive to hugoton. i think she said it was a 7 hour drive and it was already 8:00 in Ottawa so that puts them home at around 3:00am and have to work on Monday morning. Not real fond of the Bi-centenial rules of not being able to bring in even a bottle of water though. like the building site but those rules suck.

I am not going to comment on the video, and I was not there. But one question I have is. Why do many tournaments put their least experienced officials on the 6u mats? I agree these would be a nightmare to officiate, so wouldn't it make since to put your experienced refs here. I know this has been a question among many coaches at different tournaments.

I have been reading this post for so long now it makes my head spin. My vote is to LET IT GO. IT IS OVER. There are so many other things to worry about in this world. Unless you call the kids back to the mat IT IS OVER. Sorry just had to vent....

I will do all i can to get that relaxed but it might not be possible.