Curious as to how many of our club coaches, club leaders and high school coaches in each district would like to see the kids season shortened? And what impact do you think the length of the kids season has on our Fr/Gr success as a whole?

Dave,

I would love to see the Season Shortened. Jake wrestled the least amount of matches he has since we started and he had more success and enjoyed this year more than any other. I don't know if this has to do with maturity on his part or easing up on mine, possibly both.

I do not think that shortening or lengthing the season will help Freestyle and Greco. These two styles are just not as popular as folkstyle. They have to compete with Baseball, Track, Golf, 4H with County Fairs, Family Vacations, and wrestling year round is hard to do. Folkstyle only has to compete against Basketball, which for most is a very easy decision. Alot of people look at Freestyle and Greco as lengthing their wrestling season which is already too long.

My Two Cents...I'm sure I will add more. ;-)
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Unnecessary Roughness is Necessary

I agree with Chad, shortening the Folkstyle season will have little to no effect on FR/GR participation come April.

Also, when speaking of shortening the Folkstyle season, we need to thoroughly think through all the pros/cons. For example, the Kickoff Classic in early November is a very popular tourney for Kansas kids. Further, Iowa Nationals, Reno Worlds, Elementary duals, Schoolboy Duals, etc. are very popular in April.

Therefore, if the Folkstyle season is shortened, let’s ensure all Kansas kids have the opportunity to proper training facilities and coaching to prepare for these tourneys. My guess is that some will and some won't. If not, then we will begin experiencing negative effects on Folkstyle.

I'm not saying it wouldn't work, it would just take a whole lot of thinking and planning.

Max Fisher
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