The soulution is simple, but it is going to hurt alot go egos. There are too many clubs. District 1 has at least 18 clubs that should join together with other clubs, bringing the total club count to around 62 instead of 76. District 2 has about 17 clubs that should join together with other clubs, bringing the total club count to around 32. District 3 has 7 and District 4 has 4. I am guesstimating on District 1, 3, and 4. There could be more.

If District 2 had a club count of 32...2 clubs from the District could have a tournament each week. Take out 3 clubs for Subs and Districts and there would be more than enough weekends to go around.

The problem is people can't get along and divide off into way too many clubs. I believe that the more wrestlers and coaches that are in a club, the stronger the club. Examples; Brawlers, East Kansas, Garden City Greater Gold, Goddard, Derby, TOHK, Ark City, Salina, Bonner Springs, and SEK Jr. Comets. Those were the top 10 placers at State or the top 5% of clubs. These all have a good number of kids in the room with Coaches that get along.

If we want Kansas wrestling to get better, we need to quit dividing good wrestling partners and good coaches up into so many clubs. Bring them together to make each other better. So what if your kid is not the best in the room. Don't divide off so that he is, be grateful there are kids better in the room to push him. As East Kansas motto goes, "Steel sharpens Steel".

Last edited by Beeson; 04/05/10 11:58 AM.

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