Smokeycabin, your data is indicative of insight of "intensive wrestling states" that can validate that having a 6 & U State Qualifying series and tournament does not inhibit their State from creating or nurturing "growth" in the Sport. Thank you for your review of data.

Variables of the # of wrestlers & the "end of season #" can be misrepresentative of the "true number of 6 & U's" that are still participating even after 3 weeks of practice (2' USAW/liability/insurance requirements for clubs). Therefore 2,000 wrestlers may not be a valid number come February 2011. Again, these children are Novice or as Missouri calls them Rookie --- presently we have those needs engaged. Not ALL weights @ Ottawa have > 36 wrestlers as well as @ the Novice Series in Derby.

This proposal needs to be further studied rather than "RUSHED" to vote! Voting NO on this proposal and acquiring factual data can allow time to make a more appropriate decision on this proposition.

Last year we "rushed" to the vote of allowing older HS'rs to participate in State.....we should have had a sharp & dramatic increase in the numbers when we had classes that weren't coinciding with HS wt. classes---we gave HS'rs ample opportunity to acquire a State title @ 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160 etc. --- this opportunity made it much easier to "place in State" yet so few HS wrestlers took advantage of it! I am excited to watch the HS State Series this year as it will resemble a "Grand State".