Will Cokeley
(708)267-6615
willcokeley@gmail.com
SFGD – State Freestyle/Greco Director


“What doesn't support my position Sean?
Sean, you have NO arguement against this tournament proposal. You are arguing against having 6U kids involved in sports at all. That is a different debate for a different time. “

I am not opposed to 6 & under/and older novice wrestling at all - Our six and under and older novice season is generally over in Febraury after 3 months.
A) December is introduction to wrestling
B) January is continued development and a few matches & dippin dots normally Round Robin tournaments
C) February is continued development and a few matches and some more dippin dots Normally Round Robin tournaments
D) Late February and March I encourage the parents of the 6 & unders and other Novice Kids to take their kids to watch some championship wrestling (HS & Kids Subs, districts, & state) to help prepare them for the environment in the years to come.
E) we never schedule any tournaments on HS state weekend and I encourage all our kids to go watch HS State in order to prepare them for the high school environment and that level of competition - and all kids Open and Novice are encouraged to watch some championship HS wrestling at KSHSAA State.

“What doesn't support my position Sean?

1) Championship Wrestling State Series for 6 & under is the debate and the time is now.

2) USA Wrestling our National governing body’s established weight classes
USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Wrestling
Our Mission, Vision & Values
Why does our National governing body - USA Wrestling use these weights and ages for tournament CHAMPIONSHIP series? I am sure they have lots experience, knowledge, and discussion on establishing the age weight divisions for championship series wrestling.

USA Wrestling
2010 AGE DIVISIONS and WEIGHT CLASSES
http://themat.com/forms/Weights.pdf




3) NWCA – National Wrestling Coaches Association • Recognition of when and how to introduce students at various ages to competition.

For those who are not familiar with the NWCA - It is the National Wrestling Coaches Association

Link: For more information
http://www.nwcaonline.com/NWCAWebSite/coachingdevelopment/recruitment.aspx


• Best practices for motivating student-wrestlers at various ages.
• Concepts for keeping wrestling “fun.”
• Ideas on how to provide student-wrestlers with constructive feedback.
• Recognition of when and how to introduce students at various ages to competition.
Link: For more information
http://www.nwcaonline.com/NWCAWebSite/coachingdevelopment/recruitment.aspx

And thank you Mr. Cokeley for calling me by my first name.

Sean McCarthy
STA Kids Club