I disagree that coach's should pay "more" for a hospitality room. If the coach deserves to be on the floor, then the coach should be on the floor coaching. If the coach on the floor is not acting with the correct wrestling ethics as described in the rules, then that coach should be removed from the floor. Part of this discussion is about preventing the wrong person from getting a coach's pass. Well, just in case anyone missed the news this week...gun control doesn't work either!

$100 bucks! To coach! Are you kidding me!!! These ridiculously high prices that some national tournaments are charging for "coach's passes" are out of control and will eventually cause them to loose participation. I already have to pay $7 for my kid to eat a burger or $3.50 for a slice of pizza at State. While I'm on the subject of concessions, can the wrestling community influence the Expo Center to carry a better slection of food at the concession stands that we as coach's and parents can feed our wrestlers between matches (since I can't bring in a cooler)...I'm thinking something a little healthier than nacho's with cheeze and not as heavy as a slice of pizza? Nutrition is a huge part of wrestling (ie...to cut or not cut weight) after all, it just makes sense that we could have available a little healthier food selection.

So can anyone tell me, why can't the state afford a good hospitality room for coach's & table workers like most other sites without hitting us up for more $$? It would seem to me that as the state tournament, it is the marquee tournament of the year, and so everything around it should be also...to include the hospitality rooom for the coach's and table workers. Ottawa did a fantastic job for D1 Districts and it sounds like others did as well. I don't remember paying any additional for that (Ottawa hospitality room).

Phil McComb