Mike,
Some of us don't have a problem with the regulation regarding dual participation.
I for one have a problem with these national sports events from the standpoint, that it makes representing school seem ho hum. Many years ago I was speaking with a parent of a wrestler who had just entered high school and this parent told me how much they were going to miss going to Tulsa Nationals that year. I was amazed that someone would consider it a step down to represent their school on the varsity team as a freshmen. This freshmen by the way went on to win the state tournament that year. We are now having high school basketball and football games televised, what's next middle school? We tell kids to wait to have sex or drink alcohol until they are adults but yet we are pushing them in many other areas to grow up fast. Our club, like others, has had a number of kids participate in these national events and the largest percentage were either academically ineligble or burned out by the time they got to high school.
Like others have told you I don't think you will get the regulation changed. The easiest way to be able to participate in both is if your school/league changes their season to conform with the later season that alot of middle schools use. Then it's a simple matter of an agreement with your coach for the students wrestling kids to report for practice following Tulsa. I would suggest that now is a good time for this to happen due to the Chisolm Trail League so graciously allowing the Ark Valley to join us (gig intended). This merger may allow for a shake-up of the middle school leagues as well. I would like to see, where possible, the middle school leagues include the same schools as the high school leagues in order to build rivalries and school pride at an early age.