A stand alone 6 & under state tournament would still require a vote by the state body if it were to be sanctioned by USAWKS.
If a school were to host a Stand Alone 6 & Under state tournament not sanctioned by USAWKS they (the host club)would have to purchase additional outside insurance I assume - so that the school district or facility it was being held in were not liable for some unforeseen problem. The six and under participants still represent only 27% of the total USAWKS organization. I would like to see a poll of the KIDS - NOT THE PARENTS how important a state tournament is to them at 5 or 6 years old. I'll bet you they would want to know if Dippen Dots will be served. I have, informally over the years questioned past wrestlers (who started at 5 or 6 years old and some of them now are in or out of college, in their late 20's early 30's) and their parents about this issue and none of them said that I should change my vote on the 6 & Under State Tournament issue. Maybe, I am asking all the wrong people. There will be time for them to shine in the spot light. They (the current 6 & Unders) will be able to try to get to 10 more kids state tournaments and 4 high school state tournaments by their 18th birthday. The way 6 & Under State is set up now it is an Open tournament and anyone wanting to signup qualifies for state. All 1,847 can sign up for the 6 and under state tournament and be a state qualifier. My son is going into college next year and I did not see 6 & under state qualifier on his latest resume.