Hello Brian. I should send you a copy of the email I sent Coach Will Cokeley on the process for Rule recommendations. I will try to explain briefly cause as you know I can get long-winded. All Kansas public and private schools 7-12 that provide extra curricular activities are govnered by KSHSAA. If I as a coach want a rule changed. 1. I submit the change to KWCA class rep. 2. He submits to KWCA Board of Directors. 3. The President of the KWCA then complies all rule recommendations to be passed out the state tournament for all Kansas Head coaches to review. 4. We as rank and file members vote on the rule changes. 5. The recommendations/changes are then collected by the class rep and returned to KWCA president. 6. The KWCA BOD meet a week after state high school tournaments the recommendations/changes are reviewed/tallied for % of yes coaches want or no coaches do not want. 7. President of KWCA reviews the recomemendations with the KCA 8. The KCA presents a package of rule recommendations to KSHSAA staff for reveiw. 9. The staff of KSHSAA and the KCA and KWCA President is invitied to present to the KSHSAA executive board. 10. If a recommendation has the % of votes from membership and with support of KSHSAA staff the items are voted on by the 77 member KSHSAA BOD. I hope this helps you and others understand it is a process and it is extremely diffuclt for me. I serve on four wrestling board and it is very rewarding and I enjoy working for Kansas wrestling. But as a member of KSHSAA BOD it is a diffuclt position and often times I can get lost in all the policy decision making process. I know on the USAW Kansas Kids Board. Many of you would just say Gonzo how in the hell did that rule get in their. Or on the NWHOF Board how do we get a person in to the HOF. Or the KWCA board most of you are very understanding that we are trying to get a dual state passed. But the KSHSAA board it is like living our American Government class our senior year. I think after two years on this board. I might be better suited to work in the Kansas House of Representatives? I learned how to PM today. Ianswered over 20 plus messages. Some as far back as 75 days ago. So you can PM me and I will respond! Now the process I listed above is the one we KWCA have generally followed. But Coach Harris of Baldwin may have some short cuts he used the past two years and this past month our new President James Stout of Abilene. I know he can not wait to get to Topeka with his recommendations. RMG
