Sportfan02-I am curious what your take would be on this...
Say your son is the 152lb HS state champ from last year. He is fired up and ready to wrestle this year at 160. The coach finds out after looking at this years team that there is one other kid who is not as good at 160 and nobody at 171. He asks your son for the good of the team to wrestle 171 because he could handle it better. This would greatly reduce your sons chances of repeating as state champ but help the team. Would you object?
Chris Hernandez did just this in 1990. He was State Champion at 152, in 1989. In 1990 he weighed about 165. He wrestled 171 and won state. The wrestler who would have been behind him on the team placed 2nd at 160. The next year Chris won State at 160. Now, not all wrestlers could have done this but Chris could and did, helping the team considerably.
I'm a huge fan of Team and Specifically Ark City Wrestling. Everybody has to do what they think is best for their situation. Back in the late 80's and through the 90's there was no better practice room than the Ark City practice room, so we didn't have to go looking for better practice partners. That made it an easy decision.
I do take Jake to other practice rooms, but not when Ark City is practicing. And when the time comes he will wrestle for the Middle School. I'm not saying this is right or wrong but what we will do to support Ark City wrestling.
