Clubs seem to fall into one, of two, ways of thinking. First you have the coaches who believe “THE CLUB” is the most important thing. These coaches are protective of their wrestlers and don’t want them seeking outside help. They shun outsiders from their wrestling room.

On the other hand you have the coaches who are wrestler orientated, these coaches want all wrestlers to succeed regardless of where the kid lives or what High school he will be attending. These coaches understand when a kid needs to seek out better wrestling partners .

Not letting a kid wrestle for a club because he lives out of district or won’t be attending the right High school is short-sighted and selfish. Are we really that competitive ,that we would deny kids the opportunity to be the best they can be, so we can have a better High school wrestling team!
Elevating all wrestlers should be the goal.