3. I do not believe that a high school state champion is furthering his skills by wrestling 7th and 8th graders after winning a high school title.
4. I believe that the most effective way for high school wrestlers to further their skills is to extend their folkstyle season in the "grand state" style HS division OR get right to work on the FS/GR styles. It is certainly not better for them to "dial down" the competition with MS kids.
Do you have an answer as to why every state that has answered my e-mails so far feels the same way I do? Is your position helping or hurting our development?
Are you sure its not a case of you agreeing with them and not them agreeing with you? Sometimes different means different , not better! Are you suggesting that if for the last 5 years we would of not allowed freshmen, that fall into the 14U age division, to wrestle in our folk style tournament, that our freestyle results would have been significantly different!! Sorry, I don’t see the cause and effect. Therefore, I don’t believe my stance, or yours, on this issue is having any effect on the development of Kansas wrestlers as it relates to the "National Stage"
