In my mind this tournament is set up to give the kids an opportunity to wrestle off for a spot and have some state bragging rights. It is a big wrestle off for an AAU dual team, schoolboy duals, establishing some head to head matches for 3 grades and possibly 4 or 5 age groups rather than 2 age groups.
Coaches taking the kids to the national duals want to make sure
the guys are capable of making weight. It is also a good way to make sure kids aren't cutting to much weight or to find out how much they are cutting from week to week. It is the Kansas Middle School state tournament and Kansas middle school national team trials all in one.