2010 2010 - HS 2009 2009 - 16 North 1 569 109 468 70 South 1 632 102 597 98 North 2 557 136 460 70 South 2 454 60 448 49 East 3 418 64 368 41 West 3 460 59 433 48 North 4 428 58 372 56 South 4 469 58 426 34 3987 646 3572 466
In 2010 we saw an increase of 415 wrestlers at the subdistrict tournaments. 180 of the 415 were in the HS division over the previous year's 16U competitors.
I think the HS division offers and opportunity for kids who were not on varsity, who didn't make it to HS state, or who just want to extend their season a few weeks. A large number of the elite level competitors will attend NHSCA Nationals and begin preparing for FS/GR season.
I believe someone stated that changing the 16U to HS was not a successful change. Almost a 39% increase. I don't know about most of you but I would take a 39% increase in my business ANY year!
in 2008 there were 474 16U wrestlers at subs. The data to create a more definitive view of just how the population of wrestlers was comprised is not readily available. It is a simple assumption when we had a trend of about 470 for two years and then we get a jump to 646 in the year that we allow older wrestlers to compete... I wish there was more historic information available but I don't have it. I think it would be quite a reach to say that suddenly 100 more 16U wrestlers wanted to go to subs in 2010. Further, when you look at the card numbers that population doesn't change by 39% so it is very logical to conclude that the change to the age group led to immediate growth.
