They do place a lot of emphasis on you participating in ALL the 3 big tourneys, Kickoff (not as big as it used to be), Tulsa Nats, and Reno. The first couple of years that Levi went, we attended all 3, the 3rd year we started getting seeded, after lots of those "good draws against the 1 or 2 seed first match". Jack Roller makes you earn your seeds, no doubt, but I also believe those seeding meetings are open, so the OK guys are able to attend and give input. Take it as a compliment, maybe the OK guys put Brady against the 1 seed, thinking he has a shot at taking him out.

Keep on taking him down, you'll eventually earn some respect. No doubt those tourneys are on the path to having a tough HS kid. Not many kids that are worth a hoot, have skipped those tourneys, and still turned out very good. Life lessons down there. The other thing you'll notice, as you feel the hosing you are getting, is slowly but surely, your kid is getting better.......

Rest assured my youngest will start that journey next year, take his beatings, and keep on chugging away, whether he thinks it is doing him any good or not.