I'm going to vent here guys,...

Can someone explain why some Kansas schools start wrestling before the first of the year and other schools wrestle after the first of the year? This absolutely kills the level of competition available.

We (Pratt), start our season after the first of the year. We have 7 events planed, nothing local, travel to the same town 3 times (quad,triangular, tourn.), and will more than likely compete against that same team the other 4 events. I would assume the reason we will see the same team over and over is because alot of schools in our area have changed and are wrestling before the first of the year. Did I mention there isn't anything scheduled here in Pratt and we go somewhere else 3 times...............wow.

I've always tried to convince our 7th and 8th graders to wrestle for the middle school, but after seeing this schedule I can understand why a parent would decide not to. I know this has nothing to do with the thread, but I needed a place to vent. Maybe I should talk to our H.S. coach and AD, but nobody wants to be that guy (that pain in a$$ parent that is always stirring the pot). Did I mention we'll more than likely see the same team at every scheduled event, and that we dont have anything scheduled locally?

My son will wrestle middle school. He actually has several of his friends that have never wrestled saying they are going to give it a try. I'm not saying my son is the reason they are going out, but it sure isn't going to hurt.


Rules that need changed..

1- allow the kids to compete with their kids clubs on weekends when the school doesn't have anything planned.

2- get all of Kansas middle schools to start their season prior to the first of the year so the kids can have 2-3 solid months to finish with their kids clubs.

Greg Pelland