Everyone is bashing on the KSHSAA rules. "Let the coaches coach during the off season." Okay, you might have a point but if KSHSAA is really going to go with this then football team will get spring ball. In a lot of states the football teams play 7 on 7 and then spring-ball in the "off-season." Some states have actual practice and games (scrimmages) against other schools during this time.
If Kansas coaches can coach during March, April and May that would be great but here is my problem with that: It creates an unfair advantage between small schools and private/large schools.
Here is why: a small school shares athletes with football, baseball, etc...Now the small school wrestling team loses those kids during that time. Where as large schools(and certain private schools) have more students that are not multi-sport kids. All of these one sport kids now get more mat time.
I know your thinking, "what does it matter? That is why we have classifications." But my real beef with this is the private schools where kids move in to wrestle. Now these kids are getting more mat while other kids in their classification are having to participate in other sports. I think if KSHSAA does this then lets put all private schools in one class.
You guys want KSHSAA to be like every other state but most states have their own class for private schools. That way "Blair Academy" can't compete in "public 3A" and win state every singal year.
I just want a little equality with my competition that's all.
You want to take the freedom to choose away in the spirit of leveling the playing field by holding those who want to excel down? Does that really make sense? "If we cannot compete then lets create rules and regulations to take the freedom to choose away" to paraphrase what you have stated. If coaches want to work with their kids and their wrestlers CHOOSE to work with them then it should be allowed. FS/GR are different styles anyway. Your small school athletes have the freedom to choose whether they play other sports or just wrestle. No one makes them play.
What is your private school beef? Here again you want to take the freedom to choose away! WE private school parents pay a hefty premium to attend the limited number of these institutions in KS. We also pay ALL of our share of taxes that fund YOUR public schools. In effect, WE are lessening the burden on YOUR education system so you should be thankful.
It really is all about choice. You can be the best wrestler you want to be or you can play five sports and sacrifice the highest level you could have obtained.
Kansas Socialism for High School Athletics Association. What a joke.
