I applogize, but this is why i mentioned you in my above point.

in the post this morning we were posting at about the same time, and you make a good statement about looking out for the kids best interest.

you do make good points about setting examples in all of your posts, that is very important.

however when you have 5 referees ( 4 on the forum, plus the one officiating the match) see NO FALL, and two (on video the day of the tournament) see FALL, it doesn't seem so OBVIOUS anymore. deos it?

i would say that i hope this event didn't sway you in your decision to let your son wrestle. The 6u state tournament at Ottawa is not a good tournament for novice wrestlers.

There are too many wrestlers, the venue isn't large enough,the noise and crowd add pressure to young athletes. How much control do you think an umpire would have if there were 20 parents on the base paths screaming during a t-ball game??? The 6u kids should be apart of the Kansas Kids state series just like every other age group. Subs-District- and State are all tough tournaments, but the pressure of combing those into a one day event is too much for the hosts, the coaches, the parents, the officials, and most importantly the kids.