Originally Posted By: sportsfan02
Originally Posted By: Jeff Smith
Sporto, perhaps you can provide "proof or evidence" that the current rules are best for our kids. Please enlighten us!

I provided my evidence in my original post. Those are hard facts based on results. I didn't say the current system was "best", rather I said wrestling middle school didn't impede our wrestlers progress or development.


This is slight twisting of the words. Middle school wrestling does NOT impede wrestlers progress and development, per se. The KSHSAA regulations applied to middle school wrestle absolutely impedes the progress and development of wrestling, both specifically and in general. There are ZERO legitmate reasons to prevent kids from getting outside instruction or attending outside events during the MS season. My proposal was to have the option to do both so that "club wrestlers" can do both without being exposed to KSHSAA sanctions. No one has ever justified the application these ridiculous restrictions. When you don't allow choice and there is no common sense behind the regulations it is time to remove the restrictions.


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