If you have kids with varying levels of skills you tailor your schedule to improve them all. I, for one, don't want to wrestle anyone more than once during the season so mix it up. I don't believe in going with the same schedule year in and year out. I don't believe in wrestling kids multiple times. I think my position speaks for itself. JW, tell me how sending competitive wrestlers whether they are called varsity 1, varsity 2, or JV makes KS wrestling worse? Chanute left to go to Perry, OK to seek tougher competition so direct that question to Andy Albright. Gardner must have felt the same way about the tournament they wanted to attend. I think travel makes the sport more attractive to the athletes as well. Time in a van with your teammates and sharing a hotel room is quality team bonding. A life time of memories you don't get by being dropped off at the nearest tournament every weekend. I would hope every team has goals that go something like this: qualify as many as state as we can, get each wrestler ready to place as high as they can and then the team score will take care of itself. Of course staying healthy and academically eligible comes into play as well. State is the ultimate goal. It is a two day, individual event with two weigh ins. It requires two nights in hotels. How do you prepare for that? Go to as many two day events which require two weigh ins and overnight stays! Pretty simple. Wrestle kids who are the toughest you can find in venues that will make state seem less intimidating. There you go... the secret formula.