That was a general statement....not directed towards your post!
Most of the people trying to make changes were elite wrestlers or Father's of elite wrestlers. That is not a bad thing. The reason they are or were elite is because they have spent many years in our state wrestling system so they are experienced. Most 1st and 2nd year parents have no idea why a change is even needed.
I just don't want to lose sight of the fact that the MAIN GOAL SHOULD BE TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION! The more kids that participate the more elite wrestlers we will eventually have.
The more "tolerable" the season is, the more participation we will have. Let's not forget how much of a toll the long season takes on parents. There is such a thing as parent burnout also.
So I agree that theoretically, the more participation we have, the more elite kids we should have. Of course the amount of work they put in will be the determining factor. Having the 6,8,10 state tourney earlier will give options to those that want to head into baseball, and the later national events will give the ones that want to keep wrestling, that opportunity.
There are a lot of kids that don't become "elite" wrestlers until they hit high school, so we want to make sure we don't lose them before that. Right now, it is somewhat "required" to wrestle thru at least the 3rd week of March. This moves that "required" date up over a month, while still allowing them to continue after that date.
