I never thought smokey needed defended nor did I question his time in the sport. I asked for personal positive experiences from the poster who started the thread. Was honestly only trying to add to solutions for the questions smokey was asking. Never questioned his love or passion for the sport. Individual experiences that others can learn from are what grows the sport. If asking a related questions to the topic is off limits, then we really are in trouble. Most if not all who post & or read KWCA forum page have been involved in KS wrestling most if not all our lives.

Seems like most sports are down across the board in participation #'s, not just wrestling. Not every state is down in wrestling numbers either, there are many that have grown in numbers. Has KS Wrestling reached out to states like Texas that have grown significantly? What is working for the most successful states?

Particpation numbers in 1969/70 226,681
Participation numbers in 2016/17 259,391