My intent was not negativity. It is unfortunate that anyone would assume that. But, when your entry says it will allow the first 400 entries and you allow 100 more wrestlers that = too many. There are limits for reasons. Reasons like the number of mats and fire and safety issues. Yes it is great to have good competitive wrestling. And there was definitely that. The tournament was ran well. I never complained about that either. I am definitely not a miserable person and that is a very negative thing to say. To assume a person is miserable because they state the truth really reflects on the other person. If you have noticed, I have given positive feedback concerning this tournament on other threads. I merely stated the fact that there were too many people in the building. Can you really dispute that?
I know nearly everyone in the Chanute Club. There were numerous Chanute Club members that stated the very same concerns that day. When you figure you have 100 extra participants and say, each participant brings only 2 people with them...thats 300 extra people that wouldn't have been in the building. That's great if you're selling concessions and collecting entries but not so great if you are concerned about fire and safety issues. And yes, if this was my clubs tournament I would have been disappointed that we accepted 100 entries over our limit. I think that is a difficult thing to do but limits are set for a reason. Yes, our club would enjoy the extra $$ but is it worth it in the long run?