I just made a reply post on the Kids page that I wanted to make mention of here. It was in regards to High School and Jr. High Kids not being able to attend the clinic for Tyler Graebner. At some point, something has to be done to ease and change some of the crazy rules in this state.

I love Kansas so don't want to hear any of the things I used to hear about how if I don't like it I can move back to Oklahoma. I just have issues with some of the rules that prohibit our kids from participating in a clinic even from a spectator perspective. There are other things as well but our wrestlers are treated, I believe unfairly.

Here is my response to the post on the other thread.

Just a note, that new photo's of the event are up at the http://www.tylergraebner.com web site. Please make sure to visit them and leave a comment in the guestbook for Tyler.

Ms. Jenni, it would have been nice to hear more from Danny Hodge. It was something to see the kids flocking to him, knowing of what he has done in the sport. For those not there you missed an incredible evening.

I want to also comment on the comment regarding our High School and Jr. High wrestlers. Something has to be done to allow them to participate in events like this, even if it means they can only go and watch. It is a shame that this many legends and great wrestlers can be in a room and our Jr. High and High School Wrestlers can't even be in the room to meet the very people they have had posters of on their walls for years.

I love Kansas, I hope people here know that by now. I love it enough to see that certain things change that hinder our wrestlers and participants in other sports like Track, Swimming and others. Rules that prohibit a athlete from going and watching legends of the sport are crazy. Imagine if Dr. J., Michael Jordon, Shaq, LeBron James and others came to town to do a $10 basketball clinic to help a kid with cancer and our high school and Jr. High athletes couldn't go. We have had the equivalent of that twice now for wrestling and our kids couldn't go and just watch, we are not talking about “participating” we are talking about “watching”. I hate to say it, and don't want this to be a soap box at this point, but I truly have to wonder if the KSHAA in the implementation of some of these rules really have the best interest of our kids at heart. Enough for now on that subject which will get me going about as strongly as I have with issues regarding Tyler.