Kirk:

I'm glad you mentioned that about kids not wrestling because of weight-cutting.

In my previous position at Immaculata and now at Maur Hill, numberous kids who might have been pretty good wrestlers were scared off because other people told them they had to cut weight to wrestle. Sometimes I've been able to get those kids turned around. Sometimes not. And that is sad.

We need to be out there promoting what is great about the sport of wrestling: Technique, conditioning, mental toughness, determination and strength. Weight-cutting isn't on the list, and it never should be.