The reasons I was given:

1. Problems with some dads coaching their kids. (Don't we have this problem from the start of the season to the end? I contend that some of the finest wrestlers come from dads who tend to be a little on or over the edge.)

2. Kansas coaches not knowing the kids who are participating and needing coached in a match. (The reason we have coaches in the corner is more for safety than any other purpose. 90% of the time a coach is not going to make a difference in the outcome whether he knows the wrestler or doesn't.)

3. The camp encourages team building. (How many of you have watched Vision Quest? Lowden Swain hit it on the head "Guess what coach, I have got news for you. Wrestling is an individual sport!" I like what the camp does for the kids and I still have friends that I made at the Southern Plains Camp in 1977 (which by the way, was OPTIONAL) but I think we need more wrestlers so lets give kids the choice. They should be able to play baseball,soccer,tennis,cricket,rugby,or whatever during the week, work out and hit the tournament on the weekend.)

How many of you would embrace making the FS/GR State Tournament participation mandatory for Southern Plains participation?