Posted By: doug747
Wichita Classic - 03/10/14 03:15 PM
Since no one else posted anything, I will.
Morning session was finished by a little after 12 Noon, after starting right at 8am.
Afternoon session was finished well before 5:30, after starting at 1:00, as we were finished loading mats, taking down clocks, etc. and I was driving home at 6:30. If we don't add any kids, we can move the start time for the afternoon session up an hour, or at least 30 minutes, and get out sooner.
Just so you keep this in the back of your mind for next year, I believe the Wichita Classic is thinking about doing a novice tourney at the same time next year, like Hays does with their "B" brackets. Nothing confirmed, but the facility can easily handle more kids. We could keep our start times the same, and still be done with both sessions by 5:30-6:00.
Split session tourney made it a very short day for those parents with kids in only one session. Zero down time on the mats, as we moved matches as soon as one mat was finished.
EVERYONE wrestled on full mats. And plenty of room on the floor, even though they did a good job of keeping the floor clear of anyone without an armband.
Great officials.
Only flubbadub was I think whoever ordered the hospitality room food confused Saturday with Fridays in Lent. The tuna sandwiches were good, but you won't catch me eating a "vegetarian" sandwich.....;)
Great awards. Great competition. Lots of Oklahoma kids showed up. No gate fee. Sure you couldn't bring food in, but plenty of parents went to the parking lot to eat lunch.....
And Hartman is a great facility to watch Wrestling in.......
I wish Wichita Classic and Western KS CLassic were able to find a way to be on different weekends, so we weren't competing against each other.
Great job to Steven Foster running the show.
Morning session was finished by a little after 12 Noon, after starting right at 8am.
Afternoon session was finished well before 5:30, after starting at 1:00, as we were finished loading mats, taking down clocks, etc. and I was driving home at 6:30. If we don't add any kids, we can move the start time for the afternoon session up an hour, or at least 30 minutes, and get out sooner.
Just so you keep this in the back of your mind for next year, I believe the Wichita Classic is thinking about doing a novice tourney at the same time next year, like Hays does with their "B" brackets. Nothing confirmed, but the facility can easily handle more kids. We could keep our start times the same, and still be done with both sessions by 5:30-6:00.
Split session tourney made it a very short day for those parents with kids in only one session. Zero down time on the mats, as we moved matches as soon as one mat was finished.
EVERYONE wrestled on full mats. And plenty of room on the floor, even though they did a good job of keeping the floor clear of anyone without an armband.
Great officials.
Only flubbadub was I think whoever ordered the hospitality room food confused Saturday with Fridays in Lent. The tuna sandwiches were good, but you won't catch me eating a "vegetarian" sandwich.....;)
Great awards. Great competition. Lots of Oklahoma kids showed up. No gate fee. Sure you couldn't bring food in, but plenty of parents went to the parking lot to eat lunch.....
And Hartman is a great facility to watch Wrestling in.......
I wish Wichita Classic and Western KS CLassic were able to find a way to be on different weekends, so we weren't competing against each other.
Great job to Steven Foster running the show.