Our son a middle school student does not participate in the middle school wrestling program for many of the reasons listed above. I don't understand Kansas. If you have a look at the Oklahoma wrestling programs youth and high school both, even the High School teams are allowed to participate at a National level as a team! What is the benefit of Kansas limiting these athletes to only participate in their league? The resource is present to allow our Kansas wrestlers to reach beyond by competing with a whole Nation. Why hold our wrestlers back? In addition, the friendships and bonds my family has made over the past 6 years of competing nationally are PRICELESS!!! I would have to say that we have more friends ABROAD the USA than we have in our own hometown. I can deeply understand missing the National tournaments.
