This is a reply from Rick Bowden on this issue. This agrees with Top Hat's post.

"The first day that wrestling practice for high school students can begin is November 12, 2007. Since MS/JH interscholastic wrestling teams have wrestling seasons that vary across the state, MS/JH seasons of sport are set by the schools. The KSHSAA has told MS/JH schools with interscholastic wrestling that since they set their own season of sport, that they can set their starting dates for practice within a reasonable time frame. A reasonable time frame means in general that starting practice approximately two weeks prior to the start of a season."



"Prior to a student starting practice with a school team, they may participate in competitions in the same sport. Once a student begins practicing with or attending practices for the school team, they have joined the school team. If after joining the school team the student participates in a non-school team competition in that same sport, they have violated KSHSAA rules."