Maybe you would be amazed to know you don't know what you are talking about!
St.James had nothing to do with the clinic except that the facility was used to host it. NO St. James athletes were in attendance because St. James Academy is a member of the KSHSAA. Their teams compete for state championships (their girls volleyball team finished 2nd in 4A without a senior class!) and my son will do so as well.
Maybe I am in the minority and so are you. The majority is comprised of those who are apathetic. The AD's, board members and others who make up the voting membership of the KSHSAA are more interested in football and basketball. Wrestling is an afterthought. Do you really think Rick Bowden was doing his job to your satisfaction when he failed to negotiate a venue to keep the state championships in one place? Do you really think it makes sense that a Kansas athlete cannot compete in the best wrestling tournaments in the country because of travel restrictions? If you do maybe you thought Stalin was a great leader. The KSHSAA is not a democracy in the truest sense. I guarantee you that the majority of wrestling parents wish the rules were different and that they could have a say or even a vote. Once again you and Sport0 are very wrong in stating that are rules are similiar to those in most states. The KSHSAA is one of the most restrictive organizations in the country. Just check our bordering states. OK and CO both permit coaches to coach year round, athletes to compete in independent tournaments during the season, allow more travel and matches as well.
I am living within the rules but as a taxpayer and registered voter I have the right to fight for a change. That is how our country started (just in case you forgot or you have been too busy studying the advocacy of socialistic practices). I merely posted to get some feedback from some educate responders not realizing that the uneducated zealots would attack my ideas. You show me where I have raged or lived outside of the rules... You need to back off and find your own cause to support. I am not convinced you are in the majority but you have the right to your opinion but you need to educate yourself before you come after me. What have you done to positively impact wrestling? How much of your money have you spent? How much of your time have you given? I guess we will never know because you and Sport0 are cowards who choose to blab but not disclose their identity. You and Sport0 can move too. Move to another country where everything you do is controled by a government agency.
By the way, you would be surprised how much power and influence Gary and Rick have. When was the last time you talked to someone who has sat on the board?
