Please help me understand why we continue to put our kids at risk? I know this post will be taken several ways so let me first share that I have tried to reach the Wichita Greater Sports Commission via email & phone and have never heard anything back and now am reaching out to the forum in hopes that someone can justify why I should put our kid’s health at risk by attending this tournament. This event has the potential to be something very special for Kansas and I would argue could rival USJOC but for some reason the WGSC continues to subject kids, families, & coaches to health risk and/or injury. In a nutshell, here were my questions/concerns for the WGSC that have fallen on deaf ears that maybe someone can shine some light on.
1. Why do we continue to put individuals into an environment where the chance of contracting a skin decease is so high? There is no other tournament in the state that has the reputation like the classic and in my opinion is justified.
2. Why do we insist on putting wrestlers on a cold concrete surface covered by aged mats with inadequate cushioning to properly protect our wrestlers? Again I know there will be several different perspectives of this post but please don’t use competiveness or the rational that every tournament has the same issues. I agree the competition is awesome here but no reason to justify putting KIDS/family/coach’s heath at risk. Secondly, if you don’t think there is a higher risk to contract a SEASON ENDING disease than another tourney please PM me that tourney so I can also rearrange our schedule next year.
Bottom line, I am not on here to bash anyone, my intentions from day one was to help make this tournament the best it could be and to keep our KIDS and families safe! Given the proximity to subs we cannot afford to put our wrestlers at risk and personally feel until the WGSC feels it in their pocket book they will not see the need to change the venue. The Derby Wrestling Club will never shy away from good competition however when the unnecessary risk becomes too great it is time to pass. We will pass this year attending what could be a great tourney in hopes that next year it will be in a venue more accommodating to those that are the most important, the kids!
