The fungus is at any tourn. Chicken pox was at Winfield Tourn. Why isn't anyone concerned with the STATES mandatory out-of bounds lines. What would you have done if the ref or coaches didn't catch your kids going out of bounds onto the hardwood and slams their head into the floor, so far I have been to very few tournys since the STATE has installed this rule that go by it. I would hate to be the ref that this happens to since they are the ones that are supposed to have control of the match. As coaches and Dads we go to the best tourny every Sat. to face the toughest comp. for our sons/daughters and to worry about a fungus that ends their season VS an injury that ends their career/life. It may be far fetched but it is always a possibility. and I'm sure that the Heatlh inspector doesn't come to everybody's tourny and watch to make sure that the 10 year old has washed their hands after using the toilet and then going to serve food at the conc. stand.
Let people go to the tourn and judge for themselves they will either love or hate it depending on were Johnny places.
GREAT COMPETTION thats why we show up from Nov.-April every SAT.

Five confirmed cases, how can you be sure that these five confirmed cases happened at the Classic. Is it possible that it happened in the practice room, in the High School practice room, middle school practice room, or even a previous tournament.
The incubation period for ring worm is 4-14 days. It makes it near to impossible to determine where it was contracted. If you had 5 confirmed cases concerning your wrestlers I would be more concerned about your practice room than the tournaments they are attending. A few facts from the Dept. of Health and Safety regarding ringworm.
Your risk of getting ringworm is higher if:
• You come in contact with a person who has a fungal infection or with a carrier—a person who has the fungi but does not have symptoms.
• You are susceptible to fungal infections or you have had a previous fungal infection.
• You have an impaired immune system due to a disease such as diabetes, AIDS, or cancer.
• You live in a warm, damp climate.
• You wear tight-fitting clothes or you let your skin stay damp for long periods, such as by staying in a wet bathing suit or sweaty workout clothes
You are a wrestler

Incubation Period For Ringworm
Tinea corporis: 4 - 10 days.

Tinea capitis: 10 - 14 days.

Ourkids are at risk to skin disease just because they are wrestlers. I am not convinced that you can prove that the kids from your club contracted a skin disease at the Classic. If other clubs also all of a sudden had an outbreak last year maybe I would be convinced, but so far that is not what is being reported.

I totally agree. Great facts by the way. You can catch ringworm anytime, anywhere. I believe that you cannot prove that the 5 cases came from the Classic. The incubation period is too long. I think you need to look at your practice room. I know we make our son and daughter bathe right after practice. And since my husband is a coach, he has to help with spraying and mopping the mats after practice. I have seen cases of ringworm at other tournaments, and yes, there was chicken pox at Winfield. See, it's everywhere. You just have to have good hygiene to keep from getting anything.

16 and Under 155 will be good. 14 and Under 125 will be good.

We are ALREADY proud of the Classic. There's no "possibly be something Kansas can be proud of" about it.

The boycotts did not seem to hurt the entries- Good luck to everyone this weekend at the CLASSIC.