Brian, I had no intent of replying to his message but am glad that you included the post. I think all of us should remember that we are talking about kids wrestling and that one of the things we need to do is consider that kids are going to be kids. Whoever said; “that words will never hurt,” were liars. I have seen parents become inappropriate at times, and know that I myself have been. This reminds me of how we can sometimes say things that hurt kids. It is unbelievable that a club would have the courage to deny a girl the right to participate now a days. I don't know who that club is but I do know that if they were ever challenged on this they could be in some serious trouble. To deny a child a right to participate because of a macho attitude is ignorant and backwoods. It is the same type of attitude that condones hazing and is one that should be wiped away from our sport. At one time basketball used to only be a man's sport but look at it now, it has grown into a sport on its own merit, and so will women's wrestling. I think it is important to realize that women's wrestling can help raise the popularity of the sport and help the sport in general which will benefit all wrestlers. It is a sad commentary that some would be so ignorant. Tell your daughter that she needs to stick with it if she loves it and that there are many out here who are pulling for her. The truth of the matter is, that unless things change, a good girls wrestler has a better chance at a college scholarship in wrestling than does a good boy's wrestler. I know that after reading this post, the next time I see a girl wrestling, I will applaud her.