Steve Fraser described a wrestling problem but it is more or less an example of the American attitude. Pompous and arrogant. "Who cares what the rest of the world is doing!" I have seen the same attitude rise up at many of the Kansas Kids meetings. The FS/GR bashers are on our board and we elected them. How many exec board members do you see after folkstyle state? A strong movement starts at the top with good leadership.

Who are we to think that our little country should snub our nose at the rest of the world? We are the ONLY country that wrestles more Folkstyle than either of the other two styles. How great would we be if Freestyle was the primary style?

The rest of the world isn't going to change so we need to support FS/GR wrestling in every way that we can. It starts NOW. If your wrestler isn't playing baseball keep him in a room somewhere in KS for at least two nights a week and take them to a tournament or two. Take them to Towanda and give them a chance to win a Kansas Triple Crown jacket. Take them to Hays to wrestle in Southern Plains. Try out for the Schoolboy, Cadet, or Junior Dual team. We get to take three to five wrestlers per weight, per style to Fargo, ND for the biggest high school tournament in the US. We never take close to a full roster. Lets get our wrestlers more involved! A couple of Olympics back there were five Wisconsin wrestlers on the two Olympic teams. How cool would it be if we could have two or three Kansans?? Support the dream!