Last year, our Cadet Duals team went to Rochester Minnesota to compete. The wrestlers were charged $450 each on top of what the state chipped in to fund the trip. This year, against a lot of complaints, the Cadet duals was moved to Daytona Florida. We have looked into airfare, then renting vans, etc, and would probably have to charge at least $850-900 per kid to make that work. Or if we chartered a bus, it would probably be a similar amount charged per kid. Another option would be to charge approx. $650 per kid and take three 15 passenger vans. We would have camp from Saturday June 11th thru Monday morning (at Andale if need be) June 13th, and leave Monday mid to late morning. Drive halfway or so, spend the night, then finish the drive in time for weighins on Tuesday June 14th. We would wrestle Tuesday, Wed, Thurs, Fri, and the placement duals would take place on Saturday. We would drive part way back on Saturday, then finish the drive and arrive home late on Sunday evening. The amount of time the kids would be gone is pretty much the same, just more travel time, and less camp time.

Another option would be, in an effort to both save money, and send a message to the folks that moved the venue, is to take a Cadet roster to Oklahoma City for the Junior Duals, which are June 23-27th. This would probably only cost about $350 per kid. Hopefully we wouldn’t have anyone back down from the challenge of wrestling older kids, and still be able to fill a roster. It would be nice and close at OKC, so more parents could go and watch. But it would also be brutal, even more so than a typical schoolboy or Cadet duals trip. It would be an excellent learning experience for the kids. I have no doubt that we can still find some success, it will just be harder. It would also prepare them for the following year, when they are a true Junior aged kid.

So what I’d like is to hear feedback from potential CADET kids/parents only, as to what they would prefer.

Options:
A-Fly to florida, rent vans, spend $850-900 per kid to send them to Cadet Duals
B-Charter a bus, spend $850-900 per kid to send them to Daytona for Cadet Duals
C-Take three 15 passenger vans, spend $650 approximately to send them to Daytona for Cadet Duals
D-Take a Cadet team to OKC for Junior Duals, and spend approximately $350 per kid.

No matter what Team Kansas does, count Levi in. We’ll scrounge up the money for the expensive trip, or go to OKC and get it on with the Juniors. Now, let’s hear some feedback.

Thanks
Doug