The kids 1-8 do have some brackets that are round robins and some are not too difficult. Others are full of tough competition. In high school, out of 50 brackets (9-12) only about 4 kansas kids are in the championship finals. There are lots of Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, and Arkansas kids. If they combined all 9 through 12 this would be an incredibly tough tournament. If I was a high school coach in Kansas I would be doing whatever possible to get my kids in this tournament. It may cost a bit more but free clinics by Eric Akin, John Smith, Shawn Charles and many more, plus a free singlet if you make it to the finals and coach's gear cannot be beat. And you may find out that your kids have a lot of work to do to be truly an elite wrestler.
