I am going to have to disagree about the four pounds being that big a deal. Four pounds is only a big deal if the coaches and parents make it a big deal.

Josh Parker

While I don’t mind the idea of FS/GR during the season I’m not sure how well they would go over based on the thought of how many clubs have time to teach both and how many would wrestle both. I see several weights being combined.

What are the chances some people get upset with decisions here and start wrestling/building AAU like Missouri does? It probably wouldn’t go over well at 1st but it could build in the long run.

I still believe we need to end earlier just not a month. Regardless of some people sales pitch it will force clubs to start earlier or be behind. Tournaments will start popping up in November no doubt and that is just crazy IMO.

We could definitely re-look the weight classes, the heavy ones that were added this year have little to no participation in the state series.

My biggest concern is splitting the state tournament, this weekend will be a great atmosphere and to take that away and split it up just seems crazy to me.

Oh and I booked a room today at Forbes Super 8 for $79. Yes there are hotels that are way more expensive but anytime/anywhere there is an event that fills a city they are going to raise the rates, check any college or professional sports town, they all do it.

Any update here? Or are we just going to let the Expo contract expire and only have the option to go split, smaller state tournament?

One tournament. 4 days. 64/128 man brackets. For all the marbles. No Subs or District and knocks out 2 weeks earlier roughly. There's your update.....

Has the survey been created or sent out to the membership - covering the topics being voted on in 2 months?


239036 - January, 28 2016 06:50 AM Re: State Series Review Committee Meeting [Re: smokeycabin]
smokeycabin Online content
Member

Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 5074
Loc: Shawnee Kansas
When does the Survey period begin (date) and end (date)? Just wondering so that the entire membership can have time to appropriately respond to the survey. Can the survey questions be added to this talk forum? When will the survey results be provided to the State Body or Clubs? At the state meeting in the fall in late October or November?

I want to be part of the survey and so should you. Be sure to get it to your club members as well.

(If a person wants to participate in the survey but they do not believe their email or their wrestler’s email is on file with USA Wrestling, then they can forward their name, email address, club name, and card number (participant or coach) to Joe Knecht at joe.knecht@gmail.com.

joe.knecht@gmail.com


Edited by smokeycabin (January, 28 2016 07:11 AM)

Here is the survey I received today

1. Do you feel the USAWKS folkstyle season is:
Too Long
Too Short
Just Right
2. Do you favor having the state folkstyle tournament earlier in the year?
Yes
No
No Preference
3. Would you support moving the Kansas Kids State Tournament series to an early date on the calendar (such as February or early March)?
Yes - February
Yes - Early March
No
No Preference
4. Should USAWKS add the 6&U age division to the Kansas Kids State Tournament series?
Yes
No
No Preference
5. Knowing that there is no facility in the state that could handle the 6U age group added to our current state tournament format, if we added 6U which option would you support:
Create two tournament series (for example: 6U, 8U, 10U in one and 12U, 14U, and HS in another).
Lengthen the current format by adding an additional half day to the weekend of wrestling.
Other (please specify)

6. Would it be feasible and supported by you to have the 6U, 8U, 10U age groups complete their state series in February?
Yes
No
No Preference
7. Do you support balanced districts which should have nearly equal number of participants?
Yes
No
No Prefere

I want to be part of the survey and so should you. Be sure to get it to your club members as well.

(If a person wants to participate in the survey but they do not believe their email or their wrestler’s email is on file with USA Wrestling, then they can forward their name, email address, club name, and card number (participant or coach) to Joe Knecht at joe.knecht@gmail.com.

joe.knecht@gmail.com

I don't understand why we are sending out surveys to the general membership. Aren't the representatives who bother to show up to district and the state body meetings a referendum on how the organization should be run? If not, why have meetings at all?

Bump