Most six and under kids were ready to be done and this tournament drags the season out far too long. I strongly support holding it on the Sunday after the High School state tournament. No early weigh in, no conflict with Districts, no arguments. It needs to be held in the central part of the state to be fair to the 380 six and under kids from District 4. The Salina Bi Center would be perfect. The mats will be there from 4A state and there is plenty of hotel space for a one age group tournament. What does everyone think of this idea? I know there is a wildcat (meaning that it is outside of the USA Supported State Tournament) proposition out there to hold it the day after districts next year in the Expo Center in Topeka. That is nice but I would love to see the wealth spread around the state. Topeka has at least three kids open tournaments, a few novice events, and Kids State. This proposal would give them three more events. We might as well rent an apartment for the month of March, it would be cheeper than the hotel rooms. The JCWC and Topeka Vikings are already hosting the District tournament, the Ottawa Wrestling Club has an open so maybe the Smokey Valley Club and some of the others can pitch in and host six and under state in Salina. On top of that someone brought up how it lessons the "specialness" of going to state. I agree with that being a major issue we should consider. If we take our kids to the same place state is held when they are five, what do they have to look forward to? Bottom line is that we need to shorten the season for six and unders and this doesn't do it.
