Dear Marvin:
I agree we should do a better job of posting the results.
I agreed to post District II results as in years past, our particular District has had problems in this area, and I was the number one (1) vocal critic. I put up so I would shut up. I did not have a child participating in the tournament, so my participation is a true volunteer effort.
Please understand I am not being critical of you, however it appears to me you have never compiled the results, or attempted to discern anothers hand writing to determine exactly what the spelling of a wrestlers name is on the entry form provided by USAW Kansas. The entry forms require manually writing the qualifiers name onto the forms.
I began compiling the District II North results, which I did not receive until 06:30 P.M., at approximately 07:00 P.M. and finished at approximately 09:00 P.M.; I began the South results at approximately 02:30 A.M. this morning and completed the South at 05:00 A.M.
At any given time, I had five (5) open windows to the Ark City, Bulldog, Derby, Rose Hill, and SEK Tournament results page to assist me to decipher a particular wrestler's correct spelling of their name, and sometimes even the correct club. I have a new crink in my neck from tilting my head in the same direction as the handwriting (laugh). It is very easy to complain, however until you have actually performed the duty, you do not know how much time is involved.
I readily admit I could have completed the process in much less time, however I believe it to be important to have the wrestler's name spelled correctly, as I am sure, with your last name, you can appreciate.
Until all tournaments are automated, this process will remain time consuming, cumbersome, and difficult to find volunteers to perform the duty.
As a group, we should initiate discussion with the Corporate Board and the Executive Council of USAWA Wrestling Kansas to purchase the necessary software, to be owned by USAWA Wrestling Kansas and distributed to each District, and place a condition on the club hosting the Sub-district and the District Tournament to use the software.
In order to receive the type of instant results many of us desire, this appears to me to be the answer.
