The committee membership consists of: Currently active coaches, school principals, A.D.s, school superintendents, two doctors with strong backgrounds in wrestling, and an athletic trainer. Also sitting in on several meetings were the Nebraska (now with the National Federation) and Iowa wrestling equivalents to Rick Bowden. I am not 100% sure what "Gary wanted" from this committee, but I am pretty sure he wanted us to adopt the National Federation plan--he did not get that.
The KSHSAA does not "govern" the KWCA; the KWCA is not a part of the KSHSAA. It and the other Kansas coaching associations are advisory to the KSHSAA.
The KSHSAA governs its member SCHOOLS. Elected representatives, of those schools, (BOE members, Principals, Supt.s; and A.D.s) make up the different components of the KSHSAA. You seem to think that all who work in public schools think and act alike and do whatever someone in Topeka says to do; that is certainly no true. Further the Sarbanes Oxley law is not applicable in this situation as this is a dynamic organization (that is a regular infusion of new persons into the elected leadership roles).
Not sure what big school--small school has to do with your concerns. No doubt there are those in small schools who agree with some or all of your "suggestions" for "improvement" and there are some, no doubt, in the big schools who disagree with you. What is at issue has nothing to do with size of school, it is about perspective and balance. We have had that discussion before and there is no need to revisit it.
My sole reason for the first post of this thread was simply to inform coaches and athletes of upcoming rule changes; in the past some have voiced concern that these kinds of changes have not been communicated in a timely manner. These are changes to existing rules, so, as such are not ground breaking. However, they ARE significant as they relate to the current rules.
I will not visit the forum for the rest of the summer; will see you all in the fall.
Greg Mann, Norton
Last edited by Egg; 06/21/08 07:24 PM.
