Start a USA kids/hs program. If your High School is threatening to cut programs. I think the start up cost to form a kids/hs club are $50 to $100 and fill out some paper work. There may be more volunteer hours and but if it is for the kids & love of the sport and what values it teaches then that is what may need to be done. At least the kids would have a supervised outlet a few nights of the week. If it seems simple - it is. Some parents outside of school faculty will have to devote some nights, weekends, and energy. Start with the parents of kids currently on the HS team and work backwords with those kids and their younger siblings - there is the start of your club. They do not have to go to every tournament - find the ones that are close to your town and car pool. Maybe 3 to 5 tournaments per year. This maybe something USA Wrestling Kansas needs to explore and offer a high school only division - Not 16 & under. Grades 9-12 or 10-12. Some 9th graders may qualify for the 14 & under division if they meet the age requirements. I am just trying to think a little a head of the problem. Which maybe coming sooner rather than later - with budget cuts the school districts are proposing.
Last edited by smokeycabin; 02/24/09 07:35 AM.
