I am involved in High School wrestling and kids wrestling, as are many of you reading this. I love the sport and my 4 year old son appears to love it too. He loves it because it is fun and he is allowed to compete at his own pace. I am excited for him to be able to enter into more novice tournaments as he gets older and learns more than just a double leg! There are numerous more novice tournaments now then there were when I was younger. For this I am greatful. It is amazing how things can change for the better. In regards to a 6&U state, I think the same can be true as well. While the 6&U state that we currently have in Ottawa is nice, why wouldn't we look at trying to make it more organized and orderly. And, more importantly, make it more fair for everyone, all over the state? The easiest and simplest way to do that is to add 6&U to the state tourney. Smoky, with all due respect, if kids are going to get burnt out it is not going to be because the state decides to add 6&U to the state tournament. I think it will further encourage them, becuase now they will know what to expect when it gets to the end of the season. It certainly won't be a crap shoot 64 man bracket that you hope gets seeded half-way correctly. 6&U at the state tourney is a good idea. I don't know exactly how it would look, but it needs to be seriously considered.
