Sounds like a good tournament that will grow over time. Had conflicts this year..would have liked to see a Sunday Tournament as I have HS wrestlers!
Also to comment on parking and cooler-concessions. Have attended USJOC and Tulsa Nationals the past 3years..no parking fees, the concessions are very nice...but you are allowed to bring coolers (as much as you need) into the seating area. It is very nice to be able to feed your wrestler or give him/her a drink without spending $3.50 per drink! It allows you to purchase a Slushy later in the day just to enjoy! Hopefully some of the bigger Tournaments in Kansas like Sprawl Nationals, Park City Classic, Salina....to name a few...would give everyone a break and allow coolers into the facility...seating area included! Don't mind the entry fee or the drive. Will try to attend next year to form my own opinion.
Kim Lovvorn
Would like to know how many entries? Heard some had only 3kids in there brackets?
Unfortunately, organizers cannot change the rules of a venue in regards to allowing coolers, etc. These are part of the contracts that are signed and the venue owner takes the concession revenue by not allowing coolers into the event. The only way to be able to change this would be to have the owners of the venues change their rules, but that is most likely not going to happen. As for the entries, the entries were a little low with about 325 entries total. Had several scratches so I cannot be for sure what the total entries were after the scratches. For the amount of entries we had, I felt that the tournament was a building block for years to come. We will be securing a date with the arena again for next year as soon as possible and we will let everyone know when that date is so everyone can plan accordingly (meaning we don't want to step on anyone's date) Look for more information on this tournament for next year in the weeks to come!
BTW I am going to post the results in a different thread.
Sincerely,
Craig Gash
