My son wrestled 15u/135. All in all a good experience, and typical national level tourney.
PRIORITIES: Great competition, facility, and first aid table/staff (Garret pulled a shoulder muscle, quick and effective care minimized Garret's injury...will recover in another day or two).
Dissappointments: Okay refing (early season rust) and staffing (too many rude, or indifferent staffers, overshadowed the may really nice people).
Irratants: Expensive concessions and poor hospitality policy (can't use the room unless you brought three or more kids). We registered early and specifically confirmed a room at the venue, I later received an email confirmation but failed to note the DoubleTree address. It turned out to be nicer, but it was 20 minutes away.
I think OK provides as good a tourney as we do in KS, or anywhere else for that matter. Yes, you see the occasssional "home field advantage", or even the "greedy", and too often the "rude". BUT I'd want to walk a mile in their shoes, before I would pass any real "judgment" on anyone.
My son and I acheived what we went to accomplish, for a reasonable price, with the typical issues and constraints, surrounded by far more good people than bad. It was a "kick-off"...my son got a read on his national standings and I got a read on my coaching readiness. And, it was good to see everyone again.
