As much as I applaud the effort, if the goal is to create a grand state tournament, then I would approach it differently. I would get a well heeled organization (hint, USAWKS-kids), to fund the venue rental for a suitable site. Then I would approach KSHSAA with the following proposal....
1. We will pay the venue rental costs for 2 years.
2. We will not sanction invitational youth tournaments for those dates.
3. We will volunteer all duties as needed for the grunt work (score keeping etc.)
4. We will discourage anyone from taking our high school wrestlers out of state to a real or perceived "national" tournament.
5. All income from this tournament would become the property of KSHSAA for the length of the agreement.
In return, KSHSAA will sanction said tournament and manage or direct it as they do the various State Tournaments. At the end of the two year agreement, if the tournament proves profitable, KSHSAA will assume the venue rental costs for any future tournaments.
With KSHSAA sanctioning, this would allow our high school coaches to work with the under-classmen of course and would likely be better supported by competitors.
