Awww, come on now Mr. Church, what's the matter??? Did your new 19lber not pan out quite the way that you had hoped? And before you get started, this is in no way intended to make it sound like he was recruited away from Campus. I think that you are missing the big picture. The life of a high school student should not be governed by their ability, or lack there of, to compete in any sport or other activity. The purpose of high school is to provide a sound base for students to make a life for themselves after school. You being upset that a kid that transferred and is not eligible to wrestle really shows your true motivations. Instead of being happy that a kid is out of a bad situation at home or at school or in his grades or with the groups of people at his school, you are more concerned that the kid isn't able to help your program. Shouldn't you be more focused on being happy that his grades have improved, his self esteem has gone up, and his relationships with friends, family, teachers and administrators have improved? I know that wrestling means a whole lot to many people, but at some point someone should remind kids that wrestling is not the only thing in life. Yeah, he may not get a chance to compete the rest of this year, in reading Mr. Salyer's response, I would find it hard for him to qualify as a hardship case, but then you might want to look at the fact that maybe he shouldn't have left to begin with. Many parents disagree with coaches, but that shouldn't give them the right to pack up and leave. What kind of message does that send to the kid? "If you don't like your situation, you can always fix it by going somewhere else," instead of "Make the most of what you have, do what YOU can to improve YOUR own situation."
