I do not know if any body else is running for the position. A couple of informational notes about myself.
1. I will not be at the State tournament unfortunately in June. I will be in Florida with my wife and step son. My step son leaves for the Persian Gulf on the USS Roosevelt destroyer on the 7th that Monday and we are going to visit him that week before. It has been a long time since I've missed a Freestyle/Greco State tournament but with the war and everything family will have to come first.
2. I would be willing to share the position with someone like Kit and Richard did. Being on the staff for the last two years I have watched the work that needs to be done to do the job properly. It is no easy task. Many things to do from oganizing practices at the camp and the tournament, going to meetings and filling out paperwork to making tough decisions on discipline and other matters. (that's just the tip of it)
I feel I could do the job by myself, I just want to do what would be best for the Kansas Cadet National Team. We have had alot of success lately and I just want to make sure that keeps getting better and going strong.
3. If made the Director, as for the staff, I would keep it close to the same if all parties are willing. I would also like to add or have an at-large staff member each year to be picked after we find out who the team will consists of. This would be mainly to give the posibility of a local coach who has a large number of kids on the team help with the input to prepare the kids for the national tournaments; duals or Fargo. I would use the existing staff to make a committee decision on the coach.
3. Last, I would hope to work with Richard this year to help learn the full responsibilities, asked questions from Mike Garcia, Richard Frakes, and other past directors for input to keep the success growing.
Finally, the way I look at it. If I get voted in from unfortunately not being there, I take it that my Kansas Wrestling family wants me to help lead them in positive manner and I will work my hardest to make them proud. If not, I will be very happy to just be on the staff, helping in any capacity, making Kansas Cadets better wrestlers and youngmen.
Coach Peterman
