Iowa Fan did you attend the Folkstyle Nationals? I have made comments on this on the Oklahoma Vs. Kansas thread and made mention of the possibiolity of using the weigh in room for extra mats. Well they did this at the Nationals. They could do the U6 and Cadet Division at state with out any additional time being added.. The bottom line is that Kansas Wrestling should support what the majority of PARTICIPANTS want on this issue. It would be interesting to know after the discussions the specific clubs who were opposed. If there was an open voting process the thing might pass, especially when considering the flack that came from those individuals and clubs who did support the issue. To say though that it is already offered and that 5 year olds can compete in a U8 division is, I believe, unrealistic and unfair. It would be interesting to hear of the legalities of this, offering different benefits and qualifications for different groups based solely on age from an attorney. I am solely against Title IX but bad law's often get passed by organizations or individuals not acting appropriately in the first place. If colleges and High Schools had seen the benefit of women's sports this law may have never been passed. It would be a shame to see something like this eventually force itself upon us because of an unwillingness to offer it. By the way and for the record, I don't have a U6 wrestler in my family and probably never will again. One additional comment here, the continuation of the "fight" for this division I believe is worth it. I can think of numerous times in life people have had to fight hard and continually to get something right passed, and it just seems to me that when paying the same price the same benefits, against the same age group of kids is fair.
