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#14129 02/21/05 04:01 AM
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I think the the age rule is a great advantage to some of the kids in this situation. I think the rule should stay the same, but when subs, district, and state come, they should be required to wrestle their actual age, it shouldn't matter when their birthday falls. I'm not sure if this is even a possibity, or if anyone else feels this is to great an advantage, because we all know what a year can make. Anyone else have any suggestions or comments?

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It doesn't matter when the cut off date is someone will always have the advantage.

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When you are in junior high and high school, age doesn't matter. Better start preparing them now.

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yea no kidding

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I agree with the others. If you go by your age the day of subs, there will always be someone who would have aged out of that group the next day and someone who just aged in the day before. A two-year spread is a two-year spread no matter where you cut it off. There will always be those who catch the good end of it and the bad end. Lemon has a very good point as well. When you walk out on the mat against seniors as a freshman, that can be a very big difference. Shielding them from this at a younger age doesn't do them any favors. The gap only gets bigger in high school and it's best to be as prepared as possible, because it's still quite a wake-up call.

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The good thing about the way the age division works, is that every thing comes full circle. While your son or daughter may be wrestling kids that may even be up to 1 1/2 years older this year, next year , your kid will be the older one and will enjoy the age "advantage". As they get older, age makes less and less difference. Listen, learn, practice hard and close the gap!

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I have always been curious why Sept 1 and not Jan 1. All of the USA events are age grouped by year born not Sept 1. When did KS decide to use Sept 1 and why?


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My thought as to why it is September 1 and not January 1 in Kansas is to mimic the school system in Kansas. Don't know for sure but that is what I think.


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