Obviously a vast majority of us are not pleased with the currently proposed solution. It may be too late, but we can't let this go silently. I have attached an alternate proposal for this post season. The only chance we have to turn this thing around, if there is any at all, is to start asking for the same thing. I am urging all of you to read through this proposal and get behind it. 

The attached proposal outlines why the current solution is not acceptable. 46 of the top 10 ranked kids in the state are mathematically eliminated from contention already. That is 46 kids that have worked for years to get on the podium that the KHSAA is slamming the door on. Then it goes on to outline a new post season setup and its advantages. The new setup is as follows:

• Regional Tournament as usual
• 2 semi-states (Regions 1-4 and 5-8) with top 4 from each region. 16 man brackets. 
• 16 man state championship, top 8 from each semi state. 

Next it outlines how a "COVID Friendly" 16 man bracket tournament could be ran in a normal high school gym with 4 fans per wrestler. And lastly it shows how this setup will not only result in a better and more fair setup for the wrestlers but also generate more revenue for the KHSAA than the other current proposal.

I know this is not a perfect proposal and maybe you think that you have a slightly better idea, but we are not going to get anywhere until we all start saying the same thing. We need to work together and take this proposal to the board of control. If we can all stand behind one idea maybe, just maybe we can get them to change this. Otherwise we're going to be stuck with whatever idea they come up with on their own, which obviously is not what we want.

At this link you can find the KHSAA Board of control. https://khsaa.org/2020-21-khsaa-board-of-control/

Our best chance is for everyone to have their Coach/AD/Super call their representative and show them this proposal. Please help me spread the word on this and let's see if we can get something done on this finally.

Wrestling Post Season Alternate Proposal.pdf

Very well put together. I believe this is a proposal that everyone in the wrestling community should get behind and have an urgency to fight back against the current KHSAA plan. I really hope coaches/AD/superintendents step in and fight for what is right.

This proposal makes more sense and is more equitable for all athletes. Good work Canter.

Nice proposal!!!!!!

Well thought of sir, and thank you.

I realize that wrestling is not the premier sport of this state, and that we are often not afforded the special treatment or attention that other sports require.

This last quote from the proposal is all I have concerns with, especially the "Special Treatment" part of it. 

My mama always told me "you catch more bees with honey".  When the person reading this "Barren Tackett" this will send up a red flag.  They will not admit that any sport gets special treatment, regardless if it is true or false.  This one statement could cause them to turn their back on the whole idea.  Which I believe is great and well researched.  

Just my 2 cents and listening to my mama. 

10 hours ago, grappler-of-old said:

I realize that wrestling is not the premier sport of this state, and that we are often not afforded the special treatment or attention that other sports require.

This last quote from the proposal is all I have concerns with, especially the "Special Treatment" part of it. 

My mama always told me "you catch more bees with honey".  When the person reading this "Barren Tackett" this will send up a red flag.  They will not admit that any sport gets special treatment, regardless if it is true or false.  This one statement could cause them to turn their back on the whole idea.  Which I believe is great and well researched.  

Just my 2 cents and listening to my mama. 

Thanks for the feedback. I totally agree, and must have missed that when reading back through it. I had to fight with my emotions on every sentence when typing this, unfortunately they got the best of me here. 

We have to try to keep our suggestions to people in places of power positive. Otherwise we're going to dismissed immediately.