One last reply on this topic.. Like I said earlier, I coach a small 1A school, one of the smallest. the kids on my team are very talented, work hard, listen to instructions, and have a lot of fun with the sport. But, I believe the main reasons that none of them are competing tonight are:
- None of them are extremely gifted naturally.
- They don't work hard enough in the off-season.
- Very few of them have any ISWA/HYWAY/Club experiance and those that do don't have much.
- Most don't have a great enough passion for the sport.
- Those that have the passion don't get the proper support at home.
None of these reasons have to do with us being a 1A school. Granted, the larger the school the more access kids have to clubs/camps etc.. But, if any one of my wrestlers really wanted to get to state they could do it barring injury. You've just got to have the proper commitment, the kids competing tonight have paid the price of admission.
Check out Jeff Scott, 1A school, won semi-state.. We don't need a classed individual state, we just need to get more kids to love wrestling enough to be willing to pay the price.