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Hello, I just wanted to reach out in case any parents or wrestlers were interested in joining our club. The high school club is coached by both Derrick Smallwood and Corey Knoth. We are located in the Hardin County area, anyone from any surrounding team is more than welcomed. I also have another smaller location in the Simpsonville area. Derrick Smallwood currently wrestles for Lindsey Wilson and is ranked 2nd in the country. While in high school he was a two-time region champ and a runner-up twice, having made the finals all 4 years. He was also a Kentucky State Champion and also placed third another year. He is a Flo Nationals All-American (4th), as well as a two-time MSC champion, also having placed 3rd. He earned All-American honors last year for Lindsey Wilson and will be looking to do so again this year. Corey Knoth currently wrestles D1 at Bellarmine. While in high school I was a region champ and a state placer. I won the Grece state tournament and finished runner-up at freestyle state. I was also a district placer while I wrestled in New Jersey, and placed at state there as well. Both of us have lots of experience at the national level and are looking to get more Kentucky guys and girls wrestling at the next level, or at the very least to the best of their ability while still in high school. Both of us have also received Academic All-American honors, we value the school aspect just as much as the wrestling aspect, wrestling is a privilege. Our goal is to help our wrestlers excel in the classroom, on the mat, and in life. If anyone is interested please contact me at 270-945-4448 or cknoth@bellarmine.edu

Freedom Hall is open and were willing to host. They have capacity of 18,000 x .15 which is 2700. Charge each kid wrestling in the state tournament 20.00 and 20.00 per spectator and you now have over 15,000 dollars to rent the venue. They may even do it for 10,000 because they have not had many events and now you have a great place In The middle of the state with 5,000 for the KHSAA to recoup some lost money on the year. 16 man brackets, 1 day, socially distanced. Plus the venue gets us for another 10 each for parking. Win - win for everyone.

Great solutions! Too bad they never asked anyone before doing it their way. In these times of covid, they can shorten matches, but lengthen rest time. They can completely change state and add another tourney, they can move the season around and eliminate tourneys, BUT they can't change the 5 match rule. SMH

Google montgomery county high school gymnasium KHSAA site may be wrong but the school lists it at 6200 comfortably

Is Montgomery County high school not in play? Seating capacity of 6200 x .15 is 930 just in the main gym. Not counting their press box, for KHSAA personnel. Not counting concession personnel as they would not be utilizing seating capacity. Really at anyone time you would not necessarily county this on the floor and coaching as they are spread not against the seating capacity. And if two sessions this becomes really doable. If that were an option it becomes alot simpler. If any high schools that have a big gym and a small gym it could be possible. Just saying other sports last year should not be a justified excuse. Always improve your position. Last year sucked, this year stinks but can be better. Saying something is better than nothing is kind of a cop out, should be saying what is the best we CAN do, not what is the minimum we are willing to do. How bout it Montgomery County? Be the hero's.

West Virginia got permission from NFHS to allow a wrestler to wrestle 6 matches in a day to allow for 16 man brackets. Did the KHSAA request that? If not they should. Only takes a small amount of effort to make things right by the athletes that are competing. This would also allow for states to be 16 man brackets accomished in one day. 16 x 14 = 224 split session is 112 per session. 2 tickets each wrestler is 224 plus 112 for athletes. 336. 6 mats , 2 referees each mat is 12. 348 people. If ran on track you only need 1 person at each mat for the computer and one tapper. That is another 12. I am at 360 people in the venue at one time. Table workers can come from parents, the would volunteer which reduces number further. Or do it all at one session and you are only at 720 people. Surely a venue can handle 720 people with fans sitting in pods. And teams limited to team areas. The head table only needs one person to run the tournament. Medical staff of 6 at 1 per mat. KHSAA rep, we only need 1 there not the entire staff. Finals can be live streamed and I would volunteer to do that for free to make this happen. I don't understand why this could not have been an option. Is there really no venue available that can hold 730 people and do the 16 man brackets? One day with a 6 match rule. Finals live streamed.

Brawl at the Bluegrass wrestling tournament will be in Bluegrass Sportsplex 208 Peterson Drive Elizabethtown Ky it’s a brand new state of the art 103,000 square foot facility. Morning and afternoon sessions. Concession on site run by the sportsplex. Tournament shirts for sale on site. Medals for 1st-4th place. Registration must be done online no in person registration. USA wrestling and track wrestling sanctioned event, https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/opentournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=623703132

Great tournament. The hosting club was awesome....great arena....and great competition....I highly recommend this tournament

I could be wrong, but I don't think the KHSAA's concerns over travel, overnight stays, and cost are regarding the parents, coaches, and athletes. The KHSAA doesn't want to travel. The KHSAA doesn't want to spend money. The KHSAA doesn't want to stay overnight. The coaches, athletes, and parents do all that.

I would agree. In the COVID environment, you just can’t justify a full 16 man tourney. Whether you believe it’s safe, or not, the KHSAA and the BOE will always err on the side of caution. And they are doing these sorts of things across the board. Every sport has had complaints and less than ideal situations imposed on them since the pandemic began. Wrestling is far from being alone, and contrary to what many seem to believe, is not being targeted or singled out.

It makes too much sense.

also going to KC this weekend.