don't make the mistake of thinking splitting the big and small schools will help to get more wrestling teams started for 2 simple reasons. first off, you are all going to have to face the fact that we live in a state that despite what the gov't in frankfort is telling you, is at the bottom end of just about every category when it comes to money filtered into the education system. do not believe the lies they tell you, ky flat out SUCKS at funding education. very few school districts nowadays are interested in looking for money to fund the start up costs of any new sport for their curriculums, much less wrestling which includes purchasing a mat to get a team started. education comes first and superintendents across the state are constantly fighting to get the money for that, adding new sports teams is low priority for them. also we have a khsaa title which calls for equality in oppurtunities for sports participation for both sexes. any sport started for boys means a sport must be started for the girls. now your talking about a school having to start 2 new programs and wondering what sport to start for the girls to maintain the balance. not many superintendents and school adminastrators out there who wish to deal with this. i hate to break your hearts but the cry for the schools to be split according to size is nothing more than a case of some bruised egos amongst certain small school coaches searching for some more recognition for their wrestlers and themselves. and this may be a good thing, it all depends upon each ones own view. but do not believe all these masked excuses you are being given about loads of wrestling teams springing up or our competition level beginning to climb towards that of other states, it's hogwash. you want more teams in this state so we can grow and increase our competitivness? tell everyone you can to start voting and clean house in frankfort as well as start writing to our state congressmen and tell them WE WANT MORE DONE IN THE AREA OF EDUCATIONAL FUNDING AND WE WANT IT NOW!!! until that changes, nothing much else will. and all you wrestlers about to reach voting age, now you have some insight as to how taking part in the political process can help the sport you all so dearly love. so go out and VOTE!!!!
