Wrestledad

A question that has been asked on numerous social media and messaging groups, "Where can I find a ladies tournament for my wrestler in Kentucky this year". If you are having a tournament or know of one could you share this info please. There are some outside of this forum and coaching circles looking for tournaments. Thanks.

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This moderator seeker sure is hitting a lot of different threads.

Definitely have some good representation, sad that our numbers are so small.

It was a great tournament. The competition level is rising for sure. Congratulations to all.

Still looking for wrestlers.

Looks good. A lot of talented ladies in our state. A name to keep in mind would be Courtney Pittman at 138. She'll be returning for her senior year after sitting out last year.

This is a great after season tournament in state. Been going for the last 3 or 4 years.

At this time it would be hard to rank girls. The end of year tournament is the only way to go for them right now. There are so many negatives. Coaches not buying in, not enough in state support, people doing there own thing. However, there are a lot of positives. Kentucky has hammers in the ladies rankings. Ryle, Woodford, CWA, Anderson, Cooper, Simon Kenton, Harrison, Central, Moore, and several others that have girls that consistently represent well. These ladies should be the reason we embrace and support in state growth. Without supporting in state efforts, Kentucky will be left behind. Thanks to all that support and help grow our girls in state. When you go to that tournament that only has 20 wrestlers registered and "boom" the day of, 40 show up. The next year people remember and "boom" 60 show up. That's how it goes.

As of today, from what I see on Track, there are 214 total female wrestlers registered for high school. Some are are still being assessed. Here is a rough breakdown by grade: 7th-14 8th-19 9th-64 10th-42 11th-46 12th-26 3 that are not designated in a weight.

Understandable to see this. However, it's great seeing the strides that have been taken in the last couple of years. With continued support and growth it will continue to get better. There are a lot of good people behind the scenes pushing for our girls. I have attended 4 in state girls tournaments this year and the only grumbling I've seen has been from a handful of coaches and parents. Each one the girls were just excited that they had something that was theirs.

Coach, I saw, but have yet to read, an article the other day saying that there may not be enough girls to fill the spots that are opening up on college campuses. I'm assuming that is talking about the growth at the college level.

That's awesome. For coaches who are learning, look to other states and see what they are doing. One big thing I noticed in Woodford is some coaches weren't requiring their girls to wrestle the guys. This will be a big winner for numbers. I also understand that some want to wrestle the guys. Mine have been wrestling for about six years now and when the high school transition is made the injuries and severity of them increases. My opinion. Build it!

Was a good day. The excitement of the girls in the room competing against each other was great. Keep up the good work of building it.

Good luck to our girls.

Got some Kentucky girls in the new USA preseason rankings out today. Olivia Messerly #20 112 Courtney Pittman #19 138 MaQuoia Bernabe #17 225

Definitely a lot of opportunities out there.

Glad to see this match between Olivia and Ashley. Both of these ladies are top notch. I still think that more great matches between our in state ladies could be scheduled. My opinion.

Guys only event?

I would like to see a thread where all female or female side by side with boys can be posted. Start posting.

I know this has been asked on another thread but what is the date of girls state?

This has been a good class to attend. To me, there is no better instructor than one that has wrestled the style at the collegiate level. Coach Pledger does an excellent job at teaching offensive and defensive wrestling. Well worth the drive.