Neighboring States
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:55 am
Are our border states having wrestling? If so I think many of us are about to leave. No way wrestling should get axed. Masks, no fans, whatever, but do not cancel it!!!
As far as I know, Ohio is still proceeding with winter sports. PA is as well, but it is severly restricted to in state/conference play. I'm not sure about MD, VA, or KY as they are all multiple hours away from where I live. I'm certainly not pleased with how this all went down. It seems to have been an abrupt reaction at random, since it had not been discussed or talked about previous to last weeks press conference. However, I understand the concern with case numbers surging.
We technically are not having a cancelled season, just a delayed season, much like college is looking at right now. I know this date is technically arbitrary right now, but hopefully further details are forthcoming regarding an actual plan, extension fo the season, etc.
Obviously, everyone must do what they think is best, but leaving to another state certainly presents its own hurdles with eligability (not to mention the actual act of moving sucks). But there are other, good options as well. For instance, we are looking to transition into some club work with wrestlers who are interested. There are still plenty of open competitions occuring that wrestlers could attend. We should certainly not simply give up on the season, but explore all options.