Why no club teams? You want good compitetion let everyone wrestle. What is your reason? You don't want compitetion?
If you believe or complaint that sport of wrestling is dying a slow death, let this attitude be exhibit A.
At the elite levels, youth wrestling has never been better. There is elite level coaching available in every corner of the state, There are several well attended national level tournaments all over the country, and many within a reasonable drive from anywhere in Ohio.
To sustain and grow youth wrestlers need development. Many parents feel the only way to become elite is to follow the part of other elite kids and train and compete at a high level before the kid can ride a two wheeler. A small % of kids thrive in that environment and just looking at old OAC D1 brackets from ten years ago, you’ll see many kids that are lightening it up in high school today. You’ll also see many other kids that fell off, many not even making it to MS wrestling. I think community programs are so important. Some kids (top 5-10%) will outgrow them in time and be ready for more sooner or later. But most kids I think just need to be wrestling with the goal of coming back next year. Build a foundation, make it fun, develop a love for the sport. I’m not saying give everyone a trophy, I’m saying give every a chance to be successful, and not make it a job too early. .