My son's first year of wrestling he was 6 and under. He won every novice tournament we attended that year. We decided to move him up to 8 and under open and wrestle him in the sub-district tournament. He got thumped...badly. He walked away saying I never want to wrestle again!

Luckily he came back the next year. We as parents learned a valuable lesson. He is now a college wrestler at Baker.

I guess my point is that just because they do well at Novice doesn't mean they are ready for open. He is so young, give him time to learn to enjoy this sport.