Without throwing the school and coach under the bus, my only concern has been the atmosphere in the practice room. For several years the wrestlers that come from our middle school pick up bad work habits and sloppy execution of holds. Some get back to where they were before, but far to many never recover. I guess it falls to the kids on how they respond, but I would rather avoid that at this point and just go right into club wrestling. Otherwise, I would be all for middle school wrestling.
You make a pretty valid point here. Your middle school program needs to have a coach (and staff) that know what they are doing. You talk about a tough job, trying to make practice productive for all wrestlers when you have a combination of seasoned Kids' Club veterans and middle school kids who just decided to try the sport out for the first time. We were very fortunate to have a coach (and staff) that were able to do just that.
