I would say this is a step in the wrong direction if you ask me. I have witnessed girls place 1st in boys state, 2nd several times, and multiple 3rd- 6th place finshes over my 5 years with my kids wrestling. Some girls a good enough to hang with the boys, but will have to stay on the girls side now. I for see several 10-15 second matches with some of the better girls. I am glad they have a girls only, don’t get me wrong about that. I think that will help the girls attendance that are wanting to get into it, but to make the girls wrestle only the girls will not help the better girls get any better. I think my daughter would give up wrestling girls state, to wrestle on the boys side.