wrestlersmom2004 I am not trying to say bad things about your question so please do not get upset. 8 and under is no time to try to scout other kids. Wait till they are at least 12. The kids at this age 75% of the time are not very consistent. Some that win will have strength or speed. As some of the others learn more you will know who the better ones are. Kind of hard to explain on here what I am saying. It's just kind of goofy to scout 8 year olds. I help out Jr. High kids. Any time you tell a kids, "Hey be careful this kids is good." They freak out and wrestle bad. Don't start mental games this young. If your kid learns the basics better than most kids he will win. When I wrestled in college I saw that the matches were slower and they just did basic moves.