So many different opinions. It would be nice if there was a guideline to refer to so that if a coach is trying to inform a parent their child should no longer be wrestling novice that they have something in writing to back them up.
Good example there is a little wrestler in our club 6U last year but 8U this year he got 1st in an open last year and placed 1st in several novice however this year is struggling in novice due to the fact that there is no one in his weight class and he is always combined. There will always be exceptions to every rule but we need something to refer to.
There were guidelines that were handed out at the State meeting two years ago.
1. 1st or 2nd year wrestler.
2. Could not have won MORE than 4 Novice tournaments.
3. Could not have won an Open tournament.
Exceptions still remain, like the above wrestler.
