Packerholic, you seem to go to the absurd to try and make your point. You ask "where will it end". The fact is, there is currently a 6U bracket for the kids to wrestle all year long. Then, in order to qualify for the state tourney, they must wrestle up to the best 8u kids in the state. The state tourney should match the age brackets that the kids wrestle in all year long.

The Ottawa tourney is a mixed bag. They do a great job, but allowing everyone to go to state without earning it, takes some of the luster off of going. In most cases though, if you place at Ottawa, it is harder to do because of the number of entries and matches. My son will wrestle 8u next year, so I have no personal gain from having 6u added, but I still fully support adding 6u at state. Give the 6u kids a fair chance at a reward for all their hard work for the year.