I agree with those who say that it is the parents responsibility to monitor the child's weight. We were faced with this this past season. Our son wanted to stay at a lower weight than what he finished at. He was very frustrated with us because technically he had been 1 or 2 pounds under the lower weight, but we knew he could gain several pounds at any given time, he is a growing boy. He always seemed ill, irritable and we were very worried. After going up in weight, he decided that we were right because he wasn't stressed about what he was eating which made him concentrate more on wrestling. Sure he missed wrestling a kid that he really wanted to wrestle again because he had lost to him earlier in the year, sure he possibly could have placed higher at state if he stayed at the lower weight. He actually said "Thank You!" after his first tournament after the change in weight. I only write about this because it has been a learning experience for us, and hopefully it will help others. It is not healthy for our youth to be so stressed out over such simple decision. The multiple weigh-ins would not be such an issue if we (parents and kids) all followed this. I'm assuming that the multiple weigh-ins would apply to dual tournaments as well for those kids who come from out of state. This would quarantee that our kids have a fairer bout.

One of the things that I would like to see changed is what is served at tournaments. Why is so much junk served? I know it is easier to candy, nachos, pizza, etc. I was happy to see more fruit being served this year, but why not serve even more healthier items? I guarantee clubs would make just as much if not more off of sales. Maybe kids will realize even more the importance of a healthy diet, how it makes them stronger. Just a suggestion.