Good point Mike. It is obvious that a kid that wants to compete at a tournament like CK, is not trying to avoid a week of practice. It will also be obvious to his teammates very quickly where he stands as a team contributor. The type of kid that wrestles at CK is usually the kid that wrestles through July of each year, when most of his friends quit wrestling at the end of February.

While I understand and have no problem with a wrestler reaching for that extra weekend, I would personally want my son at the team's first practice. There are opportunities already to get 15-20 matches in before November 12th.