Mom4, no offense but Coach Buckbee does not need a lesson in parenting. The man has been a parent and a coach for a long time and knows what he is doing in both. Could it be there is a problem with the system. I agree that mat time is invaluable, a 16 man round robin is not feasible and some poor kid is going to lose 16 matches. The reason for double elimination is 1) Find a winner, 2) no kid should have to lose more than two matches a day...and before someone brings up 5th and 6th, 4th should be the lowest place.

Just to clarify, I agree with Will. Weekend tourneys are for experience, and I think the kids should get mat time. What about a hard luck tournament, or putting A and B wrestlers together.