3 hours is better than the 9 we waited to wrestle at Nationals. He has a first round bye and then did not wrestle again until 6 p.m. That is what makes people want to "try another sport".
Everyone I talked to last weekend who had been a part of the split format was completely in favor of it. I understand that the parents that have kids in both the lower and upper age groups will have to be there all day, but they would anyway. What about all the ones that don't have kids in both?