My son must be different. He can't wait for the next tournament and can't wait for state. We have almost had to pull the reins back on him. We took one week off, for him to watch his sister play basketball and he was mad. We might take next weekend off, but I'm sure he won't be too happy about it, because his friends will be wrestling. He enjoys being around the older wrestlers(8-12 years of age). He also wants to go to 8 and under state if he qualifies. He is 5 and he frequently wrestles boys that are 8 & 9. I will have to disagree with an earlier post, that ther is not alot to it at that age. My son had made incredible progress this year, and is now a wrestler, not just someone throwing someone on their back and jumping on.

Does the season seem long, sometimes yes and sometimes no. It has helped him physically for sure. His agility and coordination have improved in the last three months and I guarantee it is from wrestling.

I would like to see 6 and under added to topeka with the big kids though. He would then be able to wrestle with his friend with kids his own age, instead of kids who are older than him. But who knows, there aren't too many 8 and unders wrestling at 43, so he might be wrestling with kids his own age even at 8 and under state.