Great post FWC. I agree with everything! I too find that the longer you are a "wrestling club parent" you start to realize that how and where a 6 year old competes is not that important in the long run. I use to take the weekend tournaments so seriously...working my own child every night...obsessing with who they were going to have on their side of the bracket on tournament days....writing down how they did, what move their opponents used on them, and then running home to see the results on the computer of the other kids in their age bracket. Now that my oldest is in high school, I have realized that it doesn't really matter in the long run. What matters is that your child continues to enjoy the sport and he/she improves every weekend on the mat. Now, I find myself going to watch my two younger kids. I may have a pen to write down their match numbers but that is all. If you asked me who they wrestled at the tournament, I could probably tell you the town the kid was from but that's it. I don't scream or yell during their matches. I do cheer but I even find myself just intently watching without saying a word at all. All I notice is how well they wrestle and the improvements they have made. I guess I have learned what is really important.