I agree gymmom. I have 4 boys-1 HS, 2 MS and 1 Elem.School. They all have made their own choices to wrestle or not wrestle. Our HS is a 2 time state qualifier in HS--but chose to sit out kids this year for a band trip he wanted to go on. One of our MS is a 2 time kids state qualifier, finished his MS season and was on the mat the next day for kids--his choice. Our other MS sat out 2 seasons before he decided he wanted to try it again. Our Elem School kid is just as competitive as our HS-so the more he wrestles the happier he is. We watch for the signs of burnout and take weekends off so we can all go watch one of the two older kids. The two youngest ones really enjoy this and I think that is what keeps the fire in them. If they told me tomorrow that they were done for the season-I would agree--and then sleep in on a Saturday!!!!!