Most of the time it isn't the youth who picks what weight he wrestles. Even in highschool if you don't make weight you have the option to move up. If the coach choose to move you up, he could. You got to look at the big picture the youth gets to wrestle after practicing for week. In some states you enter your name, pay your fees, than they match you up or down. It discourages losing weight. How would you feel, if you lost five pounds, and you wrestle a guy who is five pounds heavier than you.