Nix,
I agree and disagree with the wrestling natural weight and here is just my thoughts. As a child such as 10 under possibly 12 under I do believe they should wrestle natural weight but with this being said natural weight is what the pound or down to the ounce? My son weighs 55.5 sometimes 56 and I have wrestled him 55 all year and come weigh ins he may have to run 10 minutes and go to bathroom to get down that .5. Recently he has exspressed he doesnt want to run next weekend so I have him in 58 for that tournament. I leave it totally up to him. He is 8 under but My question would be is 55 his normal weight or would you consider him in the 58 weight class since he is .5 over? I feel that in high school the coach parents and wrestler should decide what weight class would best suit the wrestler and be more benificial in the long run..However I am still fairly new to wrestling community as a mother and I never was a wrestler so my opinions may change as my kids get older or I learn more in the years to come..I believe in keeping my kids happy,safe, and keep it as fun as possible but also allowing my children to voice their opinions on what tournaments they want to wrestle in and what weight they want to be in and as long as they dont have to starve get dehydrated or hurt themselves I will support that decision..