1 or 2 pounds depending on the kid and parent isnt all that much but what i have seen is each bracket is going to have a couple kids that are very good and that have already did what alot of us have done to make our kid stand in that #1 spot and alot not always u have just as good of chance where ever your kid falls in weight and i agree with alot of people when they say 1 or 2 pounnds isnt bad when u do it the right way but also saying there kids and why run from anyone when in the later yrs its only going to make them better when it really counts