Sacrifice & diet is a big part of the sport, the longer your wrestler is in it the more they will be exposed to it. Some can cut & some don't have it in them to do it & be successful. I believe that cutting weight for kids club is more the exception then the rule. Now, to clarify, I do not consider losing 3% of your body weight for a big tournament cutting. I consider that a motivated & educated wrestler. I consider losing 10% or more of your walk around weight cutting & i do not believe you see that too much at local tournaments(maybe I'm naive) with kids club & I know with my kid that would drive him out of the sport quickly at the young age of 11. But I can also tell you that if he is within 2 pounds of the lower weight on full feed & I bumped him up to the next weight class for Subs that would drive him out just as fast. IMO, it should be up to the kid not the parent as long as it is safe & there are lots of kids that I see every weekend that losing some lbs. would not only help them with wrestling but also with there health. This season my son wrestled at 12/under 68 pounds weighing 65 all year & hit his spurt in February now weighing 70 lbs scratch that was at 70 pounds on Monday, now is weighing 68.6. Snack cabinet empty, fruits & veggies for snacks, not missed any meals. Low sodium (water retention) & practicing every night. In my opinion, he is giving himself the best chance to be competitive while not cutting. And his diet is the healthiest in the whole family.