When my son first started wrestling @ the age of 4, someone should of sat me down and said,"Dad, don't take it so serious, win or lose, it's about loving the sport and watching your child grow with each match, both mentally and physically. I almost burned him out by drilling every night. By the end of season last year, he was an emotional wreck. This year I told him, "You do your thing and if you need me, I'm there. Go out there and have fun." Totally different wrestler and a totally different Dad. He has more confidence than ever and I am actually very content, not to say I still don't get excited watching a heated match, but now when he walks off the mat instead of me saying, you should of this or that, I give him a pat on the head and tell him great job! This is his down year in 8 and under, and I am very impressed with his wrestling this year. He hasn't won 1st every time, but he has wrestled like a champion every match. Every parent wants their child to be a champion, to be a known name, nothing wrong with that at all, as long as it doesn't become a labor for the child instead of a sport. I hope someday my son is a state or national champion, but I want him to do it for him, not me.