i personally think they should do away with the novice division. im sure it has a place in the sport in some peoples eyes but it doesnt in mine. if you want your kid to be a wolf, throw him in with the wolves and he may take his lickings a bit but he will come out a wrestler if he sticks with it. novice wrestling was set up along time ago before there was a 6 and under division. and you had 5-6 yr old kids wrestling eight and under. now that there is a 6 and under division they should have deleted novice wrestling. you only get better wrestling good kids, why would you want to wrestle below average competition?