One more alibi. My third son (if you are keeping track, that is three out of four), is wrestling his second year. I could have sworn that he was the second coming of his older (second son) brother. They are almost identical twins from eight years apart. They look alike, they are built alike, and at times they have the same stubborn attitude (from their mother). Unfortunately, at this point, he does not have a mean bone in his body either (much like our first son). He has not had a lot of success in novice tournaments at this point. If he wants to wrestle next year, he will be in his third year of wrestling novice (still U6). Again, the point I am making is, if your wrestler can't compete at the open level, then they should wrestle novice. If there is no novice, many of these kids will not make it past a couple of years.