This debate has gone on for years and years. I do believe that the Novice tournamnets are abused to some degree. Why doesen't
Kansas USA adopt a rule such as 1st year only (experiance)
qualifies a novice? USA Card # sould be used to separate the 1st year wrestlers from the others. It's simple to me. If a 2nd year wrestler can't win they need to get better same as in llfe. Ultimatly, isen't that what you are wrestling for- life lessons and to be able to compete at the H.S. level?
A kid won't compete at the high school level if they quit the sport at an early age. If a 2nd year wrestler can't win they need to get better? No kidding. Does that mean that they need to jump in with the sharks when they are still wrestling like a minnow (sorry, but the fish thing came up earlier so I just went with it)? I am not the sharpest tool in the shed, but it seems to me that novice is for kids that aren't ready to compete at the open level, and haven't shown that they are very competitive at the novice level no matter how many years they have wrestled. Eventually, they will either make it to the majors or they will call it good and move on to something else.
