Novice tournaments are a great idea and if everyone tries to stay as close to possible about the rules of a novice then this can be a huge building block for all of wrestling.

I would like to see a letter in front of the card number the state sends out to say how many years the kid has wrestled or a number. This would help tournament directors as kids are called in. They could immediately say hey this kid is a 4th year card holder- why is he a novice- and the coach could then explain why?

Something to think about