Jr. Hawk Dad,

I don't know how it is with your club, but most clubs the parents sign the kids up for tournaments not the coaches.

Quote:Should the kid be to blame I think not we should blame the coaches that sign the kids up for a novice when they know better. Call it what you want but I call it CHERRY PICKING

Some of it parents are not aware of all the "guide lines" that are followed by a rule of thumb, and I'm sure some of it lies on the fact parents want the bragging rights of their child placing high in a tournament.

What normanly happens to the kids that can compete in the opens that wrestle novice is when it comes time for subs and dist., they lose out because they've spent most of their time wrestling novice wrestlers.