As for our sign ups it is up to the parent to sign up the wrestler but it is up to the coach to rate the wrestler before he sends in the sheet. When the coach looks at the sign up sheet they know if thier wrestler is a novice or not. So the resposibility still stays with the coach. Parents may not know the difference but the caoch sure does. And if the parent has been around for 2 years they should know thier kid is not a novice. I did not want stirr up anything I just wanted to know if someone thought my 6& under 2nd year wrestler should be considered a novice or open wrestler.