I have a 12 year old wrestler that is in the top of novice and bottom of open. This is his first year on the mat. We went to open tournaments and he wrestled well but lost most of his matches by getting pinned. Then last weekend we went to a novice tournament and he just made it look like it was a cake walk. Of course, as a coach I am getting yelled at for bringing him to a novice tournament, even though he fit the guide lines set by the state. This week we are taking him to another novice tournament but moving him up two weight brackets so that maybe the weight will give him some competition but at the same time not get him destroyed. I know no matter what I do it is considered wrong by some coaches and ok by others. I just would like him to stay out and not get discouraged. As a small high school we need all of the wrestlers that we can get.