Originally posted by Topfuel_Racer:
I agree with the idea of allowing a coach decide whats novice.
I have a 12 year old who wrestled 2 years ago for the first time. He had 3 tournaments that year.
Now he's trying it again and loving it.
The bad part. He has no competion. He's 12 and under and at 5'6" he weighs 195 lbs. (thanks to the sport, he's lost 16 pounds)
He uses brawn instead of skill to win so I'm putting him in an open at Mill Valley this weekend hoping to get him some experiance. But it looks like by the sign ups, he's going to win another medal without going against a skilled wrestler. Being he's not really learning anything. Will i have to put him into open's all next year if he wins two opens this year?
Argh! What to do....
Hey ProudMom, i know your boy....maybe he'd like to come kick around "Ratboy" one night at the house. I know he could learn from him. Or send the hubby over. HELP!
We have had the same problem with a 10 and Under Novice kid this year. Each Tourney he has signed up for except for 2 he has had to been turned away since there were no kids for him to wrestle. He is a big kid at about the same height and also weighing 195. The last 2 tourney's that he was able to wrestle in he had to go up in age groups just to have someone to wrestle. This weekend, not only does he have to go up in Age group, but he also has to wrestle in the Open tournament at Derby instead of the Novice (btw he is a first year kid)
