Originally posted by my3sonswrestle:
I'm with those that say let it be. If we change the 14U, where will it stop? What about my very young 12U wrestler(misses 10U by a matter of weeks) that has to wrestle 7th graders who have had Jr. High wrestling. He knows like his older brothers, that his turn will come and as for this year he will go out there, have fun and do his best, in the sport that he loves above all other sports.
There are twenty percent of the kids who's "turn" will never come. By that I mean, being a 9th or 10th grader and wrestling 14U. Your example of a 7th grader having the benefit of wrestling Junior High is actually a detriment, not a benefit. Sure, there are kids like Detmer and others that excel against High School wrestlers, but everyone that says "His turn will come" is missing the point. Many states understand this and have provided High School wrestlers with one State tournament instead of two.
Eric Johnson
