I have no intention of having my son cut weight. He is as skinny as a rail already. I agree that cutting weight, especially for kids, is not good. I started this post to see if someone had a better plan for kids that show up for a tournament and did not make weight. Most kids tournaments require that a club submit their roster and weights well in advance with no ability to make changes. Fortunately kids are growing even during wrestling season. Since most tournaments make changes to the brackets for scratches, would it be possible to move a kid up a weight instead of making him lose the weight? If he does not make weight, he then becomes a scratch anyway. Does making changes for scratches involve a lot less work than moving a kid into a different weight class? I hope someone can figure out a better way. Thanks!