most of the time a kid is cutting weight in a youth program they are being told to do so. We try to encourage developing a healthy weith during pre season and then maintaining that weight through a good diet and proper exercise. This can still be a problem with kids because of growth in children. As a coach I always tell parents if in doubt to move up, however I know for a fact this isn't always followed. Some parents try to cut several weight classes by qualifiers to find that competetive edge. Most of the time the child suffers mentally due to the stress. If they get to where they are competetive they start having melt downs due to excessive pressure. AS far as bracketing day of... that would be great but you cant weigh in until 8:30 and start by 9:00. It is impossible even with the cpu programs. That scenario usually goes bad. They biggest problem is shaving weight until subs and then having to weigh at night for state. I encourage a 1 to 2 pound buffer just to be safe. Just my 2 cents