Just make sure your experience for and with your child/wrestler is the best it can be. Don't put unreasonable expectations on them, be firm and encouraging and make sure they are doing it because THEY want to. I'm not saying don't be hard on them, but this can be done in a positive way, kids who want to be there will respond well to tough coaching, tough workouts and constructive criticism.

High school wrestling is full of successful kids who used to have a lot of ugly Saturdays as little ones and learned from it. You'll also sit around and wonder whatever happened to this kid and that kid that used to strike fear in the hearts of the other 8 & 10 year olds.

If your wrestler loves to wrestle, he will persevere and improve. If not, he won't stay in it anyway. Just be able to look back on kids' wrestling as a parent and know that it was a great experience for you to share with your child.

Good luck to your wrestler and all of them at sub-districts, may they all stay safe and wrestle their best!