I think the issue of amount of kids is not a valid reason to try to justify one age group over the other. The reason the numbers go down the older the kids get is because the compition level increases, and the wrestlers start to "weed" themselves out. The wrestlers who have the most sucess stay out and the kids who don't drop out. If you watch the older kids take state for instance look how close the matches get. I also think there is to much pressure that would be applied by some parents on 5-6 year old kids it can be to much even for the 7-8 year olds. The parents that are at the state meeting every year pushing to add 6&U and take out 16&U are some of the parents I'm talking about. Example earlier this year some parents were asking for advice on moving their 6 year old up for subs, and the response of so many parents was yes I'm doing it to my kid. I responded on this issue it needed to be the kids decision and so many said they were moving their kid up without really asking their kid for their opinion. I have been around the wrestling scene for over 20 years, and the amount of parent driving their kids is growing at an alarming rate, and I think some parents need to remember this is for the kids to have fun. The whole topic on 6&U is the parents want their kids at the state tournemant why not wrestle the six and unders in exhibition hall where the kids way in, and I think it should be a tournemant open to all 6&U kids without having to wrestle through to rounds of the playoffs. This would take all the pressure off of the kids and give all the parents the bracket they want at state and all would be happy without removing kids from the 16&U who have wrestled for many years in the Kansas Wrestling Club. I thank you for your time, and we will see you in Iowa at nationals.