I got a 4 yr old that weighs 31 lbs who will never get to wrestle in this one. I bought the usa card so she could practice, and I guess that makes her ineligible next year when she might actually make the bottom weight class at 5 yrs old. I understand why the rules are there, but just because you buy or don't buy a card doesn't change a wrestlers status. Not all first year wrestlers are novice, just like a kid wrestling for 10 years does not make them experts or advanced.