I went through the burnout last year, after subs and before districts. My son also had a very successful season. We took a couple of nights off from practice and discussed the opportunities he had with the state tournament and regrets he may have later. He wrestled out the season and decided to take this year off. We have done other things to stay close to wrestling, like high school duals, college duals and most recently went to the semifinals matches in OKC. He definitely enjoys wrestling as a spectator.

I hope he will want to wrestle again, but that is his decision. I know that the length of season is an issue. No one wants the competition to get a leg up by starting later. We keep seeing tournaments earlier and earlier in the year. The kids season is longer than the HS season. The kids season is too long for the young kids.

Most say leave it to the parents or leave it to the kids. Should a 5,6 or even a 10 year old be making that decision. Most kids will answer those questions in the manner they feel that a parent would want them to answer. Some parents also do not make the best decisions on the childrens welfare. I am not sure there is an answer.