Many of the parents/coaches on this forum will see their wrestler(s) battle in high school. There will be many others that won't. When your child makes it to the high school level and still wants to compete, then they will have accomplished something special.

A year or two won't make that big of a difference to get their chance to represent the state at Kid's State. If you push them too hard too early, they may not make it to the high school level, and that is what we are setting them up to do. There are exceptions to the rule, and I recognize that. I hope that your wrestler is one of them.