my son is a first year wrestler and he wrestled in the 6u state. he won 2 matches then lost his next two. it was hard for me to explain to him that he was in a 64 man bracket and that he would have had to win 6 matches in a row or 8 or more matches total to get a medal. he was upset and hopefully it doesnt discourage him next year. if i would have thought about it i would have just sat him out this year but he loves to wreslte and wants to be in any tournament that he can so i let him give it a try.