The bad part about not doing it because of burn out is that you still let them wrestle 8u. So they wrestle a 64 man bracket and the state series. That doesn't make any sense. Then after state they do more nationals. Treat them the same. If they are too young for State then they are too young to give everyone their entry money and concession money throughout the year.TREAT THEM THE SAME.

Parents with bad attitudes burn out kids, not a lot of matches.
It is all in how you handle your child or children. If you give them negative thoughts that is all they will have. If your chid wants to wrestle twice a season or 200 always give them positive feedback. Of course that doesn't mean baby them,but if you screamed at me all the time I wouldn't like wrestling and I would get burnt out. Each kid is different just give them the choice.