When you are talking about burning them out: I personally believe that if a kid sees themself getting better, they will stay interested. We have to keep drilling the right techniques with them, and keep them heading in the right direction. Kids that are killers at 6 and 8, tearing people up with headlocks and snakes, are going to be caught, passed, and probably quit. Just my two cents worth. I think as long as a kid is asking about practice and tourneys, let him wrestle. I did cut mine off when he only asked about wrestling 10 times per day, instead of the normal 20. Now, after watching big brother at Topeka, he is asking about going with Big Bro to wrestle at Brute. I had to break it to him that there is not a Story Hour 43 lb class.............