You're beating a dead horse. Are you mad your kid got beat out? Don't know you, with no name attached. I know for a fact lots of freshman got beat out by 8th graders. Look at the track brackets. You say, holding Kansas back, I say, those freshman are pushing, the younger ones. Wrestle, no matter who's in front of you. And 5 days of practice, has nothing to do with it. Unless you're in a CLUB, that is small and no partners, my suggestion would be move clubs then.