Freestyle and Greco is the most important thing a kid can do to make himself better. The more wrestling you do the better you get at it. The best way to learn how to wrestle is to wrestle. You can devolp that "feel", knowing what your opponent will do before he even does it. Plus it is alot of "fun". You also become exposed to a large variety of different techniques. At least if you are "coachable" and are willing to learn. Also if you are able to go onto the national level, you get the chance to surround yourself with people who enjoy the same sport that you do. Another thing is that once you make it to that level you realize that the state tournament is really small compared to a national tournament. Also some people do summer wrestling simply because they love the sport. Wrestling is not for everybody, and even in the sport we have different levels of commitment from different people. Some wrestle just to wrestle, others wrestle to have "fun", others wrestle because thier dad/mom make them, others wrestle so they can play around, and other people wrestle in the summer so they can elevate themselves above everybody else and be the best of the best.
As Dan Gable said "There is nothing wrong with working hard to be the best"--Video