I would like to answer this from a High School perspective. There are some outstanding coaches at the kids level, and there are a few that need their butts kicked. A few years ago at a kids tournament, I saw a kid give his best and lose. A kid of around 10 or so. His dad was in his corner. His dad pulled him by his arm out into a commons area, and began slapping him in the face telling him that he needed to toughen up. Another parent, from our community walked over to the dad and told him very quietly "if you slap your kid one more time, I'm gonna slap YOU! All that you are doing now is make him hate wrestling!"

Some parents get WAY too invloved in their kids wrestling. Some do a great job of balancing the two. There have been some great posts on this thread. My main concern is fairly simple. I want the kids wrestling in High School, and I really don't care how much success they have at the kids level. I have seen many kids state champions quit wrestling because they are burned out. Obviously, these kids were not handled correctly by someone.