Article IX, Section III, Part B, Rule 4-4-1: "at no time will a wrestler be permitted to wrestle out of their age division". I think this only applies to qualifying tournaments, but I could be wrong...I think there have been many good responses to this issue, and I can somewhat sympathize with the original post, but it looks like no-body has done anything wrong. My son got whipped every time he wrestled Colton Snook his first year, and he had to wrestle him many times. He did not look forward to those matches, but it was a good experience for him, (and his parents). Getting beat can be a positive thing IF we grow by it. Some day your son might be the one who is winning and never losing, and his experiences of getting beat may help him to deal with his successes. In conclusion, I don't feel we need to add more rules which would be difficult and time-consuming to enforce. Novice tournaments are for wrestlers with two years and less experience. Unless they're winning, or consistantly placing in the top, they should be allowed to wrestle novice.