As a coach I dont lump all kids in the same bunch. I judge on individual ability. There are kids out there who have wrestled at state as 6 year olds why not keep them out of the tournament altogether? The main reason would be that they deserved to be there or they would'nt have made it out of subs or districts. Thats the same reason why a 7 yr makes 8& un or an 11 makes 12 & un state they earn it because they worked for it. My 6 yr was excited about state until I told him he would be wrestling 8& un. This discouraged him the exact thing we dont want to do to a kid the last I checked. There are many 6yr olds wrestling at big tournaments like the Classic, Liberty Nationals & Tulsa. Why havent they dropped this age group from the format if the big multi-state and national tournament's atmosphere is so bad for 6's? I think they deserve a chance at state. It will not affect my kids one is 6 the other 11.
Jon Murray
PWC
