It would be nearly impossible to have a successful high school program without a strong feeder program. That starts with kids programs. A lot of that is tradition. It is easier to maintain a strong feeder program than to start one, I would think. At the high school level, I believe a lot of it comes down to administrative and community support. Do you have enough coaches on staff to allow your JV to wrestle on the same weekends as a varsity tournament? Kids won't stay in if they can't compete. Do you have adequate practice facilities without staggering practices among kids, junior high and high school teams? If any of those is done incorrectly, it will adversely effect numbers.