SportsFan02-I agree completely. We love the sport and the friendships that are made. However, I remember when I went to my first tournament. I graduated from a school that did not have a wrestling program (1A). I did not know anything about wrestling or had even attended a wrestling event. We were there mainly because our son's best friend asked if he would like to join wrestling with him. It was very lucky for us that we did not quite after the first year. That first year, I was not ready or use to the yelling, mass confusion on the mats (nothing made since to me that year), crowded gym's and expense. If it had not been for a few more "experienced" mothers in the club helping me out, we would have quite and went back to basketball.