As stated be for. 8th graders have the advantage. They can seek out better training ,more matches,clinics and travel out of state any time they would like.
As for HS if the program sucks you are stuck. Bad rooms do not make good wrestlers.If you do not train good ,no matter whom you wrestle you will not get better. Kids wrestle like they train.All though kids club my son was pushed.In HS coaches dodge good kids,go to easy match ups.say they can not push the kids for school rules.
