I am really disturbed by the idea of kids cutting weight who are not over weight to begin with. I see this every year. I think if they are cutting a pound....that might be ok, but to cut 3,4,5,6 or more is child abuse. I'm sorry, but you can not tell me that a kid 6 to 13 yrs. of age "wants" to have his food restricted. Kids at this age are supposed to be growing! I am not a nutrionists but I know that food deprivation at this age can have profound effects on their growth and brain development. Who is this really being done for? The parent.??? Does this make a child "Love" the sport of wrestling? What are you teaching your child? I think it sends the message that they are not good enough at the weight they are biologically supposed to be at. I have actually seen kids wrestle the same weight several years in a row! It is wrong. Shame on anyone who does that to their kid! I agree totally with my2sonzwrestle.
