By the way, I left something out. My second son should not have been wrestling novice in his third year. He had early success wrestling at six and seven. I am guilty of having him wrestle a third year of novice when he should have been wrestling open. My wife and I did not have the money to be traveling to two tournaments a weekend back in those days. I really thought (hoped) my oldest son could make it in the sport, so we (my wife and I) kept my second son in the novice tournaments. When novice was done that year, I entered my second son in three open tournaments and had him wrestle at Subs. He finished 5th at Subs, and has had a pretty good career since then. I guess what I am saying is, that if you (or your coaches) know anything about wrestling, you will know when your son/daughter is ready to wrestle open.
