How about have 6&Under and 16&under on a different weekend so that the 8 & 10 under kids could wrestle on full size mats? How many times did you see a 10 year get to stand up just as the official was blowing the whistle for being out of bounds? We had full size mats at our subdistrict (THANKS PITTSBURG!)and it provided for less stopping and more wrestling.
I would side with those who feel we don't need to have a 16 & Under state at all. They already hand out 56 state championships in high school and all of these kids have that opportunity.
Congratulations to all of the kids who were at state and especially to those who placed. I know they all worked super hard to get there and those worked the hardest were rewarded.
