I think the season is too long and it seems that every year, it just keeps getting longer. You hate to start practices too soon but every year, there is a new "early-bird" tournament and parents wondering why the your club hasn't started yet. Then, come February and March, kids start complaining about having to go wake up early every Saturday.

My advice is similiar to others, do NOT go to every tournament every week. Give them a break once in a while. Have practices that are fun and make the weekends a special time (such as going out to eat as a family after the tournaments). When wrestling becomes something a kid HAS to do, it becomes work. When wrestling is something a kid WANTS to do, than it is play. What's hard is to knowing the difference.