I have heard that many coaches are requiring wrestlers to "make weight" for challenge matches. Whether it is 1, 2, 3, or 5 pounds I totally disagree. If you are on varsity and you make weight for the events that should be the only acid test. If the varsity wrestler fails to make weight for an event then the coach might bump him to JV and put a weight requirement on him. Until we go to mat side weigh-ins then wrestlers will sponge to be competitive and coaches are hurting their wrestlers and team by making them hold their weight for challenge matches.