I wrote a post that seemed like I was tooting my own horn about my son so I deleted it and thought of this instead.

Okay, some valid points have been made on both sides. My son has wrestled for 5 years now and I'll be the 1st to admit, I have said on more than one occasion that I didn't understand why 6&U wasn't recognized by the state. It made no sense to me. Do they not have to follow the same guidelines for all other tournaments? Do they not have to make weight like every other age and weight division? Why should they be segragated from the other wrestlers? We went to Ottawa 2x and were very successful but that didn't stop my son from asking why he wasn't allowed to wrestle at the STATE TOURNAMENT with his team mates. I'm not knocking Ottawa by any means. Props to Ottawa for standing up for these kids when the state wouldn't. But SOME of these 6&U wrestlers have the dedication and the determination to want more. They want to be able to go the "THE BIG SHOW" with the rest of their team and I for one don't blame them.

For the wrestlers who can't remember what they did at practice the night before, maybe they are to young for wrestling right now. Maybe the coaches aren't giving them the individual attention that IS needed in every club. Maybe they just don't enjoy it. There are any number of reasons they don't remember what they did. You have to figure out if they are wrestling because THEY want to or YOU want them to. Hopefully it is their choice.

Let's all just enjoy the season, it will be over before we know it.