"Wrestling Up" gives the wrestler an opportunity for more mat time. Some kids especially can handle the "wrestling up" every now and then while some desire "not to".

The recovery time as well as the potential to interfere with matches may make it difficult if not in a split tournament format.

Ultimately, many kids wrestling over the years and especially the better ones can have some better competition "wrestling up" --- ultimately it's all based upon the individual.

Keep in mind as well that the matches are great however the wins only count in their age division --- so it's great mat time especially when your kid may have a bye and only have two more matches and the tournament is over.