Not everyone feels this way. But I have to disagree with "Its a good experience win or lose." If you wrestler is 62lbs and moves up to 64lbs and little Joey is 67lbs and drops to 64lbs. Walking around weight thats around a 5lb differnce. Thats just about 10% of his weight. Thats quite a bit differnt in kids this size and age. And how is having a kid thats 10%ish bigger, strong and taller than you try to tear you head off a "good Experience"?
Now I agree it all depends on the wrestler. Its my job to keep him healthy and happy. My son makes all his own choices when it comes to weight and what hes wrestling at. I only interfer when it becomes unhealthy. He likes to wrestle up and down in weight. Up in age. To see all diffent kinds of kids or kids hes never wrestled. He thinks its fun. But I always worn him be very careful who you decide you want to wrestle cause it might not be a "good experience" in other words you could very well lose. But in the end its a lesson in nutrition and control and in this sport its a nessecary evil. Just do it right teach it right and make sure its safe.

We coach our kids the proper techniches on wrestling moves. Why should you not take the same approch on weight managment and nutrition. This is something you don't want them to learn on thier own like most of us did. Chewing tabacco to spit off weight, Starving your self, complete dehydration, 1 spoon of wheat germ in the morning so I didn't pass out. I think its just something they need to be taught while thier young and still listen. Not figure out for themselves later when in highschool and already think they know everything.