i got some looks about my son today as well. i entered him in the open yesterday and got pinned both matches. he actually tried to run a couple moves today and one coach made a comment about that kid is actually running a certain move. what defines a novice. is a novice wrestler not supposed to be able to run a couple moves. isnt that what we teach in the practice room. this is my sons 2nd year wrestling. he did ok last season but never won by running moves. he wins most of his matches because he is very strong. i understand that if a kid may have wrestled for 3 or more years but if he doesnt know but one or 2 moves he is still kind of novice in my book. if the kid know how to go from one move to another then no he probably isnt novice anymore.