Novice by definition: A beginner. If you have been wrestling for two wrestling seasons placing in Opens and winning Novices in my unprofessional opinion you would not be considered a beginner or Novice. You go outside this great state of Kansas and 6U is considered a legitimate open class. OK for instance. I am not whinning about my kid wrestling open class wrestlers. I would just like to be able to know when we enter a tournament for novice wrestlers that he will wrestle beginners. These coaches and parents that want to build confidence need to build it in the training room not on beginning wrestlers. These Novice wrestlers are trying to make it through the first year. Learning techniques and basic skills needed to become open class wrestlers. That is our Goal, and at the point my son is no longer a beginner he will move to Open Class..