Shudog,

It is this short-sighted thinking that hurts this sport. You are complaining about the possibility of losing 400 wrestlers scattered between the 8, 10, 12, 14, & 16's. They at least have the opportunity to compete against kids their age to qualify for this tournament.

What about the nearly 1700 6 year olds that would like to compete on a level playing field.

What if we made the weight classes every 2 pounds. How many more 8, 10, 12, 14, & 16's could we squeeze into the Expocentre?

Then we could see ALL the kids compete at the State Tourney!

That is not what this tournament or this post is about.

I would like to see us abide by the recognized weights of our parent organization "USA Wrestling" (with slight modifications to resemble our lighter starting weights and a couple toward the heavier end).

For those who are worried about our kids cutting weight. (Which is becoming more and more of a problem).

If you were to use USAW's weights, there would be less chance for a kid to cut to the next lower class due to the weight classes being further apart.