Like Stackem I to see both sides of this situation but when I really think about it, I don't see the problem of adding the kids that get 5th or 6th from one Sub if the other sub doesn't have 4 qualifiers. My thoughts follow...

1. What is the real purpose? Is it to win or is it to provide kids another opportunity to compete and yet still have the importance of having to qualify for something? Personally, I think giving the kids another opportunity isn't such a bad thing.

2. If you really look at this, you are really only looking at a relatively small number of weight classes where this occurs. So is this really that big of an issue?

3. Agree that all districts should do it the same. The other factor to consider is that if you have one sub that has 3 kids in a weight and another that has 8 and you don't allow the top 5 from the 8-man sub you are really penalizing some of those kids based on where they live.

BLUF: Anytime kids get a chance to continue to wrestle, get more mat time, etc. is a good thing. At this age, it's not as much about winning as it is about learning work ethic, discipline, sportsmanship, and love of the sport. In my opinion that comes from getting a chance to compete.