My philosophy is to prepare them for state!! To make them great young men on and off the mat! We did this one time last year and yes it was the THURSDAY before the Stampede and yes they made weight 3 days in a row!! I totally get it that it's hard enough to make weight for some but they did it! When you make weight aren't you also getting mat time? The more mat time kids get will make them better period!! I know I will then hear the argument, how can they perform if they are worried about weight? This is where mental toughness comes in to play. I guess my kids didn't nickname me the Dictator for being easy on them!! I don't think having them do it once in a great while is all that tough!! We didn't do it this year but if a good tough team asked for a dual prior to a tournament then maybe we will jump on that!!! I remember Ponderosa and Hoxie setting it up and getting after it prior to the Rocky Welton! It didn't hurt their kids because they got on the bus weighed in the couple of days and won the Welton that year!!! I'm finished!!