Tournaments say, "what grade are you in?" Kansas says, "what age are you?" You can wrestle 8th grade as long as that's your classification. BUT, if you are 15, you can't wrestle 14u. Your only choice is HS. Why is this, a BIG deal? I know kids who wrestle their age all year, but go to Brute, and are in a grade lower than their age. Why is everyone crying over this? It's 1 kid who wants to wrestle. Pick your battles carefully.
The kid's age qualifies him for the 14U division. High School Division is not his only option.
This battle is worth fighting for several reason's.
1. Allowing kids to jump districts opens it up to kids entering in a different district each year to get on "the right side of the bracket."
2. Allowing kids to jump districts will take away opportunity for the kids of that District. Yes, there was only three kids in the weight, but it sets a standard. Next time 3 kids may come in from another District, get into an eight man bracket and knock out 3 kids from the home District.
3. The parents of this child are stating he is in one division one weekend, then another the following weekend. They pick and choose his grade to help their cause. There are a lot of shady things going on here.
This does not effect my kid in any way. This doesn't effect any kids this year, but it could next year. I am just trying to stop it before it get's really ugly. We need to do the right thing for interest of the kids.
And for the record, Brute does not count as a "real" National Tournament.