Does anyone know what the significance is of August 31st being the cut-off date for age bracketing? Is it because it runs parallel with the grade that kids are in? If so, does anyone else think that age matters more than grade? I believe that a child can start wrestling before he is in school, but if he is on the first year in an age bracket, that leaves a child with an August birthday a major disadvantage as far as size, ( development, not weight)motor skills and maturity. If I am calculating correctly, there can be an entire 2 year difference (minus a couple days) between wrestlers in an age group. It may not matter when they are in highschool, but on the younger spectrum, wow! The reason I am asking is undoubtedly due to my son having a late birthday, having a great year this year, and going into a new age-group next year. Not that I expect the date to change because of my concern, I am just concerned that the age disadvantage may cause him to lose more matches this year and lower his self confidence. I just think it would be more fair to have the cut-off date closer to "wrestling season", or even December 31st, which would put all kids born the same year in the same age brackets. Thanks for reading and for your opinion/wisdom.