I had a kid never come back after Christmas who was 9-1 at 103 and would have faired very well at State. He was gone for 5 days during Christmas practices and did not want to make up the extra conditioning. I find that most of the time I get no excuse, they just never come back.
But two I do hear often is that "wrestling is just too hard" or "I get to nevous and can not handle the pressure", I sometimes wonder if it is the sport or my practices.
Coach Brown