Freshmen and sophomore wrestlers, wrestling for a kids program during sub-district, district, and state, doesn't really count as an affiliation with a kid's program.

I wrestled for the South kids program in 1998 as a sophomore, and I wrestled in sub-district, district, and state. However, I think I only attended 2 or 3 South High kids practices. So I wouldn't consider the South High kids program as a significant influence on my wrestling background.

Kids programs really only benefit wrestlers that participate in them all year long. So, high school wrestlers, who have never wrestled before high school, gain the majority of their training in the high school wrestling practice and at high school tournaments.