NYupstate

Yeah, that's my sense too, but it's not based on enough experience to be confident in my observations. My wife and I made it clear to our son that we would much prefer he gain into a higher weight class rather than cut to find a spot. He will be a freshman next year and depending on how big he gets between now and the start of the season he may or may not have to compete for a starting slot (it's a small school with a small team). I'd prefer he be second string and grow as his body wants to grow. His uncle cut during high school and believes it stunted his growth. He never got any taller after he started cutting his sophomore year. I am not saying cutting will stunt every person's growth. I do believe it probably stunts some people, especially if it is done during a time the body "wants" to be in a growth spurt. And those times are easy to identify in the rearview mirror, nigh on impossible to predict with any precision.

That's what I thought would happen. The guys who don't cut to make weight would then kick the pants off someone who dropped 6 or 8, especially later in the day of a tournament. I think it would eliminate a lot of the unhealthy levels of cutting. There would be no way to be strong if one is walking around dehydrated trying to stay light.

I am a new wrestling fan (I didn't wrestle when I was young). My 14 yr old son got into it this year and drew my interest along. There are many things I find to appreciate about the sport - overall fitness, mental toughness/resiliance, work ethic development, etc - you guys know the list. But as a newbie I cannot wrap my mind around the rationale for weigh-ins hours before a match. Why not put a scale mat-side and weigh-in right there in front of the crowd? Is it just tradition that keeps it as it is? Please enlighten me.

NY ran the girls' and boys' tournaments on different days. Girls had one day, boys went the next two days to get through all their brackets.