Encouraged to join sports is what I’d like to see.

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I don’t think anyone should be encouraged to join any specific thing unless they have interest in it. Or if they have no interest in any of it then they should be encouraged to join something in general

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I think age-appropriate wrestling (without pressure to change weight) should exist, just like age-appropriate football (with less intense contact) is a thing

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There are three sports I’ll never let my kid play. Ballet, wrestling, and american football. The first two have an insane culture surrounding weight which inevitably leads to eating disorders and the last causes CTE.

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NO. N. O. I’m a Nutrition and Dietetics major and weightloss at this age is not healthy unless the child is already obese. Even then, a weightloss of 1lb a month is the maximum recommendation. To put into their head that they need to lose weight so fast can be damaging to their body and mind.

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People shouldnt be 'encouraged' to join anything they arent interested in themselves at any age tbh, wrestling, I dont think should be open to kids below high school, they can train and wrestle and stuff, and obviously that involves being weight classed but competitive weight classing and diet restriction specifically should not be allowed under 14-16 for any sport imo

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