Grandson was told to not eat for two days.

Absolutely not. Reduce fluid intake and that would lessen his poundage! Salads and plates of vegetables would be in order for the couple of days to help with that minimal amount needed to be off. Is there such a limit that must be followed and did you get it in writing when the sports was joined? This should be a lifestyle while the sports are being participated in. Hopefully you can weather this challenge.

That is stupid and outdated thinking. I would see if there was some kind of a high school athletic board and report the coach. It is just as effective and more empowering to eat lean protein. You still flush the fluids out, and you have building blocks for your muscles. When you lose weight by fasting you end up weak and unable to wrestle. At least that is what my brother told me.

I think going without food for two days will just make your grandson weaker. I wouldn't be able to stand if I went without food for twelve hours. I would have a chat with the coach about this, as I do not think it would be in your grandson's best interest to go without food for two days. It sounds absurd to me.

This is not fair at all. You have to think about the health of the child too. Health is more important than wrestling. Two day is too much without eating.

If I were to give my opinion It is a no. How could he be able to gain streangth in wrestling if hedoes not eat for 3 days. He better not fight with a loosing chance. Ask him to be matched with a higher weight division. He can do steam bath.

I have questions about wether this is legal? I do not think it is. I would have a conversation with him and the principal. There would have to be answers. I would then ask my family doctor if this can hurt my grandson because I dont belive that its good for you.

That is ridiculous where did he think he would get the energy to wrestle if he didn't eat , teachers are supposed to teach not hurt the pupils , I think the head of the school she be informed of this , this would do him no good at all not eating , silly man xx

A coach has no business telling someone elses kids what to do (besides innocent guideance of course)...telling them to lose weight sounds pretty extreme. I would've been pretty upset had I been the kid's parent...probably would've had a little talk with the coach too. Kids have enough to deal with these days without having coaches suggest that they're not good enough (that's the message I would've gotten).

The coach is clearly only thinking about wrestling and not the health of your grandson. He needs to be reported. School sports are getting way out of hand.

The wrestling coach is out of his gourd and doesn't seem to have much concern over health and nutrition to tell his wrestlers something like that, LOL. I'm not so sure that an 8th grade young man could even make it one day with no food let alone two days. But if the young man wanted to do this and took vitamin supplements and drank plenty of water then I don't see too much harm in it. He wouldn't have the necessary energy to wrestle if he didn't eat for two days though. I wouldn't let my grandson even consider it. There are plenty of nutritious foods to eat that won't cause weight gain like fresh vegtables that I would have my grandson eat before I would let him do without. I would tell the coach to go jump in the lake, LOL, Coaches these days ... sheesh.

That sounds downright unhealthy! :/ I don't know if I would allow a child of mine, if I had children, not to eat for even one full day unless it was proscribed by an actual doctor that they not do so. I could see cutting down the food intake quite a bit, yes, but not just simply not eating at all. That doesn't sound very smart or healthy to me. I would at least want them to eat something, even if it were only very small meals, for those two days.

well at 3rd day u ll eat the same amount of yur food den no need to cut off just eat buh a lil amount got it

I think the coach should learn his job better, you can't tell a kid not to eat for 2 days (not even an adult), it can be unhealthy, he should give him better advices, like eating only veggies and fruit for a pair of days, but this is too much.