Tjump, I'm in Missouri, which obviously isn't very close to you, but all the fields around here, and in Kansas (which I'm near) require the kids to be atleast ten years old. I'm not sure if it traces back to an insurance thing, or if everyone sort of decided that was a good cutoff point. Also, I started my brother when he was ten (he's nineteen now), and sometimes he would drag one of his little friends out. Well, about half the time I ended up having to take one of the little dudes home early, crying (him, not me). Yeah, it sounds fun for the guys, but not all of 'em are as tough as they think they are. Good luck.