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Wrestling

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WRESTLING IS CONSIDERED AN INDIVIDUAL SPORT BUT HAS MANY OF THE BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TEAM SPORT.

AS A WRESTLER DURING COMPETITION, YOUR CHILD MUST RELY ENTIRELY ON THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL TALENTS AND ABILITIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
HOWEVER, TEAM VICTORIES IN MEETS AND TOURNAMENTS DEPENDS ON THE SUCCESS OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND WHETHER EACH MATCH WAS WON OR LOST.

What does my child learn from wrestling?

AS A RESULT WRESTLERS DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION AND MUTUAL RESPECT FOR THEIR TEAMMATES.
THEY UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT EACH PERSON FACES ONCE THEY STEP ON TO THE MAT.
WRESTLING ALLOWS YOUR CHILD TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO THEMSELVES AS WELL AS THEIR TEAM.
IN ADDITION, IT WILL BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM.

Are there different types of wrestling styles?

THERE ARE TWO INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING STYLES PERFORMED IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES: FREESTYLE AND GRECO-ROMAN. A SIMILAR STYLE, KNOWN AS COLLEGIATE OR FOLKSTYLE, IS PRACTICED IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND YOUNGER AGE GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES.

FREESTYLE AND GRECO-ROMAN DIFFER IN RULES, SCORING AND STRATEGY. FREESTYLE AND GRECO-ROMAN FOCUS MORE ON WRESTLING FROM THE FEET AND GRECO-ROMAN IS LIMITED TO UPPER-BODY HOLDS. FOLKSTYLE, PLACES EMPHASIS ON MORE MAT WRESTLING AND ESTABLISHING CONTROL.