I’m a high school wrestling coach in Texas (assistant, it’s my other sport after football), and it’s so much fun. I’d encourage everyone to try it at least-we all but mandate it for kids not doing basketball since the seasons overlap. High school and college does what’s called Folkstyle which is about position control at its core. I think it’s a bit easier to follow than Freestyle but I’ve also never coached Free. I got my parents to come to a few meets and once you explain the rules once and see a full match, it’s very fun. Freestyle is for sure the most fun to watch if you aren’t super sure about rules and techniques. High level Greco tends to be a lot of hugging then one wrestler goes flying but Freestyle is faster and more in your face. A lot of our kids do Folkstyle during our wrestling season from November to February, then do Freestyle from March to about August. Really fun community, really fun sport
Thanks a bunch for the write-up! Love how the two most impressive wrestlers at this tourney are a 285 pound man from Cuba and a 110 pound woman from Japan (shoutout Yui Susaki). Really a sport that anybody can have success in!
Also, if you google "Mijain Lopez singlet", there's a picture of Lopez in a singlet that just has pictures of himself winning gold medals on it. It's the most badass thing I've ever seen.
I’m a high school wrestling coach in Texas (assistant, it’s my other sport after football), and it’s so much fun. I’d encourage everyone to try it at least-we all but mandate it for kids not doing basketball since the seasons overlap. High school and college does what’s called Folkstyle which is about position control at its core. I think it’s a bit easier to follow than Freestyle but I’ve also never coached Free. I got my parents to come to a few meets and once you explain the rules once and see a full match, it’s very fun. Freestyle is for sure the most fun to watch if you aren’t super sure about rules and techniques. High level Greco tends to be a lot of hugging then one wrestler goes flying but Freestyle is faster and more in your face. A lot of our kids do Folkstyle during our wrestling season from November to February, then do Freestyle from March to about August. Really fun community, really fun sport
Thanks a bunch for the write-up! Love how the two most impressive wrestlers at this tourney are a 285 pound man from Cuba and a 110 pound woman from Japan (shoutout Yui Susaki). Really a sport that anybody can have success in!
Also, if you google "Mijain Lopez singlet", there's a picture of Lopez in a singlet that just has pictures of himself winning gold medals on it. It's the most badass thing I've ever seen.
Great piece — where is my American’s Guide to Olympic Breakdancing?😅
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Is Kennedy Blades the coolest name at the Olympics? Or at least on Team USA? And if not, what is?
Rugby Sevens!
Would like to pile on for "Breaking". The preview I am most looking forward to.