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​YOUTH SEASON (K-6) 
​(November - February)

A wrestler is an uncommon individual. A wrestler blazes a new path. A wrestler is selfless. A wrestler is passionate. A wrestler is disciplined. A wrestler is focused.  A wrestler remains positive in the toughest of times. A wrestler does not require praise. A wrestler is a leader, not a follower.
​“Wrestlers make coaching football easy. They have balance, coordination, and as a coaching staff, we know they’re tough.”
–Tom Osborne, College Hall of Fame football coach-University of Nebraska

“I love wrestlers. They are tough and they make great football players.”
– Mike Stoops, National Championship football coach-University of Oklahoma

“I would have all of my offensive linemen wrestle if I could.”
-John Madden, Hall of Fame football coach
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“I draft wrestlers because they are tough. I have never had a problem with a wrestler.”
–Joe Gibbs, Hall of Fame football coach
                                               MENTAL BENEFITS
  • Different than in many team sports, wrestlers develop self-reliance, self-discipline, unshakable confidence, and the ability to display mental and physical aggression in controlled bursts.
  • In addition to making better individuals, wrestling also teaches the power of teamwork.  As many meets are also team competitions, wrestlers learn to step up to compete, or to let a teammate take a match when it would improve their team’s chances of success.
  • Wrestlers develop mental toughness, and the ability to effectively and productively deal with adversity.  Any successful wrestler has had their share of humiliating and painful defeats, but they have all learned to get up, evaluate how to improve and achieve a different outcome, and work hard to make that outcome a reality.
  • Prior to a match, it is not uncommon to find a wrestler completely in the “zone” and able to tune out any distractions.  This ability to focus 100% on the task at hand and to visualize what success requires before stepping onto the mat would be beneficial to anyone in any walk of life.
                                               ATHLETIC BENEFITS
  • ​Leverage – Understanding how to use one’s own weight in addition to strength alone to move a defender, or obtain favorable position
  • Flexibility – Flexible athletes perform better and recover from injuries more quickly.  Much better than stretching alone, wrestling requires the participant to maintain flexibility throughout the season.
  • Stamina – As opposed to short bursts of strength required for other sports, wrestlers learn the discipline to maintain effort until the conclusion of the match.
  • Strength – When paired with weight training, wrestling provides the unique ability to develop ‘functional strength,’ which combines balance and movement to develop strength as a skill more than a physical attribute.
  • Foot Speed – Despite the level of strength or technical acumen a wrestler possesses, foot speed is required in order to execute moves. One-on-one competition accelerates the development of foot speed and reinforces it much more effectively than agility drills alone.
  • Explosiveness (Muscular power) – Key to sports like football, the explosiveness required from various positions and at various times throughout a wrestling match can benefit athletes in any other sport.
  • Quickness – In addition to foot speed, wrestling requires quickness of the hands and hand-eye coordination to identify, defend, and counter an opponents move.
  • Endurance – Wrestling requires a demanding practice and training schedule, and matches are especially challenging.  Over time wrestlers develop a type of endurance that allows them to maintain peak performance and stay injury free throughout a season.
  • Balance – Depending on the type of wrestling, balance is critical to keep an opponent from scoring or from taking over a match.  This type of dynamic balance developed when actively competing with an opponent delivers huge benefits to many other sports.

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