Practice
Athletes learn stance, movement, positioning, technique and live wrestling at a level appropriate for their experience.
Wrestling 101
New to wrestling?
You do not need to understand scoring, brackets, weight classes or tournament formats before your child walks into the room. Start here and learn as you go.
Tournaments
You will see weigh-ins, warmups, multiple mats, coaches in corners and either brackets or round-robin formats.
Scoring
Wrestlers score through specific actions and control positions. Detailed guidance will become a maintained Knowledge Center article.
Wrestling resources
Skin Condition Form
Wrestling involves close physical contact. Coaches and event officials may require documentation before an athlete with a skin condition can participate.
Knowledge Center direction: Tournament formats, reading brackets, rules and scoring, first-tournament expectations, Folkstyle/Freestyle/Greco-Roman, health and safety, equipment and parent guidance will move into maintained knowledge articles. This page remains the parent-friendly starting point.