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When Does Wrestling Season Start For Middle School/ High School?
If your child is new to wrestling, one of the first questions you may ask is, “When does the season actually start?” Like many sports, wrestling follows a structured season that varies slightly by age group, location, and whether your child is part of a school team or a local club.
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What Should My Child Wear to Wrestling Practice?
A Simple Guide for New Wrestling Families If your child is just getting started in wrestling, you might be wondering: What exactly should...
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How Do Wrestling Tournaments Work?
If you’re new to wrestling, the idea of entering your child in a tournament might sound a little overwhelming. You’re probably wondering: How long do they last? What do the brackets mean? How does a wrestler win? And what do I need to do as a parent to help?
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Grappling in the Capital A Guide to Beginner & Youth Wrestling in Austin, TX
If you are looking for a sport that builds confidence, discipline, and resilience in young athletes, wrestling is one of the best choices a parent can make. Austin, Texas, is home to a thriving wrestling community with excellent programs specifically designed for beginners
and youth. Wrestling welcomes children of all sizes and abilities, kids are matched by age and weight class, so even those who are smaller or less experienced can compete fairly and safely.
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3 days ago26 min read


Youth Wrestling in Austin: Finding the Right Club for Your Child
A comprehensive guide for parents on youth wrestling in Austin, Texas (2025). Includes a directory of clubs in Austin, Cedar Park, Buda, and Georgetown, a cost breakdown for gear and membership, and an explanation of folkstyle vs. freestyle seasons.
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Dec 712 min read


Mat Clash Wave 3 Out Now!
MAT CLASH is a collectible folkstyle wrestling card game designed to be a productive and encouraging task to keep kids from draining their mental batteries in-between matches. Games can last anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes and features characters from the MAT CLASH universe! WAVE 1 dropped in early 2024, WAVE 2 dropped late 2024 and WAVE 3 is dropping now! Collect them all! CLASH. COLLECT. COMPETE. Click CARDS at www.matclash.com
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Nov 161 min read


High School Wrestling Weight Classes: What Parents, Coaches, and Teams Need to Know
What Are Weight Classes? In high school wrestling, athletes compete in weight classes to ensure fair, safe, and balanced matchups. Unlike sports where height or size differences might not matter as much, wrestling is an intense one-on-one battle. Dividing wrestlers into classes helps level the playing field and keeps matches focused on skill, strength, and strategy rather than just size. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) sets official weight cl
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Sep 242 min read


Amateur Wrestling: A Complete Guide for Parents, Coaches, and Teams
Children practicing a friendly wrestling match. Amateur wrestling is a legitimate, competitive sport practiced at the middle school,...
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Sep 2411 min read


Spiral Ride – A Beginner’s Guide
Introduction: The spiral ride is a fundamental top-position move in folkstyle wrestling that allows you to break down, control, and turn an opponent from the referee’s position (the starting position where one wrestler is on hands and knees and the other covers on top). In a spiral ride, the top wrestler grabs the opponent’s upper body (neck/shoulder area) and a thigh or hip, driving forward in a corkscrew motion to flatten the bottom wrestler.
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Sep 2413 min read


Peterson Roll: A Beginner’s Guide for Wrestlers and Parents
Peterson roll for beginners The Peterson Roll is a wrestling reversal that allows a wrestler on bottom to flip the script – turning a...
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Sep 2411 min read


The Body Lock: A Beginner’s Guide for Youth Wrestlers and Parents
Body Lock Introduction for beginners The body lock is a powerful upper-body wrestling hold – essentially a tight embrace around the...
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Sep 2215 min read


The Hip Toss: A Beginner’s Guide for Wrestlers and Parents
The hip toss is a wrestling move that uses your hip as a fulcrum to throw an opponent off their feet and onto the mat. In simple terms, you leverage your hips and momentum to flip the other wrestler over your body. This throw is popular because it can quickly turn the tide of a match
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Sep 2116 min read


The Ankle Pick: A Beginner-Friendly Guide
Introduction The ankle pick is a wrestling takedown where you grab your opponent’s ankle and simultaneously push their upper body in the...
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Sep 2116 min read


The Duck-Under Takedown: A Guide for Beginners and Parents
Introduction The duck-under is a wrestling takedown that involves literally ducking under your opponent’s arm and slipping behind them...
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Sep 2112 min read


Fireman’s Carry Wrestling Takedown: A Beginner’s Guide
A coach demonstrates a Fireman’s Carry (kata guruma) throw, lifting the opponent onto his shoulders. The Fireman’s Carry is a classic...
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Sep 2119 min read


High Crotch (Head-on-the-Outside Single Leg) Takedown Guide for Beginners & Parents
Introduction to the High Crotch Takedown The high crotch (often called a “hi-C” or head-outside single leg) is a takedown where you...
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Sep 2123 min read


The Rise of Women’s Amateur Wrestling: Safety, Training, and Opportunities for Girls
Women’s amateur wrestling has rapidly emerged as one of the fastest-growing sports worldwide. Once excluded from organized competition, girls and women now compete at youth, high school, collegiate, and international levels. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), girls’ wrestling is the fastest-growing high school sport in the United States, with participation doubling nearly every five years since the early 2000s.
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Sep 75 min read


Youth Wrestling in the United States: Safety, Training, and Development
Folkstyle wrestling in the United States begins at the youth level, where millions of children step onto the mat every year before they ever reach high school. According to The Wrestling Drill Book by William Welker (Human Kinetics, 2012), youth participation forms the backbone of the sport’s growth and ensures the technical traditions of wrestling continue across generations. With the right balance of safety, training, and parental guidance, youth wrestling builds not only a
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Sep 55 min read


Amateur Wrestling: The Complete Guide for Parents, Athletes, and Coaches
Amateur wrestling is one of the oldest and most respected sports in the world. Practiced in schools, colleges, clubs, and Olympic arenas, it combines strength, speed, discipline, and mental toughness. For new parents, first-time wrestlers, and coaches building programs, understanding the basics of amateur wrestling is essential.
This guide explains the fundamentals of the sport, its rules and styles, the benefits of wrestling for youth development, and best practices for saf
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Sep 44 min read


Essential Wrestling Drills Every Wrestler Should Practice
When it comes to wrestling, there’s no shortcut to mastery. Champions are built on the mat, rep after rep, drilling the fundamentals until they become second nature. Whether your child is just starting youth wrestling or chasing titles in high school and college, repetition and drilling are the foundation of wrestling development.
This guide breaks down the most essential drills every wrestler should practice, explains how they grow with athletes over time, and gives parents
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Sep 35 min read


NFHS Rule Change: New In-Bounds Standard for the 2024–25 Wrestling Season
Wrestling is a sport built on action and flow, but for years, matches sometimes stalled when wrestlers got close to the edge of the mat. Beginning with the 2024–25 season, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has updated the in-bounds rule to keep the action moving.
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Sep 24 min read


Parent Toolkit: Safe Practices in Wrestling
Wrestling is one of the oldest and toughest sports in the world, but it’s also one of the safest when practiced correctly. For new parents, the key is knowing what to watch for, what gear to invest in, and how to build healthy habits that protect kids on and off the mat.
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Sep 25 min read


Why Wrestling Is Great for Kids: Physical and Emotional Development Benefits
Through wrestling, children cultivate physical strength, mental resilience, and social awareness—all wrapped into a structured, disciplined, and engaging activity. Whether they're just learning basic stances or grappling in competitions, the mat becomes a classroom for building character.
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Aug 106 min read
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