What does a new wrestler need to get started??
What are the different types of wrestling
What are the basic rules and scoring of Folkstyle wrestling?
How does the team score points during league matches?
How many weight classes are there in wrestling?
What is the CIF Wrestling Weight Management Program?
What is the Body Composition Assessment?
What is meant by the term “Scratch Weight”?
What does a new wrestler need to get started?
The wrestling program will provide each wrestler with gym shorts and a T-shirt for practice. A team singlet and warm-ups are provided during the season matches. The wrestler needs to obtain the following mandatory items:
- Wrestling shoes
- Wrestling head gear
You can usually get wrestling shoes and head gear locally at Chicks. You can also do a web search for wrestling shoes and find many on-line sources for wrestling equipment. A starter pair of shoes should be about $50-$60. Head gear usually starts around $20.
The wrestler should also have a good pair of outdoor running shoes, a hooded sweatshirt and sweat pants for cold mornings and to keep your body warm while you get ready for a match. Since the wrestlers will be working out every day, it is practical to have extra sets of work out clothes and sweats. An extra set of team logo gym shorts and shirt can be purchased through the boosters or the coach.
For off-season tournaments, you'll need to purchase a USA card for $30. It's good for one year (as long as you don't loose it). The year runs from September to August, but the card is generally not used during the season. It's best to get it at the first pre-season tournament in September because they do not pro-rate the cost if you buy it later in the USA calendar year. The cost of the card mostly goes towards insurance.
What are the different types of wrestling
There are 3 types of wrestling: folkstyle, freestyle, and Greco Roman.
In Freestyle, both the arms and legs may be used to execute holds or to defend against attack. This is one of the styles used in Olympic competition.
Folkstyle is the type of wrestling used in high school and college. It is also sometimes referred to as collegiate style. Folkstyle is very similar to Freestyle. However, where Freestyle places little emphasis on control, in Folkstyle control is very important.
In Greco-Roman, a wrestler may not attack his opponent's legs, nor use his own legs to trip, lift or execute other moves. The wrestler must wrestle from standing without the top of his head against his opponents chest. Greco-Roman is the other style of wrestling used in Olympic competition.
What are the basic rules and scoring of Folkstyle wrestling?
The goal of wrestling is to force your opponent onto his back and pin your opponent. A pin, also called a fall, occurs when any part of both shoulders or both shoulder blades (scapula) of either wrestler are in contact with the mat for two (2) continuous seconds. A pin ends the match immediately. If neither wrestlers is pinned, the winner is the wrestler with the most points at the end of the match.
There are five ways to score points in a Folkstyle wrestling match: Takedown, Escape, Reversal, Near-Fall, and Penalty.
Match Scoring |
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| Move | Points | Description |
| Take Down | 2 Points | From a neutral position (both standing with neither wrestler having control) a wrestler gains control over his opponent down on the mat while the supporting parts of either wrestler are inbounds. |
| Escape | 1 Point | When a defensive (bottom) wrestler gains a neutral position and his opponent has lost control while at least one wrestler is inbounds. |
| Reversal | 2 Points | When the defensive wrestler comes from the bottom position and gains control of his opponent, either on the mat or in a rear standing position, while the supporting points of either wrestler are inbounds. |
| Near Fall | 2 to 3 Points | When near fall criteria is met
for 2 seconds. Near fall criteria is: When any part of both shoulders or scapula of the defensive wrestler are held for a least 2 seconds within four inches of the mat; or when one shoulder or scapula is touching the mat with the other shoulder or scapula held at an angle of 45 degrees or less. If near fall criteria is met for two continuous seconds, 2 points are awarded when the defensive wrestler is out of the predicament. If near fall criteria is met for five continuous seconds a 3 point near fall is awarded when the defensive wrestler is out of the near fall situation. |
| Penalty | 1 Point, Typically | A wrestler is awarded point(s) for technical violations or infractions of the rules committed by his opponent. This could include: Illegal Hold, Stalling, Unnecessary Roughness, Un-sportsman-like Conduct, or Technical Violations such as avoiding wrestling by leaving the mat, grabbing clothing or headgear, incorrect starting position, locked hands. |
How does the team score points during league matches?
In league matches the team score is made up of the combined scores of the matches of 14 individual weight classes. Team points are awarded for the outcome of an individual match as follows:
A match won by from 1 to 7 points
is a win by decision - 3 team points.
A match won by from 8 to 14 points is a major decision - 4 team points.
A match won by 15 or more points is called a technical fall - 5 team points.
A match won by pin is called a fall - 6 team points.
Missing a wrestler at one or more weight classes is a forfeit at each weight
- 6 team points per forfeit.
A match won by more than a decision is referred to as "bonus" points for a team. Bonus points can greatly factor in the outcome of a team dual, where both teams win the the same number of individual matches. The team that wins their matches by a higher score comes out the winner of the team competition due to earned bonus points.
How many weight classes are there in wrestling?
There are 14 weight classes in high school wrestling: 103, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, and 275 lbs.
These weights represent the maximum weight a wrestler can weigh. For freshman, there is also a 95 lbs. weight class. Before each individual tournament or team dual match each wrestler must be weigh in.
What is the CIF Wrestling Weight Management Program?
It is a program that was established to ensure wrestlers are managing their weight in a healthy and safe way. The program includes:
- Hydration Testing
- Body Composition Assessment
- Establishment of a lowest allowable weight class for each wrestler
- Establishment of a safe weight loss program to arrive at the lowest allowable
weight class.
What is hydration testing?
Hydration testing is part of the Weight Management Program that has been adopted by the state of California for student wrestlers. The hydration test is the first step in the weight management process. In part due to the physical developmental stage of adolescent wrestlers, hydration testing is a key component in helping wrestlers, parents and coaches determine a safe and healthy minimum weight for high school wrestlers.
The wrestler provides a urine sample to be tested for hydration levels by a trained assessor. Dehydration concentrates urine and thereby increases the urine's specific gravity. Accurate determination of minimum wrestling weight from assessments requires the wrestler to be properly hydrated.
If it is determined that a wrestler is not properly hydrated they cannot proceed further in the weight management program. Wrestlers must wait a minimum of 24 hours after a failed hydration test before they can be tested again.
What is the Body Composition Assessment?
The Body Composition Assessment is the second step in the Weight Management Program. It is an assessment of the wrestlers body fat percentage. The establishment of a certified minimum weight, based on 7% body fat for males and 12% body fat for females, is required for all high school wrestlers. No wrestler may compete until he/she has completed the required body composition assessment.
Male wrestlers with a body fat percentage less than 7% and female wrestlers with a body fat percentage less that 12%, must get a physicians clearance prior to competing.
During the season a wrestler may lose an average of 1.5% of their alpha body weight per week, based on the weight at the time of initial assessment. A wrestler will not be allowed to wrestle at any time in a weight class that would require them to lose more than 1.5% of their alpha weight per week, from the original date of assessement.
A growth allowence of two pounds per weight class is provided after January 15th. In order to utilize the growth allowance, a wrestler must have competed at "scratch weight" in the desired weight class at least once prior to the first qualifying tournament in the CIF State Championship series.
What is meant by the term “Scratch Weight”?
Scratch weight means that a wrestler is not allowed to exceed the stated weight class. This is normally the weight at which the wrestler was certified to wrestle at the beginning of the season. After January 15th CIF rules allow for a two pound "growth" allowance for all weight classes for the remainder of the season.
What is a weight allowance?
Weight allowances, normally two pounds, allow a wrestler to be slightly heavier than the weight class limits.
What is Impetigo?
Impetigo is a superficial skin infection caused by bacteria. Impetigo begins as a cluster of small blisters that expand and rupture within the first 24 hours. Impetigo develops most frequently on the legs, but may also be found on the arms, face and trunk. It is prone to people who play close contact sports such as football and wrestling. Impetigo can be treated with an antibiotic taken by mouth or by application of an antibiotic ointment to the affected areas.
What is Ringworm?
Ringworm is a contagious fungus infection of the skin. Despite its name, it has nothing to do with worms. The name comes from the characteristic red ring that can appear on an infected person's skin. Ringworm is also called Tinea. Like Impetigo, Ringworm is caused by direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person. Ringworm can be treated with fungus-killing medicine.