Tips on How to Add Ankle Support to Wrestling Shoes
One of the keys to being a successful wrestler is having the ability to use your feet wisely. This means maintaining your balance while grappling or putting yourself in the perfect position to obtain leverage over your opponent and force him to the mat—all in the face of the extreme twisting, turning, and jostling that [...]
Wrestling Agility Drills
Great wrestlers have many attributes in common. For example, they can cover short distances in the blink of an eye and their movements tend to be lightning fast, powerfully explosive, and highly controlled. Even if they lose their balance while wrestling, they’re able to recover quickly and go on the attack again immediately. In other [...]
Wrestling at the Summer Olympics
Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in the world. It has been depicted in ancient cave paintings and was also mentioned in Homer’s Iliad as one of the primary ways Greek warriors demonstrated their sheer strength and athletic ability. The sport has remained popular even in modern times, as evidenced by its inclusion in [...]
Top Wrestling Knee Pads
Every wrestler knows that this sport is tough on the knees. A single, powerful takedown can cause injury, as can recurring takedowns that aren’t as severe. While knee pads are not required by many wrestling associations, they can help decrease impact trauma to this part of the body. If you are many of the ‘safe’ [...]
Stay Motivated! Ways to Motivate Yourself on the Mat
Wrestling isn’t for a person who can’t find inner strength, endurance and drive. During wrestling matches, athletes are often thrown around and slammed on the mat. In practice, participants are push the limits on every mental and physical level to build the characteristics that make a wrestler successful. For many, the sport also entails a [...]
How to Fix a Snap on Wrestling Headgear
All wrestlers in sanctioned scholastic and collegiate events must wear approved wrestling headgear during matches. This is a nonnegotiable safety measure intended to prevent impact injuries to the head and ears. Of course, you only get adequate protection if the wrestling equipment you use is wholly intact, so the moment you discover that a snap [...]
Your Own Personal Trainer: Programs for High School Wrestlers
Imagine how much your wrestling skills would improve if you had your own personal trainer overlooking your fitness program. Unfortunately, few of us have the financial resources to make that fantasy a reality, which means we have to settle for the next best thing: putting together our own training regimen based on age-old wisdom and [...]
How To Prepare For a State Wrestling Match
Qualifying for the state tournament is every wrestler’s dream. This is where reigning champions are dethroned, new kings are crowned, and legends are made. It is also a terrific opportunity for you to get noticed by collegiate scouts and coaches, which is important if you wish to continue wrestling at the next level. Since so [...]
Women Vs. Men Wrestlers
Ever since Women’s Wrestling debuted as an official Olympic event at the Athens games in 2004, annual participation in the sport by girls and young women has increased at a steady rate. However, few high school or collegiate programs have both the athletes and budget required to create an all-female team, which means women must [...]
Wrestling Singlet Information
Wrestling singlets are required for all wrestlers in sanctioned high school, college, freestyle, and Greco-Roman matches. As the name implies, a singlet is constructed of a single piece of fabric (usually a nylon-Spandex blend) and is designed to cover a wrestler’s body from the chest and torso to the upper thighs. Despite being such a [...]
