Women's Wrestling Program

[JMoorman]

This was the press release on the front page of TheMat.com...

 

http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_...ArticleID=20322

[singlewing]

This was the press release on the front page of TheMat.com...

 

http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_...ArticleID=20322

 

 

I think this is great! A lot of girls are interested in wrestling especially if it girl against girl. I allowed my daughter to wrestle against the boys when she was 8 years old. She became one of my wrestling cheerleaders when she got up in to high school.

 

I believe that if a high schools would offer both teams I believe that the popularity of wrestling will increase. My hat off to Steve Henry for being Man enough to begin the girls wrestling program at his school and in Tennessee.

 

I hop King College can give scholarship to Tennessee girls!

[eagl]

Any surprises in the girls state? How many teams were there?

[PUMMELKING]

Will they wrestle frestlye?

[CoachDelgado]

In Texas there is a separate division for girls and boys. It is absolutely forbidden to have girls wrestling boys in varsity, jv or exhibition type matches. According to those I have talked to about it, this has helped the growth of girls wrestling tremendously. The individual success level is higher and there is no stigma attached to wrestling boys. There are many girls getting college scholarships for wrestling.

 

The college level girls do wrestle freestyle in their events. There are 12 to 15 schools now. The go to the NYAC tournament, Sunkist Kids tournament, tournaments just for the college girls, US Nationals and some duals.

 

Everyone should support a separate girls division in wrestling. It may be what keeps the sport on the college level from losing any more programs.

[MVM]

In Texas there is a separate division for girls and boys. It is absolutely forbidden to have girls wrestling boys in varsity, jv or exhibition type matches. According to those I have talked to about it, this has helped the growth of girls wrestling tremendously. The individual success level is higher and there is no stigma attached to wrestling boys. There are many girls getting college scholarships for wrestling.

 

The college level girls do wrestle freestyle in their events. There are 12 to 15 schools now. The go to the NYAC tournament, Sunkist Kids tournament, tournaments just for the college girls, US Nationals and some duals.

 

Everyone should support a separate girls division in wrestling. It may be what keeps the sport on the college level from losing any more programs.

 

 

I wondered how Texas handled the girls programs, Thanks CD. I like the fact that they keep the girls and boys totally separate. I also agree with your last statement.