Open Mat Try Outs are from 10/17-10/20, but wrestlers can join any time.
Women's Wrestling in Texas is one of many states that has Women's only divisions. You will only wrestle girls, and you will only wrestle girls your size. the girls weight classes are:
100, 107, 114, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 165, 185, 235
This is not what you see on the TV. Your future athlete will not be jumping off the top turnbuckle or coming out in some fancy costume to theme music. This is the Folkstyle collegiate version of wrestling. They also follow up with the Olympic version of the sport as well. This is the most basic and safest of the combat sports.
Beyond being one of the best cardio vascular activities you can be in, this sport will teach you many things along the way. While most sports can teach you many of the life lessons, very few sports bring them all together as well as wrestling. On the wrestling mat an individual will find out exactly who they are.
Just a few of the attributes wrestling will bring an athlete is: responsibility, self-confidence, self-reliance, self-ownership, leadership, dedication, the ability to overcome adversity, how to handle adversity, perseverance. The list is endless. One of the most famous sayings about wrestling is from the famous Dan Gable who said, " once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy."
Wrestling as a second sport is simply the best for any sport. You will work on speed, agility, and strength as in most sports. What sets wrestling apart is wrestlers will learn, body control and awareness, stamina, as well as how to strategize as an individual and as a team.
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