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U.S. WRESTLING FOUNDATION LAUNCHES #LETS WRESTLE, AN EXCITING NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN WRESTLING

The U.S. Wrestling Foundation, a nationally known non-profit organization, officially launched the first national #LetsWrestle program to help more high school students prepare for success and overcome challenges through the principles of wrestling.

The campaign features prominent and nationally recognized celebrities, who attribute the disciplines learned in wrestling as part of their professional success. Stars from Hollywood, the NFL and other sports, business leaders and scientists, include Tommy Hilfiger,Chris Pratt, NASA astronauts, IndyCar drivers and NFL Super Bowl champions, among others.

Posters of the stars and other recruiting materials are being sent to over 11,000 high school wrestling coaches across the country. The campaign will increase awareness of wrestling and inspire kids to get active after the covid pandemic.

“Wrestling changes lives. It teaches you how to respond to challenges in a positive way,” said Jeff Waters, Chairman of the U.S. Wrestling Foundation.

“The process of wrestling instills the values of courage, hard work, perseverance, and humility. These are the building blocks for success in anything,” said Mike Moyer, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

“Wrestling is a great precursor to success. It sets the course for life and we want more boys and girls to have that experience, now more than ever,” commented Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Wrestling is currently the sixth most popular boys high school sport and is the fastest growing girls high school sport.

The materials can also be downloaded at WrestlingChangesLives.com. … rest of story at Teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2022/October/12/Lets-Wrestle-Announcement

November 2, 2022 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Making Sense of the New Redshirt Rules

Almost four months ago to the day (June 16th), the NCAA released a new set of wrestling bylaws which will take effect during the 2022-23 season. These bylaws contained plenty of relevant information; however, two of the most notable pieces that came from these changes were that athletes could use five competition dates and still maintain redshirt status. Also, true freshmen were not allowed to compete unattached during the first semester. Those are two areas that we will focus on today.
With the regular season rapidly approaching and these rules set to take effect immediately, it seemed like a perfect time to get some clarity on just how they will impact the product we see on the mat and wrestling programs in general.
For that type of insight, we turned to four prominent coaches from four different conferences. Helping us out were American University Head Coach Jason Borrelli, North Carolina Associate Head Coach Tony Ramos, Ohio State Associate Head Coach J Jaggers, and an assistant coach from the Pac-12. … rest of story and details at Intermatwrestle.com/articles/26192?utm_source=Wrestling

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Tenn.-Chatt. Blue-Gold Display Delights Football Tailgate Crowd

TDR Editor Notes;
Noah Castillo and the Chattanooga Mocs gave the fans at football tailgating a treat with the Blue-Gold Exhibition in First Horizon Pavilion
CHATTANOOGA—The Chattanooga Mocs wrestling program took over the football tailgating space at the First Horizon Pavilion Saturday morning. The squad put on an 11-match display showing what’s to come during the 2022-23 campaign.
It started with a Logan Ashton tech fall and ended with Logan Andrew’s major decision. That was the deciding match as Andrew’s triumph 11-3 over Ryan Stein provided a 25-22 winning margin for the Gold. … rest of story and results at Gomocs.com/news/2022/10/22/wrestling-blue-gold-display-delights-football-tailgate-crowd

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