The spring season offers Folkstyle, Freestyle, and Greco Roman Wrestling.

Why to wrestle the spring seasons? There are many reasons to have your wrestler compete in Freestyle and Greco Roman styles of competition, with the biggest being that it is a blast! Here are a few of the many benefits to the spring season.

1) This season is so much fun! It is far more laid back than the Folkstyle season, and is a phenomenal way to keep your athlete wrestling with minimum burnout. There are 3 styles, all of which are different, equally challenging, and equally fun!

2) This is a great way to sharpen your wrestler's skills. Freestyle and Greco will completely change the way you wrestle. It will help your wrestler learn to be far more aggressive, without sacrificing good position. The defensive skill that wrestlers gain from these styles is always evident and extremely useful. Does your child get head thrown fairly often and it drives you crazy and you can't understand why? If so, there is no better way to defend and turn these types of match ending moves into your own match ending moves than to wrestle Freestyle and Greco.

3) Keeping up with the growing trend.  Wrestlers are getting more and more competitive at younger ages, and it's due to multiple styles of competition, It is very easy to spot a wrestler that has competed in Freestyle, and Greco, and I don't know of any big name coaches, athletes, or wrestling enthusiasts that would argue that it will raise your Folkstyle level of competition to levels only dreamed of.

4) Does your athletes matches look choreographed? Wrestling in multiple styles of competition will help your wrestler use their creativity and confidence (from tons of extra competitive matches) to develop their own style of wrestling. Wrestlers are far more dangerous a competitor when they develop their own style, it's really fun to watch when an athlete comes into their own.

5) The ability to hit the big move when necessary. How many times have you watched a match, when a wrestler was down too many points to recover from without taking their opponent feet to back? Freestyle and Greco will give your athlete the opportunity to learn and perfect several big moves that will give them the ability to end a match with style and in a timely fashion.

6) My favorite aspect to Freestyle and Greco wrestling is that it will make you look so cool, even if you're not. These styles of wrestling are so exciting and fun to watch and compete in. There are so many awesome moves and tricks, and this is what will make your wrestler better. Too often we don't let our kids have any fun and we focus on competing. Athletes will gain a lot more love, knowledge and skill in the sport if they're having fun! Give them a chance to be flashy, have fun and most importantly look cool, and they will improve at a rate you never thought possible.

 Here are two links that I feel will really help grasp what Freestyle and Greco are all about. The first is a video, and the second is an article.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G8UHpbEL2E

http://wrestling.isport.com/wrestling-guides/why-us-wrestlers-should-try-freestyle-greco