Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What do I need to be prepared for Day 1 of practice?

Register for the appropriate session on the Registration page for each athlete you plan to have participate.
Download, print and fill out the Liability Waiver and bring with you for Day 1 of Practice for each athlete.
Adhere to the gear requirements outlined in the FAQ below.
Come ready to have fun and learn! We're excited to have you!

What gear do I need to wrestle?

Youth Wrestling:

Shoes: For our youth wrestlers, we recommend a pair of wrestling shoes. However, they are not a requirement to get started. Athletes may practice in their socks. No street shoes are allowed under any circumstances!
Clothing:
- For Practice: A pair of shorts/leggings and a t-shirt of your choosing are perfect practice attire.
- For Competition: A pair of shorts/leggings and a t-shirt of your choosing.
  - Competition attire does depend on the competition that you are entering. We will be participating in local tournaments, so gear requirements are a little more lenient.

Competitive Club Wrestling:

Shoes: For our competitive club athletes, we recommend a pair of wrestling shoes. However, they are not a requirement to get started. Athletes may practice in their socks. Avoiding skin disease is of utmost importance to our club. As a result, no street shoes are allowed on the mats during practice under any circumstances!
Clothing:
- For Practice: A pair of shorts/leggings and a t-shirt of your choosing are perfect practice attire.
- For Competition:
  
  Freestyle Tournaments: Here are the USA Wrestling rules for competition gear for freestyle,
  - Folkstyle Tournaments: Here are the USA Wrestling rules for competition gear for folkstyle "Singlets with under briefs or a two-piece uniform is required. Guidelines for the two-piece uniforms are as follows: wrestlers can wear compression or board shorts and a tight-fitting sleeveless, short, or long sleeve shirt. The shorts shall not be excessively baggy or have pockets, buttons, or snaps."
    - At all USA Wrestling regional and national championships (freestyle & Greco-Roman), male competitors must wear a high-cut singlet, and female competitors must wear a girls cut singlet. Low-cut singlets shall not be allowed.
      - Red and Blue Singlets with under briefs are required. For women, a collegiate or women's singlet is required and a sleeveless sport top is to be worn under the singlet (no T-shirts).
        
        Shoelaces must be taped.
        
        Singlets are to be colored a predominantly clearly distinguishable shade of red or blue.
        
        No two-piece uniforms are allowed.

Why can't my athlete wear street shoes to practice?

Avoiding skin disease is of utmost importance to our club. Our street shoes go everywhere our wrestling shoes do not, such as the restroom. We don't want to track that onto the mats where athletes participate.

How are athletes paired up for practice?

We will partner athletes up based on size, age and gender as best we can. We would love to have dedicate girls and boys sessions! However, this depends on the number of male and female participants that come out to wrestle. The girl's side of wrestling is growing rapidly and we would like to grow along with it. If you know any girls that are interested in wrestling, we'd love to have them join us!

Are there separate sessions for girls?

At present, we are including both boys and girls in the Youth Wrestling sessions. We would absolutely love to run sessions exclusively for the girls, and will do so with enough interest. We plan on running a boys and girls session for the Competition Wrestling club in March, and if we have enough youth girls interested, we will add two girls-only youth sessions. The girl's side of wrestling is growing rapidly and we would like to grow along with it. If you know any girls that are interested in wrestling, we'd love to have them join us!

Why the change in name?

Our goal as a coaching staff is to work with athletes to learn life long skills that will allow them to be successful in and out of the wrestling room. We want our athletes to defy expectations, circumstances, and goals. Defiant Wrestling better defines our vision, and we want you all to be a part of that.

Name Change