Scholastic wrestling, known in the United States as folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practiced at the high school and middle school levels in the United States.
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11 Facts About Scholastic wrestling
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Scholastic wrestling is practiced in all 50 US states, but currently only sanctioned in 49 of the 50 states; only Mississippi does not officially sanction scholastic wrestling for high schools and middle schools.
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College and high school wrestling grew especially after the standardization of the National Collegiate Athletic Association wrestling rules, which applied early on to both collegiate and scholastic wrestling.
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Girls' scholastic wrestling has somewhat fuzzy roots, as girls from time to time would join boys' teams as early as the 1970s, and there having been established various private girls wrestling clubs throughout the US Most notable among early women scholastic wrestlers was National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee, Tricia Saunders.
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However, the first official, public-school all-girls Scholastic wrestling team was formed in Brookline High School in Brookline Massachusetts by coach Dustin Carter; the team of 15 girls was formed in 1993 and became an official public high school team three years later.
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Scholastic wrestling is regulated by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
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Each state high school association that sanctions Scholastic wrestling has a defined weight-control plan that prohibits excessive weight loss and dehydration during the season.
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The Scholastic wrestling area is surrounded by a safety mat area that is at least five inches in width.
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Additionally, college Scholastic wrestling uses the concept of "time advantage" or "riding time", while high school Scholastic wrestling does not.
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In many places in the United States, there are small associations known as Scholastic wrestling clubs designed to introduce young people to the sport of Scholastic wrestling, many of whom are even as young as 3 to 5 years old.
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However, some would argue that the real reason the United States does not typically fare as well in international Scholastic wrestling competitions is because of the greater focus much of the rest of the world places on the sport.
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