Originally Posted by pfjester911  Hey whats up every one im thinking about wrestling next year, im wondering what i should be expecting like conditioning wise like how rough is it and does the food you eat matter a lot? And also if i dont know anything about it rules/moves if they are complicated? Any help would be appreciated |
First thing I want to say is congratulations on making the best decision of your life to this point. You can expect wrestling to be the toughest sport you have ever participated in both physically and mentally but at the same time the most rewarding. You will do a ton of conditioning and weight training along with your technique. If you have a good coach he will keep it simple and getting down the basics is pretty simple if you will adhere to what you are being taught. For some it takes a year or so to get some mat sense and know what to do and others get it right away.The rules are many but they aren't very complicated and you coach will give you the basics you have to follow due to reactions you have that could cost you points in the end but dont worry you'll get it. Finally I would tell you that you are entering a combat sport and you will be proud to call yourself a wrestler. Wrestling is not a game, we do not play wrestling we don't have games. We as wrestlers compete. We have matches and duals we aim to find out who the better competitor is. You play football, basketball and soccer there is nothing playful about wrestling. Most people that enjoy this sport enjoy competition and having the pressure to succeed sit almost squarely on their shoulders. While you are competing for a school and for your team mates they can not help you on the mat and you have to love that. So good luck and work hard we look forward to hearing of your success.