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Truth about Wrestling
So, your son tells you that he wants to take wrestling and you immediately envision him being lifted into the air by a testosterone filled kid wearing a Superman costume. If the idea of wrestling brings fear to your mind based upon the images portrayed by what you have seen on t.v., then put your mind at ease. Youth wrestling is very different from the professional wrestlers on WWE.
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Ten Good Reasons for Football Players to Wrestle
By Bill Burlingame, former assistant football and wrestling coach, East Liverpool High School, OH
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“I believe that wrestling as adopted and practiced in prep schools and uni-versities, under trained coaches, is one of the best constructive sports that an individual can take part in and should be encouraged in prep schools, universities, and other institutions whose aim is to develop young men."
- Knute Rockney, Norte Dame Football Head Coach
"Well-respected by coaches and teammates for his tough, aggressive nature (comes from his prep wrestling background)"
- NFL Draft Scout on Alex Stepanovich
"I would have all of my Offensive Lineman wrestle if I could."
- John Madden, NFL Hall of Fame Football Coach
“I never met a wrestler that was a coward.”
- Joe Gibbs, Washington Redskins Head Coach
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