Elbert CoUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION
Youth Wrestling
Registration starts October 1, 2022 with the first practice on Tuesday November 1st from 6-7pm at the Inferno Gym. Football players or those in other sports that are finishing up may start practice late or attend wrestling on days you do not have practice for your fall sport.
Practices will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from 6-7 pm at the Inferno Gym.
Competitions will be held at high schools in the surround counties (Banks Co., Jackson Co., Franklin Co., Hart Co., Madison Co. etc.) on Friday nights 6-8pm. These will start November 18 and go until February.
**All wrestlers are required to have a USA Wrestling card from Team Georgia Wrestling. More information will be sent before practice starts**
USAW cards are available for $40 on the Team Georgia website under Athlete Membership (choose Folkstyle as the form of wrestling). https://www.usawmembership.com/login
For additional info or any questions about this season, visit our FAQ section of our website.
Please signup online at https://forms.gle/bW3ynySfPX8EqM6DA so that we can send you more information. Please signup here so that we can send you more information. Also please like Granite City Brawlers on Facebook for more information. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063888040685
The Elbert County Blue Devil Youth program is committed to teaching the basic fundamentals of wrestling to prepare our youth to win state championships!
For more information please contact Shane Anderson shane.anderson@elbert.k12.ga.us Cell # 706-988-9221 or email elbertyouthwrestling@gmail.com
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What exactly is wrestling?
The oldest sport – Wrestling is the oldest sport known to man and is even depicted in cave drawings and the Bible. This is NOT pro-wrestling/WWE or mixed martial arts (i.e. UFC). There is no punching, kicking, chokes or submissions. It is a “grappling” sport however, where you score points for physically controlling your opponents. You can win a match by scoring more points or by “pinning” the back of their shoulders to the mat.
Three styles – There are three primary forms of wrestling in the US. Folkstyle occurs in college, high school and youth wrestling, but we also participate in the Olympic styles of wrestling, Freestyle & Greco Roman.
How a match works - A folkstyle wrestling match consists of three periods of whose length varies based on how old you are. Younger kids (from 5 – 10 years old) typically have 1 minute periods where high school periods are 2 min long. A takedown (worth 2 points) occurs when you bring your opponent safely from their feet down to the mat and you gain control behind them. Escapes are worth 1 point, reversing from the bottom to the top position is worth 2 points and holding someone on their back without pinning them can earn “back points”. You Tube has several examples of youth wrestling matches to watch.
What age should kids start? 5 years old is usually the youngest kids should start but for those with very short attention spans, we recommend waiting until 6 or 7. But there is no magic number. Many kids start in middle school and even high school and still find plenty of success.
Taken from Donovan Panone at Level Up Wrestling Center