1. Wrestling A short introduction to high school wrestling

2. What is it? Wrestling is a competitive team sport where each team has a group of athletes that are broken up into weight classes and individually compete to defeat their opponent and score overall points for the team

3. Weight Classes Wrestlers can compete in one of 14 different weight classes 103, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, 285

4. Scoring Scoring is done on two levels: Individually and Team Points Individually points are issued for different situations during the particular match. Takedowns Reversals Escapes Penalties Team Points are issued to the team who’s competitor won the match and are worth different amounts depending on how the decision was made. Pin (or Fall) Technical Fall Major Decision Minor Decision

5. Competition Competition can be organized into a few common types of meets Duals Tri And Tournaments Bracketed Dual-based The team that gains the most team points by the end is considered the champions for the particular meet