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Styles of Wrestling
There are many styles of wrestling in the United States and around the world. In youth wrestling, there are several commons styles including:
Folk Style
Folk style is also called scholastic wrestling. This is the main competition style for youth wrestling up through high school in organized scholastic matches. It is also used outside of organized school matches among many clubs and independent wrestling tournaments. Folk style wrestling in the United States is governed by the National Federation of State High School Associations, or NFHS. For more information, visit their website at NFHS.org. There, you can also find the current and previous wrestling rule and case books with examples on scoring techniques.
Collegiate
Collegiate wrestling is similar to folk style, though with some style and scoring differences made to encourage scoring and keep the wrestlers in action. This is the main style of wrestling for college athletes and many open adult and senior competitions. To learn more about collegiate wrestling visit the NCAA Wrestling page. To learn more about how collegiate wrestling matches are scored, visit the NCAA wrestling scoring page. For more information on how collegiate wrestling tournaments work (like the NCAA College Wrestling Championships) visit the NCAA wrestling tournaments rules page.
Freestyle
Freestyle is one of the two styles of wrestling in the Olympics. It is stylistically different than collegiate and folk style wrestling, has a different time period structure and a different scoring model. It is one of the main wrestling styles used in competition around the world for adults and youth. For more information on Freestyle Wrestling, visit United World Wrestling, the governing body for world Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. For Team USA freestyle wrestling information, visit USA Wrestling at themat.com.
Greco-Roman
Greco-Roman is one of the two styles of wrestling in the Olympics. It is stylistically different than other styles of wrestling as it does not allow leg attacks or touching the legs at all. All attacks must be done above the waist. For more information on Greco Roman Wrestling, visit United World Wrestling, the governing body for world Greco.
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