When it comes to choosing a sport for your kids there are so many to choose from. Unless one of the parents was a wrestler in high school or one of the parents siblings then wrestling is usually not first pick. Pound per Pound wrestler are the strongest of all high school and college athletes which says a lot on its own.
Wrestling training is not only physical intense as it incorporate weight lifting and strength building as a part of their training, cardio endurance exercises and mat and grappling resistance practice moves to prepare for their matches. This extreme fitness regime come with a mental challenge that no other sport can provide other than mixed martial arts training. As a part of conditioning, some coaches require running distances and sprints to get the body in shape, just as a track coach would do for his runners to build speed and endurance.
Wrestling provides life lessons and built confidence and character. Wrestling teaches self-reliance, self-confidence, and life skills utilizing the power of positive goals, without making excuses for failure. Wrestling teaches team work as it is your team that is there for you to push you to your limits. While at the same time it is a true one on one sport as it all comes down to you and one other to battle it out for the wrestling trophies.
So don't be surprised when you find out how many pro athletes and CEO's of professional corporations have a wrestling background.