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Collegiate wrestling

Collegiate wrestling is the US folkstyle wrestling variant in college/NCAA contexts. Scoring includes takedowns, escapes, reversals, near falls, riding time, technical superiority and pins; strikes or kicks are not part of the sport.

LevelVariant FamilyWrestling Family CategoryCombat sport

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Classification

Category Combat sport

Family Wrestling Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Collegiate wrestling is folkstyle wrestling focused on control, position changes, riding time and pins on the mat.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like intense mat combat without strikes, clear point values and team/weight-class structure.

Cost A school/university team, wrestling club or grappling gym with mats and coach is the realistic entry. Club/team fee, wrestling shoes, training clothes, possible headgear, tournaments and travel. Wrestling club, school/university team, wrestling club or folkstyle/grappling group. Mat, coach and breakfall basics are mandatory; do not confuse it with MMA or ki…

First progress Basic positions come quickly; controlled takedowns and mat work need many repetitions.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

wrestling mat
coach
wrestling shoes
training clothes/singlet
partner
weight-class/rules knowledge

First steps

learn stance and motion
practise breakfalls and sprawl
drill controlled takedowns
understand top/bottom positions

School/university team, wrestling club or grappling gym with folkstyle focus.

Load neck, knees and shoulders carefully; train only with coach, mat, partner control and injury-time rules.

Weitere Angaben

Tags collegiate-wrestling, combat-sport, folkstyle-wrestling, ringen-familie, kampfsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Control the opponent, score points or pin by fall.

Teilnehmer

Two wrestlers by weight class.

Teamgröße

Individual bout; team scoring by dual/tournament.

Spielfeld

Wrestling mat.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Takedown, escape, reversal, near fall, riding time, pin.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

mat
wrestling shoes
singlet
timing
scoreboard

Wichtige Regelpunkte

stalling
illegal hold
unsportsmanlike conduct
mat-edge/safety breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

2025-26 and 2026-27 Men's Wrestling Rules Book NCAA · rulebook · high
How a college wrestling match is scored NCAA.com · official · high
How a college wrestling dual works NCAA.com · official · high