Believe it or not, there are dad's out there that are brave enough to send their little girls out on the mat. And lemme tell you that some of these ladies are a force to be reckoned with. I presume some of you may be laughing right now, trying to comprehend how a girl can beat a guy. Let me be the first to tell you that is not the case at all.
I'll be the first to fully admit that I honestly not only lost to a girl before, but also got my ass whooped. Although it was my first official tournament of competitive wrestling, there was no excuse for the beating that girl gave to me and every other wrestler in that bracket that day. I never heard from or saw that girl again at a wrestling tournament (thankfully), but that isn't to say I still didn't see great female wrestlers growing up. Going through youth, I got to watch the talented Shelby and Hanna Hall tear through boys at wrestling tournaments, striking fear into anyone they wrestled. You think I'm exaggerating when I say this?? I had to wrestle Shelby in high school, and let me tell you how nervous I was. Luckily enough I was able to pull out a win ( no phone number though), but regardless her and her sister both have went on to win multiple national titles in females divisions, and even wrestle at the collegiate level. Adding to these successful female wrestlers are Alesha Zappitella and the famous Paige Nemic, who was the first female to ever qualify for the Ohio state wrestling tournament in the boys division.
In recent times, I have been blessed with the opportunity of coaching and watching a little girl on my hometown youth wrestling team named Jaydyn McKinney. This little girl, who happens to be one of my personal favorite coach's daughter (Bill McKinney), is an athlete. She doesn't just score take downs, she scores touchdowns on the football field against BOYS. I will go to the youth wrestling room to coach everyday and will watch as this girl makes every single boy around her weight in that room cry. Her attitude on the mat is almost as nasty as her head lock she smashes her opponents with. Mark my words, she WILL grow to be a future state placer, if not state champ, in the boy's division. So as colleges begin to process more female wrestling teams, this sport will begin to see more and more female affirmation. So next time you step on the mat, don't be surprised to see a girl angrily staring you down and best be prepared for a battle because chicks are no force to reckon with.
I'll be the first to fully admit that I honestly not only lost to a girl before, but also got my ass whooped. Although it was my first official tournament of competitive wrestling, there was no excuse for the beating that girl gave to me and every other wrestler in that bracket that day. I never heard from or saw that girl again at a wrestling tournament (thankfully), but that isn't to say I still didn't see great female wrestlers growing up. Going through youth, I got to watch the talented Shelby and Hanna Hall tear through boys at wrestling tournaments, striking fear into anyone they wrestled. You think I'm exaggerating when I say this?? I had to wrestle Shelby in high school, and let me tell you how nervous I was. Luckily enough I was able to pull out a win ( no phone number though), but regardless her and her sister both have went on to win multiple national titles in females divisions, and even wrestle at the collegiate level. Adding to these successful female wrestlers are Alesha Zappitella and the famous Paige Nemic, who was the first female to ever qualify for the Ohio state wrestling tournament in the boys division.
In recent times, I have been blessed with the opportunity of coaching and watching a little girl on my hometown youth wrestling team named Jaydyn McKinney. This little girl, who happens to be one of my personal favorite coach's daughter (Bill McKinney), is an athlete. She doesn't just score take downs, she scores touchdowns on the football field against BOYS. I will go to the youth wrestling room to coach everyday and will watch as this girl makes every single boy around her weight in that room cry. Her attitude on the mat is almost as nasty as her head lock she smashes her opponents with. Mark my words, she WILL grow to be a future state placer, if not state champ, in the boy's division. So as colleges begin to process more female wrestling teams, this sport will begin to see more and more female affirmation. So next time you step on the mat, don't be surprised to see a girl angrily staring you down and best be prepared for a battle because chicks are no force to reckon with.