USA Wrestling declares March 5-13 as Women’s Wrestling Week
By Gary Abbott
USA Wrestling
USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling in the United States, has declared the week of March 5-13 as Women’s Wrestling Week in the United States.
This year’s Women’s Wrestling Week is in conjunction with the celebration of Girls Sports Month in March.
USA TODAY Sports is helping celebrate March’s Girls Sports Month with a series of feature stories and other activities.
It is also Women’s History Month, a perfect time to focus on women athletes and leaders in the sport of wrestling.
As part of Women’s Wrestling Week, any female athlete who is not a member of USA Wrestling is invited to come out and try the sport at a chartered club practice. USA Wrestling will provide a complimentary membership for March 5-13, the time covered by Women’s Wrestling Week.
USA Wrestling chartered clubs have been encouraged to allow females of all ages to attend their practice free of charge during World Wrestling Week. To find a club program in your area, visit www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Membership/Athletes/Find-a-Club
Additionally, female athletes with prior wrestling experience who would like to participate in a USA Wrestling sanctioned event may do so on both weekends of March 5-6 and March 12-13. USA Wrestling extended the week to cover two weekends in order to provide even more opportunity for young women to try the sport.
Athletes who will attend practices or events with the complimentary membership are asked to confirm their attendance in advance with the club leader or event host before going to the activity.
To continue on last year’s efforts the hashtag #EachOneBringOne will be used within social media as part of Women’s Wrestling Week this year. In addition, to extend the success of National Girls and Women in Sports Day in February, people are also encouraged to continue using the hashtag #GirlsWrestle during this time.
Three-time World champion Adeline Gray (pictured left with a fan at the Dan Gable Museum Gala), a top medal contender for the upcoming Olympic Games, encourages girls and women of all ages to give wrestling a try and learn about its many benefits. She has been interviewed by USA Today as part of their series on Girls Sports Month, and her feature in USA Today will be published next week during Women’s Wrestling Week.
“It is not just for young girls, it is for anybody. There are so many women who say to me that they wish they had been able to have the opportunity to wrestle. I love to see them try it, to get on the mat, get in a stance and use it as part of their personal fitness and lifestyle. For young girls, they need to realize that these opportunities are real. Even if they try it out for fun, it is important to realize that there are so many things that come from wrestling that are very good, for both males and females,” said Gray.
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USA Wrestling
USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling in the United States, has declared the week of March 5-13 as Women’s Wrestling Week in the United States.
This year’s Women’s Wrestling Week is in conjunction with the celebration of Girls Sports Month in March.
USA TODAY Sports is helping celebrate March’s Girls Sports Month with a series of feature stories and other activities.
It is also Women’s History Month, a perfect time to focus on women athletes and leaders in the sport of wrestling.
As part of Women’s Wrestling Week, any female athlete who is not a member of USA Wrestling is invited to come out and try the sport at a chartered club practice. USA Wrestling will provide a complimentary membership for March 5-13, the time covered by Women’s Wrestling Week.
USA Wrestling chartered clubs have been encouraged to allow females of all ages to attend their practice free of charge during World Wrestling Week. To find a club program in your area, visit www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Membership/Athletes/Find-a-Club
Additionally, female athletes with prior wrestling experience who would like to participate in a USA Wrestling sanctioned event may do so on both weekends of March 5-6 and March 12-13. USA Wrestling extended the week to cover two weekends in order to provide even more opportunity for young women to try the sport.
Athletes who will attend practices or events with the complimentary membership are asked to confirm their attendance in advance with the club leader or event host before going to the activity.
To continue on last year’s efforts the hashtag #EachOneBringOne will be used within social media as part of Women’s Wrestling Week this year. In addition, to extend the success of National Girls and Women in Sports Day in February, people are also encouraged to continue using the hashtag #GirlsWrestle during this time.
Three-time World champion Adeline Gray (pictured left with a fan at the Dan Gable Museum Gala), a top medal contender for the upcoming Olympic Games, encourages girls and women of all ages to give wrestling a try and learn about its many benefits. She has been interviewed by USA Today as part of their series on Girls Sports Month, and her feature in USA Today will be published next week during Women’s Wrestling Week.
“It is not just for young girls, it is for anybody. There are so many women who say to me that they wish they had been able to have the opportunity to wrestle. I love to see them try it, to get on the mat, get in a stance and use it as part of their personal fitness and lifestyle. For young girls, they need to realize that these opportunities are real. Even if they try it out for fun, it is important to realize that there are so many things that come from wrestling that are very good, for both males and females,” said Gray.
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