How to Watch a Wrestling Match

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Watching a wrestling match is a good way to learn and to teach teamwork during the competition. Wrestling is an up-and-coming sport that is moving to the mainstream and starting to garner many fans. It's not hard to watch and understand a wrestling match; just follow these steps.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Find a local wrestling match. College wrestling might be a good place to start because the wrestlers are more skilled and the fans tend to be more knowledgeable than in high school wrestling.
Step 2

Buy a program at the door to learn about the wrestlers, their weight classes, the scoring system and the basics of the sport.
Step 3

Sit next to parents of the competitors or avid fans so you can ask questions about what moves are being performed and how many points they are worth.
Step 4

Use the scorecard in the program to keep score. Keeping score will keep you more involved with the match and make it easier to understand different moves and their point value.
Step 5

Meet the coach after the match and ask about any moves or terms you didn't understand. Coaches and wrestlers are usually available for autographs and chat after the match.

Tips & Warnings

Go to a couple of matches to get used to the sport and test your knowledge. After while, you'll be a pro.
Check your scorecard against that of someone else keeping score or the official scorekeeper to make sure that you're understanding the various moves and their point value.
Don't confuse Greco-Roman wrestling, the style done by college and Olympic athletes, with the professional WWE wrestling you see on television.

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