Here’s what the college wrestling community says are the best warm-up games [Video]

The wrestling community can hardly agree on anything. Folkstyle or freestyle? Tournaments or duals?

These debates rage on and extend to questions about the best way for athletes to warm up before their duals and practices. Dodgeball or handball? Basketball or spikeball?

We polled fans and athletes on social media and interviewed several coaches and athletes to answer this question once and for all. The results show that while no one game is a universal favorite, all of these activities bring teammates together, inspire competitiveness and create a fun atmosphere that is good for the future of college wrestling.

Implementing games

New York University coach Bruce Haberli’s approach to coaching wrestling practice, specifically the warm-up portion of the practice, has taken a sharp turn away from his days as an athlete, a time when athletes had to be “foaming at the mouth” to prove they were ready to compete.

“When I wrestled, …

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