Brillion starts up all girls youth wrestling program

Brillion starts up all girls youth wrestling program

FOR GIRLSWRESTLING TO GROWIN WISCONSIN...THAT INCLUDES ABRAND NEWPROGRAM IN THEBRILLION SCHOOLDISTRICT.NBC 26'S RACHELHOPMAYER TALKS TOWRESTLERS ABOUTTHIS IMPORTANTRECOGNITION.LIKE WITH ME THEYSAY 'OH MY GOSH,YOU'RE A GIRLWRESTLING?'

LIKEYEAH...THE WIAA VOTEDUNANIMOUSLY TO ADDA GIRLS INDIVIDUALSTATE WRESTLINGTOURNAMENT TOTHEIR PROGRAMAFTER THE 2020-2021SCHOOL YEAR .THEYALSO ADDEDUNIFORM AND HAIRMODIFICATIONS THATTHEY SAY BREAKSDOWN GENDERBARRIERS WITHIN THESPORT.WHEN YOU GET THEGROWTH THAT WE'VEHAD OVER THE LASTFEW YEARS AND THEDIFFERENT PROGRAMSAROUND THE STATE, ITREALLY SHOWS THATWIAA WILL TAKE ALOOK AT IT AND IFTHERE'S A SPORT THATNEEDS IT, THEY WILLCOME THROUGH.WISCONSIN IS ONLYTHE 27TH STATE TOADOPT AN INDIVIDUALGIRLS STATEWRESTLINGTOURNAMENT TOTHEIR REPETOIRE.WE THINK IT'S GREAT.IT'S LONG OVERDUE --WE WERE FINE WITHTHE FACT THAT IF SHEHAD TO WRESTLETHROUGH HIGHSCHOOL GOINGAGAINST GUYS ALL THETIME, WE WERE FINEWITH THAT.

BUTTHERE'S ALWAYS THATTHOUGHT IN THE BACKOF YOUR MIND THATYEAH, THERE IS ADIFFERENCEPHYSICALLY.WHEN GIRLS DEVELOP,IT'S KIND OF ONE OFTHOSE THINGS WHEREI'D RATHER HAVE MYDAUGHTER WRESTLINGANOTHER FEMALETHAN A GUYAS OF TODAY, ONLYTWO GIRLS HAVEEVER QUALIFIED FORTHE WIAA BOYS STATEINDIVIDUALTOURNAMENT.WHEN YOU TAKE ON AGIRL AND YOU'REWINNING OUT THEREBY YOURSELF, IT'S NOTON OTHERTEAMMATES, IT'S NOTTHEIR FAULT, IT'S ALLBY YOURSELF.

AND IFYOU CAN LEARN TOLOSE ON THE MAT BYYOURSELF AND WIN ONTHE MAT BY YOURSELF,IT'S A REALLY GREATCONFIDENCEBOOSTER.I THINK IT'S IMPORTANTBECAUSE YOU GETTHE CONFIDENCE THATYOU'VE NEVER REALLYGOTTEN TO HAVELIKE WITH ME, I CANMORE CONNECT WITHTHE GIRLS THAN WITHTHE GUYSYOU'RE JUST WITHGIRLS -- IT'S NOTEASIER, IT'S JUST THATTHE CONFIDENCELEVELS ARE THE SAMETHE WIAA HAS NOTFULLY SANCTIONEDTHIS FEMALEWRESTLING GROWTHSPURT AS IT'S OWNSPORT WITHIN THESTATE, BUT OFFICIALSSAY THEY NEED TOSEE MORE SCHOOLSLIKE BRILLION FIELDTHEIR OWN FEMALETEAM IN ORDER TOUPHOLD A FULLYFEMALE COMPETITIVESEASON.REPORTING FROMBRILLION...THE BRILLION GIRLSYOUTH TEAM ISEXPECTING ABOUT 30WRESTLERS TO JOINTHE PROGRAM THISFALL AND IS LOOKINGFORWARD TOTEACHING THEM THESPORT AT A YOUNGAGE TO PREPARETHEM FOR HIGHSCHOOLTOURNAMENTSTHANKS TO WIAA.S