By Brayden Carlson
Do you think school should allow Co-Ed wrestling practices?
According to a Poll taken by the Luctatio Productions Instagram which was extended out to the followers of not on the documentary account, but all the social media accounts utilized by the members of Luctatio Productions. 74% of those answering the poll thought that Co-Ed Wrestling practices should be allowed. This would mean that Student-Athletes, whether male or female would be allowed to wrestle one-another in practices. For a deeper understanding of how the sport currently guidelines Co-Ed Wrestling, look at https://wrestlelikeagirl.org
According to Wrestle Like a Girl, there is currently no national guideline that prohibits athletes from wrestling teammates of the opposite gender. Many coaches allow the boys and girls in their room to wrestle with the opposite sex if they are comfortable with it. A girl may train with a boy due to not having female teammates around her weight, feeling a unique style opponent, or working with another athlete who can push her skill set to grow. Talk with your team about how they pick daily practice partners or partners for live go and how every partner in the room is valuable to grow as an athlete. Although many boys and girls at schools and clubs wrestle with each other, and while there is no regulation currently prohibiting this, it is always best to defer to each athlete’s preference. To do this, coaches should always provide the choice to their athletes on whom they wrestle so that their comfort level is respected. In other words, do not require every athlete in the room to wrestle every other athlete in the room - allow them the ability to say no (this includes within the same sex as well). Some schools have implemented a team-wide system of utilizing handshakes to give (or not give) the “okay” to wrestle someone. These teams have made a rule that the initial handshake acts as an agreement to wrestle. If either person does not extend a hand, the other person cannot start wrestling him or her. These teams have reported that this method works well to cut down on horseplay (e.g., kids running up behind each other and beginning to wrestle) while also empowering people to say no. Additionally, this practice can be an introduction to the concept of boundaries and consent.
Komentarze