Wrestling Blogs - Brian Johnson
Wrestling Scholarships- Tips for Success
NCAA wrestling scholarships are limited, but if you have the drive and the knowledge to get your name out there with a solid
recruiting plan you can earn money to wrestle in college. College wrestling scholarships are available to those athletes who want them and are willing to work for them.
Wrestling is classified as an “equivalency” sport in the NCAA. In DI, the coach can divide, and usually does, his 9.9 scholarships between multiple wrestlers. If you are offered a 50% or .5 partial scholarship, then the coach has 9.4 more scholarships to award. There are 85 division 1and 39 division 2 colleges that offer college athletic scholarships to wrestlers. That’s a total of 1,193.4 wrestling scholarships available in the NCAA. DI schools can offer 9.9 scholarships per team and DII can offer 9 scholarships. The NAIA has 6 scholarships per team and JUCO schools, often overlooked, have the largest number with 16 scholarships available.
Competing in summer tournaments through USA wrestling is a necessary. You can compete against top level national competition and the exposure is great. Summer tournament also allow to improve for your regular season. It is not uncommon for wrestlers to have over 100 matches in a single summer season.
You do not have to be a State champion to get a wrestling scholarship. That is one of the most common errors we hear every year. Athletes doubt their abilities and measure the competition unfairly. If you have some ability, one of the top 25 in your state in your weight class, you can get a wrestling scholarship. You have to use the same determination you do on the mat, towards your athletic scholarship search.
Develop a solid game plan now and start getting recruited today. The number one tool you can have as a wrestling recruit is information. Get it now. There are over 250,000 high school wrestlers in the Country. What are you doing to beat out the competition in the athletic recruiting game?
