Ten Good Reasons for Football Players to Wrestle

by Bill Burlingame, 

former assistant football and wrestling coach East Liverpool High School, OH

1. Agility – The ability of one to change the position of his body efficiently and easily. 2. Quickness – The ability to make a series of movements in a very short period of time. 

3. Balance – The maintenance of body equilibrium through muscular control. 

4. Flexibility – The ability to make a wide range of muscular movements. 

5. Coordination – The ability to put together a combination of movements in a flowing rhythm. 

6. Endurance – The development of muscular and cardiovascular-respiratory stamina. 

7. Muscular Power (explosiveness) – The ability to use strength and speed simultaneously. 

8. Aggressiveness -The willingness to keep on trying or pushing your adversary at all times. 

9. Discipline – The desire to make the sacrifices necessary to become a better athlete and person. 

10. A Winning Attitude – The inner knowledge that you will do your best – win or lose. FOOTBALL WRESTLING “Two sides of the same coin!”