According to (NFHS) National Federation Of State High School Associations, female student-athlete wrestling is on the rise thanks to established talent leading up-and-comers female wrestlers.
Wrestling is one of those sports that is a team sport which places emphasis on individual accomplishment and achievement on every wrestling mat. Last year, there were approximately 308 female wrestlers on high school teams in Virginia. Female student-athletes high school wrestler who hasn’t let their size or her gender get between them. Virginia female student-athletes are part of a growing trend in the state of Virginia and a push for gender equality in the sport of wrestling. Right now, there’s no female wrestling division in the VHSL at the state championship level, but there is a huge push to change that number. It’s a push the association is on board with for the future.
For every varsity team, they only have two female wrestlers or less, but coaches are doing all they can to encourage more to join. According to (NFHS) National Federation Of State High School Associations, (The number of participants in high school sports in 2017-18 reached an all-time record high of 7,979,986, according to figures from the 51 NFHS member state high school associations, which includes the District of Columbia. The number of girls participating in high school sports reached an all-time high of 3,415,306, and boys participation also set a new standard at 4,564,680.) In wrestling, there are no excuses and everything is turned on the mat. High school coaches see the potential and train each wrestler for the championship.