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national wrestling coaches lawsuit

On June 11,  U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan dismissed the lawsuit, National Wrestling Coaches Association v. United States Department of Education.  

The Wrestling Coaches Association maintained that Title IX is and was the cause of reductions to men's athletic teams and that the 3 part test for participation compliance created a quota system.

The court's decision made it clear that Title IX cannot be blamed for cuts to men's sports teams because educational institutions make decisions based on a large number unrelated factors.  The court also recognized the importance of Title IX, characterizing it as a "landmark" civil rights statute with implementing policies and significant flexibility built into the Department of Education's enforcement considerations, thus negating the allegation of "quotas".  The court specifically stated that every federal appellate court that has considered the issue has upheld the Title IX policies.

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   Specifically, the court stated that the wrestlers failed to show that Title IX was the cause of men's  teams being dropped and that even if Title IX were altered, these teams would not be reinstated.  The court stated that Title IX's policies provide institutions with flexibility to decide how to structure their sports programs, and that many factors go into these decisions, in addition to equal opportunity principles.

Dawn Riley, President of the Women's Sports Foundation stated, "This is absolutely the right decision.  It reflects the intent of the law, the fact that the public wants our sons and daughters to be treated fairly and equitably and it allows everyone to focus on moving forward to achieve the promise of Title IX.  The Women's Sports Foundation applauds the court's decision."


 The court also noted that Title IX was enacted to rectify discrimination against women and girls and that it is a "landmark" civil rights statute.  Girls still receive 1.1 million fewer high school and 58,000 fewer college athletic participation opportunities and more than $133 million less in college athletic scholarships.

The National Women's Law Center wrote the amicus brief to which the Women's Sports Foundation signed on. The National Wrestling Coaches Association has sixty days to appeal to the D.C. Circuit.

However, for the moment, this decision removes any external rationale (i.e., avoidance of a lawsuit) for the Secretary of Education to take action to alter the Title IX compliance guidelines. The Foundation, along with other members of the Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, calls upon the Secretary to vigorously enforce Title IX and stop efforts to weaken the compliance policies and guidelines.

Title IX has been with us for nearly 40 years yet women account for only 42% of college athletes, and women's sports programs receive only 32% of the recruiting dollars and 36% of overall athletic funding in colleges and universities with substantial sports programs.

While 96 NCAA colleges scratched wrestling from 1980-90, only 20 programs have been dropped in the past five years. Supporters point to several reasons why wrestling should not be cut.

"These are perilous times," said Brand. "The future of Title IX is uncertain. We do not know what Secretary Paige will do with the recommendations of the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics."

A junior wrestler sustained a serious head injury last week while participating in a high school wrestling match in Dallas, Texas.

 

 A variety of skills are taught at college wrestling camps including takedowns, pinning, mental attitude, strength development, escapes, reversals, weight lose and nutrition. There is usually a lot of drilling and plenty of live wrestling as well.

The Sport of wrestling was the most popular event in the original Greek Games, and lists of Olympic wrestling winners have been recorded since 708 B.C. One of the most famous wrestlers was the philosopher, Plato, who won many prizes for wrestling as a young man.

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College-style wrestling, sometimes also known as scholastic or folk-style wrestling, is a form of wrestling that is native to the USA.

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It is interesting to note that wrestling was the third national championship sport established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. the other two sports were Swimming and track and Field. The first team championship was held in 1934.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

WRESTLING: U.S. Olympic men's freestyle wrestling team story ideas and tidbits.

Wrestling has always been a very popular sport throughout recorded history. The history of wrestling tells us that the origins of wrestling can be traced back 15,000 years through cave drawings in France.

So for the past 2 to 3 quarters I spent long hours in the hot, thick-aired wrestling room conditioning non-stop with my female coach, Natalia. My parents told my coach to bring her in since they still did not want me to wrestle guys, especially after I passed out the first time I attempted to wrestle a guy.

In college and high school wrestling, a wrestler must not only tilt the opponent's back toward the mat, breaking a forty-five° angle, but also hold the back in this position to earn points.

Former Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Norma Cantu candidly acknowledges her desire to rebut the widely held view that Title IX is responsible for the decline in the number of men's sports opportunities.

 

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The 2 basic styles of amateur wrestling are Greco-Roman and freestyle. Other forms of wrestling are common within different cultures.

 

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