Why Women’s Wrestling Needs More Female Coaches

In a few weeks, I’ll begin my last season as a collegiate wrestler. Eight years have passed since I first stepped on the mat. Since then, I’ve watched women’s wrestling boom in popularity. At the high school level, the number of high school girls participating has more than doubled in the last five years.¹ And earlier this year, the NCAA officially sanctioned women’s wrestling as its 91st sport.² Tournaments are expanding, rosters are filling, and teams that once had one or two girls now have entire starting lineups. This is a historic moment.