Current stance on freestyle vs folkstyle concentration in America

This is a topic that has been argued, debated, dissected and gone over regularly in past threads. I had gotten to wondering the current stances on this. If you had full control over the focus of American wrestling, from youth sports through the NCAA level, what would you choose and why? Would it be more to freestyle or perhaps freestyle all the time? Going further into folkstyle than currently? Or keeping it exactly the same. I was interested in current stances and the reasons behind them.

Posted May 12, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC

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