I know that our wrestlers do attend almost all of the basketball games, yet getting the same support is almost impossible. I think the reason so many wrestlers dog basketball is because basketball is the "glory sport", and often, in many schools, wrestling is almost ignored.

Being on the outside of these sports (as a mom and observer) one of the most impressive differences between the sports that I have seen, above and beyond the conditioning, is the excuses. I can sit in the bleachers at a game and hear all about the coaching errors in not playing so-and-so, the lousy refs, etc etc. Yet at a wrestling meet the young men accept responsibility for their loss. Yes, I have seen lousy calls, but the sportsmanship on and off the mat is a reason for pride (with the exception of a couple of teams I have seen).