If anyone knows how much freestyle helps, I will speak out. 15-17 record sophomore year, non-qualifier to 26-12 6A placer junior year. I personally attribute that turnaround to freestyle and Greco. Probably the two most important things I learned from FS/GR that I use in folkstyle were positioning and toughness. No one that has ever been involved in FS/GR can deny that a huge reason, probably number one, they participate is to get better at folkstyle. Look at the stats: the best FS/GR wrestlers are usually the best folk wrestlers. Examples are Mocco from Iowa/Blair, Kish from Minnesota/Michigan, the Schlatters from Ohio and here in Kansas the ones mentioned above (cardfan's previous post). To say that FS/GR has no bearing on folkstyle is ludicrous. Point number 2: where is most college recruiting done??? FARGO. Scouts are there by the 100's; how many do you see at the high school state tourneys? Answer-not many. Final point; how else, besides FS/GR, does one compare HS teams/individuals. Check the individual rankings, then check the results from Fargo; there's a very high correlation there.

By the way, Prant, wonderful analogy.