UCLA Club Sports

What is UCLA Wrestling?
 

We are a club team of passionate UCLA students who enjoy wrestling. We practice in the John Wooden Center at UCLA multiple times a week, training in Folkstyle during Fall and Winter Quarter and Freestyle during Spring quarter. We are part of NCWA and compete in tournaments and duals multiple times a quarter. If you have any interest in joining, you should come check out our program during waiver week (usually the first week or two of each quarter).  
 

How do I join the team?
For the first two weeks of any quarter, you can simply drop by our practices (see our Calendar) at the John Wooden Center and wrestle with us for free. After the second week, all wrestlers must be registered on ideal-logic with UCLA wrestling, which requires completing a concussion test and yearly physical along with a 50 dollar fee. 

How much experience do you need to join?

The UCLA wrestling team is open to all current UCLA students of any experience level from novice to experienced. There are no try-outs. Some of our members have been wrestling their entire life, while others had not wrestled a day in their life before stepping on the mat with us.  

What does a normal practice encompass?
We try to make practices as exciting for all of our members as possible. Generally, we start practice with a warm-up and stretching, then we work on or learn a couple techniques and end the practices with some live wrestling.
 

How much time do I have to commit to the team?

Your commitment is up to you, depending on how much time you want to spend. There are six hours of practice every week, three 2 hour practices (Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday), a couple times a quarter we have weekend tournaments, and occasionally team socials. While we encourage you to attend practice as often as you can to make the most out of your dues and obviously the more practice you get, the better you will be, we do understand that our members have other commitments too.

If I join, do I have to compete?

Competitions are completely optional, but tournaments are a great place to utilize the skills you learn in practice and figure out what you need more work on.

Can the team help me get into UCLA?

While we are the only wrestling team at UCLA, we are just a club which means that we have no influence in the acceptance of any prospective athletes. If you are a wrestler with an interest in UCLA, we encourage you to apply and would love to have you join our team, but we have no say in the acceptance process.