High School

Be Part of the Team, Be Part of the Action: Become a Wrestler!

Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy. -- Dan Gable, Olympian

Character Development

The Arlington Wrestling high school program will, above all, strive to develop wrestlers into quality young men, prepared for future success in life.  We will instill and develop quality characteristics in our wrestlers:  Determination, Teamwork, Sportsmanship, Respect, Responsibility, Discipline, Self-Control, Strong Work Ethic, Perseverance, Honesty, Integrity, Confidence, Humility, and Composure.
 

Program Philosophy

Every Arlington Wrestler will strive to become the best wrestler that he can become.  While we do not expect every wrestler to become a region or state champion, we do expect and demand that each wrestler works to be the best he can be with the tools he has at hand.  While the individual component of wrestling is one of the great and unique aspects of the sport, the team must and will come first.  Every Arlington Wrestler must be willing to sacrifice their individual achievement and do what is in the best interest of the team... only then will the Arlington Wrestling program reach its greatest success.
 

Academics

All Arlington Wrestling high school wrestlers are Student-Athletes, in that order. They are students first – and wrestlers second.  The most important things that wrestlers do at school each day is what they do in the academic classroom.  Wrestlers must become masters of time management in order to excel both in the classroom and on the wrestling mat.  We ensure that study time is made available to every wrestler before or after every practice.
 

Practices

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Arlington Wrestling values practice as it is the cornerstone of the program.  Team members will be on time and exhibit an attitude to learn and work hard, striving to improve each and every day.  Practices will be purposeful and well-planned as there is no time to waste when training to be great.  Practices will be closed in order to ensure wrestlers can stay focused on the task at hand.

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Eligibility Requirements

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Arlington High School complies with the TSSAA eligibility regulations for student athletes:
 

• Each student athlete is required to have an annual physical.  The physical is required for students who wish to tryout and/or participate.  The physical must be current (dated April 15th 2014 or later) for the 2014-15 school year.  See the individual coach to get a copy of the TSSAA physical form.

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• Effective January 1, 2014, TSSAA requires that all schools and community organizations sponsoring youth athletic activities must establish guidelines to inform and educate coaches, youth athletes and other adults involved in youth athletics about the nature, risk and symptoms of concussion/head injury.  Therefore, all active participants of AHS Athletics (players, parents, and coaches) must have a 'Student-athlete & Parent/Legal Guardian Concussion Statement' on file before they can actively participate in athletic activities.

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• Each student athlete must pass 5 credit hours the previous school year. If a student begins the year ineligible, they can regain eligibility at the end of the first semester if they pass five credit hours during that first semester.