“That’s the thing, it’s an option, not a mandate,” said Midland wrestling coach Mike Donovan. “(The singlet) is a barrier to entry for some kids because they write it off immediatel ...

They don’t want the singlet to be a reason kids don’t go out for wrestling. “We are not going to switch this year. We just purchased new singlets a few years ago,” Newton coach Andy ...

Ruby and Jash’s mom, Crystal Lewis, said her kids were originally ... already “plays with wrestling gear” and wears “helmets and shin guards and mouth guards and singlets” around the ...

High school coaches wail about how its presence drives kids away and negatively ... But first: the wrestlers. While singlets are synonymous with wrestling today, they’re a new phenomenon.

Crystal Lewis says Jash is no novice: Her kids were all introduced to the sport of wrestling by her husband, and the two-year-old loves to wear his headgear and a singlet around the house ...

I don’t care about the uniforms, I just want the kids wrestling.” The singlet can often be an unflattering uniform — especially for wrestlers in higher weight classes — and the association ...

whether on the wrestling mat or in the emergency room. The moms even donned singlets for the occasion. In case you need proof of how seriously the moms competed, pictures from the 2015 event can ...