Scientific Commission

Mission

Promotion of wrestling research

• Organize research activities at major wrestling competitions and training centers.
• Form collaborative arrangements that will provide the Commission with increased access to expertise and other research resources.
• Identify wrestling researchers and scientists at an international level.
• Build a communication network so that wrestling researchers may communicate and share ideas.

Distribution of Wrestling Scientific Knowledge

• Organize wrestling scientific congresses, seminars and workshops.
• Publish a wrestling scientific journal.
• Provide a wrestling scientific portal and discussion forum to enable communication between wrestling scientists, coaches and athletes.
• Provide for the distribution of the most up to date knowledge of training practices to ensure the health of our athletes
• Support wrestling-related educational activities in collaboration with academic institutions and universities (e.g. on-line advanced degree programs).
• Build a database of wrestling-related research articles.
• International Network of Wrestling Researchers website

Scientific Support

• Provide scientific information for  United World Wrestling Bureau and the other  United World Wrestling Commissions.
• Provide scientific information for National Wrestling Federations.
• Develop the curricula of training and certification programs for all Federations to use with the various level of coaches-basic to advanced degrees.
• Complete other relevant tasks as assigned by the  United World Wrestling Bureau.