This may be a bone head question but I do not know the differences between folkstyle freestyle and greco wrestling.  I would appreciate any info on differences and similarities between these.  Any help is appreciated. :|

OK I will start with the little I think I know.

I THINK that in greco if you expose your opponents back to the mat you get points.  You don't even have to hold them there, so like a gator roll would score points even though your back was just briefly exposed.  That is the extent of my knowledge.  (If thats even right)

Some one'e gotta know something about this stuff.

It would be better for you to read this information from Wikipedia than for all of us to try to explain:

Freestyle

Greco-Roman

Collegiate (Folkstyle)

The major difference between freestyle and folkstyle is back exposure.  Archibaldhumperdink was right about you only having to roll them across their back, you do not have to hold them there.  However if you do hold them there for five seconds you receive an extra point.  This back exposure can happen from the neutral position or par terre (on the mat, like referee's position).

Takedowns are virtually the same but in folkstyle they are only worth one point instead of two.  Many times wrestlers will give up a takedown in order to expose their opponent's backs.

On top the wrestlers may lock their hands in order to turn their opponents.  Points are awarded for escapes but only if the referee deems that they escaped from a situation where they were in danger of being exposed.

When a wrestler forces his opponent out of bounds he receives a point, when they go back to the center they start in the neutral position, the position that they were in upon wrestling out of bounds does not matter.

Throws are also very popular in freestyle.  Whenever you take your opponent from his feet directly to his back three points are awarded, even if there is no takedown (a lateral drop with no takedown would be worth three).  Throws that are considered high magnitude are worth four points, with an additional point given for appreciation at times (A belly to back suplay would be worth five).  Sometimes wrestlers will lift their opponents but are unable to throw them.  Referee's will sometimes award them an appreciation point for the lift.

There are three periods in freestyle, two minutes apiece.  A wrestler only has to win two of the three.  Many times matches are only wrestled to the end of these first two because one wrestler wins them.  If a wrestler is winning by six at anytime during a period it is considered a technical superiority and that period is over.

A pin is also different in freestyle, called a touch fall.  If at any time both shoulders of one wrestler touches the mat as a result of the other's move it is considered a fall.  This ends the match no matter the periods or the score at the time.

There are three officials for every match in freestyle, one on the mat with the other two sitting matside.  For any points to be awarded two of the three must agree.  Sometimes the two sitting matside will overrule the one on the mat.

Greco-Roman is the same as freestyle with one exception.  In Greco the wrestlers may not use their legs.  Of course they can use them for balance and pushing but they may not trip or use them in any way like that to gain an advantage.  Wrestlers are also not allowed to grab the their opponents legs either, thus leading to a variety of snap downs and duck unders.

I may be leaving some specifics out but those are the basic scoring and match rules.  Others please feel free to add on or correct me.

sounds pretty good with 2 exceptions there is no longer a point given for an escape no matter what the situation and throws ar3 worth eith 3 or 5 there is no such thing as a 4 point throw.

If anybody is interested, this spring/summer KY will be offering 2 Freestyle clinic to help our coaches and wrestlers. They will have some pretty good talent coming to be clinicians. No date is set yet but will keep you UTD.

Just wanted to thank all of you for the info.  It is greatly appreciated.  I am trying to learn as much as I can so as to better serve my wrestlers.  Thanks again.