WHEN IS THE SEASON?
The season runs from Feb through June. Folkstyle wrestling runs from January till the State Championships in March. National are the first week of April. Freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling run from mid March to till State Championships in June. Practices are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the Silver Creek High Schools Wrestling Room.
WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT WILL I NEED?
Gym shorts and T-shirts; no jeans or clothes/shoes with grommets. No glasses; only soft contact lens, Wrestling shoes and headgear preferred.
You can purchase Club Sweatshirt and Beanie.
WHAT IS THE COMPETITION LIKE?
During practice, new wrestlers will be separated from experienced wrestlers. Depending on the number of wrestlers participating, they will also be paired with someone around their own age and weight to the extent possible.
Tournaments are held by various wrestling clubs throughout the state nearly every weekend during the season. There are many held near by and sometimes we travel. There is usually a nominal fee to participate in these tournaments.
During the tournaments, wrestlers compete against other children their own, age, weight and experience level. The divisions are as follows:
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Fees may vary slightly from year to year but are normally very competitive with other youth sports clubs in the area $60 which includes Club Fee, USA Wrestling membership fees till Aug 31,2008 . This allows wrestlers to participate in tournaments and provides insurance. Grapplers Workout T-shirt, Shorts, Team Pictures and Training Seasions. Also we will have a end of the Year Pot Luck