USA WRESTLING 3 LEVEL APPROACH
Our curriculum is based on the USA Wrestling Core Curriculum 3 level approach, increasing in skills and training based on capability and potential.
Early Years: 5 to 8
- Focus is on FUN, games, and activities
- Daily agility, balance and coordination drills
- Focus on long-term learning over winning
- Learn wrestling rules and basic techniques
- Learn respect for opponents, coaches & officials
- Practice time increases with age and ability
Growing Wrestlers: 9 to 14
- Expand wrestling specific strategies
- Learn to focus through a full practice
- Increase levels of competition
- Implement complex coordination and movement training
- Solid technique in every position
- Self-motivate
- Speed, strength, endurance, power, and flexibility
- Well defined competition style
- Preparation for a higher level of competition and high school
Curriculum
For new and younger wrestlers
- We will progressively move through core skills applicable to wrestling including: Gymnastics and tumbling, jumping and explosion, agility, foot speed, coordination, core strength, wrestling skill-based movements, along with fun live wrestling exercises.
- This will be done in with fun drills and games consistent with USA Wrestling Curriculum for Drills and Games.
For advancing and older wrestlers
- For advancing wrestlers, we will use the solid foundation of abilities and interest established with our younger wrestlers to increase their skills for competition.
- Again, the approach is based on the necessary skills identified in the USA Wrestling Curriculum, including stance, positions, offense, defense, and counter offense.
- We are building strong wrestlers that can excel against any competition.
Folkstyle Level 1 – Beginners
- Neutral Position
- Neutral Position – Offense
- Take Downs
- Double Leg
- Single Leg
- Snap & Spin
- Back Step Offense
- Set-ups / Control Ties
- Take Downs
- Counter Offense
- Lines of defense
- Sprawl & spin
- Stuff head
- Back step defense
- Referee’s Position
- Referee’s Top Position
Folkstyle Level 2 – Intermediate
- Neutral Position
- Stalking your opponent
- Hand fighting to control tie
- Neutral Position – Offense
- Take Downs
- Sweep Single
- High crotch
- Double Leg
- Fireman’s Carry
- Take Downs
- Counter Offense
- Referee’s Position
- Referee’s Top Position
Folkstyle Level 3 – Advanced
- Neutral Position
- Neutral Position – Offense
- Counter Offense
- Front headlock
- Referee’s Bottom Position
- Referee’s Top Position