Wrestling Club Updates

GroupMe Communication:

We try to use a few methods to communicate to the wrestling family including emails. 

Here is a link to join the Overall Delano Youth Wrestling GroupMe:  Overall GroupMe Link

Here are links for each skill category:

Beginners GroupMe

Fundamentals GroupMe

Developed GroupMe

Mark your Calendars:

• The fourth Delano Wrestling Club Meeting for the 2024-2025 Season is 7:15 pm at the Delano American Legion on Monday, January 13, 2025.   Parents looking to get involved are encouraged to attend

• Delano Quad Team Tournament - January 18, 2025

• Youth Night @ Delano HS Wrestling v Glencoe/Silver Lake - Friday, January 24, 2025 

• The BRAWL Youth Team Tournament - January 26, 2025

• Delano Wrestling - Bus Trip to Gopher Match - February 2, 2025

2024 – 2025 Wrestling Season Info
There is a new structure for the 2024 – 2025 season based on years of experience and skill level.

• There will be Beginner, Fundamentals, and Developed with each level having it’s own benchmark.
• Every wrestler has the ability to graduate to the next level by demonstrating proficient skills identified as core to each level.

There will be an independent evaluator facilitating the skills assessment and the evaluation will take place once a month throughout the season while wrestlers develop. If a wrester demonstrates the skills to move to the next level, they’ll join the next level practice sessions at their next scheduled practice. If any skills aren’t achieved at the evaluation, only the skills not achieved will be looked at for the next evaluation. The goal is to continually show progress throughout the season.

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Skill Levels - Link to Skill Level Information
These skill levels are set up to help wrestlers gain achievement throughout the season and reward those wrestlers showing progression in the sport. 

Beginners:  (Practice 2X per week for 1 hour – Tuesday 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 10 AM)  

• Wrestlers in PreK through Grade 4 with 2 years of experience or less not including the current season will be enrolled in this group.
• All of the following skills have to be demonstrated in order to level up to Fundamentals.

Fundamentals:  (Practice 2X per week for 1 hour – Monday and Thursday 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM) 

• Wrestlers up to and including 4th grade with 3 or more years of experience in wrestling not including the current season will be enrolled in this group.
• They will be working on a fundamental group of wrestling moves that are core to the sport.
• All of the beginner level skills will need to be shown by the wrestler and 60% of the Fundamental skills have to be shown by the wrestler at an evaluation in order to level up to Developed.

Developed:  (Practice 3X per week for 1.25 hours – Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 7:15 – 8:30)  

• Wrestlers in Grade 5 and Grade 6 will automatically be enrolled in this group.
• Typical maturity at this age level lends itself to increased coachability in creating a developed wrestler.
• The moves they will practice will involve weekly use of the Beginner moves, Fundamental moves, and Advanced moves that will be tailored to each wrestlers ability and unique style.
• Only wrestlers in grades 2 through 6 will be considered for the Developed skill level practices.

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