Harlem Huskies Kids Wrestling Club
Pre-Season
October 5, 2009 - October 31, 2009
Monday - Thursday
6:00 - 7:30pm
Regular Season
November 2 - March 24
Monday 6:30 - 8:00pm
Tuesday - Thursday 6:00pm-7:30pm
Sign-Up
Monday, November 2nd
7:00-8:00pm
The Harlem Huskies wrestling club will build character, confidence, and discipline which makes it easier for the athlete to focus and excel while making the right decision both on and off the mat.
We do this by offering a year round program the addresses the needs and issues that many of our youth are facing today. We motivate and mentor our athlete as we give them life session while progressing in the great sport of wrestling. We introduce each athlete to our six stage progression chart. We encourage each athlete to reach the next level in our wrestling system. Our goal is to ensure that each and every athlete learn the correct skills and techniques before graduating to the next stage in our program.
After the athlete has successfully completed all seven stages they can graduate from their training group. The athlete will be placed into a different training group where they can learn the next set of skills. We Build Strong Mind While Building Strong Bodies!
Harlem Huskies Club Skill Levels
White/Beginner: Athlete must master seven basic skills of wrestling. Stance, motion, level change, penetration, sprawl, back step, back arch. Athlete must demonstrate proper knowledge of escaping from the bottom position. Athlete must win 20% of season's matches.
Yellow/Intermediate: Athlete must master control set-ups. Under hooks, 2-on-1's, wrist control, front headlocks, inside tie, outside tie, collar tie, etc. Athlete must demonstrate proper knowledge of riding / turning skills on top. Athlete must win 25% of season's matches.
Green/Advanced: Athlete must master basis shots. High crotch, double legs, single legs, ankle picks, sweeping single, sweeping double, fireman's carry, near arm far leg, etc. Athlete must demonstrate proper controlled pinning situations. Athlete must win 40% of season's matches.
Blue/Expert: Athlete must master several set-ups to several offensive shots. Athlete must demonstrate proper hand-fighting skills along with takedown to back-point / pinning holds. Athlete must win 65% of season matches.
Brown/Master: Athlete must master all defensive techniques. Down-block, thumb blocks, head blocks, cross blocks, hip blocks, sprawls, re-shots, head fakes, hand fakes, stutter steps, body fakes. Athlete must win 75% of season matches.
Black/Specialized: Athlete must be able to put all the other levels together and chain wrestle. Athlete has demonstrated to have the proper skills and knowledge to specialize in their style of wrestling. Athlete must win 90% of season matches.
Why start a wrestling club? As a clinician, coach, and parent I have seen all too many times where kids who could have made great wrestlers are left behind or lost in the shuffle. This happens at summer wrestling camps, wrestling clubs, high school and even college. Often times these athletes grow up disliking the sport and eventually quitting.
Some organizations see our kids as an easy way to make a profit instead of actually taking the time to ensure that each and every athlete has learned the basic fundamental skills and correct techniques in our sport.
As a concerned parent I don't want my children to suffer this same fate. This is what I do, and have been doing since the third grade. I love the sport and I want to make a difference to make sure the sport survives.
So I started The Northern Illinois Wrestling Academy & Harlem Huskies Wrestling Club to educate our children and coaches in the sport of wrestling. If my children so choose to participate in the sport of wrestling, I want to able to sleep at night knowing that I did everything in my power to help my children excel in this sport and provide the community with the same opportunities.
A Concerned Parent,
Joseph E Williams
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