Wrestling

We are proud to offer JYAA Wrestling for the following age groups:

Kindergarten Through Sixth Grade

JYAA Wrestling participates in the Licking County Wrestling League and will be playing teams from multiple surrounding communities including Centerburg, Granville, Heath, Johnstown, Lakewood, Licking Heights, Licking Valley, Newark, Newark Catholic, Northridge, Utica and Watkins Memorial.

Practices will begin no later than Mid November and matches will begin Mid December.

Ages: Kindergarten—6th Grade (Co-ed)

Location: The Barn @ Belt Park

Optional balance and mobility camp is planned for mid October. Practice slated to begin in November.

Detailed practice and competition schedule will be shared through the GameChanger App.

In addition to teaching wrestling technique, the program spends time on the “selfs”.

- Self respect: a foundation of good sportsmanship, true self respect can only be achieved by

respecting others and being honorable in our words and actions.

- Self reliance: the goal is for our wrestlers to begin to understand the relationship between effort

and achievement. To examine how our actions can affect outcomes before looking

to blame others or circumstances outside of our control.

- Self control: mental attitude has a huge impact in sports and in life. Some time will be spent

addressing the positive and negative impact of thought. Following direction and

focusing on the task at hand is important for growth. Order and expectations will be

be clear and consistent (expectations vary significantly from K to 6th).

Bob Orsini

JYAA Youth Wrestling Coach

wrestling@jyaa.org