Meet and Greet with ASU Wrestlers!

This Saturday, ASU Wrestling is doing a meet and greet and autographic signing with all of the Arizona USA club members that attend following the dual.  They are offering to set up another $3 ticket event to honor our AZ wrestling clubs who support us by attending the Iowa State match…so by bringing your ticket from the Iowa State match to the Stanford match you will receive $3 admission to that event, as well.  We are encouraging all the parents and academy members to support these duals 

@ WELLS FARGO ARENA

Saturday, February 1^st

ASU vs Iowa State

8pm (Live PAC-12 network)

Monday, February 3^rd

ASU vs Stanford

6pm

If you have any questions please contact Tim Gressley.

Go Sun Devils, Pat LloydTicket Sales Consultant– Arizna State UniversitySun Devil Athletics 

PO Box 872505 | Tempe, AZ | 85287

480.727.3517 | pat.lloyd@asu.edu 

Sunkist Kids Wrestling Academy - Semi private Lessons

Just a friendly reminder, the SEMI-PRIVATE LESSONS start back up tomorrow. 

Tuesday, January, 7^th

5:45-6:45pm       $20/lesson

Wednesday, January 8^th

5:45-6:45pm       $20/lesson

*Please note – we will be continuing the lessons each week until May of 2014.  Let me know if you have any questions please contact:

Timothy R. Gressley

Director of Operations and Development

Sunkist Kids Wrestling Academy

480-205-3015 cell

Mingus Tournament results

Congratulations on a great weekend of competition for our Academy Team!  We had 10 kids in the Finals for 1^st/2^nd…  Here are the results from the tournament:

63lbs

Paul Kelly – 4^th place

68lbs

Jacob Covarrubias – 3^rd place

73lbs A

Alex Dieball – 1^st place

73lbs B

Tariq Hornbuckle – 1^st place

Mike Ford – 2^nd place

78lbs

Ryan Matt – 4^th place

83lbs A

Chris Kelly – 1^st place

83lbs B

Noah Jacobs – 1^st place

88lbs A

Matt Ford – 1^st place

88lbs B

Stephana Jelacic – 4^th place

93lbs A

Diego Gutierrez – 2^nd place

Noah Monte – 4^th place

93lbs B

Luke Jacobs – 4^th place

104lbs

Alex Maxson – 2^nd place

111lbs A

Dominick LaMantia – 2^nd place

Michael Darbe – 5^th place

111lbs B

Chris Gutierrez – 3^rd place

118lbs A

RaShaan Taylor – 4^th place

118lbs B

Stephan Diltz – 3^rd place

142lbs

Jimmy Deitz – 1^st place

Everyone wrestled very well at the Mingus tournament.  We look forward to seeing you at practice this week 11/18 - 11/21.

Travel Team

Hoping that everyone had a great weekend!  Please be aware that we are canceling the Virginia trip.  We are looking at participating in a tournament in California that same weekend December 13-15, 2013 – Location TBA. Please refer to the updated schedule.

Also, congratulations to those who went to the Suplay Kick-off Classic in Tulsa, Oklahoma!

Beau Bartlett – 2^nd place

Alfonso Martinez – 3^rd place

Roman Bravo-Young – 2^nd place

Sebastian Mordecai – DNP

Announcing... a New Grappling and FIT Program at Sunkist Kids Wrestling Academy

We are excited to announce Sunkist Kids Wrestling is offering 2 new programs for men and women 18 and older.   The 2 programs will feature Dan “The Beast” Severn, UFC Hall of Famer. 

Dan was also a former Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club and ASU Wrestling Team athlete and coach.  If you look at the Hall of Fame Wall as you walk in the wrestling room you will see a number of Severn brothers who were Division I All-American’s for ASU.  Dan, Dave, Mike and Rod Severn all graduated and competed for Arizona State University.

We hope that you will consider participating in one of the programs.  You can join the 30 min Co-ed FIT class on Tuesday and Thursday nights.  This is a great opportunity for you to work on getting FIT, again.  Or you can join Co-ed 1 hour and 30 min Grappling class on Tuesday and Thursday nights.  The Grappling class will include:  the rules, exercise, stretching, core movement grappling/wrestling technique and live action.

FYI, Dan Severn will be around the wrestling room next week promoting the program. Next time you come in, please introduce yourself to Dan when you see him.  We look forward to having Dan back home with the Sunkist Kids and the development of these 2 new programs.

Exercise, Stretching, Core movement
2 days a week - Tuesday & T hursday
Time: 7:15 – 7:45 pm

 Exercise, Stretching, Core movement, Grappling
& Wrestling Technique, Rules and Live Action
2 days a week - Tuesday & Thursday
Time: 7:15 – 8:45 pm


Call for more information and get started today:

ASU Wrestling Facility 391 S. Rural Rd. Tempe, AZ 85281
Tim Gressley: (480) 205-3015

Now let’s get FIT!

2013 Sunkist Kids Wrestling Academy - New Season Starts!!

ACADEMY ATHLETES AND PARENTS,

JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER...  We started the Academy last week on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the RWC. We have had 83 kids register so far. And more wrestlers are signing up this week.  The Academy's Head Coach is Melvin Douglas, World Champion and 2X Olympian.  The Academy's Assistant Coaches are Andre Bartlett, Brian Brady, Jeff LaMotte, Jose Fernandez, Ted Rico and Tim Gressley. 

FYI, the Academy information is posted online now.   Also, we are happy to announce that the monthly tuition is the same as last year.

WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PRE-REGISTER ONLINE!

Beginner - $50/month

Mondays and Thursdays (2 days/week)

6-7:15pm

Int/Adv - $80/month

Monday - Thursday (4 days/week)

6:45-8:15pm

Click on this link to go to the SHOP area of the website to pre-register: http://www.shop.sunkistkids.org/

Special Note - All athletes and coaches must renew their USA Wrestling Card to 2014 - www.themat.com

RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR THE SUNKIST KIDS SUMMER WRESTLING CAMP, TODAY..

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This summer the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Academy is hosting camps for K-8th graders. Our commuter camps are 5 days long with 2 sessions per day (9am-4pm). FYI, we are keeping the cost of camp very affordable at $100/5-day camp (Monday-Friday). At the end of each week of camp, we will be hosting tournaments on Saturday. The tournaments will also be open to the general public. For those of you travelling from outside the Phoenix area, we can assist with finding hotels near the Riches Wrestling Complex-ASU main campus in Tempe at reasonable rates through the relationships we have established with the hotels.

 

Summer Academy - $125 for 6 weeks of training:

June 3-July 12

 

Summer Camps - $100 per 5 day camp:

June 3-7

June 9-13

June 24-28

July 8-12

July 15-19

 

*Online Registration CLICK HERE: http://www.shop.sunkistkids.org/2013-Sunkist-Kids-Summer-Sessions_c13.htm

 

Our goal is to reach out to wrestlers throughout the State of Arizona in order to offer them a chance to continue developing their wrestling skills and get some much needed mat time during the summer months. During the camp, we will be covering: Stance, Motion, Set-ups, Tie-ups, Penetration drills, Level changes, Takedowns, Wrestling on top, Wrestling from the bottom, Breakdowns, Riding, Pinning Combinations, Mat strategy, Conditioning and Live wrestling. You DO NOT have to have a USA Wrestling Card to participate in our summer camps.

 

Attached is the summer wrestling camp flyer for your review. If you are a coach, please distribute this to the kids in your program when you have a chance. Also, we have the summer Academy from June 3 - July 12, 2013 available for those of you training for Regional and Naitonal Tournaments. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Tim Gressley at the number located on the blog.