Joe Traen has been selected as the MWCA Head Coach of the Year for 2018. Coach Traen retired as Head Coach of the Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran wrestling program at the end of the 2017 season shortly before passing away in March of last year. Continue reading
Camps and Training Opportunities
Valhalla Combat Sports
Featuring Mixed Martial Arts, Self Defense, Combat Sports, Heart, Mind & Spirit
WRESTLING – Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Fridley, Minn.
March 16th – USA vs Canada – Jens Nestingen vs Jens Louis – Wrestling match in a cageMinnesota Elite
High School and Youth Training
Be A Hammer, Not A Nail
Apple Valley and other locationsSouthwest “Schalles” Wrestling Camp
Featuring world-class clinician and US legend Wade Schalles
K-12, low-cost, fun, one-of-a-kind instruction
July 9-11, 2019
Minneapolis Roosevelt High SchoolJJ Trained Wrestling School
Coached by Jeff Wichern, Brett Pfarr, TJ Friederichs, Billy Pierce, Chris Pfarr, Matt Mincey, Jesse Martin
We’re a Family, not a Factory! PK-12 private & group classes that provide all-inclusive training sessions that welcomes all skill levels. Affordable pricing. Tournament Coaches. Sessions (up to 5 days/ week): Sept/Oct-Preseason Folkstyle, Nov-Mar-Folkstyle, Apr/May-Greco/Freestlyle, Jun-Aug-Folkstyle, Power, Strength & Agility Training.
Eden Prairie High SchoolNo Nonsense Wrestling
Wrestling School, Private and Small Group Lessons, Traveling Clinics/Practices
Coaches: Jake Saatzer, Andy Hackenmueller, Troy Peterson, Darin Bertram, Josten Coleman, Sam Bennyhoff, Tucker Sjomeling, Jackson Sweeney, Garrett Vos
Watertown, MNThorn Wrestling Camps
Featuring David, Mike and Tommy Thorn
Collective winners of 11 individual state titles
Odin, MNPonce Trained Wrestling & The MN TOUGH Summer Camps
Featuring PT3 System Coaches & World Class Clinicians – Damion Hahn, Kevin Dresser, Doug Schwab, Nazar Kulchytskyy, Pat Smith and many more championship coaches!
“Best camp experience we’ve ever been a part of!”, “We’re definitely coming back next summer!” -2018 Camp Parent Testimonials
2019 MN Tough Summer Camps, Youth & Varsity | June 24-27 & August 5-8
Low Coach to Wrestler Ratio! 8 Day-2 Week Camp System!!
National Sports Center | Blaine, MNTakedown Wrestling Club Wrestling Camp with Logan Stieber
2016 World Champion, Four-Time NCAA Champion, Four-Time Big Ten Champion
Folkstyle Camp – June 17-19 • Freestyle Camp – June 20-22
10% OFF IF REGISTERED BY APRIL 15TH! USE COUPON CODE: LSEarlyBird2019
Takedown Gym – Brainerd, MNHigh Altitude Wrestling Club Camps
“National Champ” Camps, 5 Day Intensive, Father/Son, Takedown, Top/Bottom, Youth Intensive
April-May-June-July-August Dates and more
Training sites all over IowaNorthern State Wrestling Camps
Featuring Troy Steiner, Mark Schwab, Mark Perry, Myles Martin, Mike Krause, Patrick McKee, Rocky Burkett, J.R. Lewis
Youth Camp June 10th-13th
Team Camp June 17th-20th
Northern State University, Aberdeen, SDUniversity of Minnesota
Wrestling Camps
Featuring Brandon Egggum, Luke Becker, Trevor Brandvold, Zach Sanders, Dustin Schlatter, Tony Nelson, Jayson Ness, Dylan Ness
Youth Commuter Camp → June 10th-13th
Team Competition Camp → June 14th-16th
Takedowns & Turns Camp → June 15th-16th
Elite Training Camp → June 16th-20th
“The Future” Camp → June 20th-22nd
“Big Man” Camp → June 21st-23rd
Freestyle Training Camp → June 22nd-23rd
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