FAQ’s(Answered)
– Folkstyle Season Lasts Nov-Mar(this is the main style wrestled in HS’s and College’s in the USA)
– Typically Children Aged 3-14(3&4 years olds should be enrolled in little hammers only)
– Practices will be at Washburn Rural High School(Mar-October) 5900 SW 61st St, Topeka, KS 66614 and Washburn Rural Middle School(Nov-Feb) 5620 SW 61st St, Topeka, KS 66619
– Practices are NOT MANDATORY although we recommend at least 2 practices a week in the regular season for all levels.
– Weekly schedule will be communicated via discord
– Any cancellations will be sent via discord. Please add the important updates channel to send you push notifications to your phone. We will use this a infrequently as possible with only need to know information.
Description of Practice Levels:
- Little Hammers (1st year wrestlers in pre-k. Some kindergarteners are better suited here. Must be fully potty-trained.
- Elementary Novice (1st and 2nd-year wrestlers in K-4)
- Elementary Open (3rd Year + wrestlers OR 5th Grade+)
- Elementary Elite (3rd+ year Elementary/MS/HS)
Note: Reach out if you have questions about where your child fits.
– These classes are not concrete but rather general guidelines.
– Freestyle Greco Season Lasts April-Early June
– We do not recommend that ANY little hammers compete. We do not recommend that all novice wrestlers compete. The child’s emotional and physical maturity should be what dictates that decision.
– Costs involved can be found on our home page
– Little hammers season ends Mid January.
– Novice season ends mid to late February(unless they wrestle in the Open State Championship series of tournaments then they will wrestle until the end of March)
– Weekend tournaments are held at HS’s and venues throughout the state almost year round $ cost $20-50$ on average.
– In order to practice you must have wrestling shoes(30-50$ish for basic shoes which do just fine)
– Best practice attire = pocketless shorts and well fitting t-shirt
– In order to compete you must have headgear(20-50$) and a team singlet.(not required for practice)
– We rent team singlets/headgear AND order a new design of singlet($50ish) every year.
– Can I sponsor the club?(Click here)
Coaching Information:
Expanded Information about Little Hammers/Novice/Open/Elite classes
- Little Hammers – 1st of its kind class for TBTWC last year. Little hammers practice is geared toward 3-5 year old fully potty trained 1st year wrestlers who not quite ready for the requirements of the novice room. A younger wrestlers(3/4) MAY be best suited for 2 years of little hammers before moving into novice but the goal is to progress up through the levels as soon as possible by learning all of the required technique at each level. Our novice room is very structured and requires somewhat self motivated and non interruptive wrestlers. This has left a lot of little hammers without a place to fall in love with wrestling! If we can drive a love for the sport into them at a young age, we can keep more of them involved over the long run. Focuses will be on: Basic Wrestling Movements and Positions, Tumbling, Games, Early Mindset Training.
- Elementary Novice 1st and 2nd year wrestlers in K-4. This group is very structured but geared towards a slower pace of learning when compared to Open/Elite and with more fun and games. The goal of this group is to teach the wrestlers to love the sport while also teaching the most basic fundamentals in USA Wrestling’s Level 1 core curriculum.
- Elementary Open – 3rd year+ wrestlers OR 5th Grade and up. This group is geared toward accelerated learning of the fundamentals of wrestling and wrestling movements. The goal of this group is to get wrestlers’ competition ready as quickly as possible through teaching all of USA Wrestling Level 1 core curriculum and some of USA Wrestling Level 2 and 3 core curriculum. We also do some agility and tumbling with this group.
- Elementary Elite + MS/HS – This group is geared toward continued mastery of our “go to” offenses and defenses and keeping our wrestlers in the best wrestling shape as is possible. This group is expected to know and be able to perform USAW’s level 1 curriculum completely as well as much from level 2 and 3. We are constantly introducing new techniques to our elite wrestlers. The expectations are that the wrestlers in our Elite room are training to become State/National Placers and Champions. These practices can be VERY physically and mentally demanding for your wrestler(s). Our goal has always been and remains to be to break down your wrestlers physically and mentally so we can then build them back up stronger. Lots of blood, sweat, and tears have been shed in these practices. Once your wrestler is ready for the Elite room, being able to properly function in that environment will have a tremendous and invaluable impact both on and off the mat for the rest of their lives.