**NEW**
For the 2020-21 Season
​Prodigy Select Training Groups

WHAT are select Training Groups?
*Selected wrestlers placed in training groups by Coaches
*Selected wrestlers understand practice and discipline
*Focus on Solid Foundational Drills and Skills
*Train 2 times a week by a Prodigy Trainer
*Limited number of wrestlers in each group
*Groups are organized by age, weight, ability level
*No Drop-ins allowed (unless invited by trainer/coach)
*Able to Attend Prodigy Open and Live Wrestling Practices 
2020-21 Select Groups
White Select - Coach Davis (limit 14-16)
Gray Select - Coach Wineberg - (limit 16)
Red Select - Coach Krull (limit 16-18)
​Black Select - Coach Clark (limit 16-20)
Select Training Trial Group - The "Cadets" of 2019-20
During the 2019-20 season, I put together a hand picked group of wrestlers to train.  They were all between 6-9 (with a 5 year old thrown in).  They were selected because I had been around them and saw that they understood what a practice should be like.  They worked hard, stayed quiet, stayed on task, and had the basics they needed to learn the sport.  

Before the season, I made a list of the technique and drills they needed to know at that age.  They learned almost everything on the list, and then some.  

I could not believe the success that we saw throughout the season.  When watching them do the drills and learn the moves in a systematic way, they really came a long way.  So the idea was born to create 2-3 more of these groups for the next season.  Even better, that "Cadet" Group all committed to come back for the next season as the GRAY select training group!  
WHY Select Training Groups?
It has always been a goal to level our practices to meet the needs of our wrestlers.  We have always worked in that direction, but have never quite reached the end goal.

The idea of SELECT TRAINING GROUPS actually came from the design of how soccer clubs organize their training.  Many soccer clubs have trainers and coaches.  Trainers work on the individual skills aspect of the soccer team, while the coach would work on the team aspect of the sport.  I started thinking, "How could this work in a wrestling club?"

In wrestling, our trainers would be focused on the systematic teaching of the drills, skills, and technique needed in wrestling.  This would be a system that would incorporate the drills and then review them until and after the wrestler has mastered them.   Skills are built on throughout the year.  Wrestlers are basically trained as they would be for a team.

Our Coaches are those that run our Prodigy Elite practices.  These practices are run each night as a intense general practice that wrestlers can practice THEIR version of technique and incorporate what they have learned in their Training Groups.  Technique is more loose and can be outside of the Prodigy System that they learn during their training groups.  Our Prodigy Elite practices allows drop-ins of any Intermediate/Advanced wrestlers wanting great workouts, as well as any of Select training members wanting more workouts. 

Incorporating this system, allows us to reach the needs of our wrestlers and their families in wrestling, training, live wrestling, and coaching. 

Important information

​Dates:  November 2nd - OAC State Tournament (March 27-28)
Select White
Practice Times 
Tuesday 5:30 - 7 pm
Thursday 5:30 - 7 pm
Cost:  $300 
Select Gray
Practice Times 
Monday 5:30 - 7 pm
Wednesday 5:30 - 7 pm
Cost:  $300 
Select Red
Practice Times 
Monday 7 - 8:30 pm
Thursday 5:30 - 7 pm
Cost:  $400 ​
Select Black
Practice Times 
Wednesday 7 - 8:30 pm
Thursday 7 - 8:30 pm
Cost:  $400 
Optional Add-on for White/Gray Select: 
​Wrestlers can add the option to go to All Live and Open Practices during the season for $100.
*Red/Black Select Wrestlers can attend, and encouraged to attend, ALL Open Practices and LIVE Wrestling Sessions throughout the season at PWA.

Registration and Payment Information

Once a wrestler is accepted and placed into a select group, all payments for Prodigy Select Groups can be made at the front desk. 
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Mandatory Waiver and Contact Information must be UPDATED EACH YEAR starting Aug. 1st and ending July 31st. 
​Wrestlers cannot participate unless they have an updated form on file for the season.