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Join NWWC for the 2024 Preseason Session and join a tradition of developing young champions through self-discipline, self-direction, leadership, sportsmanship, mental toughness, hard work and ferocious competition. The 2024 Preseason Session will last six weeks (Sept 23 - Oct 31). The 2024 NWWC Northwest Takedown Championships will cap the Preseason Session on Saturday, November 2nd. All practices are taught in series and the pace of practice is determined by the top third in the room. See below for practice details, registration info and costs. Welcome to NWWC!
2024 PRESEASON PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Blue Team (0-3 yrs experience)
The Blue Team is NWWC's beginner-level tournament team. NWWC Blue Team practices are designed for youth and middle school wrestlers with less then 3 years of experiece in the NWWC wrestling system. The focus of Blue Team practice is to introduce core wrestling positions and technique necessary to compete at local and state-level youth wrestling tournaments. During the 2024 Preseason Session, NWWC will offer three Blue Team options, each practicing for one hour, two nights/week.
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Blue Team - Bremerton |
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Blue Team - North |
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Blue Team - South |
Red Team (3+ yrs experience)
The Red Team is NWWC's high-level tournament team. NWWC Red Team practices are designed for experienced, committed and highly-competitive youth and middle school wrestlers with 3+ years of experience in the NWWC wrestling system. The focus of Red Team practice is to develop disciplined positioning, mental toughness and the fundamental techniques required to be successful at both state and national-level tournaments. During the 2024 Preseason Session, NWWC will offer two Red Team options, each practicing for 90 minutes, two nights/week.
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Red Team - North |
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Red Team - South |
High School/Middle School Team (all experience levels)
The NWWC HS/MS Team practices are designed for new, experienced and high-level wrestlers in grades 6-12. The focus of HS/MS Team practice is to introduce and quickly develop, or further develop, the fundamental positions and high-percentage technique necessary to be successful in high school and middle school-level competitions. During the 2024 Preseason Session, the HS/MS Team will practice for two hours, two nights/week.
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High School/Middle School Team |
REGISTRATION
Register for the 2024 NWWC Preseason Session through the link below. Registration dues can be paid online by credit card or at any first practice with cash or check payable to NWWC. *Please note: Before registering for an NWWC session, all wrestlers must first have a current USA Wrestling membership. If you do not have a current USAW membership, you will need to purchase one through the USAW membership website (see costs below).
Click to Register For NWWC Preseason Session 2024
COSTS
In addition to the registration fee above, a USA Wrestling membership will cost $20 to participate in practice and local folkstyle tournaments (Limited membership), or $55 (Full membership) to also compete at State and Freestyle/Greco tournaments (Spring tournaments). A USAW membership provides secondary insurance coverage and is purchased by credit card through the USA Wrestling membership website. A USAW membership is effective from Sept 1st to Aug 31st. Those who have purchased a $20 USAW membership and wish to compete at State or a Freestyle/Greco tournament will need to upgrade to the $55 full membership. To upgrade, simply pay the difference through the USA Wrestling website ($35).
Steps to purchasing a USA Wrestling membership :
1. www.USAWmembership.com and click create new account.
2. Claim your old profile by clicking claim profiles. (Accounts and profile are different, you can claim multiple profiles under your account i.e your athletes/spouse)
3. Your dashboard will populate with the profiles you selected.
4. Click GO TO MEMBERSHIP
5. Here you can purchase or Renew, click which one you are doing.
6. Click Purchase for you athlete/coach
7. Select Membership type
8. Save and continue to check out
9. Adding multiple athletes/coaches under your account select MEMBERSHIP at the top of the page and repeat the process, this will create one payment for multiple purchase.
WHAT TO BRING
Always bring clean clothing to practice (a pair of shorts, t-shirt, wrestling shoes) and your own water/fluids. Wrestling shoes are available at most local sporting goods stores like Big 5 or Dick's. If you cannot find wrestling shoes locally, try my favorite online wrestling stores:
TOURNAMENTS
NWWC is a sanctioned member of USA Wrestling and one of many local USAW clubs that compete at club wrestling tournaments nearly every weekend throughout the fall, winter and spring. Tournaments vary in location (usually along the I-5 corridor) and all kids, all ages have the opportunity to compete each weekend and take home a medal, trophy or belt. All NWWC wrestlers are encouraged to compete at tournaments. *Parents are responsible for pre-registering their wrestler(s) for tournaments through www.trackwrestling.com and/or www.usawmembership.com. Entering a tournament by pre-registration is usually less-expensive than registering on-site, and some tournaments are pre-registration only (ex: Washington State Wrestling Championships). For more information on what to expect at youth wrestling tournaments, see the About Tournaments section. For a list of upcoming tournaments, please see the Tournament Schedule section.
