SPRING FREESTYLE SEASON
February 26-May 23rd, 2024
SPRING TRAINING FOCUS: FREESTYLE/GRECO-ROMAN
At Sanderson we prioritize wrestling and excelling in the Olympic styles: Freestyle and Greco-roman. Wrestled in over 170 countries worldwide, freestyle and greco are popular globally, and in addition to exposing wrestlers to a broader concept of wrestling and initiating competition in the international styles, training in these disciplines of wrestling also offers our wrestlers added skillsets that transfer beautifully to our more traditional folkstyle wrestling in the USA. With a high emphasis on takedowns and broader range of wrestling skills that can be used, freestyle and greco are not only fun, they open a wrestler’s mind and balance his body. Because so much of freestyle and greco are wrestled on their feet and have a high takedown emphasis, this allows us as coaches and our athletes to focus heavily on our wrestlers’ takedown skills development and execution. See below for information of specific training groups.
SPRING 2024 SEASON INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
LOCATION: Sanderson Wrestling Academy, 845 N. 400 E., Bountiful, Utah
PRACTICE SCHEDULE: February 26th-May 23rd
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TRAINING GROUP. TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 4:00-6:00 PM (EAST WRESTLING ROOM)
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TRAINING GROUP: TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 6:30-8:30 PM (WEST WRESTLING ROOM)
MIDDLE SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH TEAM (GRADES 4TH-9TH): MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 5:30-7:00 PM (WEST)
K-3RD GRADE TEAM: MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 4:15-5:30 PM (WEST WRESTLING ROOM)
SWA NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING GROUPS (for previously admitted national team members)
TUITION:
GRADES K-JUNIOR HIGH: $95/month (3-month season) paid upfront during registration.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS/GIRLS: $149/month paid monthly
HEAD COACHES: Brandon Ripplinger, Brooks Robinson and others
SPRING TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE —>
REGISTRATION: NOW OPEN. See below for registration info and direct links to register.
SPRING REGISTRATION: online AND NOW OPEN. SEASON STARTS FEBRUARY 26th. REGISTRATION requires tWO steps:
Step 1: REGISTER FOR USA WRESTLING MEMBERSHIP- Each wrestler must have a current USA Wrestling “FULL ATHLETE MEMBERSHIP ($55/year)”. (Note: if you already purchased a “Limited Folkstyle Membership” for the youth winter folkstyle season this year, you can simply upgrade the membership to “FULL ATHLETE MEMBERSHIP” by now paying the difference in membership level fees (+$35).) This must be purchased before you can register for Sanderson or Northside. It can be purchased at www.usawmembership.com. Be sure to select “Northside Wrestling Club” or “Sanderson Wrestling Academy” as your primary club when prompted to do so. Once completed, you will be issued a valid USA Wrestling membership id # which will be required in the next step when you register for the club’s spring season.
Step 2: REGISTER FOR SANDERSON SPRING SEASON- Click on the age division of for the training group for which you wish to register (you’ll be taken to the online registration site):
Step 3 (optional): ORDER TEAM APPAREL- Order team gear now through March 5th through the TEAM GEAR STORE:
*SANDERSON BRAND APPAREL (high school and national team training groups)
*NORTHSIDE BRAND APPAREL (K-9th grade training groups)
*Anyone from Northside or SWA can order any apparel as both are Sanderson, but it is recommended your primary gear worn/ordered is for the training groups you are on. For example, a high school wrestler competes under the SWA club name and training groups, so they should have the main gear pack for that team (SWA), but they are also welcome to order and wear Northside gear. Same goes for Northside training groups.
Available for order are team singlets, shirts, joggers, hoodies, and crew neck sweatshirts. Gear for parents is also available. Note that there are multiple color and print options available, so select your preference. Singlets are required for anyone who will compete at tournaments. When ordering your singlet, use the singlet size chart below.
Singlet Size Chart: YXXXS 32-42 lbs.; YXXS 42-48 lbs.; YXS 48-55 lbs.; YS 55-65 lbs.; YM 65-75 lbs.; YL 75-85 lbs.; YXL 82-90 lbs.; AXS 90-105 lbs.; AS 105-126 lbs.; AM 126-160 lbs.; AL 160-190 lbs.; AXL 190-230 lbs.; AXXL 235-275 lbs.; 275+ AXXXL.
Questions? Contact Brandon at (435) 764-0034, text preferred. Email Brandon.ripplinger@gmail.com.