SUMMER SEASON 2026

University of wrestling FOUNDATIONAL AND ADVANCED PINNING, RIDING, & ESCAPES (FOLKSTYLE)-Learn an ENTIRE SYSTEM to pin, escape, and dominate your opponent!

Session 1: MAIN SUMMER SESSION (JUNE-JULY)

Dates: June 1st-July 10th, 2026 (15 full sessions!)

Ages: K-12th Grade (Register your wrestler for the grade they were in during the 2025-2026 schoolyear.)

Ability Levels:

BEGINNERS-MODERATE LEVEL WRESTLERS SHOULD ENROLL IN THE “PINNING FOUNDATIONS” COURSE TAUGHT ON MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS. (More info here.)

ADVANCED LEVEL WRESTLERS SHOULD ENROLL IN THE “ADVANCED PINNING” COURSE TAUGHT ON TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS. (More info here.)

(Note: Both courses are highly effective and cover a huge range of breadth and depth giving wrestlers key experience in these important wrestling positions. Be sure to register your wrestler for the appropriate course. Wrestlers who haven’t done the Foundations course—or have its equivalent in experience—should not register for the Advanced course and will benefit strongly from the Foundations course first. Even many advanced wrestlers benefit greatly by attending the Foundations course and can even register to attend both.)

Practice Times:

MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS

5:00-6:15 PM K-3rd Grade (Back Wrestling Room)

4:30-6:30 PM 4th-7th Grade PINNING FOUNDATIONS COURSE (East Wrestling Room)

6:30-8:30 PM 8th-12th Grade PINNING FOUNDATIONS COURSE (East Wrestling Room)

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS

4:30-6:30 PM 4th-9th Grade ADVANCED PINNING COURSE (East Wrestling Room)

6:30-8:30 PM 10th-12th Grade ADVANCED PINNING COURSE (East Wrestling Room)

Club/Team Affiliations Invited: This camp is not affiliated with any particular high school or program but is open to all to come and learn and take back to their home programs.

Location:  Sanderson Wrestling Academy, 845 N. 400 E., Bountiful, Utah

Tuition: $265 Session 1

Session 2: LEG RIDERS ONLY! (AUGUST)

COURSE FOCUS: “Leg Riding” can be a tricky skill sub-set to learn for pinning and to defending. Those who master it need time and nuanced coaching, but once you figure it out and master it, it gives you a huge advantage in a skillset that many wrestlers struggle to ever learn well. This training focuses only on leg riding situations, from cross-body riding to high thigh style, setups to pinning combinations, scrambling, defending, and all the nuances in between. Technique work, position play, and live situational wrestling. (More info here.)

DATES: August 11th-August 27th (6 sessions)- LIMITED AVAILABILITY!

Ages: 4th-12th Grade (Experienced wrestlers only; no beginners for this course.) **Wrestler is required to have participated in the SESSION 1 course in the same summer of the University of Wrestling Program to register for this session.

Practice Times:

Tuesdays & Thursdays 4:30-6:30 PM (Aug. 11th-27th)

Club/Team Affiliations Invited: This camp is not affiliated with any particular high school or program but is open to all to come and learn and take back to their home programs.

Location:  Sanderson Wrestling Academy, 845 N. 400 E., Bountiful, Utah

Tuition: $185 Session 2

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS TWO SIMPLE STEPS:

STEP 1: PURCHASE OR RENEW USA WRESTLING ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP:

USA Wrestling “Limited Folkstyle” Membership required ($20 annual). This must be purchased before you can register for the training. It can be purchased at www.usawmembership.com. Current membership id # will be required for club training registration. Click this tab below to purchase or update your USA Wrestling membership:

CLICK HERE TO GET USA WRESTLING MEMBERSHIP

STEP 2: REGISTER FOR UNIVERSITY OF WRESTLING SUMMER COURSE

To register and secure your spot in the 2026 UNIVERSITY OF WRESTLING summer program, click the button below:

REGISTER FOR 2026 UNIVERSITY OF WRESTLING SUMMER SESSION 1: MAIN SUMMER SESSION (JUNE-JULY)

REGISTER FOR 2026 UNIVERSITY OF WRESTLING SUMMER SESSION 2: LEG RIDERS ONLY! (AUGUST)

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF WRESTLING

EXCELLENCE IN WRESTLING INSTRUCTION

The University of Wrestling was founded to provide better opportunities to master the sport of wrestling for wrestlers, coaches, parents, and officials. Like a university, it offers events, training opportunities, and classes that are objective-driven, taught and guided by some of the best teachers in the sport. 

SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR WRESTLERS

Our training and competition opportunities provide a network of diverse regional training partners and top-level instruction for ages K-12th grade. Learning is scaffolded and age appropriate. Skills are always taught within a “systematic” framework. A system of wrestling is not just a handful of moves or tricks, which is the approach many wrestlers take; instead, it’s a system used to set-up your opponent with simple but proven techniques then capitalizing on the opponent’s reaction to score points, then repeating the process. The best wrestlers and coaches use a system. At all of University of Wrestling courses, a systematic framework is paramount.

ALL PROGRAMS/TEAMS WELCOME!

We are not affiliated with any particular high school or program but are open to all to come and learn and take back to their home programs.