As parents, we all want our children to be safe and happy, including when they are participating in athletics. Youth wrestling is generally regarded as a very safe activity as compared to soccer, football, and many other team sports since it is performed on a padded surface and is a close contact sport that does not involve full speed collisions. If you are a parent that is considering registering your son r daughter for the first time in youth wrestling, your biggest fear is probably that you don’t want your child to be thrown in with older, larger or much more experienced kids that could either injure or demoralize your child. To keep these things from happening, Flyers Wrestling has "Age Specific Practice Rooms" that allows your wrestler to work with kids in their age range. For younger kids (up to the age of 6), we also have the 6 & Under program which is a FUN and low key weekly introduction camp that will include lots of fun games and contests to help teach young kids how to tumble, roll and move around the wresting mat while learning a few of the key fundamentals of the sport along the way!

Flyers Wrestling’s 10 & Under Room is coached by highly experienced wrestling coaches that understand how to teach the fundamentals of the sport to younger wrestlers in a controlled and safe manner. In the 10 & Under Room your newer wrestler will be paired with other newer wrestlers that are approximate to their size and age and as they progress they will have the ability to choose their own practice partners each night at practice. During your child’s first year of wrestling they will also have the ability to attend “Beginner” wrestling tournaments that are exclusively for first year wrestlers where once again they will be paired with other wrestlers that are approximate to their weight and their age so that the matches are kept fair! As they progress in the sport and gain more confidence, if you and your child desire a higher level of competition, you can also participate in mixed tournaments where they can get access to both first year wrestlers and less skilled second or third year wrestlers.

The benefits of participating in youth wrestling are numerous, and after participating for even one year, most children will see an improvement in their overall level of athleticism and confidence in all of their sports as well! Youth wrestling will help provide your child with enhanced self-confidence and mental toughness, enhanced physical strength and agility, and an ability to defend themself as they get older. Aside from the mental and physical benefits they will receive, the best thing about youth wrestling is that there is a place for both the big kids as well as the smaller kids, and there are NO POLITICS involved since there are no “starters” or “backups” and there are no positions to worry about in wrestling! Every wrestler will have the ability to get an equal number of practice reps in the Practice Room and every wrestler will get an equal number of matches when they go to a tournament and their success will completely depend upon how hard they choose to work in practice, rather than being determined by a parent coach! If you are like most of our parents, you will find youth wrestling and the Flyers Wrestling Club to be a breath of fresh air as compared to your child's other youth team sports!