FAQs

Practices are split according to experience/skill level:

Rookie practice (< 2 years of experience in grades K-6) – Tuesday & Thursday, 6-7:30 pm

JV & Varsity practice (2+ years of experience in grades 2-6) – Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday, 6-7:30 pm

Junior High practice (all 7th and 8th graders) – TBD

Practices begin at 6:00 pm sharp. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early.

Practice ends at 7:30 pm. Please arrive by 7:15 pm to pick up.

Practices are held at the Nordonia High School wrestling room and the Walsh High School wrestling rooms. Location details will be announced.

One parent for new, younger wrestlers (K-6) may attend the initial week of practice. After the first 1-2 weeks, practices will be restricted to coaches and wrestlers due to space limitations. Parents may sit in the designated waiting areas during practices at Nordonia and Walsh.

Practice attire should be: T-shirt (short sleeve or long sleeve, NO sweatshirts) and shorts or sweatpants, headgear, and wrestling shoes.

For competitions: Singlet or tight-fitting t-shirt and shorts, headgear, wrestling shoes. We will provide a singlet for you to borrow or you can purchase one to keep.

All wrestlers must bring their own water bottle.

Headgear is required for practice and competitions. For first-year wrestlers, headgear and wrestling shoes are required after the 1st week of practice.

Wrestlers in K-6th grade will participate in the NEOYWL league competitions, which includes 8 dual meets (on Sundays) during the regular season at surrounding school districts. These are considered team events, and all kids will have an opportunity to wrestle other kids of similar age and experience. Other individual tournaments will be offered depending on interest and coach availability; however, these events may require a separate entry fee.

Wrestlers in 7th and 8th grade may follow a separate schedule, to be announced.

NOTE – Please talk to a coach if you have any concerns about whether or not your child is ready to compete.

For more details, please refer to the Program Page.

All communication will be on the TeamReach app. Join “Longwood Wrestling Club” by using code LWC2021

The app is used to communicate with coaches and other parents in the club.

Yes, we are open to all wrestlers.

Our fees vary based on several factors. Click here to see our fee schedule.

We welcome beginners to elite. We have wrestlers in our program with 12+ years of experience as well as wrestlers with 0 years of experience.

Our coaches are Joe Pflug, Mike Kovach, and John Martin. Click here to meet the coaches and staff at Longwood.