2008 Spring Freestyle/Greco-Roman Season
Friday February 22nd 2008, 5:19 pm
Filed under: News

It’s Wrestling Season!

The Angry Fish are proud to announce another season of Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. Experience a season where no one cares what your record is, tournaments where no one cuts weight, and matches where slams score extra points.

This year we’ve expanded our staff to include top state and college wrestlers Rich Catalano and Ben Rings. We’ll be putting a strong technical emphasis on fighting for position, throwing, and making safe and correct leg attacks. And while the practices are helpful, wrestlers will get much more out of the season with an ambitious tournament schedule… we’re going to be taking trips to both local and national-level events.

Springtime wrestling is what the sport ought to be: low-pressure fun, even when you’re working hard. Get ready for next season by doing something different.

Head Coach

Ray Brinzer

  • 3x Pennsylvania State Champion
  • 3x Junior National Champion
  • 2x NCAA All-American
  • U.S. Open Greco-Roman Silver Medalist

Roving Assistant

Ty Moore

  • 4x Pennsylvania State Champion
  • Suave Man of the World

Cadet & Junior

(born 1993 and earlier)

  • Group Coach: Rich Catalano
    • Pennsylvania State Champion
    • Greco-Roman Junior National Champion
    • NCAA All-American
  • Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
  • Start Date: Monday, March 24th
  • Last Practice: Tuesday, June 10th
  • Time: 6:15 – 8:15pm
  • Location: North Allegheny Senior High

Schoolboy & Younger

(born 1994 and later)

  • Group Coach: Ben Rings
    • 2x Ohio State Champion
  • Weekdays: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
  • Start Date: Wednesday, March 26th
  • Last Practice: Wednesday, June 11th
  • Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm
  • Location: TBA

Cost

  • $210 for the season
  • Additional siblings $160 each
  • Club T-Shirt included in the season price
  • Make checks out to: Angry Fish Athletic Club

Notes

  • A USA Wrestling card is required for the season. You can get one online; we’ll just need the card number.
  • We believe we have a venue for the Schoolboy group, but we don’t want to announce it until a gym permit is issued. We’ll update this soon.
  • There will be a limit of 50 athletes per group, and a minimum of 10 athletes per group.
  • The split between the groups is meant to be more helpful than restrictive. Our goal is to give athletes more appropriate workout partners and instruction, and more mat space. If we feel that an athlete would be better off in the other group, we can switch them.


Age Categories
Friday February 22nd 2008, 4:05 pm
Filed under: News

Current USA Wrestling Age Categories

Division Born Other Requirements
Bantam 2000-2001
Midget 1998-1999
Novice 1996-1997
Schoolboy/Schoolgirl 1994-1995
Cadet 1992-1993
Junior 9/1/1998 & after Enrolled in grades 9-12
University 1984-1990 Must have graduated from high school
Senior 1988 & before 1989-1990 with medical certificate