Name of organization:
Donegal Elementary Wrestling
(Sponsored by: The Donegal Wrestling Booster Club)Ages/grades eligible:
Grades 3rd Through 6th
Experienced 1st and 2nd graders may participate.
Fee to join:
$20.00 deposit
(to be refunded upon singlet return)
The booster club will sponsor each wrestler in at least two tournaments. The coaching staff will select these tournaments.
Sign-up location, date, and time:
Saturday, November 6, 1999 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Tuesday, November 9, 1999 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
D.I.G. (Donegal Indians Wrestling Room, located directly behind the main gym of the high school)
Contact person for sign-ups:
Rick Emenheiser (717) 653-9622
Joe Wilson (717) 426-4216
Date to begin practices; weekly practice schedule:
1st Practice
Monday, November 15, 1999 6:30pm - 8:00pm (5th and 6th graders)
Tuesday, November 16, 1999 6:30pm - 8:00pm (3rd and 4th graders)
Mon. and Wed. - 6:30pm - 8:00pm (5th and 6th graders)
Tues. and Thurs. - 6:30pm - 8:00pm (3rd and 4th graders)
Program Director and/or Head Coach:
Rick Emenheiser (717) 653-9622 emo54@supernet.com
Head Coach - Matt Ober (717) 653-5194
Opportunities for parent volunteers:
Additional coaches are welcome. All parents will be needed to help make subs for our annual sub sale.
Additional comments:
Our goal of our program is to introduce kids to the sport of wrestling at an early age and to prepare them for the next levels of the sport of wrestling. Wrestling is not like other sports, in that your son may or may not be picked for the team and if he makes the team, he may sit on the bench. No, wrestling is an individual sport in which all atheletes are treated the same, and can excel at their own pace and skill level. Wrestling is also a team sport, in which through hard work and dedication, the athletes will become a unit that transcends all other sports. Participation in wrestling, especially at the high school and college level, teaches values much needed in our society, such as determination, team work, sacrifice, commitment, handling success or failure and physical fitness, to name a few.
The philosophy of the Donegal Wrestling coaching staff from the elementary level to the high school level is to teach our young athletes to work hard and enjoy it while developing as a person and a wrestler. Some of the young athletes involved in our program will eventually become champions, but all will be winners.
