Parents,
Tonight’s practices (12/8) will be canceled due to the Christmas parade in town. For those that are going to parade, enjoy. Practice resumes next week.
Category: Youth
Youth practice schedule
Hello Everyone,
Practices will begin tomorrow with the following schedule for the year:
Age as of December 31, 2022
Ages 4-6 in the middle school auxiliary gym
Tuesday and Thursday 7pm-8pm
Ages 7 and up
Monday 530pm-7pm in the high school wrestling room
Thursday 530pm-7pm in the middle school auxiliary gym.
Have your child wear a tshirt and shorts for practice underneath their sweatpants and coat. We have a bin of shoes that have been donated over the years if you do not have a pair yet.
Contact Coach Doc at 609-634-8843 with any questions.
PreSeason Parents Meeting 9/12
School just started again, which means wrestling season is right around the corner! Winter will be here before you know it.
We expect this year to be outstanding, and are excited to see what our coaches and athletes can do!
To that end, we’re having a meeting for parents of all wrestlers including youth, middle, and high school.
We will meet on Monday, 9/12 at 7:30PM upstairs at Holy City Publick House.
We want to get a jump on fundraising. We will be planning events and fundraisers to prepare for the upcoming season. Please make an effort to attend and assist in this process.
Please also share this information with other wrestling parents and supporters.
Sunday Matches at Kingsway MS
On Sunday, January 15th, there will be a SJWL youth league event plus K-6 Duals matches.
This will all take place at Kingsway Middle School.
Check-in times are as follows:
There will be concessions available. There will also be a small fee at the door for non-wrestlers.
| Group | Ages | Check-In |
|---|---|---|
| Tots | 4–6 | 8:00AM |
| Bantams | 7–8 | 10:00AM |
| Midgets | 9–10 | 1:00PM |
| Juniors | 11–12 | 1:00PM |
| Intermediates | 13–14 | 1:00PM |
| K-6 Duals | 8:00AM |
Masks are to be worn by everyone in attendance.
If there are any problems, or if you’re running late in the morning, text Coach Doc (609-634-8843).
Multiple Locations for Sunday 1/9
On Sunday, January 9th, our Lions wrestlers won’t all be at the same place.
Younger wrestlers from Kindergarten through 6th grade will be at Clearview High School.
Tots check in at 8:00AM
Bantams check in at 9:30AM
Midgets & Juniors check in at 11:30AM
Wrestlers who are part of the K-6 duals team check in at 7:45AM & weigh-in at 8:00AM.
Older wrestlers in 7th & 8th grade will be at Washington Township High School.
Check-in for Wash. Twp. will be 8:15AM.
Please remember that masks are always required at these events, and the host locations will have their own rules regarding food & drink, number of spectators, etc.
Youth Matches This Weekend
This Saturday 12/18 we will be hosting matches for our Youth league in the GHS Fieldhouse (new gym).
Check-in Times
| Ages 4-8 | 8:00 AM |
| K-6 Duals | 10:00 AM |
| Ages 9-12 | 11:00 AM |
If you have any questions about this weekend’s event, contact Coach Doc (coachdoc@gloucesterwrestling.com).
If there’s a chance you’ll be running late the morning of the event, call (609) 634-8843 to let coaches know so we don’t cross you off the list.
Practices Start Tomorrow!
Tomorrow marks the official start of our wrestling season! Practices begin for all age groups.
Middle School and High School practices will begin immediately after the regular school day ends.
Youth practices will be Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs depending on age.
Monday & Wednesday from 7:00PM – 8:15PM for ages 7+
Tuesday & Thursday from 7:00PM – 8:00PM for ages 4-6
Youth practices will be in the Middle School auxiliary gym. Please use the back entrance by the athletic field to enter the building.
All parents & siblings must wear a mask at all times while inside the school.
Parents may be permitted to remain in the cafeteria and wait for practices to conclude, provided they remain seated in the cafeteria and ensure that any other children or siblings do the same.
Any questions or concerns about practices should be directed to the appropriate coaches:
Tom McConnell (HS) – mcconnell@gloucesterwrestling.com
Chad Zearfoss (MS) – zearfoss@gloucesterwrestling.com
Kevin Dougherty (Youth) – coachdoc@gloucesterwrestling.com
Youth Registration Is Now Open
We’ve got great news for our wrestling family: youth registration (K thru 5th grade) for the 2021-2022 season is now officially open! (If you’re looking to register for the middle school or high school wrestling teams, do that using FamilyID.)
You can fill out and submit all necessary forms, and pay registration fees, right here on our website.
Visit our Registration page and follow the steps to submit the forms and pay the registration fee. The process is easy, and you can do everything from your computer, laptop, tablet, or phone.
Practices will start the Monday after Thanksgiving. We’ll have more specifics as we get closer, including practice schedules for the different age groups, so check back here for updates. Better yet, click/tap the FOLLOW GCYW button on any page to get our news updates delivered to your email inbox.
Youth Wrestling Season Has Ended
The youth and middle school winter wrestling season has officially ended.
I want to thank all of the parents, wrestlers, coaches, administrators, and supporters for sticking with us through an odd and volatile season. Despite having to deal with the global pandemic, constantly changing lists of ever-increasing new rules and regulations, match attendance restrictions, and all the other challenges we’ve had to overcome, we still managed to make it work.
At times, it was annoying and inconvenient, I know. Not being allowed to attend some of your child’s wrestling matches, not being allowed to watch from the stands and cheer them on, was almost painful. Having to wait outside in your vehicle in the parking lot of some other school and use your phone to watch a tiny, shaky, sometimes blurry video feed, was infuriating. Not knowing if your kid was getting a match made it even worse.
Yet, you all still came. Despite the hurdles, the confusion, and the annoying prohibitions, you continued to bring your children to practices and matches. For that, you should be commended and I thank you all for your patience, flexibility, and understanding. What a long, strange trip it’s been…
We will be in touch in the near future to arrange for collection of singlets, headgear, and/or other items that need to be returned.
We also plan on having additional, continuing practice sessions for those wrestlers who want to participate. The logistics have not been fully worked out, but I’ll keep you apprised as things progress.
Keep checking the news feed here for updates (or, even better, sign up for the automatic updates if you haven’t already). Again, thank you all for helping us to provide a season for our youth and middle school wrestlers!
Great Job Today
Congratulations to all our wrestlers who participated in today’s event at Clearview.
It went well, and you should all be proud of yourselves!
Enjoy your day off tomorrow because come Monday it’s back to work…
Uniform Handout Today
Today, Friday March 5th, from 5:00PM – 6:30PM we’ll be handing out uniforms on the second floor of Holy City Publick House.
UPDATED: Match on Saturday 3/6
This Saturday 3/6/21 will be a youth wrestling match at the Clearview Junior Wrestling building.
Clearview is only permitting one parent per wrestler and no siblings. This means that even if parents have wrestlers in different sessions, only those scheduled to wrestle during the current session are allowed inside.
Masks must be worn by everyone at all times. Wrestlers do not need to wear masks while actually wrestling.
No parents are permitted on the mat. There will be a viewing area for the parents. Matches will also be streamed on Facebook live. Everyone must remain seated while waiting for their match.
If a session runs longer than expected, we will ask the next session participants to wait in their vehicles until the building clears out, but we don’t anticipate running behind.
They will be selling light concessions in one of the rooms. Food and drinks will only be permitted in that room.
The Bantams age group has been split into 2 groups. The names of our wrestlers in those groups are at the bottom.
| GROUP | AGE | CHECK-IN |
|---|---|---|
| Tots | 4-6 | 8:00 AM |
| Bantams A | 7-8 | 10:00 AM |
| Bantams B | 7-8 | 11:15AM |
| Midgets | 9-10 | 12:30PM |
| Juniors | 11-12 | 2:00PM |
| Intermediates | 13-14 | 2:00PM |
Bantams group A:
Dominick Dutton
Evan Beauchamp
Jordan Arenz
Ryan Moore
Jackson Brown
Bantams group B:
Elijah Grant
Jaxon Busan
Jack Cattanea
𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝘀𝘁
This coming Monday, March 1st, marks the official start of the 2021 wrestling season.
If you signed up your son or daughter for our youth wrestling program, practices are already scheduled and we encourage you to bring them out.
Practices, matches, and other calendar events are always visible on our Schedule page. We also recommend using the Follow GCYW button to sign up for news feed updates so you’ll never be out of the loop.
Practice Starts Next Week
We are in the process of finalizing practices and making arrangements so we can get started next week.
Keep an eye on our Schedule page. The calendar there will be updated with practice times.
For health and safety reasons, we must break into multiple groups. Practices on the calendar will be labeled accordingly. We will inform you which group you are in later this week.
Registration Is Now Open
Great news for our wrestling family — registration for the 2021 season is now officially open!
You can fill out and submit all necessary forms, and pay registration fees, right here on our website.
Visit our Registration page and follow the steps to submit the forms and pay the registration fee. The process is easy, and you can do everything from your computer, laptop, tablet, or phone.
In the off chance that you do run into any difficulty, send us a message and we’ll help make sure everything gets taken care of properly.
Gloucester City Youth Wrestling 