All youth practices are cancelled tonight, Thursday 12/5, because all wrestlers have been invited to walk in this evening’s parade. (Middle School practice is not cancelled!)
Category: Youth
Practices Begin Wednesday 11/20
The season will be officially underway with practices beginning on Wednesday, November 20th! Practice times will be as follows:
| Tots (Ages 4–6) | Tues & Thurs | 6:00pm – 7:00pm |
| Bantams/Midgets (Ages 7–11) | Tues, Wed, Thurs | 7:00pm – 8:30pm |
| Middle School (Ages 11–14) | TBD weekly | 4:30pm – 6:00pm |
All practices will be held at the Middle School in the auxiliary gym.
See the calendar on our Schedule page here for more info and other upcoming events.
All wrestlers must have completed registration forms before they will be permitted to attend practices. Forms can be printed or completed online on our Registration page.
It’s Almost That Time Again!
The weather is getting colder, so all those fun wintertime activities are just around the corner…
Our favorite, of course, is wrestling! We’ll be starting the season two weeks earlier this year — practices will start the week of November 18th. We’ll have more specifics as we get closer, so stay tuned and keep checking back here for updates. Or, even better, click/tap the FOLLOW GCYW button to get our news updates delivered to your email inbox.
For parents who still aren’t sure whether or not their child should wrestle, I recommend reading the following two articles. They do a great job providing some clarification and first-hand insight about what to expect both as a parent and as a wrestler.
Post-Season Practices Tues and Thurs This Week
We will be having post-season practices this week for all youth wrestlers who want to attend.
For ages 10 & up, practices will be Tuesday & Thursday from 5:30-7:00PM.
For ages 9 & under, practices will be Tuesday & Thursday from 7:00-8:30PM.
As usual, these practices will be held in the auxiliary gym at the middle school. Times and dates have also been added to our calendar.
We are working to get approval to continue having these post-season practices through the end of the school year. Once we receive a response from the Board of Education, we will post an update letting everybody know when the post-season practices will resume.
Team Pictures Tomorrow 2/19
We are having professional team and individual pictures taken tomorrow, Tuesday February 19th, at 5:00PM.
Pictures will be taken at the middle school in the auxiliary gym.
Wrestlers should wear their warmup shirts and shorts for the team picture, and singlets for their individual pictures.
BTS Tournament This Sunday 2/17
This coming Sunday, February 17th is the annual Beat The Streets tournament. It is a big tournament for kids of all ages, and every year the kids have had a good time there.
The tourney is hosted at South Philadelphia High School. Since it’s in Philly, we’ll have a bus available for both sessions.
Bus pickup will be Gloucester High parking lot.
K-5th grade (first session):
Start time: 8:00AM
Bus leaves at 7:00AM. Be at GHS by 6:45AM
5th-8th grade (second session):
Start time: 1:00PM
Bus leaves at 12:30PM. Be at GHS by 12:15PM.
Youth Practice Cancelled Tonight 2/11
Due to the approaching snow storm, the school has cancelled all evening activities so there will be no youth practice tonight.
Congrats to Our Tots!
Congrats to our 4 tots who placed yesterday in the SJWL Tots tournament.
Aiden Dick – 3rd place
Jordan Arenz – 3rd place
Dominick Dutton – 3rd place
Anthony Hartman – 3rd place
Youth Night Tomorrow 2/6 at GHS
Tomorrow, Wednesday February 6th, is our annual GCYW Youth Night!
Our youth wrestlers will be brought out on the mat and recognized prior to the start of the high school team’s varsity match.
Youth wrestlers should attend dressed in their Gloucester Wrestling warmup shirts & shorts (singlets are not necessary).
Registration For Upcoming Tot Tournament
The SJWL annual tot tournament will be held on Sunday, February 10th at Deptford High School.
All of our tot wrestlers are eligible to participate in this tournament. If you’re not sure whether your wrestler is a “tot,” please ask one of the coaches or send us an email.
A registration form must be completed by the parents/guardians of any tot in order to participate in this event. Please click the link below to view & print the form.
Completed registration forms must be returned to coaches, or emailed back to us, no later than February 3rd (we need to submit our roster on the 5th).
One more thing… We will be covering the $20 registration fee for all of our tots. This also means that if you submit a registration form and then don’t show up, you will have to repay the organization for that fee.
Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask a coach or send us a message. Check back later this week and next week for more details about the event.
FORM: Tot-Tourney-2019
Reminder — 2 Separate Matches on Sunday 1/27
This is just a quick reminder that this Sunday there are two different matches at the same time.
Our middle school duals team has a quad match at GHS in the Old Gym.
Our youth/JV team has a match at Moorestown High School.
If you’re not sure where your child should be wrestling, contact us immediately.
JV Wrestling Match Sunday 1/27
This weekend’s youth/JV match is scheduled for Sunday 1/27 at Moorestown High School.
Check-in times are as follows:
Tots (ages 4-6) & Bantams (ages 7-8): 8:00AM
Midgets (ages 9-10), Juniors (ages 11-12), & Intermediates (ages 13-14): 10:30AM
Updated Check-In Time for Saturday 1/19
Due to the large number of wrestlers participating in Saturday’s event, the tournament director has pushed back check-in time for the second session to 1:00PM.
This means it could be a pretty long day for some of us, so be prepared for that. And in case nobody has told you lately, we really do recognize and appreciate the continued understanding and dedication from parents, siblings, grandparents, and everybody else who shows up day in and day out, weekend after weekend, all season long.
JV Wrestling Match Saturday 1/19
This weekend’s youth/JV match is scheduled for Saturday 1/19 at the Riverwinds Community Center.
Check-in times are as follows:
Tots (ages 4-6) & Bantams (ages 7-8): 8:00AM
Midgets (ages 9-10), Juniors (ages 11-12), & Intermediates (ages 13-14): 12:00PM
JV Quad Wrestling Match Sunday 1/13
This weekend’s youth/JV match is scheduled for Sunday 1/13 at Clearview Regional High School.
Similar to last weekend, check-in times are as follows:
Duals team: 7:30AM
Tots (ages 4-6) & Bantams (ages 7-8): 7:30AM
Midgets (ages 9-10) & Juniors (ages 11-12): 10:00AM
There are no Intermediates (ages 13-14) in the tournament this weekend (excluding those on the duals team).
Gloucester City Youth Wrestling 