The Rockwood / Lindbergh wrestling club is a program that offers participants the opportunity to learn basic wrestling fundamentals and skills through practice and competition. The program also helps young athletes develop the physical and mental skills needed for success in all sports through agility drills, strength training, conditioning, and one on one competition. Competitions are based on the participant’s age, size and experience.

WHO MAY ENROLL: Boys & Girls, ages 7 through eighth grade.

PRACTICES: Practices are held in the Lindbergh and Rockwood Summit wrestling rooms on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and selected Saturday mornings. Practices begin on November 5, 2009 at Rockwood Summit. Practice 5:45 – 7:15 for 5th graders and below, and 6:45 to 8:45 for 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Tournament schedules will be provided during practice.

COST: $60.00 (fee includes AAU membership, a team t-shirt, and year end trophy). Please make checks payable to: Rockwood / Lindbergh Wrestling Club. Entry fees for tournaments are ($10 - $20) which are not included in club membership. Additional fees will be due depending on the number of tournaments each individual elects to compete. Additional optional equipment—shoes/head gear/knee pads

REGISTRATION: Register online at www.rlwrestling.com

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: May be obtained by calling Dave Streibig (314) 680-2148, Dave Baer 636-349- 9043, Matt Stackle 314-660-3606 or Matt McIntosh 636-226-4074.

BRIEF HISTORY: The Rockwood / Lindbergh wrestling club was formed in November 1998 by joining the established “little league” programs from the respective high schools. Our merger was necessary to provide adequate numbers of practice partners across the wide range of age and variation in size. Consolidation of the programs has also proven to be a good way to pool coaching resources and to compete with other St. Louis programs. For several years our club has held an annual little league tournament in January at Lindbergh high school. In 2002 we were awarded the AAU Ozark association championship tournament, which is the longest standing AAU wrestling tournament west of the Mississippi. This tournament, backed by many parent volunteers, raises a significant amount of money for our club and for off-season camps and tournaments for the high school wrestling programs. We look forward to hosting the AAU Ozark association championship again this season.

OZARK AAU ASSOCIATION: R/L wrestling club and 40+ other clubs in Missouri and Illinois are sanctioned by the Ozark branch of the amateur athletic union (AAU) with nearly 3,000 wrestlers. One of the primary benefits of the AAU is sports liability and sports accident insurance. All athletes and coaches must be AAU members, and tournaments that we participate in are registered AAU events.

COACHES & VOLUNTEERS: Working with the Rockwood Summit and Lindbergh high school coaches, the RL wrestling club has assembled an experienced coaching staff. Many of our coaches wrestled through high school and college, and have remained active in the sport well beyond their competitive days. Of course, there is always room for more help, whether it is on the mat or as a volunteer at our tournament or other activities. Please see any of the coaches if you want to help.