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PAA WRESTLING
CONFIDENCE • FOCUS • RESPECT

Poolesville Wrestling is a proud and successful program! While we teach our team wrestling fundamentals, our primary goal is for everyone to learn respect and sportsmanship. As a result, our kids are winners and gentlemen.
PAA Wrestling will place beginning and intermediate wrestlers on teams in the Damascus Sports Association Wresting League (DSAWL). DSAWL is a developmental program focusing on teaching kids wrestling fundamentals and sportsmanship.

PAA Wrestlers have historically enjoyed tremendous success in the DSAWL and our teams are looked upon as a model of good behavior. In past years, PAA wrestlers took home numerous medals at the DSAWL Tournament and the Mid-Maryland Regional Tournament. Our program is an excellent feeder program for the Poolesville High School wrestling team.

• No experience is necessary.
• Boys and girls ages 6 – 14 are eligible. (Must turn six before 1/1/2011).
• Wrestlers compete only against comparable opponents. [Kids are classified by a weight/age multiplier to prevent large younger wrestlers from competing against large older (more developed and stronger) wrestlers.]

We are very excited about the upcoming season. We have a great group of new and returning coaches for our team. In addition, most of our wrestlers are returning for another year on the team. As always, we are looking to add new athletes to the roster. If you know athletes interested in wrestling (with or without experience) please encourage them to talk to me, Mike Sofelkanik or one of the other returning coaches;, Dave Roy, Paul Szafranski or Roger Yerger.

Schedule

• Practices will begin Wednesday, November 10th,
• Regular practice on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 6:00 to 7:30 pm JPMS
• Team matches begin on Saturdays in January
• Most DSAWL matches will be at Damascus High School
• Poolesville normally hosts at least one doubleheader at JPMS
• December 11th is a pre-season “Matbash” tournament
• February 19th & 20th - DSAWL Tournament

Equipment

All equipment except for wrestling shoes is provided by PAA. A shoe exchange is held at the first practice. Kids/parents will have the opportunity to purchase team sweats and t-shirts. All kids who join the wrestling team will get a PAA T-shirt after completion of the first week of practice.

Registration fees:

• $100 for the first child and
  $80 for each additional sibling
• Make checks out to PAA
• Turn in your checks, completed registration forms, and copies of birth certificates (first time wrestlers only) to Laura Gardner or Coach Sofelkanik at the first practice.

Informational Meeting/First Practice

Parents and Wrestlers are invited to a mandatory informational meeting at JPMS during the first practice on Wednesday, November 10th. We will outline expectations of all wrestlers and their families and answer all questions.

We are excited for the 2010-2011 PAA Falcon Wrestling Season!

Come check out our PAA Falcon wrestling program!

PAA Wrestling Commissioner
Mike Sofelkanik
PAAWrestling@comcast.net
240-876-8020

PAA Wrestling Registration
Laura Garner
301-349-5219