Waconia Wrestling

Waconia Wrestling Club’s Co-Ed & Girls Wrestling programs are open to boys and girls in the Waconia area, including all kids attending non-Waconia schools. Our co-ed youth program spans PreK (age 4+) to 6th grade and Girls Only program Kindergarten – 12th grade. Come be a part of our rich tradition across the youth & high school programs, which will leave your athlete forever changed from developing character, strong relationships, leadership, determination, work ethic, “grit”, physical/mental strength, and self-confidence. All programs are experienced based and practice partner groups within each practice will be based on weight class/age as close as possible - to meet your wrestler where they are at in their cycle of development in the sport.

Available Programs:

Co-Ed Youth "Junior Grapplers" (PreK-Kindergarten) Program: This is an introductory program for all PreK – Kindergarten kids (boys/girls) aimed at building athleticism and a passion for the sport while having fun and learning functional wrestling movements through games and physical activity. PreK wrestlers must be at least 4 years old to start. Practices will be 1x per week on Mondays or Friday nights 5:45 – 6:30pm from November 10th – January 26th.

Co-Ed Youth "Novice" (Recreational) Program: This program is for 1st - 6th graders (boys/girls) that are either brand new ("Novice" wrestlers) or those with 1-2 years of experience ("Intermediate" wrestlers) and is geared toward working on the basics and fundamental techniques to aid the individual development of each kid. Practices will be held 2x per week on Tuesday & Thursday nights 5:45 – 6:45pm from November 11th – January 29th.

Co-Ed Youth "Advanced" (Competitive) Program: For 1st - 6th graders (boys/girls) that must have >2+ years of experience or are seeking competitive level practices and training, this program will provide more detailed technical curriculum and a more challenging pace to practice. Practices will be held 2x per week on Tuesdays & Thursday nights from 6:45 – 8:15pm from November 11th - January 29th. An additional post-season training program will be offered to register/signup in mid-January with practices spanning February 2nd early February 2nd – March.

Club Girls Only (K-12th) Program: This is an "all-area" Girls Only weekly training program for female athletes which will practice 1x per week from November 10th - March 23rd from 6:45 - 8:00pm on Monday nights. K-6th grade (youth) girls in this program can also participate in any of our youth co-ed programs (listed above) at no extra cost. Any Waconia (ISD110) eligible 7-12th grade female athletes are encouraged to signup for the MSHSL season at waconiaactivities.org. However, they are free to sign up for this program as well to augment their training, if desired. Any girls not enrolled in ISD110 schools or who live outside ISD110 and do not attend ISD110 schools ARE also welcome to join this program as well. 

Practice Location: All practices across October - February will take place in the Waconia Middle School Wrestling Room. Practices held in March will be at the Waconia High School Wrestling Room. 

Fees/Registration Deadlines: Early & discounted registration will be open through September 28th. Register by the September 28th deadline to be guaranteed a free custom t-shirt (with last name on the back) and for the initial singlet order. The annual t-shirt order will be made following this deadline. For those that register after September 28th, t-shirts and singlets may purchased separately from our inventory as supplies last. 

USA Wrestling Membership Fees: Waconia Wrestling Club is a USAW Chartered Club, and requires all kids registered to purchase/renew a USAW membership. Fees are required to remain in compliance with our insurance policy and can be renewed/purchased during registration or purchased separately at usawmembership.com. As part of your wrestler's USAW membership benefits, your wrestler can enter any/all MNUSA/USAW sanctioned tournaments and will receive liability/accident/medical injury insurance as well.

Registration Info: Registration for our Winter 2025-26 Season spanned from August 18th - November 9th. Folkstyle season registration closed on November 9th. Contact Club Administrator Jeff Katherman (jdkatherman@gmail.com) for any open spots.

Required Fees (updated 9/29 w/late fees):

• Preseason Program: $50/wrestler + USAW membership fee
• Jr. Grapplers Program: $85/wrestler + USAW membership fee
• Novice/Advanced/Girls Program: $135/wrestler + USAW membership fee
• USA Wrestling Membership Fees (required) - $60/wrestler

Optional Fees: 

• Singlets available for $80 each (available to purchase at registration checkout)
• Extra t-shirts are also available for purchase during early registration, and will be available separately for $25 each
• Competitive/Post-Season Training Fee will be $40/wrestler meant for our more advanced/competitive wrestlers wishing to train post-season regional and state tournaments. Registration will open late January with the season spanning February and March.

Gear/Apparel/Equipment Guidance:

• REQUIRED GEAR: Clean shoes, preferably wrestling shoes (required for practice & all tournaments) are required for all practices. These shoes should be shoes that are NOT worn at all outside of the wrestling room or at wrestling tournaments. T-shirt & Shorts or Sweatpants are also required for all practices. Some tournaments require head gear to compete/wrestle and some do not.
• RECOMMENDED GEAR: Head gear is recommended for all wrestlers, especially during live wrestling time at practices. Waconia Wrestling singlets are recommended for kids planning to compete in tournaments and are required during dual/team events where participating. A singlet order will be made in late September (after early registration) and additional singlets will be available as supplies/inventory lasts. 

Gear / Apparel Locations & Recommendations:

Used Gear Vendors: Hustle & Heart Sports (downtown Waconia), Play-It-Again-Sports Chaska, Waconia Wrestling Swap & Shop

New Gear Vendors: JRwrestling.com, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Scheels.com, Wrestlingmart.com, RUDIS Wrestling.

Questions? Contact any of our staff members below regarding questions on our programs and offerings this year:

• Jeff Katherman - Club Director - jdkatherman@gmail.com 
• Neil Vos - Co-Ed Programs Youth Head Coach - neilvos@yahoo.com
• Brian Moyer - Girls Program Head Coach moje112@yahoo.com

Activities registration for 7-12th grade Boys & Girls is now open for the 2025-26 MSHSL (Minnesota State High School League) Season through the Waconia High School Activities Office. The overall program is run as a Co-Ed sport, however, both boys and girls have their own tournament divisions and section/state tournament competition through the MSHSL. For more information on all rules/bylaws/eligibility information go to www.mshsl.org. 

Register HERE for 7-12th Grade Boys/Girls Waconia HS Wrestling Programs or go to Waconia Activities for more information.

Season Start date is 11/17/2025

Questions? For all 7-12th Grade Waconia Wrestling program general questions, contact Waconia Wrestling HS Head Coach - Nick Hackman - at nhackman@isd110.org. For any Waconia 7-12th Grade Girls interested wrestling, contact Dominic Kirkpatrick at dominic.j.kirkpatrick@gmail.com.

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Checkout our Waconia Wrestling YouTube Channel for some great content and features of our youth and high school program wrestlers.