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This Friday marked the second Down Day Camp of the 2009-2010 school year. The theme for the day was WIND, or speed; campers engaged in Ki-Ai, Sui-Wan, and street stage drills, as well as loads of stance work.
Our guest movement arts teacher of the day was Jim McNeely of Cleveland High School’s Warrior Matt Club, who as longtime Assistant Coach at Cleveland High, along with his two young assistants Garth and Eddy, exposed the campers to various basics of wrestling through a wide variety of fun drills and games [that had the kids screeching with delight]!
The reputable Warrior Wrestling Club is open to students in grades K-8, and practices take place three times a week (M, Tu, Th from 6-7:30) in the Cleveland HS Mat Room. Practices cover both the fundamentals of the sport as well as fun drills that help develop general fitness skills. The cost of club registration is only $60 for the entire season, which functions to cover entry fees to most all tournaments at local schools. It is a wrestling league designed for novices, associated with an extremely strong HS wrestling program, taught by dedicated, well-qualified coaches of wrestling and High-School teachers by profession.
Sign-ups and a parent info meeting is to take place on Monday, November 16th at 6PM in the Cleveland HS Mat Room (or families may sign up at the beginning of any practice).