SYA Wrestling Program

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During the season, our team will host 2-3 home meets that will require help for concessions and scorekeeping. Your volunteering will not hinder you from being able to see your child(ren) compete. We make sure to have coverage, so no one misses those important moments in your kids’ lives!

If you have wrestling experience and would like to assist with coaching, please reach out to Jessica Robertshaw for more information.

Program Highlights:

Smithsburg Youth Athletics (SYA) offers co-ed wrestling for children ages 5-15 years old.

Youth wrestling provides numerous benefits including developing discipline, building physical strength and endurance, boosting confidence and self-esteem, enhancing mental toughness, teaching strategic thinking, improving coordination and body awareness, and fostering a sense of personal responsibility due to the individual nature of the sport; essentially shaping character and life skills through rigorous physical exertion and competition.

Wrestling can help improve athleticism and performance in other sports by developing strength, balance, coordination, and body awareness.

📅 Season Details:

Practices start at the beginning of November and competition runs from January to the middle of March.

SYA competes in the Mid-Maryland Wrestling League (MMWL) which practices Folkstyle wrestling. Folkstyle wrestling is the style high school teams wrestle.

The season will consist of 7 multi-team wrestling meets hosted by the different teams throughout the league. Those meets are primarily held on Sundays.

After the 7 weeks of competition, there is an end of season MMWL tournament that our wrestlers are welcome to participate in. This tournament is split into two weekends:

1. Qualifier weekend (league split in half) – awards for 1st to 4th place
2. Championship for anyone that placed at both Qualifiers – awards for 1st to 4th place.

💲 Registration Information

Early Registration Opens: September 1st

• Sept 1- Sept 30: $110
• Oct 1st - Nov 15th: $130

Practice

Wrestlers will be divided into three practices squads (novice, intermediate, and advanced) that will be determined after registration numbers are finalized. Each practice squad will practice at least 2 nights per week in the wrestling room at Smithsburg High School; wrestlers may be assigned to multiple squads. Practice assignments will be sent out individually and can be changed by the Director or coaches throughout the season.

Wrestlers will need wresting shoes; no sneakers or street shoes are allowed on the wrestling mats. Wrestling shoes should be brought to practice/meets and put on once in the gym. Wrestlers may contact the coaches for used shoes (when available).

Basic Wrestling Rules

Uniform

Wrestlers will receive a wrestling singlet to use for the season; SYA will collect a $50 check to be held until the end of the season when that singlet is returned.

We also have hoodies and sweatpants that the wrestlers wear for warm-ups as a team when we go to the meets on weekends; SYA covers half of the cost of those warm-ups. If your wrestler has outgrown their warm-up or you are new to the program, you can indicate that during registration.

Please note that payment for the program is due at the time of registration. Registrations will not be processed without payment. The system will only accept credit or debit cards, it will not accept checks or cash. If there is a problem with making payment, please contact the program Director:

Jessica Robertshaw
[email protected]

**Registration and payment must be received before children may begin practice.

Fundraising

For questions or refund requests, contact We will have a storefront open multiple times throughout the season for families and friends to purchase some new Leopards apparel. We also will run a crab raffle to raise funds for the program. If you know of anyone that would be interested in sponsoring the program, please have them contact the program Director:

Jessica Robertshaw
[email protected]