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Every Chicago youth deserves access to wrestling, the world's greatest sport and the single greatest vehicle for becoming a Life Champion. Our year-round programs are low-cost, open to all levels and available at multiple locations throughout Chicago.

WHAT WE DO

We empower Chicago youth through wrestling.

We combine year-round wrestling programs with customized enrichment opportunities so that children can become their best selves.  Mentoring, tutoring, workshops and positive relationships combined with the unique power of wrestling changes lives.  

We welcome youth aged 5 through 23, whether they are looking for fun, physical literacy and wellness or something much deeper and impactful. As the largest wrestling organization in Illinois, we reach over 2,500 young people each year through wrestling and enrichment programs at six primary sites and twenty CPS partner sites. 

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WHAT WE VALUE

Our programs are values-based, with an emphasis on character.

Accountability, gratitude, grit, integrity and excellence are at the heart of all we do and teach.

Together, our wrestlers, families, coaches, mentors, staff, volunteers and generous donors form a diverse community rooted in Chicago and the culture of wrestling done right.

WHY IT WORKS

We guarantee a coach in every corner.

Our extensive network of phenomenal coaches work with students for many years, guiding our wrestlers through high school and helping them choose post-secondary pathways that will enable them to become their best selves. As a result, our “Level Up” success rate, which measures percent of seniors entering college, junior college, the military, trade school or a paraprofessional program, is 100%.

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