Start a Club

Interested in starting a BTS Chicago IWKF Club at your school? 

Below are a list of expectations for club leaders when partnering with BTS Chicago.  Also listed is what you can expect from us. We want to partner with you to create a healthy and vibrant club.

BTS Chicago club leaders will:

    1. Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures of Beat the Streets-National

 

    1. Participate in coaches education opportunities and strive to be great coaches

 

    1. Attend a minimum of two night practices a week (commitment by all coaches)

 

    1. Attend a minimum of two BTS-sponsored weekend competition events per month in season

 

    1. Commit to building a healthy and vibrant culture amongst the team.  
        1. Build relationships with parents

       

        1. Build healthy relationships with athletes

       

      1. Build membership with active recruiting

 

    1. Support BTS-Chicago events by: 
        1. Attending events

       

      1. Recruiting volunteers to help run events

 

  1. Assist us in building a sustainable, city-wide wrestling community through: 
      1. Collecting information as required, including attendance and other impact-related data for your team throughout the season

     

    1. Provide occasional stories, photos, videos as available to help us tell the story of your team, your wrestlers and BTS Chicago

 

BTS Chicago is here as a resource and champion for you and your team.

We will support you in the following ways:

    1. Developing great coaches through curriculum building, coaches education, etc.

 

    1. Recruiting coaches

 

    1. Assistance in obtaining equipment if needed: mats, shoes, headgear, etc.

 

    1. Provide BTS-Chicago apparel with site specific branding

 

    1. Put on outstanding events in or close to the city proper

 

    1. Provide marketing material and impact measurement tools for your team

 

  1. Help build the culture of BTS Chicago

 

We look forward to building wrestling in Chicago with dedicated, hard working  coaches and mentors who are “all in” on the BTS Chicago mission: EMPOWERING CHICAGO YOUTH THROUGH WRESTLING. Let’s make a difference in the lives of the youth we serve!