Team Gear Orders due tonight!

Reminder: DWC team gear orders are due tonight, 10/31/13. Orders can be placed online here: http://www.alphaapparelcompany.com/pages/decorah-wrestling-club

Singlet orders are also due tonight. If you would like to order a singlet, please email the size to decorahwrestlingclub@gmail.com.

Thanks!

Thursday Practice (Halloween) & Junior Berzerker Award

Halloween:
Due to trick-or-treating hours, DWC will have practice this Thursday from 3:30-4:45 pm.

Junior Berzerker Club
Tuesday, October 29th, we will start our Junior Berzerker Club night.  This club is dedicated to wrestlers that would like to get additional live wrestling and hard drilling in.  If you complete the entire season missing three or less Junior Berzerker sessions you will receive a DWC Junior Berzerker Club Members Only backpack.  You must make sure you sign out at the end of each session.  Sessions will be Tuesdays from 7:45-8:15 pm.  DWC members are free to leave practice at 7:45 pm if they do not wish to participate in the Junior Berzerker Club. 

"Swap" page

We have added a google doc "swap" page for anyone that has wrestling gear and/or apparel to sell or give away. There is also a "wanted" section. Make sure to include your contact information so buyer/seller can contact you. Please remove your information once item is sold/purchased. Link is on the left column of the blog in the same area as tournament website links. Thanks!

DWC Singlets

DWC will be placing a singlet order for anyone interested in a club singlet.  Cost is $55 and available in youth and adult sizes.  Deadline to order is 10/31/13. We have a handful of singlets in stock if you want to try on for sizing purposes - see a coach at practice.

Please let Steve Henry know at practice or via email at decorahwrestlingclub@gmail.com.  Thanks!

DWC Reminders and Updates

The first night of registration and competitive session went well. We had a lot of excited kids ready to wrestle.

As a reminder, there are 3 parts to registering your wrestler for DWC.

1. Complete this form:  2013/14 Registration form

2. Sign waiver (at practice)

3. Pay registration ($100/session for competitive - $45/fundamental)

Registration, apparel sampling/try-ons and the swap meet will be on Thursday from 5:30-6:30 pm at the high school cafeteria.

Swap meet - Items may be dropped off as early as 5:00 pm.  Swap meet will begin at 5:30 pm. Please make sure your item(s) have a card attached to them with the price you are asking as well as your name.  If your item sells, you may pick up the $ at 6:30 pm.

If you are selling last years DWC singlet, we suggest a sale price of $25.

Team Gear/Apparel  - The last time to try on team apparel will be Thursday from 5:30-6:30 pm. I strongly suggest trying items on as some of these items run big (i.e. sweatpants).  Paper/pens are available to write sizes down.  Apparel can be ordered here:   http://www.alphaapparelcompany.com/pages/group-orders
Orders are due 10/31. At check-out, choose the "DWC Group Order - Free" shipping option and we will bring to practice when apparel is ready.

More info regarding singlets will be available soon!

2013/14 DWC Information

Below is some important information for parents, please be sure to read in its entirety as there is A LOT of information. New this year is online registration AND online team gear ordering (see below).

DWC will continue with two wrestling levels – fundamental and competitive.   All practices will be held in the high school wrestling room this year.

Competitive Session

 Begins Tuesday, October 22nd

• Practices held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm.
• For grades K-8^th. 
• Cost is $100/session.
• Includes club tshirt and entry fee to Decorah Tournament
• USA Membership
• If participating in BOTH sessions, you will also receive entry into Luther Tournament and and one state tournament (USA or AAU).

Fundamental Session

• Begins Mid November - more details will be announced soon.
• Practices held Monday nights from 6:30-7:30 pm.  
• For grades K-3^rd only 
• Cost is $45 for the season. 
• Includes club tshirt and entry fee to Decorah Tournament

 Scholarships are available as well as multi-child discounts - please contact Coach Freidhof for more information.

HOW TO REGISTER:

Registration will be held ONLINE ONLY - please click on this link to register.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1izK0UDtQyXCPAJ00rulNTysAILcSup6OlXGkQBJyb9A/viewform

There will also be a form that the parent/guardian MUST SIGN the first night your child practices.  Payment for first session is due the first night of practice, as well.

Below is information for next weeks schedule:  (FUNDAMENTAL WRESTLERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND REGISTRATION TUESDAY OR THURSDAY SO THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN SWAP MEET/TRY ON APPAREL/ETC. )

Tuesday

5:30-6:30 pm - Commons area/Decorah HIgh School - Permission slips can be signed by parents/guardians, payment due. Samples of team gear will be available for trying on.

6:30 - 7:45 pm - practice

Thursday

5:30-6:30 pm- Commons area/Decorah High School - Permission slips can be signed by parents/guardians, payment due. Samples of team gear available to try on and SWAP MEET.  The SWAP meet is your chance to sell/buy gently used wrestling items. Items may include DWC singlets, practice singlets, shoes, headgear, etc.  Please attach a notecard with your name and price on each item. If your item is sold, we will collect the money and card.  At the end of the swap meet, you can collect your money or unsold gear. ***if you are selling your DWC singlet from last season, we are suggesting a sale price of $25***

6:30-7:45 pm - practice

TEAM GEAR

New this year - all apparel ordering will be done online - no forms will be distributed. Clothing samples will be available from 5:30-6:30 on 10/22 and 10/24 in the high school commons area to try on.  Apparel order deadline is 10/31/13. To view/order apparel, go to http://www.alphaapparelcompany.com/pages/group-orders and click on "DWC". Photo's are available of each item.  For the ladies option, please note that the shirt imprint is a glitter imprint. Apparel questions can be directed to Johanna atorders@alphaapparelcompany.com

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

We strongly suggest following our wrestling blog (www.decorahwrestlingclub.blogspot.com).  This will be our primary means of communicating to parents. 

• Below the calendar (left column) is a “follow by email” option – simply type in your email address to receive posts via email (note this is a delayed email – in some cases you will not receive until the next day)
• Practice changes/cancellations will be posted on blog as well.   We will continue our shared “wrestling ‘stuff’ for sale” link on this page – all are encouraged to post items they want to purchase or sell throughout the season.
• We encourage you to “like” our facebook page (Decorah Vikings Wrestling) to receive updates.

If you are no longer interested in these emails, please respond to this message and we will remove your name.

Hope to see you on the 22nd!

Sincerely,

DWC Coaches and Board Members