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All of the programs at Overtime are based on the training fundamentals of structured drilling, physical conditioning, competitive mentoring, and plenty of live wrestling. The classes at Overtime are grouped according to age, weight, and experience level to provide the most challenging, well-matched workout partners.
First and foremost, the instruction at Overtime is comprehensive and high quality. It is composed of advanced, high percentage wrestling technique and proper fundamentals. This is essential as wrestlers move up in age level, since continuing success is increasingly determined by solid technique and an overall ability to wrestle. Second, some of the best wrestlers train with other top grade school and high school wrestlers and have exposure to highly ranked college wrestlers and elite senior wrestlers. Third, the Overtime coaching staff has wrestling and coaching experience at all levels, including college and elite international competition. They have the ability to recognize and correct subtle mistakes in technique that might easily go unidentified. Finally, the training and instruction offered at Overtime can guide a wrestler's development from grade school to high school, through college, and on to the elite level. Why Choose Overtime?
Those wrestlers who desire to be champions must make a commitment to excellence that distinguishes them from the average competitor. Athletic excellence requires consistency, dedicated training, willingness to sacrifice, unwavering discipline and a relentless pursuit to be the best - not just during the season, but year-round. Year-round training is also an important way to stay in top condition and improve while other athletes take many months off. Why Enroll in a Wrestling School?
There are several reasons for deciding the time to pursue year-round wrestling. Opting for year-round training requires a level of commitment that a young wrestler must be eager to make on his own. For this reason it is very important that a young wrestler be prepared to devote the time and effort that it takes to achieve his best ongoing development in the sport.
High School Level II differs from Level I in the enrollment flexibility of signing up for either the Pre-Season or the Post-Season (Spring/Summer) program, while a Pre-Season only option is not available for Level I non-seniors, and that throughout the Post-Season (Spring/Summer) program the content of the Level II classes maintain a focus on Freestyle and Folkstyle technique and training, while the focus of the Post-Season in the Level I program is entirely on Freestyle.
The guiding principal at Overtime is to promote the ultimate potential of each and every student by creating a culture and environment coinciding with the training, instruction and mentoring that promote this goal. Specifically, the Overtime staff hopes that each and every student enrolled in Level II shares the goal of reaching the Level I program. Outlined below are some general guidelines for reaching the High School Level I program.
General qualifiers for students entering into Level I:
- Eighth grade wrestlers that have been state finalists or state champions at the Kids (Senior/Novice) level.
- High school wresters that are state qualifiers or medalists at the varsity level.
- Schoolboy, Cadet, or Junior Freestyle State Finalists or Champions.
- Wrestlers that qualify for the USA Cadet/Junior Nationals ( Fargo , ND ).
General indicators that a student may be ready to move out of Level II and into Level I:
- The wrestler can consistently, clearly dominate all other students at or around their weight in class, leaving them with no well-matched training partners.
- Becoming a Schoolboy, Cadet, Junior Freestyle State Finalist or Champion.
- The wrestler qualifies for the Cadet/Junior Nationals ( Fargo , ND ).
- Additional considerations for moving students into Level I:
- Attendance.
- Weight (availability of well-matched training partners).
- Work ethic/attitude.
- Students that genuinely seek to train and compete regionally and nationally in Freestyle throughout the Post-Season program (March - July) and plan to train throughout the Pre-Season solely in Folkstyle.
Ultimately, the staff at Overtime collectively makes the decision as to whether a student's development will be optimal in Level I or Level II at any given time. The staff must also assure that moving a current Level II student into Level I will also be beneficial for the students already in the Level I program.
Camps and clinics are useful for learning technique, tune-ups, or gaining exposure to a specific clinician's style, but cannot substitute for consistent, personal training, strategic instruction, and competitive mentoring. It is difficult to get focused, individual attention and quality instruction at some of the large camps and clinics. The training and instruction at Overtime is systematic, comprehensive and geared toward establishing and building on a foundation of proper drilling, technique, and form. Moreover, class size is limited to ensure quality instruction and well-matched workout partners for intensity.
Class enrollment at the Overtime School of Wrestling is initiated by submitting application materials. Application materials are available for downloading from the website during the winter (January 1- 31) and summer (July 1- August 1) enrollment periods. The In-Season programs, special clinics, and private lessons are only available to students currently enrolled at the Overtime School of Wrestling or by invitation.
No guarantees of class availability can be promised. Applications are processed and class assignments are influenced by: 1) the availability of class space for the program level and group an applicant selects; 2) the matching of age, weight, and experience level with other applicants; and 3) the appropriateness of year-round training for a student given his previous competitive experience.
Overtime has two locations:
No. Students enrolled in a particular class cannot attend a different class to make up a missed meeting because workout partners are grouped by age, weight, and experience level. Mismatched weight and/or experience partners during live wrestling can set the stage for injury.
If a grade-school student has a sincere interest in another sport besides wrestling it is best to encourage him to explore that interest. A student that commits to year-round training in the sport of wrestling should be ready and willing to invest the time and hard work to do so. Playing another sport can serve to reaffirm a student's commitment to the sport of wrestling or help him decide to pursue another sport that he prefers. It is important that kids be allowed to make that choice. However, if a student does not attend class regularly, his class spot may be forfeited.
No tuition credits of any kind will be granted for missed classes.
As a general rule students are not allowed to cross train at another Overtime facility location. Due to limited space (quality control) and class progressions, students must attend class at the location that they are currently enrolled. This general rule may be waived for special events, special training segments, and/or clinics.
No. Students enrolled at one location may not attend another location to make up a missed class.
Students enrolled in classes at the Overtime School of Wrestling depend on the consistent attendance of one another for a variety of well-match workout partners during live wrestling. If a student does not attend class regularly, his class spot may not be available for renewal.
No. There is a closed gym policy in effect at all times. There is a waiting area and restrooms available for parents at the Overtime School of Wrestling. Parents/car-pool drivers may also take advantage of the convenient shopping centers and restaurants located nearby.
The Overtime staff believes it is important for young athletes to participate in other sports that they enjoy at an early age, since it is important that they take the needed time and experience to decide which sport is truly right for them. Based on feedback from Overtime families in recent years, we have created the Flexible Gold program as an alternative enrollment option along with our Gold, Pre-Season and Post-Season programs. The difference in the Flexible Gold program is that throughout the Post-Season for Kids (Senior/Novice) students will have the option to attend any two out of the three classes offered each week.
For example, the Kids (Senior/Novice) Post-Season classes are Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. So, one week a student may attend on Sunday and Tuesday, and then the next week attend on Sunday and Thursday, or Tuesday and Thursday; basically whichever two classes best coincides with other commitments/travel restraints for that given week. We hope this will enable enrollment in the year round program as our experience shows that continuity and consistency in training throughout the year provides greater short and long term wrestling development for our student-athletes.
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