Your home for wrestling in Reston, Herndon, and Great Falls
Organization Mission and Wrestling Philosophy
Mission
Our mission is to teach valuable life lessons through the sport of wrestling. We are focused on:
- Welcoming wrestlers in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade
- Meeting wrestlers at their current level of ability and helping each individual progress to a higher level of wrestling knowledge and skill.
- Fostering a love for wrestling with athletes, families and the community.
- Teaching valuable life lessons, the importance of fun, the strength in determination and that with practice everyone can improve.
Philosophy
Our philosophy is grounded in the following principles:
- Positive and encouraging atmosphere while at the same time instilling the discipline necessary to become successful in wrestling.
- Challenging wrestlers both physically and mentally
- Building confidence through accomplishing hard things and learning how to push outside their comfort zone.
- Incorporating fun. Wrestling should be fun. Winning is fun too, so we teach what it takes to win.
- Creating wrestlers, not just teaching wrestling. Focus on the whole wrestler and living a successful lifestyle that transcends wrestling.
- Treating each child as an individual. Tailoring practices to needs, styles, strengths and weaknesses.
- Leveraging multiple planes of learning: doing, seeing, hearing, teaching and applying knowledge
- Educating families and creating community. A knowledgeable family helps make a knowledgeable wrestlers and much more fun environment and a smart wrestling community.
Reston Herndon Youth Wrestling