Welcome to Mukwonago Wrestling Club

WELCOME TO MUKWONAGO WRESTLING CLUB

We would like to welcome you to the MWC website. The Mukwonago Wrestling Club is a non-profit 100% volunteer organization  governed by a set of Articles & Bi Laws  and elects a board of directors to guide the club in day to day tasks. We provide wrestling training to kindergarten through 8th grade students for boys and girls that want to learn and develop in the sport.

Registration opens October 1st. Practices run from the end of Nov. to the end of Feb. for the K-2nd graders or for the older group concluding with a Regional/State tournament mid-Mar.
Our Freestyle/Greco (Olympic) season begins the last week in Mar. and concludes with a state tournament in the beginning of May.

Practice schedules can be found on the Parent Guide page.

Upcoming Events

  • 03.28 G/F Practice born 2015 to 2012
  • 03.29 G/F Practice 2011 & older
  • 04.01 G/F Practice 2011 & older
  • 04.02 G/F Practice 2015 to 2012
  • Calendar

    March 2024

    Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    1
    • 6-8th Grade Practice
    2
    • LG Badger Kids Tournament
    3
    • Kids Team State (invite only)
    4
    • 2-3rd Grade Practice
    • 6-8th Grade Practice
    5
    • 4-5th Grade Practice
    6
    • 2-3rd Grade Practice
    • 6- 8th MWC mindset
    • 6-8th Grade Practice
    7
    • 4-5th Grade Practice
    8
    • 6-8th strength & conditioning
    • 6-8th Grade Practice
    9
    • Dominate in the Dells National Tournament
    10
    11
    • 2nd-3rd Grade Practice
    • 6-8th Grade Practice
    12
    • 4-5th Grade Practice
    13
    • Mini Grizzly 2nd-3rd grade
    • 6-8th Grade Practice
    14
    • 4-5th Grade Practice
    15
    • Weigh ins Reg Qualifier
    16
    • WWF Reg Qualifier Tournament
    17
    18
    • 6-8th Grade Practice
    19
    • 4th-5th Grade Practice
    20
    • 6-8th Grade Practice
    21
    • 6-7pm Weigh-ins Boys Groups Born 2011-12 & 2013-14 in Coliseum
    22
    • Wrestling for Boys Born 2011-12 & 2013-14
    • Weigh-ins -Boys Born 2009-10 & 2015-16 in Arena Building
    23
    • Wrestling Boys Born 2009-2010 & 2015-16
    • Weigh-ins all Girls in Arena Building
    24
    • WWF State Wrestling all Girls Ages
    25
    • G/F Practice 2011 & older
    26
    • G/F Practice 2015 to 2012
    27
    • G/F Practice 2011 & older
    28
    • G/F Practice born 2015 to 2012
    29
    • G/F Practice 2011 & older
    30
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    Latest News
    October 15, 2023Below are the documents from the Parent meetings that took place Oct. 2nd and 3rd. Please feel free to review and share. If you could not make the meetings, you can still walk through registration by clicking the “Member Site” button. After registering, please reach out to Paul Ksobiech (president@mukwongowrestlingclub.com) and Randy Dusing (rvdusing@gmail.com). 5-2023-24-wrestling-schedule-rvdDownload 2023-24-Introduction-To-WrestlingDownload 2023-24-Kringles-Order-FormDownload 2023-24-Mukwonago-Wrestling-Grizzly-pointsDownload 2023-24-MWC-Code-of-Conduct-PolicyDownload 2023-24-MWC-Singlet-PolicyDownload 2023-24-Pizza-OrdersDownload 2023-24-Kringle-Pizza-InstructionsDownload [...] Read more...
    November 1, 2022GREAT News. Spiritwear is HERE! Click the image below to see what is available. All orders are required to be put in by Monday Nov. 7th. This is a short window so put your orders in NOW. We are working to get your orders before Christmas. [...] Read more...
    April 13, 2022We are really excited to have @BadgerWrestling in Mukwonago to kick off the summer from 6/13-6/17 in what promises to be a fantastic camp!!! OPEN to Incoming 5th grade – 12 graders. Get signed up using this form: https://forms.gle/1wDxMeX9KAM7ckPa8 This camp will be run by the University of Wisconsin Wrestlers including Chris Bono, Jon Reader, and Seth Gross along with others each day. Location: Mukwonago High School Wrestling Room 605 W. Veterans Way Mukwonago, WI 53149 Dates: Monday, June 13th – Friday, June 17th 2022 Daily Schedule:9:00 – Doors Open10:00 – 11:30 – Session 111:30 – 12:00 – Lunch Break (on own)12:00 – 1:30 – Session 21:30 – 1:45 – Snack / Drink1:45 – 2:45 – Hard Drill, Situations, Live Wrestling2:45 – 3:00 – Closing / Motivation / Q & A Cost: $200 Checks made out to “Mukwonago Wrestling Club”Mail to: 1105 Mukwonago Dr. Mukwonago, WI 53149Venmo: @mukwonagowrestlingclub [...] Read more...
    April 13, 2022Happy to announce that our annual Mukwonago Wrestling camp will take place Monday – Thursday the weeks of July 11th and 18th 12:30 to 2:00pm. OPEN to Incoming 4th grade – 12 graders The Camp will cost $60 for non-Mukwonago wrestlers. As a Grizzly the cost will be $30 (we will cover the rest). Information Dates: July 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th July 18th, 19th, 20th, 21thTime: 12:30 – 2:00pmPrice: $60 ($30 for Grizzly Wrestlers) [...] Read more...
    April 12, 2022Happy 2021/22 Season! We had our end of the season banquet for wrestling this past Sunday. What a year it has been. We climbed to over 150 wrestlers, making us the 15th largest club in the United States. What an accomplishment. This has been a huge growth year for us and it would not have been possibly without our Board members and our Coaches. I CANNOT thank these groups enough. Our board has supported and driven so many activities throughout the year. And the coaches giving up so much time during the week and also traveling around the tournaments to help the great group of wrestlers that we have. I also have to thank all of our clubs families. We have had an outpouring of support form all of you. From the Pizza making (5000!!) to our tournament, you have been there to help make these activities happen. And in that we have been able to support and provide more to the kids. What a turnout for the end of year even. Thank you all for coming and thank you again for the year. All these kids have worked so hard and we are proud to give out the awards. With so many kids we are happy to post the awards on our Award History Page for all to see. Congratulations to all the kids and all there accomplishments. We even had High School Coach Mr. Wierzbicki stop by to congratulate the 8th graders. Thank you Coach for taking the time to stop by. Jon Wierzbicki congratulating the 8th grade wrestlers. [...] Read more...

    Mission

    The Mukwonago Wrestling Club is guided both by the state organization Wisconsin Wrestling Federation and the national organization USA Wrestling. We are dedicated to fostering, promoting and encouraging the sport of wrestling in the Mukwonago community, by providing the opportunities for its members to get introduced and compete in our great sport and to be a model club among Wisconsin best sanctioned Wrestling Clubs.

    Vision

    Mukwonago Wrestling Club strives to build more then good wrestlers, we strive to build better athletes and community leaders.

    The simple goal of the Mukwonago Wrestling Club is to introduce your child to the sport. We want your child to have a fun and positive experience. Like most athletic activities, we will emphasize the fundamentals of the sport, including the basic for the younger group and older group along with advanced skills targeted for the more experienced wrestlers.  We accomplish this through drills and technique provided by our trained coaching staff.

    You don’t demand respect, you earn it.

    We focus on both the mental aspect as well as the physical.  We work to keep a balance between these to provide the most we can for each child.  We do this through positive reinforcement as well as mental training ( Mindset training for older group ) when we can provide it.

    ACHIEVEMENTS

    We take pride in our club as it is a reflection of us. As such there are many things we accomplish to get where we are today. With all that hard work comes some failures, but more successes.

    One achievement we are very proud of is our board and our coaching staff. All our coaches and board member have to go through Safe Sport Training and a background check which allows us to be prepared for situation and also provides a safe environment for your child to grow in.  Along with the safesport and background check all our coaches have to be Bronze Certified by USA Wrestling.

    This club was established 1983 and has worked hard to earn its position in the state. Since being founded we have been rated a top 50 club by USA Wrestling along with molding many state champions and developed many young men.

    We have also competed at many tournaments. Feel free to take a look at some of our Team Trophies.

    CLUB PROVIDES

    Club Tournaments

    We provide representation at one tournament a weekend which will be identified and communicated throughout the year. We also usually try to plan one travel tournament where we can get together out of town with a pizza party after it.

    Club Awards

    We provide many club awards throughout the season.  These award are the following:

    • Rookie of the Year: Awarded to wrestlers in their “1st year of wrestling in tournaments”. Wrestler who demonstrates basic wrestling skills in practice and in tournaments.
    • Most Improved: Awarded to wrestlers who showed significant improvement from last year, or from the beginning to the end of this season, both in tournaments and practice.
    • Outstanding Partner Award: This award goes to the wrestlers who attend practice relentlessly, works hard, and whose effort helped themselves and their partners become better.
    • Grizzly Award: Awarded to wrestlers that work hard in practice, has a never quit attitude, has the demeanor of a Grizzly wrestler and displays other positive MWC qualities.
    • Outstanding Wrestler: Awarded to wrestlers that give outstanding effort in practice and at tournaments, outstanding sportsmanship and talent, finds a way to win.
    • Hall Of Fame Award: A special Award for wrestlers who wrestled in practice & tournaments with the MWC from K-8.
    • Toby Ackerman Award: Toby Ackerman founded the Mukwonago Wrestling Club in 1983. This award is presented to an outstanding 8th grader, who has wrestled with the club during his elementary years. Who shows talent, leadership, sportsmanship and makes others in the practice room better.

    To view who has won these awards in the past please view our history of the awards.

    All these awards are also dependent on your attendance which we take each practice.  We do this to demonstrate responsibility and accountability for our wrestlers.

    We also provide an award for working hard throughout the year.  These awards are earned through our “Grizzly Point” system.  Grizzly points will be awarded for a number of things; practice attendance, attending tournaments, for pins, wins and push-ups. These points will be tallied for the Awards at our year-end celebration.


    Club Activities

    There are also many activities throughout the year for our club. 

    “You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.”
    ~Winston Churchill

    We adopted a highway so two times a year we, as a club, clean up the road that we have adopted (High I between EE and Sugden Rd).  This active is held over the summer allowing us to get together in the off season.

    Pizza Making 2018

    Every year we have a “Pizza Making” day.  This day is for the parents and some of the older children to get together and assist in the making of pizzas from our fundraiser.  The last few years we have made over 2000 pizzas and create many new friendships in the club.

    We also host a “Mini Grizzly” for the younger group.  This is a fun activate at the end of the year for our younger wrestling’s.  It provides them an opportunity to experience a small scale tournament with their fellow MWC wrestlers.  We create a round robin bracket for fellow members, a projector to show them how to watch for where they wrestle, and a full 3 period match for each opponent.  Once done each wrestler receives a medal to show their accomplishments from the tournament.

    During the “Mini Grizzly” the older group will be assisting working the table giving them the opportunity to watch the younger group and give them experience in tracking points and responsible for managing the clock.

    Once a year we organize a travel tournament for those who would like to come.  We try to pick a tournament in a more remote location (Green Bay / Dells) and book a block of rooms for a hotel with a pool.  This gives us chance to get to know some of our fellow members and build a bond between our wrestling families.

    Mukwonago Grizzly Tournament 2018

    One of the largest activities we do is host a well renowned wrestling tournament at Mukwonago High School.  This tournament is a lot of work and as a club we have developed a positive experience for the over 600 wrestlers that we have in the high school.

    We also have an end of the year celebration to get together and provide the awards from the hard work your child has put in through the season.  This banquet provides us a chance to look back over the season and give the coaches an opportunity to let your child know how proud they are of them. ity

    K-1st (Less Experienced) Grade Practices

    Practice for the K – 1st Grade students will be Tuesday and Thursday 6:00pm to 7:00pm. The season for this group starts in December and will end of February

    For our younger group we try to provide a positive experience
    for them.  We focus more on having fun
    and providing a happy and exciting environment. 
    Focusing on the basics we provide a place to run off some energy through
    structured exercises.  We start with the basic
    drills trying to give them a chance to repeat simple moves to build coordination.  We work on balance and awareness of the mat and
    its surroundings.

    Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect –Vince Lombardi

    All children are different and each parent should make their own choice for what is best for their children.  As a club we do not recommend many, if any, tournaments for younger children.  Some children may be ready for tournament competition in their 1st year; others develop this confidence later. There is often a “Beginners” tournament where only first year wrestlers are allowed to join.  We suggest this tournament for our rookies.  We also provide our clubs “Mini Grizzly” which is a small tournament that is run during our last practice.  This Mini Grizzly is only between our Mukwonago wrest

    There is often a “Beginners” tournament where only first year wrestlers are allowed to join.  We suggest this tournament for our rookies.  We also provide our clubs “Mini Grizzly” which is a small tournament that is run during our last practice.  This Mini Grizzly is only between our Mukwonago wrestling club members and gives the kids a chance to experience a tournament environment on a small scale.

    For more information please feel free to go to our Parents
    Guide and browse additional links and documents that will help guide you on
    this wrestling journey.

    2nd – 8th Grade Practices

    2nd – 3th grade will practices Monday and Wednesday between 6:00pm to 7:00pm.

    4th – 5th grade will practice Tuesday and Thursday 7:10pm – 8:10 pm.

    6th – 8th grade will practice Monday and Wednesday between 7:10pm to 8:30pm. There will be an additional practice Fridays 6:00pm to 7:15pm. Once the folkstyle season is over in March, the practices will move to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 6:00pm to 7:45pm. These practices will focus on Greco-Roman and freestyle.

    Practice for these group will be more structured and provide more explanation of basic skills, as well as more advanced skills.  Just as with our younger group we provide a positive environment to give them the best chance to grow and develop.

    The older group (5th – 8th) will also be requested to participate in Friday practices which will focused on strength and conditioning along with some advanced moves and special guests to provide another viewpoint on wrestling styles.

    “Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.”

    -Mike Singletary

    This group we be provided “Mindset” which gives them a way to deal with the mental aspect of wrestling. This will provide activities and simulations that they can walk through to better cope with lose. It also provides a way for them to set goals to reach there true potential.

    Greco/Freestyle

    This club provides an opportunity to learn the Olympic style of wrestling.  These styles are extremely exciting and very different then the folkstyle that is used in the school systems.  Folk style is what is done in grade school, middle school, high school and collegiate levels. The season for Greco and Freestyle goes from March to April and is for the more advanced wrestlers. The practices are held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 6:00pm to 7:45pm each week.

    Greco

    Greco-Roman wrestling is a world-wide wrestling style.  it has been held in every Olympics since 1908.  This style is purely an upper body sport.  It does not allow holding anyone below the waist.  This is the largest difference between the folkstyle that is taught throughout the regular season.  We will use this extended season to show all the rules and different style of moves to use for this type of wrestling.

    For this style we work to develop the wrestlers core. Working on their core will give them great awareness of their position and leverage.

    Freestyle

    Freestyle is another world-wide style that is also used in the Olympics.  This style has been part of the Olympics since 1904.  Freestyle wrestling brings together traditional folk style wrestling , judo, and sambo technics.  The rules are very different then both Greco and Folkstyle.  This includes receiving points just for turning a opponents should towards the mat and there is no 3 count for a pin.  As soon as both shoulders touch the mat the opponent is pinned.

    For this style we focus on speed and agility. Of course these are used in all styles of wrestling but freestyle is a very fast paced style.