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Richmond Wrestling Club

Beginner Group (JK-2*)

The RWC Winter Youth Beginner group focuses on introducing the sport of wrestling by covering basic, fundamental skills and positional concepts through a variety of drills, games, and wrestling simulation experiences.

This practice session is intended for first and second year wrestlers who are in second grade or below — older or more experienced wrestlers should join the Developmental Group instead.

All members of this practice session will receive a Richmond Wrestling Club t-shirt and are eligible to compete in the Richmond Metro Youth Wrestling League, a local rookie/beginner league with competitions starting in January.

Practices for the Beginner group are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:45-6:45, starting on Tuesday, November 17, and running through the end of the Metro League season (approximately February 11).

Developmental Group (3rd-8th Grade)

The RWC Winter Developmental group is aimed at helping your wrestler extend upon and refine fundamental wrestling skills — we start to add the 'when' and 'how' to the 'what' they've learned so far.

While aimed at older wrestlers who can handle a longer and more detailed practice, younger (2nd grade and under) wrestlers with more than 2 years of practice experience may be permitted to participate at coaches' discretion — please reach out to us prior to registration. If your wrestler is newer, but age-appropriate for this practice group, our coaches will be able to quickly catch them up on the foundational skills they might not have on day one.

All members of this practice session will receive a Richmond Wrestling Club t-shirt and access to coach-curated schedules with local, regional, state, and national competition opportunities to meet the varying needs of this group. These schedules will be discussed during a parent information meeting in the first few weeks of practice.

Practices for the Developmental Group are on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:45-7:00, starting Monday, November 16, and running through the VA USA Wrestling State Qualifier series (approximately February 17). Any participants and/or qualifiers for the VA USA State Championships will be eligible to participate in a two week prep for that event, to be held on March 6-7.

The 2026 RWC Fall Beginner 6-Week Session is geared toward younger (K-5) and/or more inexperienced wrestlers, aiming to provide an introduction to or refresher for the winter youth season.