Purler Wrestling Academy

Registration

Please fill out the information within, visit our registration portion of our website and sign up there for our payment center, then email Nick regarding your plans ( ) to attend. We do appreciate your interest and will do our best to help your son(s). And please remember to bring this application to your first workout. No one will be allowed to practice with us until the on-line registration and payment center has been sign up for at this link Please sign up for the top option as the PWA Elite program (bottom option) is only for students who have been in our rooms for 6-12 months. We do not accept checks at practices, but only take payments on-line.

“Those who stay will be Champions”

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Contact information:Nick Purler

1855 Femme Osage Creek Rd

Augusta, MO 63332

314-229-3540 (cell)

(Email Nick ASAP to receive vital updates regarding PWA news, etc)

Purler Wrestling Academy registration / profile form

Name______Age_____ (High School PWA is for ages 14-19 / YOUTH PWA 7-14)

DOB______Height______Weight______

Parent(s) names ______// Cell phone # ______

Address ______/______/______

Email address ______/ EMAIL Nick immediately to get onto our email list for vital updates!

# of years of experience including this year______Grade______High School you do/will attend______

Listall accomplishments:______

Record this year (or last) ______

Do you plan to train year-round? _____ If not, how many months per year will you train? ______

List the training site that you are registering for: ______

Required numbers (youth wrestlers only!)

USA Wrestling Card # ______or AAU Card # ______

(You MUST have a valid USAW card or AAU card in order to train at PWA)

Click here to get your USAW card or here for your AAU Card. The USAW card is about $30 and the AAU is around $20. However, if you plan to compete in off-season tournaments or attend weekend clinics, you will need the USAW card so should purchase that one. I have separate high school insurance for PWA so high school kids do not need the cards. If you have one, please include number anyway.

PWA Waiver and Release Form / Medical Information

Name of wrestler (s) - ______

I fully understand that the Purler Wrestling, Inc staff are not physicians or medical practitioners of any kind. With the above in mind, I hereby release the Purler Wrestling, Inc staff to render temporary first aid to my child or children in the event of any injury or illness, and if deemed necessary by the Purler Wrestling, Inc staff to call our doctor and to seek medical help, including transportation by a Purler Wrestling, Inc staff member and / or it’s representatives, whether paid or volunteer, to any health care facility or hospital, or the calling of an ambulance for said child should the Purler Wrestling, Inc staff deem this to be necessary.

Parent or Guardian Signature: ______Date: ____ / ____ / ____

We, the staff of Purler Wrestling, Inc recognize our obligation to make our students and their parents aware of the risks and hazards associated with the sport of wrestling. Students may suffer injuries; minor, serious, or catastrophic in nature or even death in rare cases. Wrestling, tumbling and conditioning exercises can be dangerous and can lead to injury!

Parents should make their children aware of the possibility of injury and encourage their children to follow all the safety rules and the coaches instructions.

Purler Wrestling, Inc, its coaches and other staff members, will not accept responsibility for injuries sustained by any student, parent, guardian, relative or friends during the course of wrestling, tumbling, conditioning or other training methods associated with the sport of wrestling, or open workouts, or in the course of any exhibition, competition, or clinic in which he or she may participate or while traveling to or from the workout sessions or wrestling-related events.

With the above in mind, and being fully award of the risks and possibility of injury involved, I consent to have my child or children participate in the programs offered by Purler Wrestling, Inc. I, my executors or other representatives wave and release all rights and claims for damages that I or my child may have against Purler Wrestling, Inc and or its representatives whether paid or volunteer.

I also understand that it is the parent’s responsibility to warn the child about the dangers of wrestling and injury. The parent should warn the child according to what the parent feels is appropriate. Purler Wrestling, Inc will only warn the child through “Safety Messages” and our teaching style and progressions.

Parent or Gaurdian Signature: ______Date: ____ / ____ / ____

PWA History

Established in 1999, PWA has grown to the nation’s largest and arguably, most successful academy in the United States with locations throughout the Midwest. We are proud to say that we have helped more kids to earn college wrestling scholarships than any club in the USA and still see that is one of our top priorities. Purler Wrestling, Inc also provides camp and clinic opportunities as well as instructional wrestling dvds and information on these can be found at on our website as well.

Goals

There is no quick fix, but there is a fast track. Your son is now on the fast track to successful wrestling as long as the parents and athlete stay the course and do not fade away. I believe that wrestling prepares you for the rigors of life.

Nick Purler as a wrestler

You know about Nick Purler as a coach, now here are a few facts about Nick Purler and his 14 years of competitive wrestling (age 10 – 24).

High School

  • 3X MO High School State Champion (Nick either pinned or tech-falled all but one of his opponent’s during his last 2 seasons (yes entire Junior and Senior years).
  • Lost only twice in High School
  • Pinned or tech-falled all of his State opponents during his Junior and Senior State tournaments
  • Was named to the first team on the 1988 ASICS Dream Team and ranked as top 112 pounder in the country
  • 2X High School Nat’l Champion
  • Voted Outstanding Wrestler in the Dapper Dan ‘Dream Team’ Classic Dual
  • Made the Cadet Pan-American Games Team USA squad as a Freshman and earned a Bronze medal in Cali, Columbia.

Collegiate – Oklahoma State University

  • 1994 Big 8 Champion for Oklahoma State University
  • 1994 NCAA All-American
  • Member of 3 NCAA Division I National Championship teams in ’89,’90, and ‘94
  • Spent 10 years on Oklahoma State’s TOP 20 All-Time Winning % list
  • Has competed Internationally in competitions for Team USA
  • 2X US OPEN All-American in Freestyle wrestling

* Nick retired from competitive wrestling at age 24 (1994)

Coaching philosophy - Building a strong FOUNDATION.

After spending over 3/4 of my life heavily involved in wrestling, I have come to the conclusion that becoming successful in wrestling involves much more than just learning technique. In fact, I feel that there are areas that must be developed before even the most technical wrestler can reach his full potential. Primarily, I feel that ATTITUDE (not being afraid to lose), POSITIONING, and HAND-FIGHTING SKILLS are the FOUNDATIONofsuccess in wrestling. Moves will be laid on top of this strong foundation.

Side note: In November of 2005, I launched Foundation Wrestling and laid down my ideas, philosophies, tactics, and training methods into a separate company that is Foundation Wrestling. We offer camps and workshops throughout the US and our DVDs sell throughout the country, as well as, over-seas. Many industry leaders, including Suplay Wrestler’s World….the world’s largest wrestling store, consider Foundation Wrestling as the finest instructional wrestling system EVER produced for the sport of wrestling. That is/was the goal.

A. Attitude

I work with each wrestler to help them develop their competitive attitude so that he learns to enjoy competition and no longer has a fear of losing. Rather than wrestling not to lose, I teach your sons to take to the mat with confidence, ready to make things happen; rather than hoping for a break. The uncertainties of competition should fuel our performance, not poison it. A wrestler must WRESTLE TO WIN.

“Once you start focusing on what YOU are going to do instead of focusing on what HE is going to do, only then will you be able to compete and perform.”

“Do not allow the PRESSURES of competition to be greater than the PLEASURES of competition”

“Your desire to win has to be greater than your fear of failing”. Only then will you look forward to facing top competition rather than dreading the match.

B. Positioning

All wrestlers must first understand the concept behind positioning. He must realize that not getting scored on is just as important (if not more so) as putting points on the board. He must also display superior positioning throughout the match and be willing to fight to maintain it. Becoming a SOLID wrestler must be the goal of every ambitious wrestler. I will constantly reinforce this concept in our athletes’minds and bodies by using positioning drills that I have learned or designed myself in order to build and strengthen their positioning skills. A SOLID wrestler can go with anyone, and if we are in the match, we can win the match. Disciplined, SOLID wrestling is the quickest way to cut your losses in half. In a tight one-point-match, I would much rather see our athlete win 1-0 rather than 10-9. Scoring 10 points is great, but giving up 9 shows poor positioning skills that must be addressed immediately.

Understanding the concept of POSITIONING: (EXAMPLE) If a wrestler is taken down 10 times with a single leg this weekend, most coaches and wrestlers will work on their single leg defense. However, I want to know why I had opponents on my wrestler’s leg 10 times in the first place! That is the concept of positioning.

The ONLY way to win matches whether the opponent is great or average is ONE-POINT-AT-A-TIME. We teach this little-by-little, wear-and-tear approach to wrestling. There is a PROCESS to winning. Simply ‘wrestling hard’ and doing your best isn’t going to accomplish much. A smart, controlled, technical attack from a firm, consistent position is vital. We preach smart wrestling over hard-wrestling and we are correct in doing so.

C. Hand-Fighting skills

Wrestling is a combat sport. A wrestler must feel threatened and face the fact that his opponent wants the same thing he does. He must not only possess great hand-fighting skills, but be willing to stay on his opponent no matter how tired he is and regardless of the score. There is no shame in losing, only shame in losing without a fight. Instead of waiting for a break, the top wrestler will make his own breaks. I will work extremely hard in this department and see to it that our athletes show up to the mat prepared for battle and prepared to win matches…and that we know how to wrestle with our hands.

D. Technique

A serious wrestler must become a student of the game. It has been said about the sport of wrestling that

“To learn it, you must live it’ and I feel this is a very truthful statement indeed. From a technical aspect, a wrestler must focus his energies on the high percentage, low-risk scoring techniques and perfect every move shown to him. He knows that the superior technician is always a threat as he can score from any position at any given time during the match. In our rooms, CORE techniques from COMMON wrestling positions are emphasized at all times. I feel that 90% of the points are scored from 10% of the wrestling techniques and this is the focus of our PWA rooms. Our Elite rooms spend a ton of time on these CORE skills also, but their time is mostly review time / drill time, since they have already mastered those skills in order to gain access to this Elite room. Then, we also spend time studying positions that are not necessarily COMMON, but vital to preparing for a collegiate wrestling career. Both the PWA and PWA Elite rooms spend heavy drill time in the core areas and best techniques from those.

Side note – Our High School Elite programs are much more open enrollment and you do not have to have been a long time PWA student to gain access to this room. Since a 16 year old high school wrestler can learn a lot faster than an 8 year old youth wrestler, we can accept ‘new-to-PWA’ wrestler into our PWA Elite High School programs. Email Nick if you’d like for your high school wrestler to be trained in this fast-paced environment.

Membership (fees and considerations)

We accept payments on line only, just as any health club does.

Tuition is $85.00 per month for one wrestler, and $125 per month for brothers. PWA Elite fees are set at $135 per month and $165. After spending 6-8 months in PWA, your son may be ready for our PWA Elite program and you can notify us after that time if you have interest in that program.

3-month requirement – New students are required to make an initial commitment of 3 months. However,the fees are still drawn monthly so no large check is required. After your initial 3 months in the room, your PWA membership will be on a month-to-month basis and you can leave at any time your schedule dictates.

Why the 3 month commitment for new wrestlers?

By doing this, we can have a realistic chance at helping your son and by doing so, hope to acquire a long term member to our program, someone who, along with his parents, understands that a reasonable amount of time is needed in the beginning in order to see the benefit of our program.

Missed workouts

No credit will be given for missed workouts or partial payments accepted for months containing holiday cancellations or weather cancellations. Many months will contain 5 workouts for your training night, but the fee will remain at $85 for that 5-practice month. However, you can attend another location if there is a practice cancellation, but not for your personal absenteeism.

Family discount

Siblings’ tuition will be priced at $40.00 for a brother (no cousins / teammates, etc). If you have 3+ sons then please email me regarding cost.

Miscellaneous

  • Wrestlers are to stick with their assigned training site. Moving from room-to-room is not allowed! During the off-season, however, you should be able to gain access to a 2nd workout room but you are to please contact me first. If so, there is no extra charge for this extra weekly workout. As long as we have room, we’d love to have you.
  • We work very hard to provide not only expert training, but a great workout room for our students. However, we are limited in workout partners of certain ages and weights. If your son is a heavy weight or super heavy weight, please contact us before joining as we may not have a workout partner for your son and will need to work on getting someone involved for him to train with.
  • For those training at one of our satellite locations (whether these be your primary training nights or additional nights you enroll in), please remember that the trainer’s job is to take roll and run the practice according to my pre-arranged workout lesson plan. All problems, major questions, phone calls, emails, questions on camps or meets, etc should be directed towards me personally. You are encouraged to call or email me and we can work past any problem areas that you may have.

PWA Elite

Details are available at on our site. If you would like to work towards memebership int that program, please let me know with an email.

Academy benefits

In addition to highly advanced wrestling instruction, every member of PWA receives the following:

1. Access to a fiercely competitive training environment

2. PWA team membership for National events

3. Coaching and evaluation at many major competitions

4. Recruiting- when the time comes, I will work to get all deserving PWA members the exposure they need order to earn a chance to compete at the collegiate level. I view this is my most important obligation to our most dedicated athletes. You do your job with the grades and wrestling and I will do mine.

5. Training and exposure to the most precise training methods you will find in the US.

Coaching at meets

I will be at all of the major in-state competitions, as well as, many out-of-state competitions. I will be at some of the minor meets throughout the year as well and will let everyone know ahead of time of my plans to attend. I will make every attempt to watch all PWA matches that I can during the tournaments, but also realize that it is simply not possible to do during the course of even the smallest tournament. Please have your son give me his bout number, mat number, and approximately when he will be up. I apologize ahead of time for missing any important matches. Also, if I am watching your son’s match and walk away, it is because he has the match under control and I am on my way to see another important PWA match. No hurt feelings please.