TEAM

OFF-SEASON

COMMUNITY

STUDENT

FAMILY

The 5 points of success for NORTHSTAR Wrestlers

STUDENT

FAMILY

COMMUNITY

OFF-SEASON

TEAM

Northstar Wrestling Program

Student – The Northstar wrestler must be a student on and off the mat to be successful. Northstar wrestlers are expected to work as hard as their ability allows them to in the classroom to be a successful student. Furthermore, we must be students of our sport to allow us to be the best we can be.

Family - The Northstar Wrestler must develop relationships with each other to make an extended family. This will make a stronger team knowing that your extended family will always have your back when times are tough and will pick you up when you are down.

Community – The Northstar wrestler will always exude themselves as a first class member of our community. We will take an active role as citizens and build relationships with the people who support our school and program

Off-Season – The Northstar wrestler must be active in the off-season to become a successful athlete. Wrestlers become better when they play other sports and train in the off-season. To bring the program to the next level, off-season tournaments, clinics, weight training and practicing technique must be taken into consideration to become more successful on the mat.

TEAM – The Northstar wrestler must move forward and become an integral part of a team atmosphere. The triangle of success will let the cream of the crop rise to the top and they will be the leaders of greatness across our section and NYS.



 

Star Wrestling

The introduction of our sport to youth athletes in the North Syracuse School District is the foundation of our program. The staff must have a vested interest in getting young kids into the Star Wrestling Program, teach the proper technique, make the sport enjoyable and compete in tournaments. There are 5 critical points to a successful program at this level.

1. Physical Literacy – Making kids understand their bodies and becoming athletic

2. Fundamental technique

3. Understand the sport.

4. Create Northstar Pride

5. Make it Fun and engaging

7^th & 8^th Grade Modified Wrestlers –

One program goal of ours is to develop talent at the lower levels so they will be able to compete at the varsity level once they arrive. The Modified program will follow a basic plan that will give these wrestlers the foundation that they need to have success at the next level. All athletes should be encouraged to participate in our sport!! There will be no cutting of weight in the Northstar Modified Wrestling Program!

Coaches at these levels will focus on making a solid TEAM. Furthermore, these coaches will focus their energy on teaching the fundamentals of the sport, establishing the concept of teamwork and developing as many athletes as they can through practices & matches to give them the best chance of being successful at the next level, JV.

Junior Varsity Level

Coaches at this level will continue to concentrate on developing fundamental skills and a team 1^st mentality as they are prepared for the Varsity Team. The wrestlers will have a chance to practice with the Varsity wrestlers and learn varsity technique. There will be some cutting of weight at this level. Furthermore, there are no cuts at the JV level.

Varsity Level

The varsity program is expected to win. By the time you have reached this level of competition, you have been given a solid foundation and taught excellent technique to compete at this high level. All wrestlers will be given the chance to wrestle off for a varsity position. Northstar wrestlers are encouraged to always compete for a Varsity position throughout the year. Once you have made the Northstar Program at the Varsity level, you will make your weight class every match for yourself and the TEAM. In some cases, it will be understood that any player may be moved by the coaching staff at any time to best serve the interests of both the athlete and the team. One program goal of ours is to win at the varsity level. Therefore, we will wrestle to win the match.

Stars Wrestling Team

The Stars Wrestling Team is the off-season program that will develop all wrestlers in the off-season. The main focus of the off-season program will be to weight train, work on new technique, develop a better team, wrestle in tournaments and compete with other programs to develop a better wrestler. This program will be funded by our booster club and we will travel as much as possible to get our kids ready for the next season.