ACADEMY REGISTRATION
*SWA IS NOT a month to month program. Registration is a commitment to a full season.
SPRING FREESTYLE WRESTLING SEASON
Northside Youth Training Groups: February 24th-May 15, 2025
SWA & National Team Training Groups: February 24th-May 22, 2025
SPRING TRAINING FOCUS: FREESTYLE/GRECO-ROMAN
At Sanderson we prioritize wrestling and excelling in the Olympic styles: Freestyle and Greco-roman. Wrestled in over 170 countries worldwide, freestyle and greco are popular globally, and in addition to exposing wrestlers to a broader concept of wrestling and initiating competition in the international styles, training in these disciplines of wrestling also offers our wrestlers added skillsets that transfer strongly to our more traditional folkstyle wrestling in the USA. With a high emphasis on takedowns and broader range of wrestling skills that can be used, freestyle and greco are not only fun, they open a wrestler’s mind and balance his body. Because so much of freestyle and greco are wrestled on their feet and have a high takedown emphasis, this allows us as coaches and our athletes to focus heavily on our wrestlers’ takedown skills development and execution. See below for information of specific training groups.
SPRING 2025 SEASON INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
LOCATION: Sanderson Wrestling Academy, 845 N. 400 E., Bountiful, Utah
SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE:
Northside WC Groups: February 24th-May 15th, 2025
SWA Youth Teams: Feb. 24th-May 22nd, 2025
HS National Teams end date May 29th, 2025 (Fargo Schedule begins June 2nd.)
M, T, W, or Th as outlined below. Optional competitions on Saturdays.
TUITION:
NORTHSIDE TRAINING GROUPS: $95-100/month (3-months) paid upfront during registration
SWA and NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING Tuition: CLICK HERE.
HEAD COACHES: Boys National Teams: Cyler Sanderson; SWA High School Boys: Brandon Ripplinger; SWA High School Girls: Brooks Robinson; SWA Youth Girls: Brooks Robinson; Youth Northside Teams: Brandon Ripplinger
REGISTRATION: NOW OPEN. See below for registration info and direct links to register.
Step 1: REGISTER FOR USA WRESTLING MEMBERSHIP-
Each wrestler must have a current USA Wrestling “FULL ATHLETE MEMBERSHIP ($55/year)”. (Note: if you already purchased a “Limited Folkstyle Membership” for the youth winter folkstyle season this year, you can simply upgrade the membership to “FULL ATHLETE MEMBERSHIP” by now paying the difference in membership level fees (+$35).) This must be purchased before you can register for Sanderson or Northside. It can be purchased at www.usawmembership.com. Be sure to select “Northside Wrestling Club” for Northside youth or “Sanderson Wrestling Academy” for high school or SWA national teams as your primary club when prompted to do so. Once completed, you will be issued a valid USA Wrestling membership id # which will be required in the next step when you register for the club’s spring season.
Step 2: REGISTER TO TRAIN WITH US:
If you want to start training with us, register for one of our “OPEN-REGISTRATION” training groups now. Spots on these teams are limited. If you have already been accepted to or have been wrestling in one of our “NATIONAL TEAMS”, you may proceed directly to those registration links further below. Click on the training group for which you wish to register (you’ll be taken to the online registration site):
OPEN-REGISTRATION SPRING TRAINING GROUPS:
“Open Registration” training groups are open to any wrestlers wanting to begin training at Sanderson. No prior permission is required to join these groups, so just register. After registering, you are all set to show up and begin with us at your group’s appointed practice time. All spring practices start the week of February 24th at the times listed below. If you’re new to wrestling and have questions about what to wear to practice and what to expect, read through our FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS PAGE. (Note that National Teams Training Groups and our Northside Advanced Teams DO require prior coach permission before registering, and those groups’ registration links are further below, as is the application to join those groups.)
HIGH SCHOOL AGE OPEN-REGISTRATION SPRING TRAINING GROUPS (Feb. 24th-May 22nd):
YOUTH (Grades K-junior high) OPEN REGISTRATION SPRING TRAINING GROUPS:
(****These Northside youth small group sessions are ideal for beginner and intermediate wrestlers who wish to stay sharp and accelerate their progress. It is highly individual-focused. In this group wrestlers are scheduled for a focused lesson/training sesh one hour each week with a high-level coach in groups of four wrestlers of similar age, size, and ability. The weekly lesson time will be arranged between the coach and parents after registration. We’ll contact you as registration draws to a close. The focus of these sessions is foundational technique mastery and developing proper habits in position and technique through proper drilling, repetition, and direct instruction. THESE SESSIONS ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE and a much bigger priority for our beginner and intermediate wrestlers in the spring than necessarily just jumping into freestyle spring tournaments. Advanced youth boy wrestlers may want to consider applying for the “Northside Advanced Youth Spring Team” in the “Premier Teams” section further down on this page.)
NORTHSIDE BOYS YOUTH ADVANCED SPRING TEAM- (PERMISSION REQUIRED BEFORE REGISTERING):
If you haven’t been accepted into this advanced group but want to apply, CLICK HERE. You should receive a response within 24-48 hours. If you have wrestled on the Northside Gold Team or if you have received permission from Coach Ripp to join this advanced team, click the button below to register:
NATIONAL TEAMS- (PERMISSION REQUIRED BEFORE REGISTERING):
*NOTE: Our National Team groups are NOT open for registration to the general public. These training times and registration links are only for those who have been admitted to our national team training groups (received confirmation from Cyler). DO NOT REGISTER FOR THESE GROUPS UNLESS THE WRESTLER HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADMITTED AND SIGNED WITH SWA TO WRESTLE IN THESE GROUPS.
SWA YOUTH AND HIGH SCHOOL BOYS NATIONAL TEAMS: COST: National Teams: $133-157/month for youth groups. Commitment is for the full season/year.
YOUNGER ELEMENTARY NATIONAL TEAM (Grades K-2nd): M 6:00-7:30 & W 4:30-6:00 (North Room)
OLDER ELEMENTARY NATIONAL TEAM (Grades 3rd-6th): M & W 4:30-6:30 (South Room)
JUNIOR HIGH NATIONAL TEAM: M 6:00-8:00 & W 6:30-8:30 (Back Room)
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL UPPER TEAM: T & Th 4:30-6:30 (South Room) -OR- BOYS HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL LOWER TEAM: T & Th 6:30-8:30 (Back Room);
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL TEAM: M & W 6:30--8:30 PM (South Room)
BOYS HS GRECO: W 6:00-7:30 PM (North Room) -OR- YOUTH GRECO: Th 5:00-6:30 PM (North Room)
Want to apply for a national team group? CLICK HERE. (Note: These groups are for highly advanced wrestlers in their age groups. Wrestlers within our Sanderson system or from other clubs are welcome to apply. If you aren’t advanced enough to apply for one of these national teams, we strongly recommend you get started with us in any of our open-registration teams above. These teams are designed for all levels of wrestlers and have wrestlers competing at very high levels including state high school and youth champions. If you have questions on which group to join, email us at the emails below.)
Step 3 (optional): ORDER TEAM APPAREL-
Order team gear now through FEB. 26th through the TEAM GEAR STORE:
*It is recommended your primary gear worn/ordered is for the training groups you are in. Available for order are team singlets, shirts, joggers, hoodies, and crew neck sweatshirts. Gear for parents is also available. Note that there are multiple color and print options available, so select your preference. Singlets are required for anyone who will compete at tournaments. When ordering your singlet, use the singlet size chart below.
Singlet Size Chart: YXXXS 32-42 lbs.; YXXS 42-48 lbs.; YXS 48-55 lbs.; YS 55-65 lbs.; YM 65-75 lbs.; YL 75-85 lbs.; YXL 82-90 lbs.; AXS 90-105 lbs.; AS 105-126 lbs.; AM 126-160 lbs.; AL 160-190 lbs.; AXL 190-230 lbs.; AXXL 235-275 lbs.; 275+ AXXXL.
NORTHSIDE & SWA LOCAL COMPETITION SCHEDULE SPRING 2025 (FOR National teams schedules: CLICK HERE.)
Questions can be directed to brandon.ripplinger@gmail.com or sandersonwrestlingacademy@gmail.com.