Train With WVU This Summer

[KyleBratke]

Wrestling camps are back at West Virginia University this summer, and there are a variety to choose from based on your skill level, areas you want to prioritize this summer, and size.

Team/Competition Camp: Mountaineer Team Camp (June 20-23 or June 27-30)
Mountaineer Team Camp is designed to get you as many live matches as possible. There will be one session a day focusing on techniques in all areas of wrestling, followed by two sessions of live matches. You will be taught and coached by WVU coaches and wrestlers, as well as other great high school coaches. There will be a dual meet team champion as well as an individual takedown tournament. The goal is to provide you with match experience while being coached by top level wrestlers and coaches. Wrestlers will also be provided a personal evaluation of their performance at the end of camp along with daily motivational talks and information on nutrition/diet, strength and conditioning, and mental preparation.

Intensive Camp: Mountaineer Intensive Mountain Man Camp (June 20-23 or June 27-30)
Intensive Camp is designed for the serious wrestler that wants to learn how to get that extra edge in their training and wrestling. Train alongside current Mountaineer wrestlers! This camp does it all, conditioning, technique, drills, live wrestling, and competition matches.


Technique Camps: Mountaineer Tech Camp (June 20-22 or June 27-29)
The Mountaineer Tech camp is built for the athlete wanting to focus on technique while in Morgantown. Basic and high-level world-class technique will be taught to all. While you will do some live wrestling here, this camp is set up for SKILL instruction. Come learn from the WVU staff and other nationally recognized coaches and wrestlers.


HWT CAMP: Mega Mountaineer featuring Bruce Baumgartner (June 27-30)
Four-time Olympic medalist and nine-time world medalist, Bruce Baumgartner, is coming to Morgantown to run his world famous heavyweight camp. This is your chance to learn from and train with the best heavyweight in American history and one of the best wrestlers the world has ever seen. The camp is designed to give you high level big man techniques in all positions and live wrestling with heavyweights from all around the country. Campers will also receive daily speeches from legends of our sport covering all aspects of wrestling preparation and competition.

The full WVU coaching staff consisting of Head Coach Tim Flynn, NCAA champion Cliff Moore, two-time NCAA finalist Mitchell Port, and two-time All-American Cody Walters, will be at every camp along with current Mountaineer wrestlers. 2021 NCAA All-American Killian Cardinale and NCAA qualifiers Peyton Hall and Noah Adams will also be in attendance.

Camps are open to any and all entrants and if you have any further questions you can contact Assistant Head Coach, Cliff Moore, by email at clifford.moore@mail.wvu.edu.

Let's go Mountaineers!