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2018 Level 1 Wrestling Coaching Course
Thanks to everyone who gave up their weekend for the Wrestling coaching course at Lang Park PCYC. Some travelling a very long way to attend. It’s great to see so much enthusiasm for grass roots Freestyle Wrestling in Queensland.
The Level 1 Coaching Course is nationally recognised under the NCAS and presented by Wrestling Queensland Inc. The course is suitable for people new to coaching and the Olympic styles of Wrestling and is the first step to becoming certified as a Level 1 Wrestling coach.
Read MoreWrestling Queensland at 2018 Junior/Senior Nationals
Congratulations to all our Lang Park PCYC Wrestlers who competed at the 2018 Youth and Senior Nationals in Perth. Caleb Short (35kg 10-11 years) and Liam Neyland (65kg Senior Freestyle) both took Gold medals. Jessica Lavers-McBain (53kg Senior Freestyle) and Tehi Nicholson (59kg 14-15 years) won Silver medals.
Read MoreWQ Inc at 2017 Downunder Wrestling
Downunder Wrestling on the Gold Coast is over for another year. Congratulations to all Wrestlers and thank you to all volunteers and organisers. It’s a great opportunity for local and interstate Wrestlers to compete against athletes from the USA and New Zealand.
Read MoreNominations for 2017 Youth Nationals
Nominations are open for 2017 National Youth Wrestling Championships, 14-15th October 2017, at Sutherland Basketball Stadium, Sutherland NSW.
All details are provided on the nomination form.
Current financial membership of Wrestling Qld Inc is required for entrants from Queensland, so please contact Wrestling Queensland to nominate.
Male and Female divisions for ages 6 years to 17 years (Cadet) will be running.
Read MoreNominations for 2017 Maribyrnong Open
Nominations are open for The Maribyrnong Open, Sunday 3rd September 2017. Cash prizes are on offer for winners of senior divisions.
The event will be held at Maribyrnong College Sport Academy, Maribyrnong Victoria. With weighins Saturday 2nd of September.
Entrants must be financial members of Wrestling Australia through at State Association (such as Wrestling Qld Inc.)
Read MoreQueensland Wrestler selected for Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG)
Queensland Wrestler Liam Neyland selected in the Australian squad for the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Article here courtesy of Australian Olympic Committee.
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Commonwealth Games 2018 Tickets
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The Ticket Request Phase for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games is only open until 11.59pm AEST Monday, 22 May. The action will be world class so let’s make sure the atmosphere is electric for the athletes.
Wrestling will be held at the brand new Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre over three days with tickets only $20 for adults and $10 for children.
Now’s the time to decide whether you want to be there to witness greatness or wait and risk missing out. Submit your ticket requests today at www.gc2018.com/tickets
At the conclusion of the ticket request phase, all unsold tickets will be released for sale on a first come, first served basis.
Read MoreOlympic Champion Erica Wiebe at Lang Park PCYC
The Lang Park PCYC Wrestling Club was honoured to have Rio 2016 and Glasgow 2014 gold medallist Erica Wiebe pay a visit and run a training session. Erica was in Brisbane to promote the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Read More2017 Australia Cup for cadets, juniors and seniors
Nominations are open for 2017 Australia Cup, Sunday 4th of June in Craigieburn Victoria. Nominations will close Friday May 27th and must be made through Wrestling Queensland Inc.
This is a Commonwealth selection event for senior Male and Female Freestyle. There will also be Freestyle divisions for Males and Females in Cadet and Junior age category as well as Senior Male Greco-Roman. All events will run on a single day (Sunday 4th June) with weighins Saturday 3rd June.
This is an open competition, Australian citizenship is not required, however nominees must be current financial members Wrestling Queensland Inc.
Nomination forms can be found here.
Read More2017 Down Under Sports Wrestling
Downunder Sports Wrestling returns July 15th and 16th at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre.
This is a Freestyle competition for male competitors aged between 14 and 19 years at the time of the competition. Australian competitors will need to be current financial members of Wrestling Queensland Inc or their respective state organisation.
Nomination forms and more details will be available soon.
Junior USA weight classes will apply (in kilos):
48.2, 51.4, 54.5, 57.3, 60, 62.7, 65.9, 69.1, 72.7, 77.3, 82.7, 88.6, 100, 129.5
Wrestling Queensland News for 2017
March has Super Rugby, NRL, music and A-League events all running at Suncorp Stadium. Evening sessions at Lang Park PCYC will not be running on event days. Event calendar is available here.
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Wrestling Qld training jerseys
Wrestling Queensland training jerseys will be available soon, prices and sizing details will be updated once we have them.
Read MoreABC News at Lang Park PCYC Wrestling
ABC News were in attendance for the Freestyle class at Lang Park PCYC filming a segment on aspiring 2018 Commonwealth Games athletes and Wrestling in the host state of Queensland.
There are no details at the time of writing on when the program will be featured or if it will be available online. We will update when it is known.
Read MoreTraining returns for January 2017
Lang Park PCYC training has returned for 2017. Classes run Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at Castlemaine St Milton.
Click here for class times and details.
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Gold for WQ athletes at Maribyrnong Open
Congratulations to Jessica Lavers-McBain and Liam Neyland from Queensland, both won their divisions at the Maribyrnong Open.
Crow’s Nest Wrestling at Lang Park PCYC
Junior Wrestlers from Crow’s Nest made the 4 hour round trip to Brisbane over the weekend for a training session at Lang Park PCYC.
It’s great to see grassroots junior Wrestling in regional Queensland with coaches, parents and local businesses giving their support.
