Weeklyopen mats @ Copley will continue throughout the summer and fall, contact coachDies with questions.

-We are going to travel for Open Mats on select Wednesdays and other days TBAthroughout the spring

-Strength Training:  Stay tuned fordates/times for spring summer lifting…we must get stronger!

TeamDuals Camp:   Late June, *DATE TBA*

Lutheran WestOpen (folk style):  *Date TBA* Mid July    (camp the week before!)                                         

Freestyle/GrecoNational Championships:  Fargo, ND July12-July 20

   *The following pages have information onspring TOURNAMENTS and summer CAMPS*

Copley Wrestling TOP FIVE

Theseevents are the biggest team events in our off-season schedule

1.          Copley Freestyletourney : Sat. March 30^th

-          Ourbiggest fundraiser, we need everyone’s help to run this 6 mat event… Copleywrestlers participate for free! (must have usa card)

2.          Team Dual camp: *DATE TBA (late June)*

-          10+matchesin two days with your teammates.  Greatcompetition for a great price, coach Dies will be distributing registrationinfo this spring!

3.          Open Mats /Freestyle club:  weekdays all offseason

-          Finda way to get to the room in the spring and summer.  There will be a Copley coach in the wrestlingroom AT LEAST once a week until the start of next season, don’t just get a yearolder, get a year better!   We will dosome traveling to other area open mats as well.

4.          Mulch Madness: *DATETBA*

-          Thisis another good fundraiser for the wrestling program, we need everyone’s help.  Short afternoon, wrestlers get to be outsidefor a change!

5.          Akron Marathon:  Sat. September 28th

-          Thistradition has been going on for 8+ years for the Running Indian Wrestlers.  In this event we form relay teams ofwrestlers and compete in the Akron Marathon. Running distances vary from 2 to 8 miles. Everyone receives food, gear,and a good time is had by all.

Spring Tournament Listing

There are many morespring tournaments across the state; this is a list of tournaments we haveexperience with.

Folkstyletournaments (high school rules)

3/3Sunday:  The Brunswick Spring Open Tournament– Brunswick High School – From CHS: 17.1 miles / 23 min

3/9Saturday:  The Lyndhurst Brush SpringOpen – Brush High School – From CHS: 35.22 miles / 44 min

3/10Sunday:  The 24^th AnnualBoardman Open – Boardman High School – From CHS: 62.58 miles / 68 min

3/16Saturday:  The 7^th AnnualLakewood Spring Open – Lakewood High School – From CHS: 34.32 miles / 42 min

3/23Saturday:  The 30^th AnnualColumbia Open – Columbia High School – From CHS: 28.02 miles / 38 min

3/24Sunday:  The 6^th Annual GreenSpring Open – Green High School – From CHS: 18.3 miles / 22 min

4/7 Sunday:  The Medina Buckeye Spring Open – MedinaBuckeye High School – From CHS: 18.23 miles / 29 min

4/20Saturday:  Tournament of Champions (HUGEfolkstyle tournament, go to www.ohiotofc.comfor more info!)

4/28Sunday:  Wrestle Against Autism –Olentangy Orange High School – From CHS: 107.7 miles / 111 min

Freestyleevents

3/30Saturday:  COPLEY Freestyle/GrecoQualifier ***All must attend!

4/6Saturday:  Oregon Clay Freestyle andGreco Qualifier

4/13Saturday:  Dayton Carroll Freestyle andGreco Qualifier

4/20Saturday:  Lakota East Freestyle andGreco Qualifier

4/27Saturday:  Worthington Freestyle andGreco Qualifier

4/27Saturday:  Elyria Freestyle and GrecoQualifier

5/3– 5/5: Northeast Regional Championships – East Straudsburg, Pennsylvania

5/4Saturday:  Dayton Stebbins Freestyle andGreco Qualifier (Cadets and Juniors ONLY)

5/4Saturday:  Kids/Schoolboy STATEChampionships – Stebbins High School

5/11Saturday:  Greco Roman STATEChampionships (Cadets and Juniors ONLY) – Elyria High School

5/11– 5/12:  Freestyle STATE Championships(Cadets and Juniors ONLY) – Elyria High School

5/17– 5/19:  Central Regional Championships -Indianapolis, Indiana

5/23– 5/26:  FILA Cadet/University Nationals– Akron, Ohio

7/12– 7/20:  ASICS/Vaughan Cadet and JuniorNational Championships – Fargo, North Dakota

Camp Listings…

TALKTO YOUR FRIENDS… Pick one and GO AS A GROUP!

This is a brief list of campsthat Copley wrestlers have had experience with. Search them online for more info. There are many more camps in the area and Coach Dies also has a largecollection of flyers from Camps around the country.

Lutheran West (North EastOhio Championship Wrestling Camp):  This is a very affordable camp in earlyJuly with guest clinicians from OSU, includes technique and competitionincluding a tournament at the end. Great value, great experience.

Kent State UniversityWrestling Camps:  Several Campswith the Golden Flashes, Very affordable overnight camp.

Jeff Jordan (Graham) StateChamp Camps:  Several weeksthroughout the summer, must register in advance because this camp fills upquick. This is one of the top wrestling camps in the country.  This camp is for the dedicated high levelwrestler that wants to see how state champions train.

Eric Burnett B.T.W. (Elyria)Camps:  Severaldifferent weeks and weekends throughout the spring and summer.  Coach Burnett trains some of the topwrestlers in the country at these high level workouts.

Ohio State UniversityWrestling Camps:  Several Campsall summer long with the Buckeyes!

Mark Hawald wrestling camps:  Severaldifferent weeks throughout the spring and summer, an intensive camp designed tobe a college style training camp.

Mid-Ohio Big man Camp(Ashland Crestview):  Mid June weekendcamp, designed for the upper weights, includes collegiate coaches and heavyweight experts

Bruce Baumgartner Heavyweightschool (Edinboro University):  Late June, Early July heavyweight campwith Olympic gold medal winning instruction!

Titan Wrestling Club Camps:  Weekly camps runthroughout the summer by former CVCA wrestling coach Don Lorence.  Local (Located in Aurora, Ohio) camps thatCoach Dom attended in youth/high school! Talk to Coach Dom for more details!