A little about our club;

The Jefferson City Jays Kids Club is going on our  twenty-eighth year.  The club was started by parents to give their children an opportunity to learn wrestling skills and to provide the experience necessary for high school competition.  The Jays Kids Wrestling Club is chartered with Missouri USA wrestling. It is the governing body for the kid’s level. We follow high school rules as promulgated by M.S.A.A.

 

Ninety-five percent of the wrestlers now involved on the Jays Varsity, JV and Freshman wrestling squad participated in kids wrestling long before they began high school competition. It is now essential that the basic wrestling skills be learned by the time the wrestler enters high school.

 

We are sponsored by the Jays Wrestling Booster Club and they assist at our annual Kids Club Tournament.  This tournament helps to raise money which is utilized by both our Kids Club and the Jays wrestling program. In recent years we have contributed to the purchase and resurfacing of new mats. You are encouraged to join the Boosters. Membership is $10.00 per family. We also have various community and individual sponsors which help provide singlet’s, shoes, tournament fees, etc. to those individuals who may need assistance with such cost.

 

 

Our goal is to teach the fundamental techniques of wrestling and to get the wrestlers into top condition. If we are successful at doing that, the winning will come. As we teach kids wrestling fundamentals we also want for them to have fun as well as to learn the rules of sportsperson ship. It is no fun to lose, however, losing is inevitable. Only one wrestler in each weight class will be undefeated at the end of any given tournament. That’s a lot of losing. The kids must learn that while they must wrestle as well as they can during a match, at the end of their match, win or lose, they will shake hands and walk off of the mat with their heads up. They are expected to conduct themselves as gentleman/ladies on and off the mat. Our club represents Jefferson City and the Jays. We want to leave a good impression both as we enter and as we leave a tournament.

 

 

Keep in mind your child will not be criticized for losing. The only time your wrestler will be admonished is for not trying. At the Kids level technique and conditioning are important. Many superior wrestlers have been beat by our better-conditioned wrestlers. Our squad has never been out conditioned. OUR WRESTLERS GO THE ENTIRE MATCH!

 

Our team consists of ages 5-14 years. Our practices will be on Monday and Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:45 P.M. at the Jays Wrestling Building.  

 

For additional information you can contact Joe LaBella at 573-295-4107 (home) or 573-999-0859 (cell).