Who is welcome: All serious wrestlers that are interested in learning the proper ways to wrestle and win positions. Most folks assume that this program (Est 1999) is that same as their club practices. And though we have a lot of coaches in the KC area who were good youth and HS wrestlers that teach little league, the kids should get a more advanced version of wrestling from Purler Wrestling Academy. This is why wrestlers improve as such a rapid pace from attending PWA.
Note: Parents new to wrestling assume we (Nick Purler/St. Louis/Illinois/Columbia Mo) and Me (Tony Purler/KC area/Kansas locations) are and elite club only for advanced kids. This is not the case. PWA is open to ALL serious wrestlers, good or average, that want to rapidly improve at a fast pace, who are in need of High Level Coaching. Members will attend our 'supplemental' program, yet still attend their little league team, and compete for their LL team at meets. We are more of an academy/school, where kids learn to wrestle properly and learn a scoring system as opposed to a lot of conditioning and moves, both of which are equally important.
Great wrestlers Such as Mizzou's Alan Waters (4 timer Park Hill HS, Divison I All American), Ryan Mango (Stanford), Ryne Cokeley- Wisconsin, 4 Time KS State Champ, Drake Houdesheldt (All American at Mizzou), Nick Lester (AA at Univ of Okla), just to name a few, have grown up and learned to wrestle in our rooms.
