NEW:  CONGRATULATIONS TO DOUG UMBEHAUER FOR WINNING THE 184 LB 3RD PLACE TITLE AT THE 2009 DIVISION I NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP!!!  Doug beat the 2nd seed wrestler from Iowa twice and lost to last year's champion in the semifinals by only 1 point.  Doug is a great friend and long time member of Wrecking Crew Wrestling.

NEW:  Wrecking Crew Clinicians:  Hofstra University Assistant Coach Joe Dubuque, Rider Associate Head Coach John Hangey, All American Doug Umbehauer.  2x NJ state champion for Glen Ridge High School, 2x Division 1 NCAA champion for Indiana University and presently Assistant Coach For Hofstra University will be running practice April 1st.  April 8th will feature Rider Associate Head Coach John Hangey, PA State Champion and All-American in 1993 placing 4th at the Division 1 NCAA tournament for the Broncs.  He will be accompanied by recent All American Doug Umbehauer who placed 3rd in the NCAA tournament last week!!  Doug is also a product of the Wrecking Crew Wrestling Club and will be showing his face more often as soon as he's done school.  

Wrecking Crew is offering a NEW SPRING/SUMMER wrestling session format.  Crew is going to start the Spring session March 9th it will run on Mondays and Wednesdays until July 22nd.  The first part of the session will consist mostly of getting the wrestlers ready for post season tournaments culminating with a great deal of technique. The later portion will include Freestyle turns & Greco-Roman throws for interested wrestlers.  NOTE: Winter session members will be offered a 15% discount for signing up a friend NEW to Wrecking Crew!

Wrecking Crew is holding a spring GRAPPLING/MMA session.  After a successful introductory session in the fall and a great deal of planning, the Crew is pleased to announce that we will be offering a NEW grappling/conditioning session for men and women 16 years or older. The classes will run on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings.
 
Tuesday night’s classes, will consist of self defense takedowns that will work either on the street, on the mat, or in competition.  The techniques that we will teach in this class will help you defend and execute takedowns in the heat of the moment.  Thursday night’s class will be geared more toward mat work. Since many fights end up on the ground, we will teach you what to do after you take someone down or get taken down yourself.  We will cover basic no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu / submission grappling techniques that will boost self defense and confidence levels. 
 
Both of these classes will run an hour and a half in length. The first hour will consist of a warm up and instruction and the next half hour will consist of live training.  The Friday session will be one hour in length and consist of combat conditioning.  Combat conditioning consists of many body weight exercises and also the resistance of others' body weight.  This is a great way to shed extra weight, get in great physical shape, or train for a competition.

Wrecking Crew is holding an introductory session into the sport of grappling.  This is a USA wrestling sanctioned sport and has an Olympic team as well.  With the growing popularity of Mixed Martial Arts, grappling has become a staple in MMA training and technique.  The sport of grappling consists of wrestling, judo and jiu jitsu.  It is a form of fighting without strikes.  There are many throws, joint locks, chokes and other techniques used to gain an advantage over an opponent.  The best part about training in grappling is that it is for ALL ages and ALL experience levels!  It offers a fun alternative full body workout, as well as promotes positive self esteem and self confidence!  Everyone will train at their own level and intensity so please do not pass this session up if you have not done anything in a while. It is being held Wednesday nights for four weeks ( with the intention of starting a full time program ) beginning November 12th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm and will only cost $5.00 per class to cover heat and instructor fees.  11/12/08

The TCNJ coaching staff will be coming in on Tuesday night November 4th to conduct a clinic similar to the one Rider University put on a few weeks ago. TCNJ is a Division 3 school that is consistently ranked in the top 10 in the country producing All-American wrestlers year in and year out.  The coaches look forward to seeing everyone there on Tuesday November 4th, 2008.  11/04/08

Rider University Coaches John Hangey and Jason Nase will be coming to the Crew to introduce themselves as well as run an instructional session.  Coach Hangey was an All-American for Rider in 1993, placing 4th at 190 and Coach Nase was an All-American in 1997 placing 8th at 134.  The Rider team that Coach Nase was on finished 7th in the country at the national tournament.  It will be a great night for your kids and we are very excited to have them come in and conduct this clinic.  10/21/08

Dave Miller Jr announces Wrecking Crew's First Annual High School Winter Session.  Sunday evenings during the regular season... Click the [ Session Info ] link for full details! 10/16/08

Dave Miller Jr is starting a Sunday morning pre-season Intensive Training Camp, Click the [ Session Info ] link for full details!  09/23/08

High School Level Fall Session IS FULL !! 09/17/08

State Finals Videos Posted!  04/16/08

Videos of Assistant Head Coach Dave Miller, Jr.'s state final matches from 2000 and 2001 are available for viewing on "The Coaches" page....

SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE STAFF OF WRECKING CREW:

We would like to extend special thanks to all those members and coaches who extended their time and assistance to the Crew with our recent expansion.  Without your help, it would not have been possible.   We would also like to extend thanks to the Gsell family (our landlord and generous supporter) for the additional space.

Come and be part of the new Crew ...