Strider Wrestling Blog

Welcome to the Strider Wrestling blog. I've started this blog so anyone who wants can keep track of Strider Wrestling's programs in the Chicago area. This fall, we have a program at Lawndale Community Church in Chicago and College Church in Wheaton. Stay tuned for updates throughout the year.

Tonight was the first session at Lawndale Church. The word is still getting out about what we're doing, but we had eight wrestlers at the church tonight. We wrestle in the sanctuary, which is not something you see every day. We are working with these kids, teaching them a sport and then doing our short devotion afterward. The kids are raw and untrained, but I'm trying to teach them focus, discipline, and wrestling skills. Each one of those will serve these kids later in life.

Overall, they seemed excited to be there, which I'm hoping continues for the rest of the fall session. I also hope the numbers expand so we can continue to have good partner matchups. They want to wrestle all-out all the time, but I'm necessarily taking it slow.

Tomorrow is the first session at College Church. The setting and wrestlers is different, but the emphasis on technique, discipline, and focus is the same.