The Beat the Streets Wrestling Program opens new headquarters and training center in Manhattan
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New York City Training Center is One of Five New Facilities Beat the Streets Has Opened to Help Expand Wrestling Opportunities for Middle and High School-Aged Girls and Boys
NEW YORK - Today, on November, 3, 2008 the Beat the Streets Wrestling Program will celebrate the opening of its new headquarters and training center located in lower Manhattan called the Beat the Streets Wrestling Center at St. Anthony's Memorial Gym. The training center is one of five new facilities Beat the Streets has opened to help expand opportunities for middle and high school children to participate in school wrestling programs. The training centers are free of charge to use for any child participating in the Beat the Streets program.
The Beat the Streets Wrestling Center at St. Anthony's Memorial Gym will serve as the home base for the organization and its on-going initiatives to increase student participation in the sport of wrestling. The new headquarters will centralize the administration and management of Beat the Streets' 119 middle and high school wrestling programs. It will house executive and administrative offices to oversee the day-to-day operations of the program, as well as house the new, fully-equipped training center. In the fall of 2008, Beat the Streets has opened five training centers for students, one for every borough in New York City: Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.
"The Beat the Streets Wrestling Center at St. Anthony's Memorial Gym doubles as our new headquarters and training facility for students, which we think is a perfect arrangement. We want to be as available as possible to our students as they develop the discipline, determination and tenacity necessary for wrestling," said Brian Giffin, the newly appointed President and Executive Director of Beat the Streets. "As Beat the Streets works to establish our programs in New York City schools and continues to enhance current ones, this new facility will provide us with the home base we need to continue to bring wrestling opportunities to students in all five boroughs free of charge."
Beat the Streets aims to expand wrestling in the New York City Metropolitan area from beginner to the Olympic level. Approximately 3,500 boys and girls from New York City schools currently participate in the organization's after-school programs. In partnership with the New York City Department of Education, Beat the Streets works closely with coaches, school administrators, and professional athletes to provide opportunities for children to participate in a variety of wresting activities including clinics, tournaments and summer camps.
Beat the Streets' work has effectively helped the sport of wrestling grow in New York City. In 2005, New York City's Public School Athletic League had only 23 high school teams and fewer than 300 kids enrolled. Now New York City has wrestling teams in 58 high schools and 54 middle schools with 3,500 enrollees.
The Manhattan Training Center is designed to host an afterschool program where students can come to work on their technique, and they will participate in intense drilling and live wrestling. All of Beat the Streets' training centers will also serve as the base from which Beat the Streets will grow freestyle and Greco-Roman style wrestling, clinics, and intensive individual and group training. Beat the Streets will also conduct takedown tournaments, dual meets and middle school league play at the training centers.
Members of the Beat the Streets coaching staff will be on hand at all the centers to assist and supervise the students, as well as weekly guest clinicians. Among those who have previously led demonstrations are former National Collegiate and Athletic Association Champions and All-Americans such as Matt Valenti and Brett Matter from the University of Pennsylvania; Glenn Pritzlaff from Penn State; Greg Parker from Princeton; and Max Meltzer from Harvard.
On Wednesday November 12, the Manhattan Training Center will have its first special guest clinician, Tommy Rowlands. Mr. Rowlands is an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University. In college, he was a four-time NCAA Finalist and two-time Champion, as well as a two-time US Senior Nationals Champion in Freestyle.
The new training center is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-8:30pm and is located at:
St. Anthony's Memorial Gym, 141 Thompson St. New York, NY 10012
Please visit www.beat-the-streets.org for more information on the Beat the Streets Wrestling Program.
NEW YORK - Today, on November, 3, 2008 the Beat the Streets Wrestling Program will celebrate the opening of its new headquarters and training center located in lower Manhattan called the Beat the Streets Wrestling Center at St. Anthony's Memorial Gym. The training center is one of five new facilities Beat the Streets has opened to help expand opportunities for middle and high school children to participate in school wrestling programs. The training centers are free of charge to use for any child participating in the Beat the Streets program.
The Beat the Streets Wrestling Center at St. Anthony's Memorial Gym will serve as the home base for the organization and its on-going initiatives to increase student participation in the sport of wrestling. The new headquarters will centralize the administration and management of Beat the Streets' 119 middle and high school wrestling programs. It will house executive and administrative offices to oversee the day-to-day operations of the program, as well as house the new, fully-equipped training center. In the fall of 2008, Beat the Streets has opened five training centers for students, one for every borough in New York City: Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.
"The Beat the Streets Wrestling Center at St. Anthony's Memorial Gym doubles as our new headquarters and training facility for students, which we think is a perfect arrangement. We want to be as available as possible to our students as they develop the discipline, determination and tenacity necessary for wrestling," said Brian Giffin, the newly appointed President and Executive Director of Beat the Streets. "As Beat the Streets works to establish our programs in New York City schools and continues to enhance current ones, this new facility will provide us with the home base we need to continue to bring wrestling opportunities to students in all five boroughs free of charge."
Beat the Streets aims to expand wrestling in the New York City Metropolitan area from beginner to the Olympic level. Approximately 3,500 boys and girls from New York City schools currently participate in the organization's after-school programs. In partnership with the New York City Department of Education, Beat the Streets works closely with coaches, school administrators, and professional athletes to provide opportunities for children to participate in a variety of wresting activities including clinics, tournaments and summer camps.
Beat the Streets' work has effectively helped the sport of wrestling grow in New York City. In 2005, New York City's Public School Athletic League had only 23 high school teams and fewer than 300 kids enrolled. Now New York City has wrestling teams in 58 high schools and 54 middle schools with 3,500 enrollees.
The Manhattan Training Center is designed to host an afterschool program where students can come to work on their technique, and they will participate in intense drilling and live wrestling. All of Beat the Streets' training centers will also serve as the base from which Beat the Streets will grow freestyle and Greco-Roman style wrestling, clinics, and intensive individual and group training. Beat the Streets will also conduct takedown tournaments, dual meets and middle school league play at the training centers.
Members of the Beat the Streets coaching staff will be on hand at all the centers to assist and supervise the students, as well as weekly guest clinicians. Among those who have previously led demonstrations are former National Collegiate and Athletic Association Champions and All-Americans such as Matt Valenti and Brett Matter from the University of Pennsylvania; Glenn Pritzlaff from Penn State; Greg Parker from Princeton; and Max Meltzer from Harvard.
On Wednesday November 12, the Manhattan Training Center will have its first special guest clinician, Tommy Rowlands. Mr. Rowlands is an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University. In college, he was a four-time NCAA Finalist and two-time Champion, as well as a two-time US Senior Nationals Champion in Freestyle.
The new training center is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-8:30pm and is located at:
St. Anthony's Memorial Gym, 141 Thompson St. New York, NY 10012
Please visit www.beat-the-streets.org for more information on the Beat the Streets Wrestling Program.
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