Goals for the program
- Grow the sport of Wrestling in the western suburbs
- Introduce the sport to new athletes and families
- Build a community of wrestling from youth to high school in Minnetonka
- Promote multisport athletes
- Build character. Your son or daughter will be challenged by this sport. "Win with humility, lose with grace, and do both with dignity."
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2024-25 TBD
Tonka Wrestling will primarily use the SportsEngine app for all team communication and calendar updates.
Additionally, coaches will send out weekly updates on upcoming events, notes from practices, and/or talking points for parents and athletes to work on or discuss at home.
Focus:
Foundations of wrestling, basic positions, how to score, stance + motion, takedowns, and entry level top/bottom riding
Practices:
Every Tuesday and Thursday
6pm to 7:30pm
Start date: TBD (November ish)
End date: TBD (February ish)
Optional Competition:
1-2 tournaments (Saturday mornings)
Goal of 3-6 live matches total
Focus:
Building on Season 1's foundations, turns, higher level takedowns, focusing on competition vs practices.
Practices:
Every Tuesday and Thursday
6pm to 7:30pm
Start date: TBD
End date: TBD
Optional Competition:
2-3 tournaments (Saturday mornings)
Goal of 5-10 live matches total
Each season includes a Tonka Wave Wrestling t-shirt.
The season fee is for practices and training only. Tournaments are an additional cost ($15-20 per tournament). Singlets are available to borrow for tournaments or you can purchase a singlet directly through a recommended online store.
All practices are held at
The Shop - Performance Training
15400 Minnetonka Industrial Rd
Minnetonka, MN 55345
www.theshopperformancetraining.com
RYAN LEBEAU
- State Champion for Prior Lake High School
- 2x All American for Luther College
- Assistant coach in 2022-23
- Married to Sarah and father to Logan and Griffin (PreK and 2nd Grade)
- Vice President of Benefits Consulting at USI Insurance
Lonnie Welsh
- State place winner for Apple Valley High School
- Jr National Freestyle All-American
- Assistant Coach in 2022-23
- Married to Nickie and father to Adeline and George (PreK and 1st grade)
- Strategic Sales Manager at When I Work
Christian DuLaney
Christian graduated from Benilde-St. Margaret's High School in 2014. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Christian’s high school wrestling accomplishments include 2x State Runner-up which led him to compete at the JUCO & D1 college level where he was a 2 yr starter for Southern Illinois. Today he is training with the Minnesota Storm for the 2024 Olympics in the sport of Greco wrestling. He is currently a member of the USA National Team.
Program Goals & Philosophy
We look to follow the Athlete Development Model and Coaching plans put out by USA Wrestling as much as possible. We will present this information during the parent meeting, and throughout the season, but please check this out directly on the USA Wrestling website (links below).
This is a nonprofit organization run by volunteers and donations. We organized this team to support the sport and introduce it to new families. If your athlete is going above and beyond our goal is to support them while we can and provide guidance towards their next steps in their wrestling career - be it with Tonka or with other programs more dedicated to training at a higher level.
The Registration "Tonka Youth" is not currently available.