coast wrestling Academy Women's xcel program

 This stream of programming is designed for the athlete who has serious aspirations to train and compete at the next level, i.e. National Team or University. This competition structure is typically differentiated from typical high school sport in that the season may be longer and practices may be more in-depth and incorporate regular strength and conditioning sessions. Only some students are able to fit into this model based on the length and intensity of the athletes’ out of school sport commitment.  

  The Academy Women's Xcel program  is specially designed for competitive high school female wrestlers who are working towards collegiate-level or professional wrestling (Olympic Team). The Pre-Jr Academy Xcel program is limited to 24 wrestlers. Wrestlers must be selected into the Xcel program after evaluation to ensure the quality of the training environment.  The Academy Xcel program curriculum focuses on advanced technical and tactical concepts, including weekly competetion and monthly video analysis of Academy Xcel matches.In addition to training, Xcel wrestlers will have the following benefits of being affiliated members of the program: Four training per week with regular matches against solid competition

Top level training environment with wrestlers that are serious about their development

Monthly video analysis of matches

Access to Specialty Clinics featuring professional, international and collegiate coaches working specifically with the Xcel group.

Assistance with the university and college recruitment and NCAA processes 

Reduced registration for all Camps hosted by Coast Wrestling Academy   

Year round program

TIMES
See schedule below

  The Xcel  curriculum refines basic and advanced technical skill with a focus on repetition and integration into each wrestlers game.  The objective is to make permanent proper wrestling habits, which ultimately allows wrestlers to increase their success at the highest International Levels.Some technical elements that are covered in the Curriculum include:  

• Proper body positioning When to attack with the high or low attacks
• Increasing awareness through body shape, and checking your opponent's tactics
• Controlling the opponent and the match
• Finishing on the first contact  

  The Xcel Curriculum is designed to challenge wrestlers to understand and interpret different tactical systems.   Advanced level attacking, defending and transition phases are developed. Some of the tactical elements covered in the curriculum include:

• Strategically increase and decrease speed of match/ tempo
• Understanding the significance of transition periods of the match
• Properly defending against various attacks in specific situations
• How to break down a match tactics in various attacking formations
• Making permanent the acts of anticipation and specific situations