2009-2010 Teams Truth about Wrestling So, your son tells you that he wants to take wrestling and you immediately envision him being lifted into the air by a testosterone filled kid wearing a Superman costume. If the idea of wrestling brings fear to your mind based upon the images portrayed by what you have seen on t.v., then put your mind at ease. Youth wrestling is very different from the professional wrestlers on WWE. Click to read more>>> Ten Good Reasons for Football Players to Wrestle By Bill Burlingame, former assistant football and wrestling coach, East Liverpool High School, OH Click to read more>>> QUOTES “I believe that wrestling as adopted and practiced in prep schools and uni-versities, under trained coaches, is one of the best constructive sports that an individual can take part in and should be encouraged in prep schools, universities, and other institutions whose aim is to develop young men." - Knute Rockney, Norte Dame Football Head Coach "Well-respected by coaches and teammates for his tough, aggressive nature (comes from his prep wrestling background)" - NFL Draft Scout on Alex Stepanovich "I would have all of my Offensive Lineman wrestle if I could." - John Madden, NFL Hall of Fame Football Coach “I never met a wrestler that was a coward.” - Joe Gibbs, Washington Redskins Head Coach   Pre-Clinic Team Click picture to enlarge Clinic Team Click picture to enlarge Varsity Team Click picture to enlarge Photos compliments of Patrician Photo.  www.patricianphoto.com. Rutgers vs Navy Road Trip The Mo-town Grapplers Club invites you and your child to come see the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights take on the Navy Midshipmen on Saturday, January 30th, 2010. We will be carpooling to the College Avenue Gym, New Brunswick. The match begins at 6pm. We will depart from the Frelinghuysen parking lot at 3:45pm. Dinner, drinks & snacks will be covered by the club, and admission to the match is free. A pizza dinner will be served in the College Avenue Gym stands around 5:30pm. As a team, we plan to meet the Rutgers coach and wrestlers for autographs and pictures after the match. Click here for directions. So we can get a headcount, please RSVP J.B. O’Kane at jbokane@yahoo.com by Thursday, January 28th. Liasophia Jewlery Fundraiser proceeds to benefit Motown Grapplers Club Jill Champi (a grappler mom) has offered to hold a Liasophia jewlery fundraiser for the Grapplers. Catalogs will be available at the parent meeting on Thursday night & the jewlery will be on display at practice on Saturday. You can also view the jewlery at www.liasophia.com/jillchampi. You can do your holiday shopping while also supporting the club. Please take some time to look at the jewlery & hopefully support the Grapplers. All money raised goes right back to improving our program for the kids!