Gulf Coast Wrestling | Wrestling | Daphne, AL, USA

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BUILDING CHAMPIONS ON
AND OFF THE MAT

Southern Alabama's premier youth & high school wrestling club — boys and girls, grades K-12

SEASONS

Regular Season - Youth Only (Ages 5-14)

October to February. Focus on technical fundamentals and fundamental strength and conditioning for all skill levels. Beginner and Elite youth split into separate practices.

FREESTYLE/GRECO - Off Season
(K-12th)

March to June. Intensive training for the regional and state duals, focusing on high-level technique for the Olympic Styles and match strategy.

FOLKSTYLE - Off Season (K-12th)

June to October. Focus on the traditional American style, emphasizing fundamental and higher level technique and match strategy.

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Deep South prep camp! If you’re on our duals team and go to our club, you are required to attend these sessions. Anyone outside our club is welcome to participate and train to get ready!

Deep South prep camp! If you’re on our duals team and go to our club, you are required to attend these sessions. Anyone outside our club is welcome to participate and train to get ready!

Looking to fill the last spot on each of these duals teams! K-8: 185 and HS: 215

Looking to fill the last spot on each of these duals teams! K-8: 185 and HS: 215

Many wrestlers are unaware or neglect what it takes to be successful at the national level and make it to college. This is essentially what everyone who wants to be at the top should be doing on an annual basis starting in at least 8th grade. Missing in any one area will reduce your chances of going on to the next level.

Many wrestlers are unaware or neglect what it takes to be successful at the national level and make it to college. This is essentially what everyone who wants to be at the top should be doing on an annual basis starting in at least 8th grade. Missing in any one area will reduce your chances of going on to the next level.

One week. Seven days. Thousands of miles. One mission: seek out the toughest competition we could find.

This week our team traveled across the Midwest, training with some of the best clubs in the country before finishing the trip at Midwest Nationals.

Along the way we trained with Minions, Regions, St. Charles East, Alber Wrestling, Cory Clark Wrestling Club, and Backyard Brawlers. We also toured NIU, camped together, spent a day at Six Flags, and visited a regenerative farm where our athletes milked goats, held chickens, and learned where their food comes from.

The goal wasn’t just to win medals—it was to expose our wrestlers to elite rooms, different coaching styles, and experiences that help build better athletes and better young men.

The hard work paid off with 17 All-Americans and 7 Champions.

🏆 Champions: Jackson M., Jonathan, Kolt, Levi, Mugabi (2x Champion), Roman

🥈 Hayden, Liam

🥉 Ace, Easton, Mason, Swayze

4th: Jamison

5th: Elías

6th: Kage, Landen

The medals are great, but the greatest victory was the growth that came from embracing hard things. We’re grateful to every coach, club, parent, and family who helped make this trip possible.

Back to work.

#GulfCoastWrestling #MidwestNationals

One week. Seven days. Thousands of miles. One mission: seek out the toughest competition we could find.

This week our team traveled across the Midwest, training with some of the best clubs in the country before finishing the trip at Midwest Nationals.

Along the way we trained with Minions, Regions, St. Charles East, Alber Wrestling, Cory Clark Wrestling Club, and Backyard Brawlers. We also toured NIU, camped together, spent a day at Six Flags, and visited a regenerative farm where our athletes milked goats, held chickens, and learned where their food comes from.

The goal wasn’t just to win medals—it was to expose our wrestlers to elite rooms, different coaching styles, and experiences that help build better athletes and better young men.

The hard work paid off with 17 All-Americans and 7 Champions.

🏆 Champions: Jackson M., Jonathan, Kolt, Levi, Mugabi (2x Champion), Roman

🥈 Hayden, Liam

🥉 Ace, Easton, Mason, Swayze

4th: Jamison

5th: Elías

6th: Kage, Landen

The medals are great, but the greatest victory was the growth that came from embracing hard things. We’re grateful to every coach, club, parent, and family who helped make this trip possible.

Back to work.

#GulfCoastWrestling #MidwestNationals

Alabama just completed Greco for Junior National Duals. This is the toughest duals in the country for the Olympic styles and heavily recruited by collegiate coaches. Team Alabama had one of their best showings ever in Greco making the Bronze pool and finishing 16th in the country.

Jonathan from Gulf Coast ended the Greco session 4-1 with his only loss to Wisconsin kid who placed at US Open and Fargo.

Alabama just completed Greco for Junior National Duals. This is the toughest duals in the country for the Olympic styles and heavily recruited by collegiate coaches. Team Alabama had one of their best showings ever in Greco making the Bronze pool and finishing 16th in the country.

Jonathan from Gulf Coast ended the Greco session 4-1 with his only loss to Wisconsin kid who placed at US Open and Fargo.

Tune in to watch the best in Alabama compete with the rest of the nation in Freestyle and Greco Junior National Duals this weekend!

Tune in to watch the best in Alabama compete with the rest of the nation in Freestyle and Greco Junior National Duals this weekend!

That’s a wrap on our first ever beginner camp!! Couldn’t ask for much more in 3 days! In hindsight we will be capping the numbers next time but the demand for wrestling in the south is here!!! People know the life skills that wrestling will give their kids these days and that is the most important aspect of it all. We build strong, confident, resilient kids and then the wrestling comes with. So awesome that we had so many coaches to pour into these young boys and girls. #wrestlegulfcoast

That’s a wrap on our first ever beginner camp!! Couldn’t ask for much more in 3 days! In hindsight we will be capping the numbers next time but the demand for wrestling in the south is here!!! People know the life skills that wrestling will give their kids these days and that is the most important aspect of it all. We build strong, confident, resilient kids and then the wrestling comes with. So awesome that we had so many coaches to pour into these young boys and girls. #wrestlegulfcoast

Beginner camp day 2!! Over 40 new wrestlers signed up for our camp. None of them were previously club members. Growing the sport 1 wrestler at a time. I know one thing for sure and it’s that wrestling will change at least 1 of their lives for the better! 1 more day for these young athletes before they start training for the next level!

Beginner camp day 2!! Over 40 new wrestlers signed up for our camp. None of them were previously club members. Growing the sport 1 wrestler at a time. I know one thing for sure and it’s that wrestling will change at least 1 of their lives for the better! 1 more day for these young athletes before they start training for the next level!

2 of our Daphne Grad multiple time state qualifiers continuing to come to club and help make the next generation better. Congrats on your careers and best of luck to @curry_wrestling continuing on @hchawkswrestling

2 of our Daphne Grad multiple time state qualifiers continuing to come to club and help make the next generation better. Congrats on your careers and best of luck to @curry_wrestling continuing on @hchawkswrestling

Folkstyle training is back! School is out! It’s an easy time to miss practice. Every year wrestlers wait until September and realize they didn’t do enough. Do hard things, get uncomfortable, and make your next season the best one yet! Send us a message and get started now!!!

Folkstyle training is back! School is out! It’s an easy time to miss practice. Every year wrestlers wait until September and realize they didn’t do enough. Do hard things, get uncomfortable, and make your next season the best one yet! Send us a message and get started now!!!

Every year the club gets better at Freestyle and Greco! Just 3 years ago we did not do any freestyle and Greco and this year we had 16 athletes compete at state, multiple champs and Fargo qualifiers, tons of placers, and some new national duals team members! Lots more room to grow! Also special recognition to Cole Orcutt and Landen Reffner. Alabama is not taking a cadet national team this year but if they were, those two would have the starting spots!

Every year the club gets better at Freestyle and Greco! Just 3 years ago we did not do any freestyle and Greco and this year we had 16 athletes compete at state, multiple champs and Fargo qualifiers, tons of placers, and some new national duals team members! Lots more room to grow! Also special recognition to Cole Orcutt and Landen Reffner. Alabama is not taking a cadet national team this year but if they were, those two would have the starting spots!

Information on our Beginner camp is here! This is an introduction to wrestling and fundamentals over a 3 day period. Register on our website www.wrestlegulfcoast.com - beginner camp. Hosted at Bayside Academy in the Student Activity Center (Auxillary gym next to the main gym - easier access on Belrose than Dryer).

Information on our Beginner camp is here! This is an introduction to wrestling and fundamentals over a 3 day period. Register on our website www.wrestlegulfcoast.com - beginner camp. Hosted at Bayside Academy in the Student Activity Center (Auxillary gym next to the main gym - easier access on Belrose than Dryer).

Little warm up competition before freestyle and Greco state in two weeks!

Little warm up competition before freestyle and Greco state in two weeks!

Freestyle/Greco Clinic at our facility (Bayside Academy) ran by @trojanwrestlingacademy let’s put some numbers up in the South!

Freestyle/Greco Clinic at our facility (Bayside Academy) ran by @trojanwrestlingacademy let’s put some numbers up in the South!

We showed out in Louisiana this weekend at Battle of the Bayou! Lots of our kids wrestled up as we chase those losses and seek improvement. Now dialing in our freestyle/greco for locked hands season! Never too late to start training, don’t wait while others work for your goals. Send us a message to get involved! We’ll see you at Swamp Donkey! #wrestlegulfcoast

We showed out in Louisiana this weekend at Battle of the Bayou! Lots of our kids wrestled up as we chase those losses and seek improvement. Now dialing in our freestyle/greco for locked hands season! Never too late to start training, don’t wait while others work for your goals. Send us a message to get involved! We’ll see you at Swamp Donkey! #wrestlegulfcoast

It is very easy to “take a few weeks off” or “feel burned out”. Those are things true champions do not let influence their actions. Do not let a day go by that you miss a training session. The top wrestlers started training the day after state for the next national tournament. If you haven’t started yet, you’ve fallen behind. If you wait until August or October, erase your name from the podium. Winning is lonely. Winning can be selfish. Winning doesn’t care about “feelings”

It is very easy to “take a few weeks off” or “feel burned out”. Those are things true champions do not let influence their actions. Do not let a day go by that you miss a training session. The top wrestlers started training the day after state for the next national tournament. If you haven’t started yet, you’ve fallen behind. If you wait until August or October, erase your name from the podium. Winning is lonely. Winning can be selfish. Winning doesn’t care about “feelings”

Off-season started at Gulf Coast today. If you missed it, you’re already behind. Continue to miss, you’ve already lost. Remember the feeling you had last month at sectionals and state. Remember every day because you get very few chances to change the next outcome. Opportunities are slipping away, only you can change that! Our incredible coaching staff will do everything in their power to make you better, while truly testing your will to make those goals happen. Off-season numbers are high for every club in March, your job is to be one of the remaining few come summer and pre season.

Off-season started at Gulf Coast today. If you missed it, you’re already behind. Continue to miss, you’ve already lost. Remember the feeling you had last month at sectionals and state. Remember every day because you get very few chances to change the next outcome. Opportunities are slipping away, only you can change that! Our incredible coaching staff will do everything in their power to make you better, while truly testing your will to make those goals happen. Off-season numbers are high for every club in March, your job is to be one of the remaining few come summer and pre season.

Off-season practice plan! Let’s see who’s determined to make their next season their best season yet!

Off-season practice plan! Let’s see who’s determined to make their next season their best season yet!

The moment you have all been waiting for! This season will be run a little differently as we continue to model what we know the most elite clubs are doing! Join us March 8th as we discuss what the season will look like. Wrestlers will practice during the parent meeting!

The moment you have all been waiting for! This season will be run a little differently as we continue to model what we know the most elite clubs are doing! Join us March 8th as we discuss what the season will look like. Wrestlers will practice during the parent meeting!

Come wrestle at Regionals! All wrestlers wanting to compete at TAYW are required to wrestle one Alabama tournament + regionals! All wrestlers are encouraged to participate! We will not be staggering start times and weigh in times. Wrestling begins at 8:30 for all!

Come wrestle at Regionals! All wrestlers wanting to compete at TAYW are required to wrestle one Alabama tournament + regionals! All wrestlers are encouraged to participate! We will not be staggering start times and weigh in times. Wrestling begins at 8:30 for all!

Congrats to Mugabi! An athlete of ours and @checkmatdaphne for winning ADCC world trials today! Such an impressive accomplishment from a young man that always is eager to learn and never afraid to compete! #adcc #bjj #wrestling #wrestlegulfcoast

Congrats to Mugabi! An athlete of ours and @checkmatdaphne for winning ADCC world trials today! Such an impressive accomplishment from a young man that always is eager to learn and never afraid to compete! #adcc #bjj #wrestling #wrestlegulfcoast

Come scrap at our tournament on Saturday! Hosted at Bayside Academy. Please reach out with any questions. See you soon!

Come scrap at our tournament on Saturday! Hosted at Bayside Academy. Please reach out with any questions. See you soon!

Meeting Recap

-You must be in TeamReach to get our practice schedule and communication (send us a message to join)

-Apparel store will be posted on TeamReach once it’s available

-Register on www.wrestlegulfcoast.com for the season $200 for one wrestler or $300 for family. One time fee covers the season. Bayside wrestlers register through CampBrain

-Kindergarten and younger get a 2 week evaluation period to see if they are ready

-First 2 weeks only to for parents to watch practices

-No wrestling shoes outside of the wrestling room (they make wrestling shoe coverings)

-Shower immediately after practice

Meeting Recap

-You must be in TeamReach to get our practice schedule and communication (send us a message to join)

-Apparel store will be posted on TeamReach once it’s available

-Register on www.wrestlegulfcoast.com for the season $200 for one wrestler or $300 for family. One time fee covers the season. Bayside wrestlers register through CampBrain

-Kindergarten and younger get a 2 week evaluation period to see if they are ready

-First 2 weeks only to for parents to watch practices

-No wrestling shoes outside of the wrestling room (they make wrestling shoe coverings)

-Shower immediately after practice

It’s official! Parent information meeting for this coming regular season will be Sunday, September 28th at 4:00pm at Bayside Academy (all schools welcome). If you are interested in having your young athlete wrestle on the gulf coast team this year, it is important that you attend!

It’s official! Parent information meeting for this coming regular season will be Sunday, September 28th at 4:00pm at Bayside Academy (all schools welcome). If you are interested in having your young athlete wrestle on the gulf coast team this year, it is important that you attend!

GC Wrestlers Showed Out This Weekend!

Our athletes crushed it in individuals and duals, bringing home a ton of hardware 🏆🔥

In duals, we had two full Gulf Coast teams compete in the HS and K-8 divisions, plus others who joined elite teams across the board.

🚨Girls Duals Highlights
We had 3 girls represent GC in both freestyle and folkstyle.
• Ava (NC National)
Her team placed 1st in the Silver Pool.
• Addie & Lydia (Alabama Elite Gold)
Their team placed 2nd in the Bronze Pool and 3rd in the Bronze Pool.

🚨 Myles went 7-3 in the K-4 duals, helping his team take 1st in the Silver Pool.

🚨 The HS Team started off tough, opening against the eventual 4th-place finisher. But they bounced back undefeated on Day 2!
Shoutout to Noah, our HS All-American!

🚨 The K-8 Team went 9-2, finishing 8th out of 38 teams! They were a dominant force all weekend, picking up big wins over tough competition. Special shoutout to Liam and Logan, our K-8 All-Americans!

We’re proud of the grit, fight, and teamwork shown all weekend. Until next time…😈

Let’s keep building.
Go Gulf Coast!

GC Wrestlers Showed Out This Weekend!

Our athletes crushed it in individuals and duals, bringing home a ton of hardware 🏆🔥

In duals, we had two full Gulf Coast teams compete in the HS and K-8 divisions, plus others who joined elite teams across the board.

🚨Girls Duals Highlights
We had 3 girls represent GC in both freestyle and folkstyle.
• Ava (NC National)
Her team placed 1st in the Silver Pool.
• Addie & Lydia (Alabama Elite Gold)
Their team placed 2nd in the Bronze Pool and 3rd in the Bronze Pool.

🚨 Myles went 7-3 in the K-4 duals, helping his team take 1st in the Silver Pool.

🚨 The HS Team started off tough, opening against the eventual 4th-place finisher. But they bounced back undefeated on Day 2!
Shoutout to Noah, our HS All-American!

🚨 The K-8 Team went 9-2, finishing 8th out of 38 teams! They were a dominant force all weekend, picking up big wins over tough competition. Special shoutout to Liam and Logan, our K-8 All-Americans!

We’re proud of the grit, fight, and teamwork shown all weekend. Until next time…😈

Let’s keep building.
Go Gulf Coast!

We are running a camp in July! 6 practice sessions close to Deep South Nationals! All are welcome, capping it at 50 wrestlers!

We are running a camp in July! 6 practice sessions close to Deep South Nationals! All are welcome, capping it at 50 wrestlers!

Congrats to our first 14u Team Alabama National team wrestler, Jonathan! We anticipate many more to come up over the coming years! Our own Coach Caleb also got to coach Team Alabama at the tournament in Philadelphia this past weekend. So many amazing matches and one of the toughest tournaments out there! We ended with 9 duals wrestling Rhode Island, Oklahoma, South Carolina, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Idaho, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

Congrats to our first 14u Team Alabama National team wrestler, Jonathan! We anticipate many more to come up over the coming years! Our own Coach Caleb also got to coach Team Alabama at the tournament in Philadelphia this past weekend. So many amazing matches and one of the toughest tournaments out there! We ended with 9 duals wrestling Rhode Island, Oklahoma, South Carolina, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Idaho, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

💥 Wrestler Spotlight! 💥

Gulf Coast is proud to recognize a few of our youth wrestlers who’ve been crushing it on the mats these past few weeks! 🥇🤼‍♂️

🔥 Liam Crousillac took 1st place in both his 10U & 11U brackets at Bootleggers and went 11-1 on the weekend, including duals!

🔥 Roman Rodriguez earned 2nd place in both 8U & 9U brackets, went undefeated, and was named 8U Duals MVP! He also took 1st place in both 8u and 9u at Southern Throne.

🔥 PJ Rodriguez battled hard and brought home 3rd & 4th in his 6U brackets at Bootleggers. He also took 4th in his 6u bracket at Southern Throne.

🔥 Mason Mattevi showed up strong at Southern Throne, taking 2nd & 3rd in his 11U brackets.

We’re incredibly proud of these wrestlers and all they’ve accomplished. Back to the grind as Deep South Nationals is right around the corner!

Go Gulf Coast!

💥 Wrestler Spotlight! 💥

Gulf Coast is proud to recognize a few of our youth wrestlers who’ve been crushing it on the mats these past few weeks! 🥇🤼‍♂️

🔥 Liam Crousillac took 1st place in both his 10U & 11U brackets at Bootleggers and went 11-1 on the weekend, including duals!

🔥 Roman Rodriguez earned 2nd place in both 8U & 9U brackets, went undefeated, and was named 8U Duals MVP! He also took 1st place in both 8u and 9u at Southern Throne.

🔥 PJ Rodriguez battled hard and brought home 3rd & 4th in his 6U brackets at Bootleggers. He also took 4th in his 6u bracket at Southern Throne.

🔥 Mason Mattevi showed up strong at Southern Throne, taking 2nd & 3rd in his 11U brackets.

We’re incredibly proud of these wrestlers and all they’ve accomplished. Back to the grind as Deep South Nationals is right around the corner!

Go Gulf Coast!

Bootleggers Nationals! We took a 15u team and they took 3rd out of 16 teams. 9 of our wrestlers are from Alabama and I’m stoked to see how competitive Alabama wrestlers are becoming. 3 of our wrestlers (Jonathan, Karter, Brandon - next pic) went undefeated and scored bonus points on everyone they wrestled. Great job everyone, now go rewatch your matches and get to work!

Bootleggers Nationals! We took a 15u team and they took 3rd out of 16 teams. 9 of our wrestlers are from Alabama and I’m stoked to see how competitive Alabama wrestlers are becoming. 3 of our wrestlers (Jonathan, Karter, Brandon - next pic) went undefeated and scored bonus points on everyone they wrestled. Great job everyone, now go rewatch your matches and get to work!

Schedule is going to modified slightly for the summer. Sundays will now start earlier for both HS and Youth. No other changes, thank you all for your ongoing support!

Schedule is going to modified slightly for the summer. Sundays will now start earlier for both HS and Youth. No other changes, thank you all for your ongoing support!

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