USA Wrestling Membership Requirement:

IDAWAY and USA Wrestling have merged, and TW Wrestling is now a USA Wrestling Chartered Club. This means all participants are required to have an active USA Wrestling Athlete Membership ($20) to attend practices. This membership not only helps protect TW Wrestling and its athletes but also includes essential insurance coverage for both liability and secondary medical expenses.

You will need to purchase the 'Limited Folkstyle Athlete Membership' for $20 in order for your athlete to attend TW Wrestling practices. Additionally, all tournaments this season will be sanctioned by USA Wrestling, so this membership is also required for your athlete to compete in local tournaments.

Follow the steps below to purchase a USA Wrestling membership for your athlete:

1. Go to https://www.usawmembership.com

2. Create a free account (you will create an account under the parent's name and then create profiles for your wrestlers).

3. Go to 'Manage' then 'Profiles'

   • If your wrestler has not had a USA membership before you will create a new profile. 

   • If they've had a USA membership before then you will "claim" your wrestler's USA profile. 

   • You will create or claim a profile for all your wrestlers and have them under your account.

4. After you create or claim all your profiles go to "memberships" to purchase your USA Athlete Membership. 

5. Types of memberships:

   • Limited Folkstyle Athlete Membership ($20)

     • Purchase this option if you plan on attending TW Wrestling practices, or competing in local Folkstyle tournaments within Idaho only.

     • Includes $50,000 in secondary sports accident insurance.

     • Note: Upgrade to Full Athlete Membership if planning to compete regionally or nationally.

     • Note: If needed, you can upgrade memberships at a later date by paying the difference.

   • Full Athlete Membership ($65)

     • Purchase this option if you plan to attend TW Wrestling practices and compete in regional/national events (e.g., Utah) or if you plan to wrestle Freestyle after the Folkstyle season ends (April-May).

     • Includes $100,000 in secondary sports accident insurance.

6. Follow instructions on the page to purchase your card.

• Little Grapplers (K-3rd Grade): This group focuses solely on learning and gaining an athletic foundation. We don't emphasize competing at tournaments in this age group. Instead, we believe this age should concentrate on learning wrestling, enhancing their motor skills, growing stronger, and having fun. Live wrestling and competitive activities will be conducted in our practice setting.

• Youth & Middle School (4th-8th Grade): This group focuses on competition, improving wrestling skills, repetitions, higher intensity, developing toughness, and having fun while doing hard things. First year wrestlers in this group are not recommended to compete at tournaments. My recommendation is to let them get 1-season of practices under their belt before they compete at a tournament.

• Schedule: A tournament schedule will be posted in the wrestling room and sent out via the Band app, and emailed once the schedule is finalized. Athletes are not required to compete at every tournament, but are encouraged to compete throughout the club season.

• Saturdays: Tournaments are typically on Saturdays with the occasional Friday night. Different age groups will start at different times.

• Transportation: Parents are responsible for getting their athletes to and from the tournaments.

• USA Wrestling Athlete Membership: Most of the tournaments during this youth season will be sanctioned by USA wrestling. In order to compete at an USA Wrestling tournament you’ll need to purchase a USA Athlete Membership for insurance purposes and to register for tournaments: https://www.usawmembership.com/

• Trackwrestling & Entry Fees: Parents are responsible for registering their athletes for each tournament. This is usually done through https://www.trackwrestling.com/ where you’ll register for the event and pay the tournament entry fee. I will send out tournament registration links when they go live and registration is open.

• Shoes: You’re encouraged to purchase a pair of wrestling shoes. No other shoes are allowed on the wrestling mats. If you cannot purchase a pair, kids are okay to practice in their socks. If you plan on competing at tournaments, then having your own pair of wrestling shoes is highly recommended.

• TeamGear: Athletes will have the option to purchase a club wrestling t-shirt and additional team gear when the store link is provided

• Competition Uniforms: We will offer fight shorts and a rashguard bundle for our team competition uniforms. This will be available through our team gear store when it is open. This is optional and not requited in order to compete. Athletes can compete in shorts and a t-shirt if they do not want to purchase our competition uniform.

• Practice Clothes: Athletes should wear shorts or sweats and a t-shirt to practice.

Club Fee:

• 2 Kids = $320 [$40 Discount]

• 3 Kids = $465 [$75 Discount]

2-Payment Plan:

• 2 Kids = Pay $160 now, then the remaining $160 will be charged in 30 days.

• 3 Kids = Pay $232.50 now, then the remaining $232.50 will be charged in 30 days.

*These options will be available in the registration links below

• We want all kids to have the opportunity to wrestle and join club. If for any reason you cannot afford the club fee we have a scholarship program available to help cover the costs.

Click HERE to apply for a scholarship and our scholarship administrator will contact you.