Ridge Wrestling Club

Confidence, Discipline, Respect and Fun!

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Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy.

- Dan Gable

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Sign Ups for Open Mats and 2024/2025 Offseason Wrestling are OPEN! 

Please register below.  Coordinate with Coach Dragon and Coach Schmidt for schedules, cost and payment!  ​​

For questions or additional information, e-mail us at [email protected].

About the Program

Welcome to the Ridge Wrestling Team's Web Site.  Our program brings together Kindergarten through 8th grade children from Basking Ridge for an instructional and competitive program where basic wrestling skills are taught and practiced in a supervised setting under the guidance of experienced coaches.   

Our goal is to help kids develop confidence, self-reliance, discipline, and respect, while stressing the importance of good sportsmanship and teamwork.  Wrestlers join our program to have fun.  Our coaching staff recognizes this and often incorporates "games with a purpose" into each practice so that time spent is adequately balanced between work and play.  New friendships are formed and are continued on throughout their wrestling years both on and off the mat.

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Program

The K-2 program practices on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 

All practices are held at Ridge HS.  

​This is open to all, including brand new wrestlers, novices and those with a couple of years of experience.

​The emphasis at this level is learning the basics of scholastic style wrestling and most importantly having fun and developing a love for the sport.

3rd – 6th Grade Program

The wrestlers in grades 3-6 practice 3 times per week. 

• Monday from 5:45 to 7:00
• Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30
• Thursday from 6:30 to 7:45
• (OPTIONAL) Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

All practices are held at Ridge HS.  For the practices on Tuesday and Thursday, some wrestlers in 5th and 6th grade may be invited to stay and practice with the 7th and 8th grade group if they are selected for the Grade School team.  More information to follow after registration! 

​This is open to novice and experienced wrestlers alike and there is a level in the program for all. The wrestlers
practice at the same time, but will be split up for competition purposes into the Central Jersey League A and B teams.  Some wrestlers from the K-2 program who demonstrate the skill, maturity and desire to wrestle at this level may be invited to practice and compete with this team.  

7th – 8th Grade Program

Wrestlers in the 7 th and 8 th Grade Program practice 3 times per week. ​

• Monday from 7:00 to 9:00
• Wednesday from 7:00 to 9:00
• Thursday from 7:45 to 9:00
• ​(OPTIONAL) Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

All practices are held at Ridge HS.  

Our wrestlers in grades 7-8 (as well as some from 5-6) compete in the competitive New Jersey Grade School Wrestling League (NJGSWL).

​Member teams extend geographically from the northern corner of New Jersey to the outskirts of New York City and west to the Delaware River. This league is probably the best of its kind in NJ and does a great job of preparing our athletes for the High School ranks.  Some wrestlers from 5th and 6th grade who demonstrate the ability and maturity to compete at this level will be invited to participate on the NJGS team.  

Leagues

Central Jersey League

Our wrestlers in grades 2-6 compete in the Central Jersey Youth Wrestling League (CJYWL).  The league is divided into two flights based on overall team strength from the previous season.  There is also a JV division for our less experienced wrestlers.  Our team wrestles ten other A-Flight teams from Central Jersey.  Opportunities are also scheduled to wrestle some of the teams in the B-Flight as well as with some teams outside of the league.  The season culminates with the league's A-Flight tournament where wrestlers compete for individual championships in their respective weight classes.

NJ Grade School Wrestling League

The NJGSWL is open to our older wrestlers in grades 7-8, and some of the more advanced wrestlers in grades 5 and 6.  This league is more competitive than the Central Jersey League,  Our schedule consists of mainly quad and tri matches to keep travel to a minimum as well as offering quality wrestling opportunities to our wrestlers.  
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The teams are divided into two divisions and matches are wrestled within and between divisions.  Member teams typically include Bridgewater, Delaware Valley, East Brunswick, Flemington, Franklin, High Point, Hillsborough, Kenilworth, Kittatinny, Lenape Valley, Newton, North Hunterdon, North Warren, Phillipsburg, Randolph, South Plainfield, Sparta, Voorhees, Washington Y, Watchung Hills and Woodbridge.  Play-Offs are held between divisions in early February and wrestlers compete in the end-of-season league tournament known as the "Final Exam".  This league does a great job of preparing our athletes for the High School ranks.