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This is a reminder about the Southern Champions Wrestling Camp. There will be two camps this year. First camp in held at Houston High School (Germantown, TN) June 9, 10 and 11. Second camp will be held at Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, TN) June 16, 17 and 18. Great instructors at each camp: David James- (Univ. of Central Oklahoma) One of the finest instructors around the country has coached 12 National Champion Teams and 45 Individual National Champions. Seven time winner of National Coach of the Year. Memphis Camp only. Walt Holmes-MC&NC- (Houston HS) Coached state and national Champions. An excellent clinician, Member of HOF. Both camps. Patrick Simpson -MC&NC- (MBA) 4 X state finalist, 3X state champion, West Point 2006, 3X EIWA Placer and NCAA Qualifier. US Military Champion and a member of the USA All-Army Team and 9th place finisher in World Military Championships. Both Camps Brian Dunning- (Glencliff HS) Clinician in 9 states, HS All-American, Member of HOF. Nashville Camp Frank Simpson - (MBA) Has coached boys at MBA to 23 state titles, 4 boys have earned High School All-American honors and 4 boys have earned College All-American honors. A member of the HOF. Both Camps

The Pat Nailen ClassicFreestyle / Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament Date: Saturday April 12th, Germantown High School, 7653 Old Poplar Pike, Germantown TN Weigh-ins: Administrative Weigh-ins, Check in at 8am on the 12th. Pre-Registration Link: http://unapproved website/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=139627009 Registration will end by Thursday April 10th at 11:00 pm. REGISTER EARLY! NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ALLOWED! Entry Fee: $10.00 (The Greco tournament is included in this fee) Wrestling Begins: Freestyle: 9 am, Greco: will begin after Freestyle USA Wrestling Age Divisions Bantam Intermediate Novice School Boy Cadet Junior Open Tournament Information: All participants & coaches must present a current USWA membership card at registration. Reversible red / blue singlet is preferred. No school uniforms are allowed. The use of headgear is strongly encouraged. For more information go to: www.midsouthwrestlingclub.com Or Email: rhamilton@scsk12.org

SOUTHERN CHAMPIONS WRESTLING CAMP Camp I at Memphis: June 9, 10 & 11 @ Houston High School Contact: Walt Holmes (901-382-1839) Camp II at Nashville: June 16, 17 & 18 @ Montgomery Bell Academy Contact: Frank Simpson (615-298-5514 ext:238) For the twenty-first year, Southern Champions Wrestling Camp will offer two great camps with some of the best coaches in Tennessee. With a great coach-to-wrestler ratio you will learn effective technique and sound preparation from successful coaches, participate in spirited and competitive dual meets, and receive a free camp t-shirt and lunch each day. Join us for this amazing opportunity. The camps are open to full teams, partial teams, and individuals who are eager to learn moves that have optimum percentage of success at any level. Camps are for wrestlers entering middle school or high school in the fall of 2014. Camp cost is $125 per wrestler for pre-registration, ($140 per wrestler for day-of-registration) and includes instruction, coaching, lunch each day, and a camp T-shirt. For more information about either of the camps and for an application, go to Southern Champions Wrestling Camp or inquire at southernchampcamp@gmail.com

Tournament cancelled due to weather

Due to weather issues Harry Lester's travel plans have been altered. The clinic times will be moved to 12-4

Coaches, The Mid-South Wrestling Club would like to invite you and your wrestlers to come out to a clinic hosted at Germantown High School in the wrestling room on May the 18th from 9am-1pm. This clinic is open to all wrestlers and coaches. The featured clinician will be U.S. Army Specialist Justin “Harry†Lester. Harry has been a part of many World Teams from the United States, and now currently wrestles for the US Army World Class Athlete Program. Some of his accomplishments: Multiple time High School All- American, 4X Ohio State Champ (98-01), ’99 World Cadet Greco Champion, 2X World Senior Greco Bronze Medalist (06&07), 2012 Olympic Team Member, 2013 All Armed Forces Champion in Freestyle and Greco. This clinic will cover both Greco and Freestyle techniques, all of which can be easily applied to folkstyle. In addition to technique, Harry will cover topics on nutrition, work-outs, weight training, and mental preparation. This clinic is free to all. If you are going to attend, please email me to reserve your spot. If you have any questions feel free to call 901-359-4210 or email to jsimpson@scsk12.org. Hope to see you all there. Mid-South Wrestling Club President, Jonathan Simpson

The Pat Nailen Classic will not be cancelled. This tournament in some form has been held in West TN for approximately 25 years

Coaches, The Mid-South Wrestling Club would like to invite you and your wrestlers to come out to a clinic hosted at Germantown High School in the wrestling room on May the 18th from 9am-1pm. This clinic is open to all wrestlers and coaches. The featured clinician will be U.S. Army Specialist Justin “Harry†Lester. Harry has been a part of many World Teams from the United States, and now currently wrestles for the US Army World Class Athlete Program. Some of his accomplishments: Multiple time High School All- American, 4X Ohio State Champ (98-01), ’99 World Cadet Greco Champion, 2X World Senior Greco Bronze Medalist (06&07), 2012 Olympic Team Member, 2013 All Armed Forces Champion in Freestyle and Greco. This clinic will cover both Greco and Freestyle techniques, all of which can be easily applied to folkstyle. In addition to technique, Harry will cover topics on nutrition, work-outs, weight training, and mental preparation. This clinic is free to all. If you are going to attend, please email me to reserve your spot. If you have any questions feel free to call 901-359-4210 or email to jsimpson@scsk12.org. Hope to see you all there. Mid-South Wrestling Club President, Jonathan Simpson

Yes

Mid-South Wrestling Club will be hosting an off season Wrestling tournament on April 20th at Germantown High School. We will be wrestling 2 different tournaments on the day. We will have a folkstyle tournament starting at 9am and after its completion we will run a freestyle tournament. This is a great opportunity for your wrestlers to get some off season competition in. We will be allowing satellite weigh-ins,, so there will be no onsite weigh-ins. Also your wrestlers will need to pay and register online, and must have a valid USAWrestling card. We will not allow walk up registrations. If you have any questions feel free to contact Trey Hamilton at rhamilton@scsk12.org.

Pat Nailen Classic Folkstyle/Freestyle When: April 20th starting Folkstyle at 9am Where: Germantown High School 7653 Old Poplar Pike Germantown TN 38138 Who: Anyone with a USAWrestling membership. You can get a membership at: http://www.themat.com/usawrestling.org/membership.php Price is $10 per wrestler and will need to be paid online when you register. To register for the tournament please go to: http://unapproved website/tw/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=84962009 Awards will be given to the top 3 finishers. Wrestlers will be moved only if there is no one at their age and weight group. Wrestlers may enter multiple weights or ages, but will not be assured rest time. If you have any questions, feel free to email the tournament director Trey Hamilton at rhamilton@scsk12.org or call me Jonathan Simpson at (901) 359-4210.

Pat Nailen Classic April 28th at Germantown High School 7653 Old Poplar Pike Germantown TN 38138 Register at Trackwrestling, You may register until 9pm on the 26th.

You need to sign up for the tournament on line. Link can be found at http://www.midsouthwrestlingclub.com/Midsouthwrestlingclub/Tournaments.html. You must sign up by 6PM TODAY.