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Youth wrestling in Illinois

57 programs in 53 cities. The most are in Crystal Lake, Mchenry, Morris. OpenStreetMap also maps 7 public wrestling facilities in Illinois.

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Illinois at a glance

Programs listed
57
Cities with programs
53
Most programs
Crystal Lake (2), Mchenry (2), Morris (2), Saint Charles (2), Addison (1)
Mapped to a street address
84% (the rest at ZIP or city centre)
Public wrestling facilities (OpenStreetMap)
7
By type
Club 55 · Training 2

Statewide organizations

  • State association

    USA Wrestling Illinois

    USA Wrestling state association: chartered clubs, youth tournaments and memberships

    Website (opens in a new tab) ↗

  • High school sports

    Illinois High School Association

    State high school athletics association (NFHS member): school sports, eligibility, seasons and state championships

    Website (opens in a new tab) ↗

Names and links from public directories: NFHS member state associations, USA Swimming LSC websites, USA Wrestling state associations, US Youth Soccer state associations.

Crystal Lake 2

Mchenry 2

Morris 2

Saint Charles 2

Addison 1

Algonquin 1

Antioch 1

Auburn 1

Aurora 1

Belvidere 1

Bethalto 1

Braidwood 1

Bridgeport 1

Camp Point 1

Carol Stream 1

Carpentersvle 1

Chicago 1

Collinsville 1

Decatur 1

E Saint Louis 1

Edwardsville 1

Elgin 1

Frankfort 1

Granite City 1

Grayslake 1

Highland 1

Ingleside 1

Jacksonville 1

La Salle 1

Lake Zurich 1

Marshall 1

Mokena 1

Moline 1

Monticello 1

Mt Zion 1

Murphysboro 1

Naperville 1

Olney 1

Orland Park 1

Park Ridge 1

Paxton 1

Pleasant Plns 1

Robinson 1

Rochelle 1

Rock City 1

Roscoe 1

Sterling 1

Taylorville 1

Troy 1

Waterloo 1

Wauconda 1

Wood Dale 1

Yorkville 1

Youth wrestling: ages and seasons

Typical starting ages
Youth wrestling clubs commonly start around age 5 or 6, with brackets by age and weight.
Seasons
Folkstyle wrestling is mainly a winter sport. Freestyle and Greco-Roman seasons commonly run in spring and summer.
National organizations

General orientation only. Every program sets its own ages, fees and calendar.

How to choose a youth wrestling program

  • Clubs and travel teams usually hold tryouts or evaluations. Ask about the total season cost (dues, uniforms, travel and tournament fees), how often they practise and compete, and how playing time is decided.
  • For trainers and academies, ask for a sample session plan, the group size, and how progress is tracked.
  • Check that coaches have passed background checks and current safety training (for example SafeSport and concussion awareness).
  • Confirm the age or grade rules and any birth-year cutoff before paying.
  • Listings here are unverified. Contact the program directly, and if you run it, claim the listing to fix the details.

About these listings. Listings come from public sources. IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File: nonprofits in the recreation and sports group with a recent filing, whose registered name identifies them as wrestling programs. Their city is the registered mailing address, and their category is inferred from the name. Every listing is unverified until the program confirms it, and none is an endorsement. Always confirm ages, fees and tryouts with the program.

Data: IRS EO BMF and U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, Geocoder), public domain. Places-to-play data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map tiles OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles. Nonprofit records link to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

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