2009 Summer Camp Schedule

  • June 7-10, Iowa Excelerator Intensive Camp - Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA
    Resident fee - $290, Commuter fee - $170 (includes $50 state subsidy per applicant)
  • June 16-18, Eastern Iowa Commuter Camp, Northeast HS, Goose Lake, IA
    Commuter Only - $110
  • June 22-25, Colorado Team Camp - YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO
    Resident fee - $310, Commuter fee - $195
  • June 26-29, Hawaii Camp - Lahaina Luna HS, Maui, HI
    Mainland coaches/wrestlers, please call Excel Wrestling for more information
  • June 30-July 3, Hawaii Camp - Punahou HS, Oahu, HI
    Commuter Only - $150, Mainland coaches/wrestlers, please call Excel Wrestling
  • July 6-9, Iowa Team Camp - Grand View University, Des Moines, IA
    Resident fee - $310, Commuter fee - $195
  • July 27-29, Central Iowa Youth Camp - Waukee HS, Waukee, IA
    Commuter Only - $110
  • August 9-12, Colorado Excelerator Intensive Camp - YMCA, Estes Park, CO
    Resident Only - $340

Special Coaches rates do apply, please call for more information!

Register Online Now for 2009 Summer Camps!!!

If you prefer to mail in your registration form and payment, click here for the downloadable application (pdf).


2009 TEAM EXCEL CAMP LOCATIONS, FACILITIES AND COACHES

The 2009 Team Excel Summer Training Camps will be held at some of the most outstanding locations and facilities in the country. Excel Wrestling will run camps this summer in Iowa, Colorado and Hawaii. Our Colorado Team Camp will again be in Estes Park at the YMCA of the Rockies, June 22 - 25th. Our new Iowa Team Camp will be held at Grand Vview University in Des Moines, July 6 - 9th.For the ninth year in a row, we will also visit Hawaii traveling to both Maui and Oahu in late June and early July.Many of our Excel coaches have worked together for several years and teach on the highest technical levels in our sport. Many have coached Division I college programs, US National and Olympic teams and take the same approach in working with our Excel summer camp wrestlers. Our staff demands a high level of intensity, relentless determination and the work ethic of a champion for every Excel summer camp wrestler.

We believe that quality time spent at the 2009 Excel Summer Training Camps will stand as an important turning point and benchmark in your son's wrestling career. We look forward to working with you this summer!



NATIONAL TEAM CAMPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL  COACHES AND TEAMS -

Des Moines, IA & Estes Park, CO

Over the past 10 years, the Excel National Team Camps have hosted high school coaches and teams from more that 20 states.  

For years, we have hosted our Colorado Team Camp at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado.  At an elevation of 9000 ft.  with cabin accommodations, teams from many parts of the country join us to compete in this 16 to 20 team dual and individual tournament competition.  The YMCA of the Rockies is one of the most beautiful camp locations in the country,  positioned right at the base of the Rocky Mountain National Park, with  many outstanding facilities. Every summer, campers wrestle as many as 15 to 20 matches throughout the camp. We assist teams with scheduling whitewater rafting trips through our office, and making plans to attend a Rockies game or Elitch Garden's Six Flags Amusement Park in Denver each summer.

The new Iowa Excel Team Camp will be held at Grand View University in Des Moines, IA, July 6 - 9th.  The format will run identical to the Colorado Team Camp in Estes.  We will accept 16 - 20 teams and expect that all wrestlers will wrestle a minimum of 15 matches.  We will operate an eight mat dual tournament prior to the setup of the individual tournament on the last day of camp.  Wrestlers and coaches will be housed in the newly rennovated Grand View University apartments and wrestling will take place in the Grand View Field House.  We look forward to seeing you in July. In late June and early July, we will again travel to Hawaii.  Our Hawaii Camps have always been a fantastic experience, especially for the mainland wrestlers and coaches who attend.  Over the past decade, Excel Wrestling has held camps and clinics on Maui, Oahu and the Big Island and the annual team camp has drawn wrestlers from as many as five states.  Wrestlers attending the Hawaii camps in either Maui or Oahu get in a lot of technique, wrestle plenty of matches and still have time for the  beach each day. Mainland teams are encouraged to attend and need to contact the Excel Wrestling office for more information. Coaches wishing to receive an email with all details pertaining to  any one of these camps , please contact the Excel Wrestling National Development office at 303.931.3973 or send an email to admin@excelwrestling.com.  Contact Coach Steve Knight directly at sknight@excelwrestling.com.  Wrestlers must register with their coaches as part of a team, for  all of our team camps. 

Don't miss these opportunities for 2009.  Call early to reserve space!  We will once again help to schedule rafting tours in Colorado and snorkeling/scuba tours in Hawaii. Also note that coaches interested in the nearby campground facilities in Estes Park should also contact us ahead of time.

 

EXCELERATOR FOUR DAY  TECHNIQUE / INTENSIVE CAMPS - 
Estes Park, CO & Johnston, IA

Under the auspices of USAW, Excel Wrestling has been designated as an official US Junior Olympic Program within the framework of the Excel Year Round Training Programs.  The Excelerator 4 Day Technique/Intensive Camps are designed as an Olympic Development Program emulating the atmosphere and intensity of the US Olympic Training Center.   We will challenge mental toughness and intensity and reach new levels in every wrestler who attends.  

Excelerator 4 Day Technique/Intensive Camp June 4 - 7th, Johnston, IA - Camp Dodge Military BaseAug. 9 - 12th, Estes Park, CO - YMCA of the Rockies

The Excel coaching staff understands the importance of the right work ethic and training regiments and how critical they are in accomplishing success on the state and national levels. Wrestlers at these camps will be taught high level techniques, as well as sound fundamentals focusing primarily on the feet in the neutral position. Our target for this camp is establishing the pathway to a high school state championship for each and every wrestler. The Excelerator Camps are limited to the first 40 wrestlers. 

 

CAMP STAFF
     
Steve Knight
US National Team Coaching Staff 
IA Excel Junior Olympic Coach
US Pan American Gold Medalist
Iowa State NCAA All-American

Brandon Slay
2000 US Olympic Gold Medalist
Founder - "Greater Gold"
US National Freestyle Champion
Univ. of Penn NCAA All American

Rory O'Farrell
CO Excel Jr. Olympic Program Staff
Greeley, CO UHS Head Coach
Cornell College Varsity Wrestler
Colorado State Champion

     
     
Nate Gallick
Univ. Tennessee Asst. Coach
Iowa State NCAA Champion
US Freestyle National Champion
Bronze at 2008 US Olympic Trials
Nick Mitchell
Grandview College Head Coach
Former Asst. Coach at Wartburg
3x Wartburg College All-American
3x Iowa Conference Champion

Trent Paulson
ISU NCAA Champion
ISU 3 x All American
Big 12 Conference Champion
Univ. Freestyle Nat'l Champ
     

Ramico Blackmon
US National Freestyle Champion
4X US Nat'l Freestyle All-American
Former OTC Resident Athlete
Team Excel Guest Clinician

Eric Voelker
ISU 2 x NCAA Champion
ISU 3 x NCAA All American
Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame
IA Junior Olympic Guest Clinician

Jesse Jantzen
Former Harvard Asst. Coach
2004 Harvard NCAA Champion
2004 NCAA Outstanding Wrestler
3 x NCAA All American
 

 

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