Does anyone know if Eric Akin is still doing training on Tuesdays and Thursdays at St. James? Please respond to this message.

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East Kansas Wrestling Club

Yes Eric and I are still doing practices from 6:30 - 8:00 on Tues and Thurs

where is it located and what is the price?

East Kansas Wrestling
Elite Group Training


This intense group training is for serious kid wrestlers well beyond the novice level. Training sessions will be fast paced and lots of hard work. Wrestlers will learn and drill high percentage winning techniques and fundamentals from top-level coaches. Training sessions will include focused drilling, conditioning, and lots of hard wrestling.

Trained by:

Travis Phippen
NCAA All American
NJCAA All American
Pan Am and World
Pankration Champ
Kansas State Champ

Eric Akin
4x NCAA All American
2x Olympic Alternate
US National Champ
World Cup Silver
3x Kansas State Champ


Dates and Locations
St. James High School Wrestling Facility Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30 - 8:00pm

The season is broken into 4 quarters (8 practices each qtr)

First Quarter:
Nov. 18, 20, 25
Dec. 2,4,9,11,16

Second Quarter:
Jan. 6,8,13,15,20,22,27,29

Third Quarter:
Feb. 3,5,10,12,17,18,24,26

Fourth Quarter:
Mar. 3,5,10,12,17,19,24,26


Tournament Schedule
Saturday, December 13, 2008 Park Hill Tournament Kansas City, MO Sunday,
December 14, 2008 Park Hill Duals Kansas City, MO Saturday,
December 20, 2008 Victory Oak Park, Kansas City, Mo Saturday,
December 27, 2008 Rossville Holiday Classic Rossville, KS Thursday,
January 03, 2008 Johnson County Kids Classic Open/Novice Olathe, KS Wednesday,
January 16, 2008 Tulsa Nationals Tulsa, OK Thursday,
January 17, 2008 Tulsa Nationals Tulsa, OK Thursday,
January 24, 2008 Mill Valley Open Shawnee, KS Thursday,
January 31, 2008 Salina Tournament of Champions Salina, KS Friday,
February 08, 2008 T-Bird Open/Novice Topeka, KS Thursday,
February 14, 2008 Linn County Twisters Open LaCygne, KS Friday,
March 14, 2008 Subdistrict Tournaments TBA Friday, March 21,
2008 District Tournaments TBA Saturday,
March 28, 2009 Kansas State Folkstyle Championships Topeka, KS Friday,
April 03, 2009 Folkstyle National Championships Cedar Falls, IA Tuesday,

Cost: 2 Days/wk $80/month 1 Day/wk $60/month
*Second sibling half price
*Single session workouts for non-members $20/workout
*USAW Card is required for insurance purposes and is and additional $30
Option: Wrestlers can remain with their home club and still be a member of these training sessions.

For more information and pre-registration contact:
eakin@kc.rr.com or trav_phippen@yahoo.com