Our StaffOur staff consists of volunteer coaches who are all background checked and certified by USA Wrestling. We recognize that the lessons our wrestlers learn off the mat are just as important as what they learn on the mat. Germantown Wrestling proudly salutes Program Head Coach Craig Staton, 2017 Montgomery County Principal of the Year! We also would like to recognize our 2017-18 Coach of the the Year-Greg Elliott.
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Established in 2011Germantown Wrestling is an instructional program dedicated to teaching wrestling fundamentals to young men and women ages 5 to 14 to enhance their preparation for other sports or High School wrestling. Beginning wrestlers wrestle for Germantown in the Damascus Sports Association Wrestling League (DSAWL) which is an instructional youth wrestling league comprised of teams from Montgomery and Frederick Counties. More experienced or advanced wrestlers wrestle for Germantown in the Maryland Junior Wrestling League (MJWL)
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Our GoalOur goal as a coaching staff is to provide each wrestler with the necessary fundamentals and skills to succeed in the sport of wrestling through various individual and team strategies. We emphasize family, team, academics, community, and sportsmanship both on and off the mat!
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Our Team
Dave Blankenship
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Craig Staton
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Greg Elliott
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Charlie Gaba (above left)
Coach, Travel
Coach, Travel
- 4th year with Germantown Wrestling
- Graduate, Clemson University
- Former Youth and High School Wrestler
- 4 children ages 5 to 12, All current Germantown Wrestlers
- favorite quote .....“BYOG Bring Your Own Guts” .....Dabo Swinney.
Jose Calderon
Intramural Commissioner
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justin Pearl
Coach, Intramural
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