BEAT THE STREETS WRESTLING INC

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE PROGRAM PROVIDES EQUIPMENT, COACHES, AND ORGANIZED COMPETITIONS TO NYC MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO CREATE AND IMPROVE WRESTLING PROGRAMS.JUNIOR LEAGUE STUDENT-ATHLETES LEARN HOW TO BE SELF-RELIANT AND WORK ON A TEAM, IMPROVE THEIR FITNESS AND DEVELOP BASIC WRESTLING SKILLS. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS 24 MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS, OFFERING PROGRAMS TO FIRST THROUGH EIGHTH GRADERS. IN THE 2023-2024 SEASON, THERE WERE 380 JUNIOR LEAGUE PARTICIPANTS, 104 OF WHOM WERE GIRLS. THERE IS A STRONG EMPHASIS ON CONTINUING AN ATHLETIC CAREER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, SERVING AS A FEEDER PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL-LEVEL PUBLIC SCHOOL ATHLETIC LEAGUE (PSAL) WRESTLING PROGRAMS AS WELL AS SOME PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

THE BEAT THE STREETS ACADEMY IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM GEARED TO PROVIDING OUR MOST ENGAGED STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH A DYNAMIC AND HOLISTIC EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. ACADEMY MEMBERS WILL NOT ONLY LEARN VALUABLE WRESTLING SKILLS FROM BTS STAFF-COACHES BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS THAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN LIFE. THE PROGRAM RUNS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND IS CENTERED AROUND 10 ACADEMY DAYS, FEATURING WORLD-CLASS CLINICIANS AND SPEAKERS, AN ANNUAL CAREER DAY, COLLEGE VISITS, LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS, AND COLLEGE / CAREER PREP. IN 2023-24, THE ACADEMY HAD A 100% GRADUATION AND COLLEGE/MILITARY ENTRANCE RATE FOR PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. 100% OF PARTICIPANTS INCREASED IN AT LEAST ONE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CAPACITY SUCH AS SELF-CONFIDENCE, COMMUNITY, SELF-MANAGEMENT, ETC. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES ALSO SUCCEEDED ON THE WRESTLING MAT AS WE HAD THE FIRST-EVER NY BOYS' STATE CHAMPION ACADEMY MEMBER. ACADEMY MEMBERS ALSO GARNERED NATIONAL RECOGNITION WINNING A NATIONAL TITLE AND ACHIEVING ALL-AMERICAN HONORS AT VARIOUS TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OFF THE MAT STUDENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR COMPLETION OF HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS GETTING ADMITTED INTO SOME OF THE NATION'S BEST UNIVERSITIES. BTS SENDS STUDENT-ATHLETES TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS. BY FULLY FUNDING COMPETITION AND TRAVEL, BTS YOUTH FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS CAN COMPETE WITH THE BEST ATHLETES IN THE COUNTRY AND BECOME EXPOSED TO COLLEGE COACHES AT THE D1, D2, AND D3 LEVELS. THEY ARE ALSO ABLE TO VISIT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND DIFFERENT COLLEGE CAMPUSES AS A PART OF THE EXPERIENCE.