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We are very excited to host camps at our very own 17,000 square foot wrestling gym, bunkhouses, weight room, and rec room. Register now to guarantee your spot. We are limited to 250 wrestlers in our bunkhouses and will allow an additional 20 commuters per session. We do not have separate housing for females so all female wrestlers will have to commute, except for our all-female SEVEN DAY Takedown Machine Camp in June and SEVEN DAY Three Position Camp in August. In order to off-set the additional housing cost for females that need to attend one of our boys’ camps we will offer a $100 commuter discount for our 5-day camps and $240 discount for our 14-day camp.
We offer you the option to purchase camp insurance through Active Network. If you want to take the risk out of your purchase be sure to add on the Active Refund option at check out. If your wrestler has to attend summer school, is injured or sick before camp, etc. the Active Refund option will allow you to cancel within 48 hours of camp for a full refund! Be sure to read their terms and conditions when you check out.
Our camps (just like all camps) are 70% high school, and 30% middle school and youth. YES, high school seniors can attend our camps.
Girl’s Camp Options
(These camps will have a female coaches staying on-site during camp!)
Boy’s Camp Options
$2870
We take ages 8-19 for the Three Position and Takedown Machine® Camps and ages 10-19 for the Dream Season Camp. YES, high school seniors can attend our camps. We do require that all campers have at least ONE SEASON of wrestling experience.
Register early to take advantage of our payment installment plan! Details below. Commuter option is available for all campers. Reminder, commuters do not stay overnight with us. They must be picked up and dropped off each day. They are welcome to join us for lunch and dinner, but should grab breakfast on their own.
It is very common for our staff to step in and drill / spar / go live with the wrestlers. Obviously we are not there to win or go hard, but to help your wrestlers. If anyone would rather their wrestler (Purler Summer Camper) not train with our coaches, you are expected to OPT OUT by sending an email to us and giving us your wrestler’s name(s) as well as the camp(s) they are attending. [email protected]
Partnering up at Purler Wrestling Camps / Academy, etc: We always ask the wrestlers to partner up at all of our training events, so that they can train with any and all amazing partners we have. It is your child’s responsibility to choose partners close to their age and wt class.
When you sign up for our camps, we will give you a 50% DISCOUNT on the Purler Online Wrestling Academy.
Once you register for this camp, you will receive a coupon code on the thank you page as well as your email so you can sign up for the Online Purler Wrestling Academy
Take our 28 Day Drilled to Death Challenge! All 28 Day Challenge participants will receive a coupon to waive the $179 membership fee to our members only on-line academy. You’ll have access to Nick’s Foundation Wrestling™ System, which covers all the technique taught at camp, plus much more! You’ll be able to review technique any time you choose, plus have access to Nick’s coaching blog, advice articles, practice plans, and more. Plus all 28-Day challenge members will receive a custom gear package valued at $190 and Nick’s book, The Purler™ Way valued at $20. That’s a $389 value!
Come to our Takedown Machine® Camp and Three Position Camp and get a 10% discount on your second camp.
If you choose one of our 5-day camps and our 14-Day Dream Season Camp you get a 10% discount on the Dream Season Camp.
Commuter discounts are also available for wrestlers who are not staying the nights with us.
We can accommodate any wrestlers who wish to stay in between camps with no extra fees. Meals and supervision are included. Only 28 Day Challenge wrestlers will have access to our seminar days between camps.
We are sorry to announce that we are no longer able to do pick up and drop offs for unaccompanied minors, they require too much from a staffing standpoint. Please keep in mind, the classification of someone being a UM has nothing to do with them being under 18. SWA says under 12 is a UM and all other airlines say 14 and under. This means if your child is 14 and under on Alaska, Frontier, United, Delta, or American Airlines they can not fly in alone. For SWA it is children under 12. So if your wrestler is between 12 and 14 they need to fly on SWA. Anyone over 14 can fly on whatever airline you like, under 12 they need to fly in with an adult and return with an adult. If you worry about your child flying alone I suggest booking them on a direct flight so that you don’t have to worry about them missing a connection. Be aware that if your child misses a connection or their connecting flight is canceled they will be required by the airlines to sleep in the airport unless they are 18. That makes for a miserable and stressful night so paying for a direct flight is well worth it.
How to book:
• All airport transportation must be booked on-line at https://www.purlerwrestling.com/airport-transportation-registration/airport-transportation-registration-form/ .
• You are booking flights to Lambert International Airport only, which is STL on the airport code.
• Flights are to be booked, if at all possible, for arrivals between 4:00 PM and 9:00 PM the night before (campers stay out at our facility with the coaches) and departures for the last day of camp. Our last instructional session ends at noon. The afternoon review session is so parents can come watch their wrestlers. Those sessions run 1:00 – 2:15 and 2:15 – 3:30. Wrestlers who are flying out can miss those last sessions an not miss any instruction. It takes an hour to get to the airport, add in the required 2 hour window from the airlines and wrestlers need to plan to leave AFTER 3:00 if they don’t want to miss any instructional time. Please contact us if that becomes an issue.
• Please note if you book a late departure your child may be at the airport for a while. We typically do our last drop offs around 6:00 pm depending on how the schedule fits together. It’s no different than having a long layover, just be sure they are prepared to get their own dinner or snacks at the airport.
Price:
• $75 (total round trip) airport transportation fee per wrestler. One-way is $37.50 per wrestler.
• $25 late booking fee if you book after June 1st.
• $25 late fee if you book 1 week prior to the start of your camp.
• Please book early so that we can make proper arrangements for rental vans and drivers.
• The $75 fee covers transportation to and from, dinner the night they fly in and breakfast the next morning, as well as, the extra night’s stay.
• Also, make sure they have money for the bag fee on their way back if the airline charges for it. They do not take cash at the airport, so if your child does not have a debit card you need to pre-pay this fee when they depart by checking them in on-line.
• Your child is also free to choose Uber/Lyft or taxi service if you like. Just be sure they have the proper apps/phone number ready to go!
How pick up works
It is best if you send your wrestler in a wrestling T-shirt. We will be in our “Purler Wrestling” T-shirts so we will be easy to spot. We ask that anyone flying in on SWA into Terminal 2 wait at baggage claim 1, all other wrestlers fly into Terminal 1 and should wait together at baggage claim 4. There is seating available in both areas. We will create a group message with everyone in their pick up group to give them detailed directions once they have arrived and picked up their bags. They will be told which exits to use, their driver’s name, and what vehicle they are in so there is no confusion
A schedule of groups and pick up times will be emailed out prior to camp. Typically, about 4 to 5 days ahead of time. We include everyone’s phone numbers, driver’s names and numbers so everyone is easily able to communicate delays or changes to the schedule.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
150 Wentzville Bluffs Dr, Wentzville, MO 63385 – (636) 445-3780
1100 Lenora Drive, Wentzville, Missouri 63385 – (636) 887-2700
Registration (Day 1 of your camp) will be between 8:30 and 9:15 a.m. Commuters should arrive by 9:30 am. Please, if you arrive early, wait in the parking lot for registration to begin. We have coaches and campers sleeping in the bunkhouses who may have arrived in the middle of the night in order to be here on time for Day 1. Do not wander around the campground area until you have been checked in and told where to go.
There will be a registration table set up in the parking lot. After checking in please help your wrestler get settled in his bunk and then say your goodbyes. The parking lot has limited space and we need to let others in to drop off their sons. All parents need to leave the campground by 10:00 a.m. so we can get started with camp.
Session times for day 1 will be modified for registration. First meal of camp will be lunch. Be sure you’ve eaten a good breakfast. We will begin the first session at 10:00 a.m. sharp. Group 1 will go 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and Group 2 will go 11:00 a.m. to noon. We will follow the regular schedule after lunch.
| Group 1 – Training Times | Meal Times | ||
| Session I | 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Breakfast | 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
| Session II | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Lunch | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
| Session III | 6:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. | Dinner | 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Group 2 – Training Times | Meal Times | ||
| Session I | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Breakfast | 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
| Session II | 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Lunch | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
| Session III | 7:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Dinner | 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Last session on the last day will end at 2:30 p.m. Last practice of camp (which parents are invited to come watch) will be from 1:00-2:30 PM. Check-out time on our last day of camp will be 2:30 pm. If you can’t make it in by 2:30, please call and let us know when to expect you. We have airport runs and clean-up to do.
Any wrestlers flying out early the last day will be accommodated for.
On the final day of camp, we will re-hit and re-teach key areas that the campers had difficulty with and brush up on some final areas. Session II of the last day will be a very physical review/hard drill session. EVERYTHING covered will be hit many, many times in order to fully reinforce the week’s worth of training. Parents are encouraged to come early and watch what their wrestler has learned over the past four days. Shower, room-check, and head home.
Last session on the last day will go from 1:00 to 2:30. All campers will drill together in one session. Parents are welcome to attend! Shower and head home after.
Three meals a day are provided and will be held in the campground’s dining pavilion.
Five Day Camp Menu (7- Day and 14 – Day Camp Menu is repeated with a dinner for day 5)
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | |
| Breakfast | Cereal Bagels Fruit *optional add on sausage egg cheese biscuit $2 each | Cereal Bagels Fruit * optional add on sausage egg cheese biscuit $2 | Cereal Bagels Fruit * optional add on sausage egg cheese biscuit $2 | Cereal Bagels Fruit * optional add on sausage egg cheese biscuit $2 | Cereal Bagels Fruit * optional add on sausage egg cheese biscuit $2 |
| Lunch | Sub Sandwiches Chips Salad Peaches | Hotdogs Chips Salad Peaches | Pulled Pork/Chicken Sandwiches Chips Salad Peaches | Hamburgers Chips Salad Peaches | Left Overs/Sub Sandwiches Chips Salad Peaches |
| Dinner | Pizza Salad Peaches | Fajita Chicken Rice Bowl Dinner Roll Salad Peaches | Spaghetti Dinner Roll Salad Peaches | Broccoli Chicken Alfredo Dinner Roll Salad Peaches | 7 & 14-Day Camp Dinner Only Penne Pasta Dinner Roll Salad Peaches |
*Menu substitutions may be made if supply issues arise. Typically Velveeta Chicken Pasta Bake or Chicken Teriyaki Rice Bowls are our substitutions.
*If your camper has special dietary needs other than gluten, please contact us at [email protected]ing.com to make arrangements. No peanut products are used in our meal menus or available in our concession stand. We do keep plenty of GF substitutes on hand for all meals so no need to contact us about a gluten allergy. Just have your child let our kitchen staff know and they will be shown where the GF items are located and they will have access to them at any time. We also keep almond milk on hand for anyone who is lactose intolerant. You are welcome to send foods for your child to eat to supplement our menu if they have a food allergy/intolerance. They will need to label their food and a coach will show them where to store it at check in. No foods are allowed in the bunks.
As you can see from the schedule, we will have plenty of time for fun and hanging out. We have a game room area for wrestlers to hang out and watch movies or play games in. We have plenty of room on our 9 acres for outdoor activities as well. There is a volleyball court and large field for outdoor games.
All wrestlers are allowed ONE suitcase along with a back pack/wrestling bag and a mesh laundry bag. Each wrestler will have a 40x 30 x 24 inch shelf and ALL of their gear should be kept on that shelf in order to keep the floor clear for the safety of the kids. Please no trunks/construction style tool boxes. We do not want our floors scratched by dragging them across the bunkhouse.
Here is a list of some things you should pack:
We offer a bulk laundry service for campers staying in between camps, 28-Day Challenge campers, and on day 7 of the Dream Season Camp. If you want your wrestler to use this service please send $15 cash for each laundry day they may need (sorry, we do not have change) in an envelope marked with HIS NAME and “laundry”. We will cover the laundry soap and fabric softener. A mesh laundry bag is also necessary, please make sure it is free of holes! We are not responsible for items that fall out of the laundry bag. Please make sure your son’s name is clearly labeled on the bag with permanent marker!! Sorry, no laundry service for 5-day camps.
How to GUARANTEE your kid’s success at a Purler Wrestling Camp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq0J6-mn46g.
Skin infections and how we deal with them and win the battle over them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv4o5bfSY8Y.
In order to maintain a clean and sanitary bunkhouse, we DO NOT allow snacks in the bunkhouses. There is no area to store food so wrestlers are NOT allowed to bring in their own snacks. We have concession items to purchase for $1 to $2 that they can consume in the rec. room/dining hall areas. They range from protein bars to candy bars, burritos, pizza pockets, and gatorades to sodas. In order to maintain a sanitary environment snacks are NOT allowed in the bunkhouse. We need to make sure the bunks stay clear of mice, insects, ants, etc.
Athletes are to stay within the boundaries of our campground at all times. Anyone caught off the premises will be sent home with no refund. Please make sure your child is aware he/she is here to learn and to train. Everyone paid good money to come and have a positive camp experience and that’s what we intend to provide. Any property damage will result in a fine!!
No bare feet on the wrestling mats. All wrestlers are to change shoes prior to getting on the mats.
Parents are allowed to watch the last session on the final day of camp ONLY. We are maintaining a distraction-free zone. Parents are allowed to come visit your wrestler, but must meet in the designated parking lot with the picnic tables to do so. For the safety of the campers, we do not allow parents, friends, or family members around the kids at camp and will not allow any parents to roam about the camp grounds, dining pavilion, bunk houses, etc. If you decide to take them off-campus please have them check out with a coach before you leave.
