The Boiler Elite Wrestling Club was founded in 1999 in West Lafayette, Indiana to promote amateur wrestling in the state of Indiana and the surrounding region. The goal of Boiler Elite is to improve club members through principled guidance, elite instruction, and intense training, allowing our wrestlers to achieve thier goals, both on and off the mat. With sportsmanship, athleticism, integrity, and scholarship as foundations for our program, Boiler Elite team members excel as citizens and wrestlers. The Boiler Elite Club is grounded in the team concept, fostering the unique brotherhood forged by the work-reward nature of amateur wrestling. These beliefs are shared by coaches, parents, and team members alike.
The Boiler Elite Wrestling Club provdes top-level instruction to amateur wrestlers from ages 4 through college. Hosted by Purdue University, Boiler Elite members enjoy coaching from members of the Boilermaker coaching staff as well as Boilermaker wrestlers themselves. The club practices in the Blake Family Wrestling Training Center, located inside Lambert Fieldhouse on Purdue University campus. This wrestling-specific facility allows the coaching staff to deliver a variety of training regiments and exercises for athletes of all ages and abilities. The site is also home to the annual Boiler Elite Freestyle Open tournament.
Boiler Elite practices are held in the Blake Family Wrestling Training Center located in Lambert Fieldhouse on the campus of Purdue University. This wrestling specific training center is home to the nationally ranked Purdue Boilermaker wreslting team. The facility has 10 airdyne bikes, 2 real runners, a treadmill, and 2 torque machines for wrestling specific conditioning. It also has pull-up bars and weights for strength training and 5 ropes for climbing. There are 2 full size wrestling mats that can fit up to 40 wrestlers at any given time. Two score boards are available to keep time, score, or any other match scenarios. The facility is also fitted with 2 cameras mounted to be able to record every inch of mat space as well as a state of the art recording/play back booth in the office for reviewing practices or wrestle offs. This facility provides everything a wrestler needs to succeed.
The Boiler Elite Wrestling Club now offers classes for 4 age groups; youth, intermediate, high school, and college/open. Youth practices are for children from 4-8 years of age and meet only once a week for an hour. Intermidiate practices are for children from 8-14 years of age and meet twice a week for an hour and a half, slightly longer. High school practices are for high school age children and meet twice weekly for an hour and a half. Collge/open practices are for anyone who has graduated high school and still want to be involved in wrestling or just looking to find a good workout. These practices meet twice a week for an hour. Wrestlers may be moved up or down in groups depending on their size and skill level.
All wrestlers are required to pay a one time registration fee of $60 which includes a USA Wrestling Membership Card as well as a Boiler Elite Club t-shirt. 2 month pre-season (September/October) is $100. Regular club fees are $50/month or $425/yr; and college is $100 semester.
Beginners: To be announced.
Advanced and High School: $60/month for two nights a week, plus registration fees of $125.
College: $175/1st semester (this includes registration fees), $125/2nd semester
*All fees are due the first of each month. If fees are not paid, wrestlers
will not be able to practice until fees are current.
-Good Attendance is strongly recommended. Not only is it a good value and habit to create, but the progress of training is very dependent on it as well.
-There will be no inappropriate language used in practice.
-Appropriate attire should be worn to practice always.
-No Club Member will question the coaches judgment or knowledge during practice time. Any issue can be dealt will after practice.
-Sometimes Club Members will be required to instruct a particular technique or help another club member.
-There will be no talking during club practice time unless it is related to the task, or helping another teammate. It is very easy to tell if a
conversation is unrelated during practice, and the designated disciplinary action will be served.
-Club fees will be due at the required time, unless there is specific arrangements made with one of the coaches
-Club Members should always know their current academic status in order to communicate that to the coach when asked.
-Club Members and parents will be required to check the website for schedule updates. Personal E-mail contact and or Phone contact will be
entered into member contact as well.
-Club Members may be required to participate in community events or fundraising activities with Purdue Wrestling team.
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