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Veteran coach starts program for kids in southwest Detroit

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Rodriguez, 77, was never what we refer to nowadays as an “at-risk child.” His parents didn’t come all this way from Mexico to let their five boys be hooligans. But it was wrestling that sent him to the University of Michigan and gave him a purpose and a platform, and it’s wrestling that he’ll teach to any 10- to 14-year-old in southwest Detroit who’s willing to learn.

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In several weeks, history will be made in one of America’s largest cities when the Beat the Streets-Detroit launches its initial program on September 15, 2009.

The Co-Directors, Mark Churella, former 3X NCAA Champion and Mike Rodriguez, 2X NCAA Runner-up both wrestled at the University of Michigan located nearby in Ann Arbor.

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In 2007, Mike was recognized nationally as the coach with the most wins in high school wrestling with 732. He coached at Detroit Catholic Central HS for 51 years where his teams won 7 State High School Championships.

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Jim Keen, President of Cliff Keen Products, was very instrumental in the development of urging the Detroit community to begin a Beat the Streets Wrestling Program. The company will also be supplying 100 uniforms and practice gear for the entire program.

Asics and AC Sports will be providing discounted shoes to all the wrestlers as it does for all new cities who launch new programs.

The organization is a 501C3 not for profit have partnered with the City of Detroit Recreation Department, Detroit Public Schools and the Southwest Neighborhood Association.

Registrations has already begun with the distribution of flyers and posters throughout the middle schools and recreation areas in the city.

Mark Churella is providing the mat and found space in Mexican Town for the program. According to Jim Keen, “In addition, and probably most importantly, Mike Rodriguez is providing all his time for coaching these kids. You couldn’t find a better person than Mike to head this up with all his lifetime experiences with these kids. He’s the best there is.”

Al Bevilacqua, Chairman of the Beat the Streets USA Wrestling program, “USA Wrestling is excited to add Detroit to its newly created national effort that began in 2008. Detroit, a city with 1.8 million people and 79 public high schools do not have 1 school with schoolboy wrestling.

The city itself has been savaged by the economic downturn. Now, al least their kids have an opportunity of becoming involved with a great activity.

The organization has found an ideal location in the Mexican neighborhood and will be using the Patton Recreation Center that is surrounded by several middle schools. The Patton Recreation facility is “the place” that is familiar with youth activities in the area.

The kids will now be exposed to the “magic of wrestling.”

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Jim Lee and Randy Forrest hosted the Inaugural Summer Wrestling Camp for Norfolk.

They had a good turnout with many compliments from the parents and kids. A review of the program appeared on

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On Wednesday, July 29, 7 Beat the Streets, NYC wrestlers took a field trip to Washington DC accompanied by President and Executive Director Brian Giffin, special consultant Bill Crum and Wingate HS coach Steve Flanagan.

The trip was made at the request of World Champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist Bill Scherr. Scherr is the Chairman of World Sport Chicago, a group dedicated to providing school based sports programs not only in Chicago but Worldwide as a legacy of Chicago’s effort to bring the Olympic Games to the Windy City in 2016.

Scherr is also on the Board of the Olympic Organizing Committee and Chairman of their Athlete’s Advisory Committee.

Chicago 2016 was putting on a demonstration for Congress featuring several Olympic Sports, including wrestling. As Mr. Scherr stated, “Beat the Streets, New York, has made remarkable progress that all cities and all sports could use a model.”

The kids demonstrated the sport of wrestling for about 2 hours out on the lawn and were heard inspiring remarks from a number of Olympians supporting the bid as well as Congressman Mike McIntyre (D-NC), who is the chairman of the House Youth Sports and Fitness Caucus.

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They are in the final planning stages for the inaugural Beat The Streets- Detroit Wrestling Program. The kick off date is set forTuesday, September 15^th at 4:00 p.m. Joy Ride: End of the Road buy Depth Charge divx Mike Rodriguez and Mark Churella have secured a great facility in southwestern Detroit (Mexican Town), the Patton Recreation Center.

It is their hope to have Henry Cejudo attend the opening day in September.

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It’s a cool summer evening at the Linden Recreation Center where people are taking time out of their day to enjoy the weather. As some sit on park benches talking, kids play on the playground and the North East Falcons youth football team begins fitting its players with equipment. One way or another, the people there are taking it easy, except for those inside the center itself.

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Inside there is a group of 20 youth wrestlers sparring with such fervor that it would be hard to distinguish this routine practice from a mid-winter tournament. As the kids continue to wrestle, Brian Church shouts out advice and takes mental notes on the progress he’s seeing in each of the kids.

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Camp helps at-risk kids beat the streets

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NORFOLK – Two men are on a mission to inspire young people to do the right thing.

Jimmy Lee and Randy Forrest started Beat the Streets, a wrestling camp for at-risk children.

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At this camp, the coaches go to the mat to encourage kids to live moral lives. Prayer time is part of the lesson.

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A lot has been said already about the 2009 USA Wrestling National Wrestling Team that will be participating in the 2009 World Freestyle Championships in Herning, Denmark.

Experience, is always a major factor in any type of high level competition but for some reason the United States has always fared very well with first time young men. They enter the championships with “fire”in their eyes…a USA trademark. The Russians called the USA in our run in the 1980’s as having “the eye of the tiger”.

If my memory serves me correctly in the 1970 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada, a recent Oklahoma University NCAA Champion by the name of Wayne Wells won the gold medal that led to his stunning 1972 Gold Medal in Munich.

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In 1971 a young man called “Gable” a recent graduate from Iowa State blasted on to the scene winning a World Championships in Bulgaria. He later would join another Iowa State University alumnus at the Munich Olympics Games where Ben Peterson, coming off his victory as an NCAA Champion, won the Gold in his first international event. They both would join Wells giving the USA 3 Gold’s!

This bit of news may be a good omen for Jake Varner, Iowa State NCAA Champion, who will be making his first trip to the “big show”.

In 1973, a mid-shipman from the Naval Academy Lloyd Keaser shocked the world in Tehran winning a Gold Medal.

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And now we come to the 1980’s and early 1990’s.

As many of you should already know or perhaps, unaware of the greatest success the United States was in the 80’s and 90’s. It was the result of the developmental programs put in place in the 70’s and early 80’s that paid dividends throughout those years.

39 World and Olympic Gold Medals in just 14 years plus two Free Style World Team Championships. That exceeded the entire previous 74 years.

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Enter John Smith, OSU to the world level. It began right after graduation in 1987 and would continue on to 1992…4 world championship, two Olympic gold’s. Bobby Weaver-1984, Randy Lewis-1984, Dave & Mark Schultz-1984, Ed & Lou Banach-1984, Bill Scherr-1985, Kenny Monday-1987, Kevin Jackson-1991, Tom & Terry Brands-1993, Kurt Angle-1995, Les Gutches-1997, Sam Henson-1998, Steve Neal-1999, Brandon Slay-2000 and Bill Zadick 2006.

A special note, Kevin Jackson went on to win another world championship and an Olympic Gold Medal.

There is many other silver and bronze medalists in their first year that led to world and Olympic Championships like Melvin Douglas who in his first year won a silver medal and went on to a world championships in1993.

America with all of its power and wealth will be back in the top tier very shortly. The missing piece to the puzzle is the commitment of the wrestling community in coming together.

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If it is at all possible we hope you can travel to Denmark by joining the New York City group who will be attending the 2009 World Championships.

A long journey begins with the first step.

It is the beginning of their journey to London for the “lucky seven” with a new national freestyle coaching staff and new vision for the Olympic cycle.

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