BEAT THE STREETS LOS ANGELES BLOG

Typically, when athletes forfeit in competition, smiles of joy aren’t the first thing you see. But when twin sisters Emilie and Brianna Gonzalez both decided to forfeit their finals match at Junior Nationals—or Fargo—last month, they ran out onto the mat with matching ear-to-ear grins as they shook hands and accepted a stop sign award signifying their first shared championship. This was the first time the Gonzalez twins opted to double-forfeit out of wrestling each other. The

The week-long span of wrestling concluded on Saturday in the Tokyo Olympics, with the United States taking home nine medals in a dominant finish full of historic performances. The nine medals earned not only pushed the U.S. wrestling team ahead of the Russian Olympic Committee and Japan to the top of the medal board, but also marked the most medals earned by the U.S. since the 1984 Olympics. Impressively, the men’s freestyle team also medaled in all five weight classes they s

On Saturday, July 24th at Will Rogers State Beach from 12:00pm-2:00pm LA’s newest women’s professional sports team – Angel City FC – will be distributing athletic gear, including Nike sports bras, to the girls of Beat the Streets LA. In addition to the gear distribution, there will be a beach wrestling clinic. This event is for girls in grades 6-12 and is limited to the first 30 girls that sign up. After you register, you will receive periodic updates about the event, includ

The six-week Fall Academy, using a hybrid model that incorporated online instruction with outdoor, socially-distanced team workouts, wrapped up this month after serving over 270 boys and girls. Noting an exciting increase in student participation and engagement, Beat the Streets Los Angeles plans to continue providing a fun and safe outlet for our youth in coming months. "Fall outdoor workouts with Beat the Streets LA have provided my children with much needed social interact

This fall, Beat the Streets Los Angeles launched an initiative to more fully live up to our promise of “Building Tomorrow’s Leaders” with a selective program offered to high school juniors, seniors, and recent high school graduates. The Tomorrow's Leaders Program is designed for our most exemplary young men and women who are passionate about wrestling, youth development, career development, and developing wrestling coach skills. The first phase of the Tomorrow’s Leaders Progr

For the first time since March, over 250 of our student-athletes will meet to take part in socially-distanced outdoor workouts as part of our 6-week Fall Academy. Each of these outdoor workouts will adhere to the guidelines for youth sports set forth by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. During these workouts, our wrestlers will engage in solo wrestling skills and drills, strength exercises, and conditioning exercises involving heavy ropes, agility ladders, a

Adversity turned into opportunity as Beat the Streets Los Angeles coordinated its first-ever virtual wrestling camp experience for over 200 youth this summer throughout Los Angeles and surrounding communities. Each of the 204 girls and boys who signed-up for the Summer Academy received a custom Beat the Streets LA cinch-bag that contained a yoga mat, chess set, book ( Way of the Warrior Kid or Unstoppable ), Rx Smart Gear Jump Rope, Summer Academy t-shirt, and custom workboo

In the absence of live events, we thought you might enjoy re-living the incredible wrestling matches from our 2019 Annual Benefit and International Competition. The matches - along with commentary from Olympic Champion Helen Maroulis and UFC Champion Josh Barnett - are now posted on our website: btsla.org/hollywood-v-bollywood . The Team USA lineup highlighted World champions Adeline Gray, Tamyra Mensah-Stock and Jacarra Winchester as well as World medalists Alli Ragan, Sarah

In light of the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, we've made the difficult decision to postpone our 6th Annual Benefit previously scheduled to take place on May 16th, 2020 until further notice. Although we have paused our in-person programming, we remain committed to promoting physical fitness, healthy living, academic achievement, and character development for our youth. To that end, we are currently implementing the following activities: The Beat the Streets #MillionMinut

Since 2012, Beat the Streets Los Angeles has mentored countless youth wrestlers that have continued their wrestling careers at a number of high schools across the Greater Los Angeles Area. Through a series of strong partnerships, Beat the Streets LA has youth community programs operating year-round at over ten high schools. In October 2019, Beat the Streets LA created the Wrestling Empowerment Grant. The purpose of this grant is to enhance and strengthen high school programs