Summer Session

Summer session will begin begin on Monday June 27th @ Edgemont High School. The new practice schedule will be from 6:30-8:00pm Monday and Wednesday. Please have your USA wrestling cards handy and arrive 15 minutes early to every practice!

Athletes, good luck on your finals and we will see you on the mat!

Updates

Congratulations to Nick Coco for taking 3rd at the War at the Shore National Folkstyle tournament this past weekend!

Tournaments for the Spring and Summer are listed under the Links & Forms Page.

Pop N' Flo Duals are May 20-22. To reserve a spot on the team please contact Coach Manny.

Practice change!!!!

Due to circumstances beyond our control, practice will start on Monday, March 14th. We will NOT have practice starting March 7th. We apologize for any inconvenience. In the mean time, utilize this time to rest or get ready for strength training with Coach Manny.

Make sure USA cards and registration forms are filled out and ready by the first practice.

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Registration form

Download the registration and waiver form here. Also, don't forget to follow us on Twitter @ InvictusWC and join the facebook group "Invictus Wrestling". Email me if there are any troubles downloading the registration form.

Its official!!!

Invictus Wrestling will OFFICIALLY begin March 7th at our usual location, Louis M. Klein Middle School in Harrison. Practice will be from 5:30-7:30pm Monday and Wednesday. Everyone needs to bring a NEW USA wrestling card and tuition to the first practice. Directions on how to obtain a USA card are under the "links and forms" page. The price of the spring session will be $125 per month or 3 months @ $325!! If you have any questions the best way to contact me is through email.

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We are uber excited to start training future champions this spring! The road to states starts now!

FInally... an update

Its about that time ladies and gentlemen...the season is officially over for everyone. Section 1 had an outstanding performance at the NYS tournament this past weekend in Albany. Section 1 finished 2nd in D1 with 7 state finalist and 4 champs!

IWC had a good showing at sections with a total of 15 place winners. Congrats to all IWC wrestlers for an awesome season. Big congrats to Jacob Berkowitz for being IWC's first section champ! Jacob was the 4th seed at the state tournament, but fell short with some tough battles. Next year, he'll be on the hunt for that state title!

With that being said, it is time for us to get back work. I am waiting to hear on a confirmation, but as of right now we are looking at a start up of next Monday March 7th @ Louis M. Klein Middle School in Harrison. Practice will be from 5:30-7:30 Monday and Wednesday. THIS IS NOT OFFICIAL YET! I will provide updates as I receive them. Until I get confirmation, we will have to sit tight. The price of the spring session will be $125 per month or 3 months @ $325!! If you have any questions the best way to contact me is through email.

- Manny Alayon

New location!

It has been awhile since we have updated Invictus athletes with some good news. We finally have a new spot! Practice will be starting on Monday Dec. 6th from 7-8:30pm @ North Rockland High School. The wrestling room is located in the boys locker room. During this session we will focus mainly on learning, sharpening, perfecting, new techniques, as we are aware that many of the techniques we teach are NOT taught in a typical practice room. This is a great opportunity to not only learn, but to drill with different and tougher guys. We understand that many wrestlers have the Section 1 duals on Monday, so if you cannot make it this Monday then we expect to see you the following Monday. We also know it may be a hassle for some of the Westchester wrestlers to get across the bridge, but car pooling is definitely doable. Many of you are from the same school or neighboring school, so we strongly encourage you to work out a car pool situation. We are only running one day per week and chose to go just on Mondays. Monday seems to not interfere with competitions and impacts school work the least. The cost of this session is only $50 per month! This is an absolute steal, so we expect a tremendous turnout. Before I forget, please bring your USA cards! Or purchase a new USA card if you did not renew yours this past August. Spread the word! Email, call, or text Coach Alayon for any further questions, (845) 598-0333. See you in the room!

Invictus Wrestling Club in-season Info form

Stay classy,

Coach A.

Practice time change

Quick update: practice will be from 6-8pm on Monday at LMK. Be there at 5:45 sharp!

Stay classy,

Coach A.

Practice change- IMPORTANT

Practice will resume again on Monday, September 20th from 5-7pm. I know we had planned for September 13th, but we were unable to get into the room by then. Its a bummer, but we will work with it. The season will be here soon enough, so be prepared to work. See you on the 20th!

Stay classy,

Coach A.

Practice for the reminder of the summer

As of right now, we are trying to get back into our Harrison location for the reminder of the summer. I am not sure if that is going to be possible, but I will keep everyone updated. In the event that we cannot get into Harrison, or find another spot for the reminder of the summer, we will definitely be in Harrison in September. Stay tuned!

www.invictusperformancejournal.blogspot.com

Stay classy,

Coach A.

Practice tomorrow

Practice tomorrow and for the rest of the summer will be at North Rockland High School! Same days, same time: Monday and Wednesday 5-7pm. Don't be late!

Silverback Duals 8/1/10

This weekend Invictus Wrestling took 4th at the Silverback duals. Not bad for having to forfeit 4 weight classes! We are taking a vacation week this week, so there is NO PRACTICE. Practice will resume next Monday 8/10. Practice will not be at Harrison High School for the remainder of the summer. I will have com formation on our new location early this week. As soon as we get the OKAY we will let everyone know. Enjoy your off week!

PRACTICE CANCELED 6/30!!

Sorry for the short notice, but Coach Zurla and I have to attend a coaches meeting. We were trying to have someone cover practice, but that didn't workout. NO PRACTICE ON WEDNESDAY. See ya Monday!


Coach A.

New location

Don't forget, starting today we will be at Harrison High School from 5-7pm. So that means you are at the High School at 4:45! That is about it for updates, check out my new fitness blog! See ya at practice.

www.invictusperformancejournal.blogspot.com


Stay classy,

Coach A.

Coach Alayon's new website!

Just letting all of my wrestlers and fitness enthusiasts know that I have created a website dedicated just to strength training and nutrition. Its geared towards wrestling so check it out!

www.invictusperformancejournal.blogspot.com

Rule number 76...

This must be the first Monday in months that it has not been either cloudy or rainy, what a great way to start a Monday! The Invictus coaching staff hopes you all effectively used your time off and dominated your final exams. Now that finals are done for most of you, we expect to see your faces back in the room! This is our last week over at Louis M. Klein Middle School, next week we will be at Harrison High School. Remember, the new practice schedule will be from 5-7pm Mondays and Wednesdays.

Strength training starts today @ CrossFit Westchester. You will need a parent with you to sign the waiver if you are a newbie to the gym. The class schedule can be found on the "schedule" page of the website.

Big thanks to all of the college wrestlers who have been stopping in to share their knowledge and helping out! We may have a surprise guest coming on Wednesday to run a clinic.

School is over. The road to glory starts NOW. Its time to make those dreams a reality. The only way to get their is to put in the time and hard work. Rule number 76...




Stay classy,

Coach A.


P.S. Apparently you can find me on www.scifit.com

Underground Strength Workout With Zach Even Esh | Underground Strength Gym on Flowrestling

"If you take shortcuts, you get cut short"

As promised, I am here with my Monday updates. We will be at Louis M. Klein Middle School for practice for the next two weeks. Starting Monday, June 28th we will be at HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL from 5-7pm. Hope the earlier schedule does not conflict with anything. We are still working on the 2nd location, and should have a clear answer for everyone by late next week.

Sports performance training starts on Monday, June 28th at CrossFit Westchester. As of right now, I will be holding two classes per day, 3-4pm and 8-9pm. I am willing to open up more classes if enough athletes are interested. I'm super excited about starting the training! I've got some cool workouts planned and its going to be an intense but fun experience. Remember, package deals can be found on the "store" page.

Don't forget to check out Coach Zurla's blog! Part 3 is up!

Summer time = OPERATION MACHINE!






- Manny A.

ESG trials

OKAY I lied. Updates will be done on Mondays instead of Sundays; my brain is off during the weekends. Invictus would like to congratulate the following wrestlers who competed this past weekend at ESG trials. Everyone wrestled great, especially for their first freestyle tournament! Eusebio Moronta-2nd, Jacob Berkowitz- 2nd, Dave Palokoff 2nd, Colin Casey- 1st, Brett Pastore, and Adam Hofling.

I would like everyone to please take this quick little survey and respond by leaving a comment:
Summer Practice Schedule @ Harrison High School, Mondays and Wednesdays
a) 3-5pm
b) 4-6pm
c) 5-7pm
d) 6-8pm

Also, summer lifting signups start now! Contact me for details!

"I'm sorry it took me so long"

Finally, after weeks and weeks I have finally updated the website! I added a new “media” page, so check that out for pictures and videos. For future reference I will make a very conscious effort to update this blog every Sunday. With that being said, here is a summary of what has been going on:

First off, I would like to congratulate all of our athletes who wrestled at the Pop N’ Flo Duals in Lake Placid. It was an awesome tournament with some of the best teams in the country. The tournament was a great learning experience for both the wrestlers and the coaching staff. It was a good measuring stick for our wrestlers to see how they compete against some of the best competition in the country. As coaches, we realized things we need to work on and incorporate in practice to maximize the benefits for our wrestlers. Overall, it was a positive experience for everyone in attendance and we will continue to move forward. Below is a highlight video of the tournament.

Now with the summer approaching I am going to talk about our plans. Summer practice will be held Mondays and Wednesdays at HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL. I will update you on the exact date as soon as I can. We are working on our 2nd location in Northern Westchester, allowing Invictus wrestlers to wrestle up to 4x per week! Also, I will be running Sports Performance classes at CrossFit Westchester all summer. I encourage every wrestler to participate! We will be working on movements to make you stronger, faster, and more EXPLOSIVE. I am training several wrestlers right now who are making amazing gains in strength and power output. I GUAREENTEE you will gain an incredibly amount of strength with my training program. The classes will run Monday-Friday. I will be running 3 classes per day, but the exact times are still in the works. Check out the “store” page to view special combo deals for wrestling and lifting.
With school winding down, studying for finals and regents exams are a priority for our athletes. Here at Invictus, we not only strive for you to become a stellar athlete but also a scholar in the classroom. We have been talking about implementing progress reports to make sure students stay on track with their school work. Nowadays, you have to be more than a star athlete to get into college; good grades are now a MUST. Remember, anything can be achieved through HARD WORK, PRIDE, and DEDICATION.

Stay classy,
Coach Alayon

P.S. Can anyone guess what song is the title of the blog? I’ll give you a clue: it’s a lyric from one of my favorite bands!