BEAT THE STREETS LOS ANGELES BLOG

Register for the 2021-22 Season
At each of our programs, the coaches and mentors of Beat the Streets Los Angeles work to carry out our mission to empower and transform the lives of youth through the sport of wrestling. Register now to be part of...
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Hiring: Up2Us Sports AmeriCorps Coach
In direct partnership with Up2Us Sports (link), Beat the Streets Los Angeles is looking for a part-time AmeriCorps Coach to serve for the upcoming 2021-2022 season. Additional details of this particular AmeriCorps program, can be found here (link). Benefits include...
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Tokyo Olympics Recap
  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...
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Mustang Wrestling Camp Transportation
We are incredibly excited to be sending a group of highly dedicated student-athletes to the Mustang Wrestling Camp from Sunday, August 1st until Thursday, August 5th in San Luis Obispo. Camp details, such as schedule, items to bring, and general information can...
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Kids Should Not Cut Weight (at all, not even a little) by Carl Fronhofer
I have spent my entire life in the sport of wrestling. I started at age five and continued to compete until I was 30. I have coached at every level, from youth to collegiate as head coach at Columbia University....
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Angel City FC Women’s Gear Giveaway and Beach Wrestling
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...
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Coach Spotlight: Roman Hernandez
Before Roman Hernandez moved in nine years ago, San Pedro was known as a football town. But Hernandez, never one to be afraid of disrupting the status quo, was dead set on starting a wrestling program there. Starting the town’s...
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2020-21 Season in Review
As we conclude the 2020-21 school year, we are grateful to look back on a season of memorable accomplishments and programs for the Beat the Streets LA community.  Tomorrow's Leaders Program Starting last fall, we began the Tomorrow’s Leaders Program,...
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Congratulations to our Graduating Athletes!
This summer, Beat the Streets LA is sending off its graduating senior class to college, the military, and beyond.  Of the graduates, and soon-to-be Beat the Streets LA alumni, 15 will attend college in the fall, two will join the...
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Hiring: AmeriCorps VISTA Position Open for 2021-22 Season
In direct partnership with Up2Us Sports, Beat the Streets Los Angeles is currently looking for a full-time Program Development VISTA for the upcoming programming year. This volunteer position will be through the AmeriCorps VISTA program (link). The benefits of serving...
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