Area 51 Wrestling Club
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About Us

Our Vision

Our wrestling club exists to transform committed athletes into skilled, gritty and confident wrestlers through consistent practice personalized systems and a growth mindset. Our goal isn't just to teach wrestling - it's to empower each wrestler to build and master their own unique path to excellence, focusing on smart improvement over blind effort.


Our mission is "to empower wrestlers to forge their own path to mastery through consistent, personalized practice and a relentless focus on growth -- both on the mat and beyond."

Area 51 Wrestling Club Core Pillars

Personalized Wrestling Systems

Smart Improvement Through Drilling

Smart Improvement Through Drilling

Every wrestler learns all fundamental moves, positions and situations (takedowns, top, bottom) but hones a select few into a personal system tailored to their strengths, style and mindset. Wrestlers co-create their systems with coaches, scripting a series of moves (e.g. setups, defenses, turns, escapes) they drill daily.

Smart Improvement Through Drilling

Smart Improvement Through Drilling

Smart Improvement Through Drilling

Drilling is the secret sauce -- wrestlers learn to drill correctly: automatic, fluid, slick, high-paced and focused. We teach how to work smarter, not just harder, breaking down moves (body position, timing, leverage) and chaining them into series for multiple scoring chances from key positions. Daily practice includes dedicated time for wrestlers to follow and refine their written script, ensuring high-quality, high-quantity reps.

Growth and Mastery Mindset

Functional Strength, Calisthenics, and Gymnastics Training

Functional Strength, Calisthenics, and Gymnastics Training

This club is about owning your growth. Once a wrestler masters their initial system, they add to it -- new techniques, counters, or layers-- pushing their limits while staying sharp. We celebrate process over results, building confidence through effort, adaptation, and resilience. Goals stretch beyond wrestling: short term (e.g. 100 perfect reps), long-term (e.g. 10 takedowns from a new tie up) and personal challenges (e.g. 10 pull-ups, rope climb with no feet).

Functional Strength, Calisthenics, and Gymnastics Training

Functional Strength, Calisthenics, and Gymnastics Training

Functional Strength, Calisthenics, and Gymnastics Training

We build lean, powerful, durable wrestlers using plyometrics, pull-ups, rope climbs, box jumps, kettlebells, battle ropes, sleds, medicine balls and more.  We focus on functional power for wrestling performance, not bulk, supporting optimal natural weight without cutting or restrictive eating. We integrate these activities daily after practice to enhance move execution and prevent injuries, emphasizing proper technique and rest for safe, effective development. We'll feature expert strength coaches 1-2 times monthly for tailored workouts aligned with our equipment and goals.

Our Coaches

Stephen Joseph

Stephen Joseph

Stephen Joseph

Mars Area Jr High Wrestling Coach

Team WPIAL Champ

PA State Qualifier

Wrestled at Edinboro University

Ben Rings

Stephen Joseph

Stephen Joseph

Mars Area Varsity Wrestling Coach

U.S. Army veteran

2x Ohio state finalist

1x Ohio state champion

 Wrestled at Kent State University

Coached 11 students into D1 wrestling programs

Gordan Bieber

Stephen Joseph

Gordan Bieber

12 Years Coaching

Wrestled at Waynesburg University

4-Year College Starter

Ryan McQuade

Keith Brubach

Gordan Bieber

Mars Area Varsity Assistant Coach

Wrestled at Gannon University

171 lb WPIAL Champ

Team WPIAL Champ

4th in State


Keith Brubach

Keith Brubach

Keith Brubach

Mars Area Coach & Alumni

Wrestled at Slippery Rock University

NCWA #1 Ranking Wrestler

NCWA National Runner-Up

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