2025 Summer Options
- Little Tyke Begineer Camp July 15th-17th
- RB Summer Clinics (5 Weeks)
- RB summer Duals June 21st
Rancho Bernardo Little Tyke/Begineer Camp
(Dates: July 15th-July 17th) Rgister here: LINK
Rancho Bernardo Summer Camp Series
2025 Flyer
Register here: Link
NOTE: Requirement to Attend is Masters Qualifier/Regional Qualifier or Youth State Participant.
Clincians:
| Clincian 1 (June 17th-19th): TBD | ||||||||
RBHS Staff/Alumni |
| Clincian 3: (July 22nd-24th): Adam Hall |
| Head Coach: Utah Valley University Hall just finished his ninth season on staff at No. 8 North Carolina State, where he’s worked under head coach Pat Popolizio since 2015. In 2019, Hall was promoted to associate head coach. “Adam Hall is poised and ready for this opportunity and we’re delighted he will be a Wolverine,” Sumsion said. “He’s had proven success with one of the top programs in the country and stood out among an amazing group of candidates. We’re elated to see Utah Valley Wrestling grow under his leadership as he builds this program on hard work, discipline, integrity, and grit. He is a servant leader who embodies the fearlessness of a wolverine.” “I am overjoyed to become the next head coach of Utah Valley University Wrestling. I first thank my family for supporting me through the hiring process. I also want to thank President Astrid Tuminez, Vice President Val Peterson, Athletic Director Jared Sumsion, and the rest of the search committee for believing in my vision to take the program to the next level. The West, and specifically the state of Utah, has a strong history of successful college wrestlers and I am excited to build on that tradition. I look forward to creating a new level of success in Orem with the best young men who fit the mold and mentality of the program. I have spent the past 13 seasons preparing myself for this moment and I am incredibly excited to have the opportunity. Above all, I am grateful that God has blessed my family and me with this new journey.” During his tenure with the Wolfpack in Raleigh, NC State has won six ACC Championships, including four regular season titles. Since his promotion to associate head coach, the Wolfpack have won five consecutive ACC Tournament Championships. North Carolina State has also finished in the top 10 in the NWCA Coaches’ Poll for eight consecutive seasons. Hall’s recruiting prowess is evident in NC State’s consistent top rankings nationally. Since 2016, the Wolfpack has had five top-5 classes and six straight top-20 classes. Entering the 2023-24 season, North Carolina State has produced 25 All-Americans, 26 ACC Champions, and four top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships with Hall on staff. The Wolfpack have finished 10th at the NCAA Championships in each of the last two seasons. Before joining NC State, Hall was on staff at Columbia University where he earned his Master of Science in sports management in 2015. He received his undergraduate degree at Boise State University in health science studies in 2011, graduating cum laude while also being named to the Dean’s List three times. As a senior in 2010-11, Hall was named the Pac-10 Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year. On the mat, Hall was a two-time NCAA All-American and two-time Pac-10 Champion at 157 pounds for the Broncos. He won 122 matches during his career at BSU, which ranks second in Boise State wrestling history. Hall finished third at the NCAA Championships in 2010 and won a team-high 32 matches as a junior. He followed that up with a fifth-place finish as a senior in 2011. His post-collegiate career also includes a fifth-place finish at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, and he was also a U.S. Open place-winner in 2013 and 2014. Originally from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Hall and his wife, Christine, were married in 2017 and are parents to two children, Theo and Charley. |
| Clinician 4(July 29th-July 31st): Josh Watts |
| Head Coach: Concordia University Hometown: DeWitt, Iowa Alma Mater: Loras College Josh Watts was officially named Head Wrestling Coach at Concordia University on July 17, 2024. Watts became the 13th head coach in the history of the program. Prior to taking on the role at Concordia, Watts spent 13 years at the helm of Iowa Western men’s wrestling, a powerhouse program within the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). He also oversaw the women’s wrestling program that was inaugurated in 2021. During his tenure leading the Reivers, Watts coached eight men’s national champions, two women’s invitational national champions, one women’s JCNC national champion, 123 national qualifiers and 69 combined men’s and women’s All-Americans. Recognized nationally for his coaching prowess, Watts was tabbed the NJCAA National Coach of the Year in 2020 and the NJCAA Wrestling Coaches Association Man of the Year in 2022. He was also twice honored as the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Coach of the Year in both 2020 and 2023. Watts led the Rievers men’s wrestling program to national tournament top 10 placements 10-straight years from 2015 through 2024. Both his 2020 and 2023 squads placed third in the NJCAA. The ’20 team also finished as the runner up at the NJCAA National Duals. Watts’ collegiate coaching experience also includes stints as the head coach at NJCAA Darton College of Albany, Ga., from 2007-2011 and as assistant coach at NCAA Division III Loras College of Dubuque, Iowa, from 2005-2007. Watts’ 2010 Darton team placed 10th at the NJCAA National Championships. In sum, Watts arrives at Concordia with 17 years of head coaching experience. Prior to his coaching career, Watts starred on the mat at both the high school and collegiate levels. He completed his prep career at Davenport Assumption as the winningest wrestler in Iowa high school history (upon graduation) with a 190-4 overall record. Watts won three state championships and was named a high school national All-American while regarded as one of the top 25 recruits in the country. Watts is an Iowa High School Athletic Association Hall of Famer. As a collegiate competitor, Watts wrestled for two years at NCAA Division I University of Northern Iowa before wrestling for two seasons at Loras College. Watts earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education from Loras. Josh and his wife Cari have four children: Aidan, Jaxson, Karver and Maverick. Josh is a native of DeWitt, Iowa. |
| Clincian 5: (August 5th-7th) Chris Pendleton |
| Chris Pendleton, one of the most successful collegiate wrestlers in the history of the sport, was selected to lead the Oregon State program on March 29, 2020. In just two seasons at Oregon State, Pendleton already has the Beavers as Pac-12 Conference and national contenders. The first Pac-12 team championship – with five winning individual titles – highlighted the third season at the helm of the Beavers for Pendleton. Seven qualified for the NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, five – Brandon Kaylor (125), Cleveland Belton (141), Matthew Olguin (165), Aaron “Mateo” Olmos (174) and Trey Munoz (184) – qualified automatically after winning individual conference titles. OSU finished 29th at the NCAA National Championships where Trey Munoz clinched All-American honors after finishing in sixth place. Pendleton’s third season included bouts against ranked nonconference foes including Penn State, Oklahoma State (in front of a crowd of almost 7,000), Cornell and Princeton. Oregon State finished 12th at the 2022 NCAA National Championships, the Beavers’ best finish in a decade. Brandon Kaylor (125), Devan Turner (133), Grant Willits (141) and Hunter Willits (157) all earned All-America honors, the team’s most in a single year since 1995. The Beavers placed second at the Pac-12 Championships, just a half point out of first, with Trey Munoz taking the conference title at 184 pounds. Kaylor (125), Grant Willits (141), Hunter Willits (157), Ryan Reyes (197) and Gary Traub (heavyweight) all finished second at the tournament in Tempe. OSU, meanwhile, placed eight wrestlers at the NCAA Championships after Pac-12s, the team’s most in more than a decade. Kaylor, Turner, Grant Willits and Hunter Willits were all named Pac-12 Wrestlers of the Week during the season; the four selections tied for the most in the conference. Not surprisingly, after all those team accolades, Pendleton was named the Pac-12’s Coach of the Year. He joins Joe Wells (1994) as the only Oregon State coaches to earn the honor within their first two seasons in Corvallis. In Pendleton’s first season at the helm in 2020-21, Oregon State went 4-5 in duals that included wins over Pac-12 foes Cal Poly and Little Rock. OSU finished second at the Pac-12 Championships with 123.0 team points, just 15 points behind first-place Arizona State. Pendleton coached Turner (133) and Grant Willits (141) to their second individual Pac-12 Championship titles. He led Hunter Willits (157), Reyes (184), and J.J. Dixon (197) all to a runner-up finish at the Pac-12 Championships. Kaylor (125) also earned a top-three finish, third-place, at the Pac-12 Championships. Six wrestlers — Kaylor, Turner, Grant Willits, Hunter Willits, Reyes, and Dixon — qualified for the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships in the first season under Pendleton. Beaver wrestlers posted a combined overall record of 88-80 (.524) and 44-46 (.489) in duals. In 2021, OSU went 51-45 in matches decided by decision and 23-16 in major decision matches. Pendleton arrived at Oregon State after spending the previous six seasons as an assistant coach at Arizona State. The Sun Devils had won three of the last four Pac-12 titles prior, including scoring 141.5 points (most by ASU since 1993) on its way to the conference crown earlier this month. ASU finished the shortened season ranked No. 6 in the country and defeated seven top 20 teams, including snapping No. 1 Penn State’s 60-match win streak. During his six-year campaign in Tempe, he solidified himself as one of the premier coaches in the country. Pendleton represented the United States as one of the USA Wrestling Freestyle Junior Team assistant coaches in Finland in August 2017. During his time at Wyoming, the Cowboys made great strides, guiding his wrestlers to back-to-back West Regional titles, two-straight All-American honors and multiple conference championships. Pendleton also earned the Cowboys their fourth regular-season Mountain West dual title in six years. In his time as a student-athlete at Oklahoma State, Pendleton was considered one of the top athletes in the sport. A two-time NCAA Champion and three-time All-American selection at 174 pounds, Pendleton led Oklahoma State to three-straight NCAA Team Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2004, while accumulating an overall collegiate record of 118-12. Pendleton was also the Big 12 champion in his weight class in both 2003 and 2005. In 2012, InterMat tabbed him one of the 10 Best College Wrestlers of the 2000s. Pendleton is a key figure for Team USA. He was a three-time national team member as a competitor and has since served as a coach. Pendleton is still active in the U.S. freestyle scene and wrestles in various competitions throughout the world. In April 2014, he competed in the ASICS Las Vegas/Open Wrestling Championships at 97 kilograms (213 pounds). Pendleton was also a three-time member of the U.S. National Team under Arizona State head coach Zeke Jones. Coach Pendleton was the California prep champion at 145 pounds at Lemoore High School. He is a 2006 graduate of Oklahoma State with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Pendleton and his wife, Selanee, have two sons, Ryker and Rogue. |
RB Summer Team Duals
Why Wrestle?
- Anyone can do it – You are grouped by age and weight, so it doesn’t matter if you are small, short, tall or big. Every size and shape has a style that can be successful.
- Everyone gets to participate – Unlike team sports like football and lacrosse, there is no riding the bench. No politics or favorites. Every wrestler has a chance to participate and compete.
- They learn valuable life lessons:
- Personal accountability – When you win, it’s because you did it. No one else takes credit; no one else to blame.
- Don’t give up when things get hard – Now days on-demand technology has conditioned kids to turn off their games if they die or change the channel if they don’t like a show. Wrestling puts you in situations where you have to dig in and fight to reap the rewards. It’s all you in a wrestling match and there’s an incredible feeling of getting your hand raised when winning a hard fought match.
- How to handle adversity – In every match someone will win and someone will lose. Losing in a team sport is disappointing but it’s different when it’s only you. In wrestling, you learn how to lose gracefully and more importantly, how to quickly put it behind you and work hard to improve for the next match. You approach defeat as part of the learning process.
- How to perform – Any given tournament, a wrestler may have 2-5 matches or even more depending on the format. They can easily get 50+ matches in a season. They have to mentally prepare for a match, learn how to stay calm under pressure, and deal with the feelings of anxiousness and nervousness over and over again. This repetition makes it second nature and prepares them for life. They know how to approach a speech or a big meeting or an interview because they’ve learned how to step up when it’s their time to perform.
- Persistence – Some kids find success early, but many will lose more than they win early on. In fact, many of the greatest wrestlers started out losing their first few seasons. It can take a couple of years, if not more, before it finally clicks. But when it does, it’s one of the greatest moments to observe. The lights come on, their confidence starts growing and they start beating opponents who they’ve lost to several times. This is when they truly become a wrestler.
- Real confidence is built – Confidence is built through accomplishing hard things. Praise is fine, but only lasts for so long. When you master a skill, score with a move you’ve been practicing or win a match over a tough opponent, it’s because of the work you put in.
- Incredible conditioning – Wrestling uses every part of your body and is one of the toughest sports to train and compete in. Kids build core strength and great cardio. You will be in shape.
- Great for other sports – Many get into wrestling because they are football players or in other sports and they want to improve their skills. Wrestling improves body awareness, balance, coordination and the ability to control someone else.
- Energy outlet -Kids have a ton of energy and they need a way to channel it. Wrestling practices and matches are non-stop with no down time.
- Competitiveness – If you are competitive by nature, you will love wrestling. Competing and winning against another individual is fun and a great sense of accomplishment.
- Fun – It’s fun to win, it’s fun to compete and it’s fun learning and executing new moves. And while it’s an individual sport, there’s also a special bond that wrestlers have. (From Level Up Wrestling)