The Evoke Warriors Youth Wrestling Club teaches kids to work hard, listen well, and get back up when they get knocked down. Year-round training — new season starts this September. No experience needed, just a kid who's ready to try.
Wrestling is one of the few sports a four-year-old can actually do — no ball skills required, no bench to sit on, no position to hide in. Every kid is on the mat, every practice. Here's what that builds:
Practice has a structure: line up, listen, drill, repeat. Kids learn to follow instructions and stay on task — and parents tell us it shows up at home and in the classroom first.
Not the participation-trophy kind. The kind that comes from doing something hard, getting a little better every week, and knowing it. A kid who's earned their confidence carries it everywhere.
In wrestling there's nowhere to point the finger — you win or lose on your own effort. Kids learn to lose, shake hands, and come back Tuesday. That lesson alone is worth the whole program.
Tumbling, balance, footwork, falling safely. Wrestling is the best base layer there is — kids who wrestle young pick up every other sport faster.
An hour of practice is an hour of full-body movement disguised as fun. No laps for the sake of laps — just kids too busy playing to realize how hard they're working.
Wrestlers push each other in practice and cheer for each other everywhere else. Your kid gets teammates, older kids to look up to, and a coach who knows their name.
Movement, games, tumbling, and real wrestling fundamentals, all built for young attention spans. Groups are capped at 14 kids so every wrestler gets coached. Thursdays flow right into Ages 7 & Up at 7:30 — one trip covers both groups.
One combined group for every wrestler age 7 and up — fundamentals for newer wrestlers, competition-focused training for the kids already winning tournament medals, everyone pushed at their level. Capped at 14 per group so every wrestler gets coached.
Year-round program · Evoke Fitness · 817 Memorial Blvd, Springfield
Coach Devin wrestled four years of varsity folkstyle, racking up over 100 career wins as a district champion and two-time conference runner-up at 189 lbs. He took third at the Michigan Freestyle state championships, made the Michigan national team, helped Team Michigan bring home a consolation team title at the 2013 Daytona Beach National Duals, and won his opening-round match at the Fargo national championships. He went on to study sport performance at Eastern Michigan University, became a certified personal trainer, and served as an assistant coach for Springfield High School wrestling. And he still competes — most recently taking Greco-Roman gold and freestyle silver at the 2025 Alabama State Games.
"I started this club to grow wrestling in Robertson County — and to give every kid an affordable chance to build their skills and fall in love with this sport."
Evoke Fitness
817 Memorial Blvd
Springfield, TN 37172
Your kid's first practice is free — come see what you think, no strings. If they love it (they will), monthly dues are simple and scaled to family income so any family can make it work.
Wrestling shoes and headgear when they're ready — for the first practices, comfy clothes and a water bottle are all a kid needs.
Always welcome to stay and watch practice. Seating is limited, so come early if you want a spot.
At this age it's not what you're picturing. Practice for the youngest group is movement, balance, tumbling, and learning to fall safely — on padded mats, with a coach right there. Wrestling has one of the lower injury rates among youth contact sports precisely because kids are taught body control from day one.
That's the point. Nobody's born knowing how to wrestle — every kid in the program started at zero. Brand new is the normal way to show up.
Dues are month-to-month, year-round — no season-long contract. If you need to step away, just let Coach Devin know by text, email, or in person. One thing to plan around: there are no makeup sessions for missed practices.
Competing is the goal, but nobody gets thrown in early. Coach Devin typically wants a kid to have 3–6 months of training before he'll even consider their first tournament — they step on the mat ready.
Wrestling shoes, headgear, and a water bottle; a mouthpiece is optional. Wrestlers who move on to competing will need a USA Wrestling membership down the road — we'll walk you through it when it's time.
Absolutely. Girls wrestling is the fastest-growing high school sport in the country, and girls train right alongside the boys at this age.
Two steps and your kid's on the mat. The form takes about two minutes.
Fill out the card below. Groups cap at 14 kids, so don't sit on it — we'll text or call you to confirm.
A liability waiver and medical release (paper or digital) before the first practice, and your kid's on the mat. First practice is free.
We'll text or call you within one business day to confirm.
