Wrestling

2024-2025 Wrestling Registration is Open

Overview

Since 1972, the Belleville Little Devils organization has been providing opportunities for thousands of youths to participate in the sport of wrestling. With multiple Individual State Champions, state medalists, and outstanding teams, the tradition of this program stands alone in the community.

The wrestling program provides opportunities for youth from the ages of 5-14 to learn the fundamentals of wrestling, but also other outstanding life skills such as hard work, commitment, team-work, discipline, and sportsmanship.

The program offers opportunities to compete locally and state-wide against youth of similar ages and weights. With a room full of past Little Devils and other volunteers, the instruction is taught by certified coaches who have been through a background check and trained through an extensive certification course sponsored by USA Wrestling and the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation (IKWF). The Belleville Little Devils Wrestling program is a proud member of the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation and USA Wrestling.

A complete list of the rules and events for the IKWF and USA Wrestling can be found at www.ikwf.org

Head Coach

The Belleville Little Devils welcomes Marcus Cobbs as the head coach for the 2023-24 wrestling season.

Coach Cobbs is the current head coach at University of Health and Sciences and ‘Pharmacy in St. Louis. Prior to that he was at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., where he had served as the head men's wrestling program from 2017-22. At Benedictine, Cobbs coached eight national qualifiers, three All-Americans, 14 Academic All-Conference athletes, and eight Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Under his leadership, the Benedictine Ravens team ranked in the top 15 in country for team GPA on the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic team.

Prior to Benedictine, Cobbs led the wrestling program at Truett McConnell University (Cleveland, Ga.) from 2014-17. While at TMU, Cobbs produced one national qualifier, along with 14 Academic All-Conference athletes, and eight Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

From 2012-14, Cobbs spent time as an assistant coach at Cumberland University (Tenn.) after acting as interim head wrestling coach at Concordia University (Neb.) for the 2011-12 season.

Cobbs has a Bachelor's in Physical Education with an emphasis in Strength & Conditioning from William Penn University (Iowa) (2011). He received his Master's in Sports Management from Cumberland in 2014.

As a student-athlete, Cobbs earned a trip to the NCAA Division III National Championships as a freshman at Loras College (Iowa). He then transferred to William Rainey Harper Community College in Palatine, Ill, garnering All-America honors and placing fourth at the national tournament. Cobbs also qualified for the NAIA National Tournament while a student at William Penn University (Iowa).

24-25 Season Details Update Coming Soon

Communications

SportsPlus App

The main communication tool used by the Belleville Little Devils is the SportsPlus App. This app is what you registered your athlete(s) through and will house the profile(s) for your athlete(s). This App will be used by the organization as a whole and by your individual team(s) to communicate:

· Practice and Tournament Schedules

· Special Events (Fundraising, Parent Meetings, Award Ceremonies, etc.)

· General Team and/or Club Announcements

This app also provides parents the opportunity to communicate directly to their coaches and other team parents through the Chat Function and direct messaging.

Please download the SportsPlus App after completing registration to stay up to date on any announcements or schedule changes. The SportsPlus App will use the same log-in & password you used for registration.

Google Play Link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobile.thapos&hl=en_US&gl=US

Apple App Store Link:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sportsplus/id1103693671

Facebook Page

We will also be making public announcements and posts on our Facebook Page.

Please like and follow our page: https://www.facebook.com/BellevilleDevils.

Payment & Refund Policy

Registration Fees & Payment

The registration fees for the 2023-2024 Wrestling season are $200 per wrestler. Registration will close on January 15, 2023, and all athletes are expected to be paid in full by this date.

Refund Policy

Refunds can be requested by contacting the Belleville Little Devils Club Treasurer, Paul Dintelmann, at bellevillelittledevils1957@gmail.com. Refunds requested prior to the athlete attending a practice session will be approved at the discretion of the Treasurer. Refunds requested after the athlete has attended a practice session will only be approved under special circumstances and at the discretion of the Belleville Little Devils Executive Committee.