2025 - 2026 Season Info
Advanced preseason information:
December 1, 2025, to January 27, 2026.
Practices will be Mondays and Tuesdays 6:00 - 7:00pm in the Magic City Campus wrestling room.
This advanced preseason session is for wrestlers at least 9 years old with 2 full seasons of wrestling experience. Coaches will use their discretion to decide if a wrestler is ready or not for preseason.
Payment of $75 per month is due on the first night of preseason practice (you may pay all $150 right away, or pay $75 on December 1, and $75 on January 5). Check, cash or Venmo @DakotaRattlers.
Beginner preseason information:
January 4, 2026, to January 25, 2026.
Practices will be Sundays 6:00 - 7:00pm in the Magic City Campus wrestling room.
This beginner preseason session is for beginner wrestlers of any age (over the age of 5) with less than 2 year of wrestling experience. Coaches will teach the basics of wrestling and prepare the beginner wrestlers for the upcoming regular season.
Payment of $20 is due on the first night of preseason practice - check, cash or Venmo @DakotaRattlers.
Preliminary regular season information (NOT final):
February 2, 2026, to April 30, 2026.
We will be continuing the separate sessions for older, experienced wrestlers this year. Practices will be Mondays and Tuesdays, beginning February 23, 2026, at the Magic City Campus wrestling room. Practice times are as follows:
Session 1: 5:30 - 6:45pm, grades 7 - 12 (with experience)
**Wrestlers in grades 7 - 8 may also attend Session 3 listed below at MSU.
Youth practices will be Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, beginning Feb 2, 2026, at the MSU wrestling room. Practice times are as follows:
Session 2: 6:00 - 6:45pm, grades K - 3
Session 3: 6:45 - 8:00pm, grades 4 - 6 (along with grades 7 - 8 with no experience)
**Wrestlers may be moved from one practice session to another upon coaches' discretion.
2026 Club dues are as follows:
$100 for a first year Rattler of any age!
$225: one youth wrestler
$350: two youth wrestlers in the same household
$450: three+ youth wrestlers in the same household
$100 per wrestler in grades 9 - 12
A USA Card is mandatory for every wrestler, except those that attend the beginner preseason sessions and decide not to continue into the regular season. This is required for insurance reasons, and your wrestler will not be allowed on the mat without it. $50 per wrestler is paid to USA Wrestling. To become a member or renew your membership, go to www.usawmembership.com. You will need to enter your USA wrestling card number for each wrestler to complete this registration.