Beat the Streets Academy application opens for 2025-26 season
- Brandon Cain
- Sep 15
- 2 min read
The application process is open until Sept. 22 for New York City middle school and high school student-athletes.
Beat the Streets is now accepting applications for its 2025-26 Academy program, a holistic development program for New York City middle school and high school students.
The Academy is designed to provide students with personal development opportunities and world-class wrestling instruction. Open to students of all wrestling experience, the program emphasizes discipline, work ethic, hard work and academic success alongside wrestling development.
The program includes 10 Academy weeknight sessions during the school year over two semesters (five each in fall/spring). The sessions include guest speaker and a wrestling practice session. Guest speakers cover important life skills and leadership topics to help student-athletes excel off the mat. Past clinicians and speakers have included former Olympic champions, U.S. World Championship team members, NCAA men's and women's coaches and champions and more!
Academy benefits:
Life skill workshops
College readiness workshops
Local college visits
Travel competitions
Mentorships
SAT college prep
College scholarships
Access to career day
NYC student-athletes can apply to join the Academy by clicking the link below. Selected student-athletes will be notified via email prior to the start of the program.
To register to become a BTS student-athlete, visit btsny.org/register. For more information on BTS programs, email BTSNY Executive Director Bob Seidel at bseidel@btsny.org.
Since being founded in 2005, Beat the Streets has pioneered a movement that now includes 150 individual wrestling programs, a youth league and the first girls high school league.
BTS works to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and strengthen the New York City wrestling culture. We aim to make a lifelong impact on student-athletes through the lessons learned on the wrestling mat -- discipline, perseverance, self-reliance, humility and a strong work ethic. Discover how you can make a meaningful contribution to our work at btsny.org/donate.
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