The Team Jeff Wrestling Club is a wrestling club for first to six grade ran by coaches Alonzo Shepherd, Luke Smith, and Dominique Smith. Any wrestlers younger than third grade need to be approved by Team Jeff Wrestling Club beforehand. Tournaments will be available for those interested.
Coach Shepherd was a two-time Indiana state placer and three-time qualifier. He racked up 187 career victories, the most ever at Jeffersonville High School and 12th most in Indiana state history. Coach Shepherd wrestled for Indiana University after high school, starting four years for the Hoosiers. While at IU, he was named Academic All-Big 10 and was the deciding match in IU’s historical win over Minnesota.
Coach Luke Smith is a former Jeffersonville HS wrestler and state qualifier. He wrestled collegiately for Indiana Tech. Coach Dominique Smith is a former Jeffersonville HS wrestler, semi state qualifier, and current Clarksville firefighter.
Other coaches are Indiana Hall of Fame Wrestling Coach and former collegiate wrestler Danny Struck, former collegiate wrestler and IHSWCA Assistant Coach of the Year Nick Stewart, IHSWCA Assistant Coach of the Year Joe Somerville, UFC Trainer and retired Marine Brent Maddox, retired Marine and two-time state placer Tom Bartle, retired Military and current BJJ practitioner Evan Myers, and retired Army Veteran Greg Ferraro.
Coach Struck can be contacted at 812-786-2308, Coach Shepherd at 812-786-5796.
Dates
All practices are held on Monday and Wednesday from 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm starting on Monday, 11/4/2024.
Enter JHS through door 17 after 5:45 and head down to the wrestling room.
Cost
Club fees – $60 for the initial signup fee, then $20 a month until the season is over.
You must have a USAW Membership, which costs $40. The provides insurance for club practice and tournaments.