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Grappling House Wrestling Club
Located at 608-3 Railroad Square in Tallahassee, Florida
Meet the Grappling House Staff
The True Strength of a Wrestling Team Lies in the Collective Passion & Expertise of it's Leaders
Head Coach Jason Weslager
As a competitor in Pennsylvania, Coach Weslager finished his HS Career with 115 wins, two state medals (7th and 2nd), an NHSCA National Championship to go along with a runner-up finish from the previous season. He was a 4x Freestyle State Placewinner, a 4x Member of Team Pennsylvania, was selected to Team WPIAL for the Dapper Dan Classic, and finished his career at the NCAA Division 2 Level at Mercyhurst University.
As a coach, Jason was a State Champion HS Coach at Fort Lebeouf (PA) in 2007-2008. He then Coached his Alma Mater, Belle Vernon for 10 years; in 2015, they were WPIAL Runner-ups and State 5th. In 2016, WPIAL Champions and State 3rd. He has coached over 20 HS State Medalists, over 50 HS State Qualifiers, and over 50 Youth/MS State Medalists throughout PA and Florida. He and his wife, Lacey, opened Grappling House in November of 2018 and have quickly built one of the strongest youth teams in the Panhandle.
Listen to Coach Jason discuss the team on the North Florida Wrestling Show (available in podcast or Youtube video format)
Assistant Coach,
Vince Cicco
As a Competitor in Pennsylvania, Coach Cicco was a 4 year letter-winner. He didn't pick up the sport until his Freshman Year in High School, but learned a lot in a short time. Through HS and after, he developed a love for Wrestling that culminated with his son, Dominic, getting into the sport at a young age. Dominic was Grappling House's first student back in 2018, and Vince began as an assistant with us shortly after.
In the time between then and now, Vince has studied the Sport of Wrestling like a Scientist. He's constantly learning and adding new techniques to our curriculum, doing film study behind the scenes, and assisting in implementing drills and new-age thinking into our practices.
He's an excellent motivator and understands psychology in a way that's beneficial to the entire team. He's helped train and prepare 8 Youth/Middle School State Medalists and 1 State Champion in Florida.
Toddler Coach, Cadee Lyons
As a competitor, Cadee is an alumnus of local Chiles High School and a longtime Grappling House member. She was a 2x FHSAA State Qualifier, placing 7th in the State of Florida as a Senior in 2024.
She's currently a student at Tallahassee Community College, where she's studying towards an Associates before aiming for a degree in Biomedical Science.
She's excellent with the young kids, and knows how to motivate them to get the most from them each practice. She's fun, personable, and has a widespread wrestling knowledge to help give the toddlers the perfect base for future wrestling success.
Assistant Coach, Brad Hoard
Coach Brad Hoard started wrestling in 1982 at North Davie MS in North Carolina. He was a 4 year varsity wrestler at Lincoln high school and wrestled 1 year for Campbell University. Brad was the Head Coach for Lincoln High School in 1991-1992 season before leaving the sport for a number of years. In 2007, Brad joined the coaching staff of Chiles as assistant to James Marschka for 5 seasons, and returned in 2022-2023 as an assistant.
Brad has coached multiple region-champions and state placers, both boys and girls. Brad specializes in utilizing height and leverage from all positions of wrestling.
His coaching style is hard nosed with a strong focus on details and persistence. He demands a lot from his athletes, and they grow to love the extra push they receive from him.
K-2 Head Coach, Christian Oster
As a Competitor in West Virginia, Coach Oster was a 4-year letter winner. He went on to wrestle collegiately at West Virginia Tech, where he earned his degree in mechanical engineering.
He's got a young son in the program and is extremely good with the young ones. He is personable, friendly, reliable, and detail oriented. He motivates the beginners to give 100% effort in each match, learn something new everyday, and be the best they can.
Toddler Coach, Kevin Milligan
As a competitor, Coach Kevin was highly touted. He is the winningest wrestler in his High School's History in St. Charles, Illinois. Brace yourself; Kevin was 4x All Conference, 2x Conference Champ, 2x All State, 2x Freestyle State Champion, and a Freestyle National Cadet All American (Top 8 in Country). In College, he was a 3 Year Letter Winner at the U.S Naval Academy.
In college, he was fortunate enough to learn from 4x Olympic Coach and USA Wrestling Hall of Famer, Bruce Burnette.He's wonderful with the children, having a toddler of his own in the program. He displays the right mix of enthusiasm, excitement, and discipline while making it extremely fun for the children.
Since Opening in 2018, Our Coaching Experts Have Helped Develop:
18 State Champions
50 Youth State Placewinners
11 HS State Placewinners, 1 FHSAA Champ
20 All-Big Bend First Teamers, and the Big Bend Wrestler of the Year in 2022, 2023, and 2024 consecutively.
A 12th Place Youth Team Finish in State of Florida (84 Teams)
A 2nd Place Youth Team Finish in the State of Georgia (of 61 teams)
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