Purler Wrestling Academy Coaches
Tony Purler
Tony Purler owns and operates Purler Wrestling Academy West located in Holt, Missouri, just minutes from Kansas City.
2X US World Team Member
2X World Cup Medalist
WORLD PLACE WINNER
Held a Top 10 World Ranking
4X US National Team Member
Cadet World Team Member
Cadet Pan American Games Champion-Greco
Junior World Team Member
NCAA Champion, 2X NCAA All American
US Open National Champion
3X US Open Finalist (Freestyle and Greco)
Goodwill Games Bronze Medalist
6X High School Fargo All American (Freestyle and Greco)
4X Fargo High School Nationals Finalist
2X Fargo High School National Champion
Tony has won a National Title at EVERY level of the sport!
Former High School Coach ’95-’96 at The American School of London. London, England.
Former Division I College Coach (9 years)
-Oklahoma State: ’93-’96
-Univ of Oklahoma ’96-98
-Clarion Univ of Pennsylvania ’98-2002
With this impressive Athletic and Coaching Resume’, it’s easy to see why so many parents of young wrestlers in need of professional coaching attend Tony’s weekly Purler wrestling academy sessions and summer technique camps
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Brett Delich
A graduate of Baker University, and has been helping with Purler Wrestling since 2010. He’s very good with the kids, manages the room well, and has an excellent concept of PWA’s techniques and teaching methods.
Tyler Mann
Long time PWA Member, 2 time MO State Champ, 4 time State placer, Scholarship athlete and graduate of Benedictine College.
Purler Wrestling Testimonials
I was fortunate to spend a few years wrestling under Tony Purler at Clarion university. His attention to details is second to none. Tony is one of the most technical coaches I have been around.
I have people in the wrestling world who I pick up the phone and call when I want to bounce something off them, Tony is on that list for me. Would my son or daughter wrestle for him, absolutely!
Tony Purler is one of the greatest amateur wrestler’s to ever come out of the State of Missouri. He is Nationally and Internationally known for his technical expertise and exciting style of wrestling. As a kid growing up in St. Charles Missouri, I would have loved to have had access to a mentor such as Tony. What an advantage for the State of Missouri and in particular the Kansas City Area.
My parents drove me 4-5 hours round trip to go to Tony’s practices once a week for only 2 hours of practice. That 2 hours though was very beneficial and improved my wrestling skills beyond belief. Tony’s ability to teach the small differences in technique that make huge impacts in a match is what allowed me to succeed at the state and national level in both high school and college.
Purler wrestling academy taught me how to wrestle, instead of just teaching me moves. I learned how to wrestle with good position and how to break my opponents good positioning. Without wrestling with Purler, I would not have received a college scholarship, because the average coach does not teach you how to wrestle, but just shows moves and expects you to learn the sport on your own.