BEAT THE STREETS BAY AREA BLOG

We want to shed a spotlight on someone whose dedication and passion truly embody the spirit of community and mentorship. Coach Sergio Hernandez and Coach Fabiola Gonzalez have been making waves in our community by generously donating their time after school to ignite the dreams and goals of our youth. "Being a coach for the past few years at Beat the Streets Bay Area in the Evergreen School District allows me to give back to my community and share my love and respect for the

It is with great excitement we officially announce the hiring of John Lange as our full-time Executive Director for Beat the Streets Bay Area. With over two decades of dedicated leadership in coaching, business and construction, John Lange is ready to bring his expertise to the nonprofit sector. Most recently serving as the Director of Project Management at Construction Testing Services, Inc., John is poised to channel his skills into driving positive change in the Bay Area w

Beat the Streets Bay Area is happy to announce the successful culmination of our Fall 2023 South Bay Elementary League! As Program Coordinator, I am delighted to showcase our remarkable capstone event, the South Bay Elementary League Final Tournament, attended by our wrestlers, coaches, parents, and staff. Before our Final Tournament, BTSBA was grateful to receive wrestling shoes, shorts and shirts from BTS National and GearUp, enhancing the gear available to our wrestlers on

As the operational coordinator for the recent event, Return to the Mat, I am overjoyed to share with you the incredible moments and highlights from this unforgettable evening. On a night filled with inspiration, legends, and fierce competition, over 100 wrestlers signed up to participate in an event that showcased the essence of wrestling and its enduring spirit. With Travis Lee leading a clinic and legends like Olympian Robby Smith in attendance, this event was a true celeb

Looking to give back to your community this year? Become an Up2Us Americorps Coach and help sports-based youth development organizations recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. As an Up2Us Sports Americorps Coach, you will be joining a movement of over 300 coaches across the country who are committed to helping youth achieve their full potential through sports. During your service term, you will be trained by Up2Us Sports on how to use sports and coaching to inspire youth to ac

Job Description Executive Director Beat the Streets Bay Area About the Organization Beat the Streets Bay Area is a sports based youth development non profit organization.Our mission is to develop the full potential of underserved and at risk youth. We use the sport of wrestling as a vehicle for that youth development. We provide free programming, gear, and mentorship to our student athletes at multiple school based sites around the Bay Area. Role Beat the Streets Bay Area is

On June 13, BTS Bay Area board member Cynthia Calvillo made her UFC flyweight debut as the main event vs. Jessica Eye. Eye was the current #1 contender in the division leading up to the fight. Cynthia went on to win by unanimous decision and establish herself as a top contender in her new division. Calvillo’s wrestling prowess was on full display; taking down Eye in four out of the five rounds, and amassing close to eight minutes of ground control time over the duration of th

This video is of Ashlee Sherman entering the entering the California Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2011. There is a great deal of history from Coach Sherman in this video. Beat the Streets Bay Area started in Oakland and the main reason there is wrestling in Oakland is Ashlee Sherman. We are honored to work with him and hope to be a great support to the sport in Oakland as he has for over 40 years.

On Wednesday May 29th, 2019 Beat the Streets Bay Area made a couple of large steps forward as an organization. The first was holding the first face to face board meeting in the organizations short history. Up until this point our board had been meeting on biweekly conference calls. During the meeting the call for programming and strategic planning committees were again focal points of the board. Moving forward the scale in which we grow will be hugely important to our ability

The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics has recommended that all three divisions of the NCAA governance structure add two sports — women’s wrestling, plus acrobatics and tumbling — to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. If adopted, the sports would join the program Aug. 1, 2020. The committee identifies sports to be added to the Emerging Sports for Women program, which is a pipeline supporting the advancement of women’s sports to NCAA championship status. The program