When it comes to teaching wrestling, no one does it better than Lee Roy Smith. Just ask his younger brothers, Olympic champion John Smith, four-time NCAA champion Pat Smith and two-time junior national champion Mark Smith.

Over the years, Lee Roy and his brothers have compiled a record that includes 10 high school state championships, seven junior national championships, seven NCAA titles, 11 All-America seasons, two Olympic gold medals, four world gold medals, one world silver medal, one World Cup gold and three World Cup silvers. It was Lee Roy who first learned the sport, then passed it on.

He started his coaching career at his wrestling alma mater, Oklahoma State University, historically the winingest wrestling program in the country. After a short stint in Switzerland, he spent 3.5 years as national coach, guiding the USA's elite freestyle wrestlers to their best-ever performance at the 1992 Olympics. He is still very highly respected in the international coaching ranks and served as head coach of the U.S. Freestyle team in the 1997 World Championships.

In each of his first four years as Arizona State head coach, Smith's Sun Devil wrestlers finished among the Top 10 teams at the NCAA Championships, including two fourth-place finishes and two Pac-10 Championships. Two of his wrestlers have won three national titles and individually, his wrestlers have won All-America honors 18 times. His 1998 team is one of his best ever, and is expected to challenge for top national honors

At every level, Lee Roy Smith has coached his wrestlers to championships. Now, he and his expert staff are ready to focus their attention on you, at Lee Roy Smith's Wrestling With the Devil Camps.

Wrestling With the Devil Camps will teach you the basics, top to bottom. Then, you'll learn how to build on those basics. You'll learn training, conditioning and drilling techniques. You'll learn how to make wrestling and winning fun. Plus, you'll learn the secrets that Coach Smith has learned in 27 years of wrestling experience, the same secrets he shared with his brothers, the same secrets that have made Smith synonymous with "champion."

FACILITIES AND LOCATION

Wrestling With the Devil Camp is located among the palm trees and cactus on the beautiful campus of Arizona State University.

Campers will stay four-to-a-room in the newly renovated Twin Palms Hotel, directly across the street from the ASU Campus, and will have easy access to some of the finest athletic facilities in the country, including a state of the art weight room, running track, outdoor swimming pool, cafeteria and all the amenities.

INSTRUCTORS AND COUNSELORS

Instructors for each camp session will be members of the Arizona State University coaching staff. Counselors and dormitory monitors will be active members of the Sun Devil Wrestling team.

CAMP OPTIONS

Campers choosing Wrestling with the Devil Camp have an option of attending a five-day technique session or a nine-day intensive session. Campers can choose to attend either as a resident camper, who stays in the hotel and receives all meals, or as a commuter who attends only the wrestling sessions and does not stay overnight or receive any meals.

FEES

The cost of one week camps is $275. The cost for intensive camp is $575. Commuters will pay $150 for the one-week camp and $350 for the intensive camp. These costs pay for camp instruction, room and board, insurance, use of all facilities and a top quality camp T-shirt. A deposit of $100 is required with the application. The balance will be due and payable upon arrival at camp. No refunds will be made.

DATES

One Week Camps
June 19-23
June 23-27
July 6-10
July 10-14

Intensive Camps
June 19-27
July 6-14

For an application form or more information call (602) 491-5373.

WEB

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