Welcome to EagleHawk Academy

Just think of the jump you can get on the competition being at EagleHawk! Imagine how the competitive gap will widen to your benefit as steel sharpens steel and you get to not only interact, but drill week after week with other wrestlers who have similar skills and goals. All this is in addition to what your coach shares with you, and of course what the competition isn't doing.

Every one of our academy practices is run by our director, Wade Schalles; 16-time National Champion, World Champion and Guinness Book of World Records holder for most wins and most pins. You won’t find anyone that is more in tune with wrestlers’ needs than Coach Schalles. A quick visit to the site’s testimonials click here will help you understand why he’s known as one of the most innovative wrestling personalities, exceptional educators and successful coaches in the sport's history.

Two Convenient Locations

In Maryland EagleHawk can be found at the Landon School in Bethesda and in Fairfax, Virginia at Paul VI high school. School addresses plus written and Map Quest directions can be found at the top of this page, or on the locations page.

Ease of Joining

Enrollment is based on a first come, first served basis and can be accomplished by filling out our Online Registration Form.

Congratulations to all 38 of our Maryland and Virginia high school state qualifiers last season.  The photo above is of our Maryland Western Regional state qualifiers.

EagleHawk Successes

In our very first season we had 249 student-athletes become part of our Academy. Many of those went on to become Junior League, CAWL, and State High School Champions. Considerably more positioned themselves to achieve those honors in the coming years, and as a group our student-athletes pinned over 1,500 wrestlers! That's an incredible statistic when you understand that almost 100 of those EagleHawkers had less than a year’s experience.

Why EagleHawk is Important to You

Because we’re much more than an ordinary wrestling school; we're a one-of-a-kind educational experience that provides: technique that is far superior to anything the competition is receiving; availability to instructors who stress the importance of sportsmanship and discipline; access to partners that have the same dreams, drive and competency as you. But don’t take our word for it, click here to read what our athletes have said, as well as their parents and coaches.

Taking Advantage of Opportunities

If you’re serious about becoming the best you can be you need to take advantage of every opportunity that arises because one never knows which coach, work-out partner, lost takedown or words of praise will become the “turning point” in a career. At EagleHawk, because we were created to complement existing programs and not displace them, the likelihood of encountering that one person, situation or career altering phrase is the greatest with us.

Check Us Out, Your First Practice Is Free

To help you understand what we do and how we do it we encourage all potential students to stop, anytime, for a hands-on get sweaty free sample. Come meet the staff, see the facilities, ask questions, and get acquainted.