Joining / Membership
- How do I join?
- Why all the security procedures and medical information requirements?
- I'm under 18 years old, can I join?
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Joining / Membership
How do I join?
You can simply come along to any one of our practice sessions and pay as a guest, have a go, then decide after the session if you wanna join us there and then.
This session basically allows you to try out the sport and our club and also allows us to assess your general fitness. There is NO special session or test and you will be with everyone else throughout the practice though you will be treated as a beginner.
See our general practice/membership info for details of our practice sessions. Please call us at least 24hrs in advance to let us know that you are coming to the taster session so that we can inform security. Do NOT just turn up uninvited.
Why all the security procedures and medical information requirements?
Eventhough LAW ensures qualified coaches (except for submission wrestling), safe practice environments and structured endorsed training programmes, all our endeavours would be useless if the membership consists of unsuitable characters. Anyone who is not prepared to divulge their ID and their residence to the club is not welcome. All LAW members have the right to know who the opponent is and that everyone is insured properly.
Furthermore as wrestling is a close combat sport and eventhough LAW is proud of our single figure injury statistics since our birth in 1996, accidents can and do happen. LAW would be able to assist the medical officers with the necessary information.
LAW may request medical certification and other references if deemed necessary.
I'm under 18 years old, can I join?
LAW welcomes anyone who is 18yo or above to join and practice with us. Minors of 16yo and over can apply for membership only with full written consent from either their parents or legal guardian.