Beat the Streets Chicago

Beat the Streets Chicago offers wrestling for ages 5 to 18, including youth wrestling, girls wrestling, and high school wrestling. It also offers Life Champions Academy, after school tutoring, after school study hall, summer camps for ages 5 to 13, CPS SCORE! intramural wrestling for 5th-8th grade CPS students, and three wrestling options: Tikes, Developmental, and Competition.

Programs

• Wrestling — Aged 5-18 · Year-round; youth wrestling fall, winter, spring and summer; high school wrestling fall, spring and summer · Values-based coaching model combines athletic technique with youth development.
• Youth wrestling — Aged 5-13; girls aged 5-18 in girls wrestling · Winter "IKWF" kids club; fall, winter, spring and summer · Open to aspiring and seasoned wrestlers, girls and boys.
• High school wrestling — Fall, spring and summer · Programs for high school wrestlers to prepare athletes to compete with their high school teams during the IHSA winter season.
• Girls wrestling — Girls aged 5-18 · Year-round · Youth wrestling is co-ed, but girls are paired with girls; advanced youth and high school wrestlers train as a girls-only team.
• Life Champions Academy — 10-month enrichment program · Designed to combine life skills with wrestling lessons.
• After School Tutoring — After school · Tutoring and homework help, as well as snacks and fun, in the time between school and wrestling practice; available in select locations.
• Summer Camps — Aged 5-13 · Week-long, half-day camps · Select locations also offer half-day STEAM camps combining learning, fun and field trips.
• CPS SCORE! intramural wrestling — 5th-8th grade CPS students · 6-week after-school program in March · Free introductory wrestling season through the intramural SCORE! program; open to all CPS 5th-8th grade students at 25 locations across the City.
• After School Study Hall — Grades 4-8; Grades 7-12 · Wednesday & Friday 4:00pm-5:45pm; Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 4:00pm-5:45pm · Free study halls with healthy snacks, homework help, supervised activities, and friendship for registered wrestlers.
• Tikes — Grades K-3 · Wednesday & Friday 5:30pm-7:00pm · $240 per session
• Developmental — Grades 4-8 · Wednesday & Friday 5:30pm-7:00pm · $300 per session
• Competition — Grades 4-8 · Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday 6:00pm-8:00pm · $500 per session

At a glance

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Price range: $240–$500 per session
• Current session: BTSC Winter Season (Nov 2–Mar 13, 2027); Tikes (Nov 4–Jan 31, 2027); Developmental (Nov 4–Jan 31, 2027); Competition (Nov 2–Mar 13, 2027)
• General schedule: Year-round wrestling and enrichment programs; wrestling is offered fall, winter, spring and summer. Youth wrestling is available fall, winter, spring and summer. High school wrestlers join fall, spring and summer. Winter season runs November 2nd-March 13th for Competition team and November 4th-January 31st for Developmental and Tikes teams.

About the provider

Beat the Streets Chicago started in 1994 as Midlands Youth Foundation and changed its name in 1999. The program says it coaches Chicago youth to grapple with Life’s Challenges as they power their way to becoming Life Champions, and it states that youth respond to high expectations and that heroes are created with grit, not gifts.

Last updated November 8, 2026.