Labor Day weekend is a great time to stay in Alpharetta as it will be packed with awesome events including the Allman Brothers Band with Grace Potter & The Nocturnals at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park.
(PRWEB) July 31, 2013
Rally 4 Wrestling events will take place in Alpharetta at The Cooler from Friday, August 30 to Monday, September 2, 2013. The rally is envisioned to be the biggest outing for the USA Wrestling Team as it prepares for the 2013 Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
The weekend will be packed with events that are intended to continue the momentum for the USA World team. The excitement starts on Friday, August 30 with a “Sock Hop” and the Rally 4 Wrestling Exposition and ends on Monday, September 2 with the World Team Exhibition Matches. A wrestling clinic which will bring in athletes to compete will also take place (a full schedule of events is below). The weekend will bring several wrestling stars including Atlanta 1996 Olympic champion, Tom Brands, the USA Team and coaches, Zeke Jones, World Champion, Olympic Champions, Cael Sanderson, Brandon Slay and many other wrestling celebrities. Dan Gable will be present on Monday.
“The Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau is excited to partner with this event and is thrilled to bring in visitors to our awesome city,” said Janet Rodgers, President and CEO of the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Labor Day weekend is a great time to stay in Alpharetta as it will be packed with awesome events including the Allman Brothers Band with Grace Potter & The Nocturnals and a free movie showing with Northside Hospital’s Movies in the Park at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre and the Alpharetta Farmers Market.”
Rally 4 Wrestling has designed a new element of excitement for athletes and fans associated with wrestling. The mission of Rally 4 Wrestling is to showcase the moral, physical and intrinsic qualities of the sport of wrestling and to bring mainstream America the positive role models and lessons that the sport of wrestling brings to daily lives and to “Rally” the multitude of wrestlers, coaches, parents and fans for the good news, lessons and sportsmanship that wresting instills in mankind. The theme of the weekend is “KEEP OLYMPIC WRESTLING.
Schedule of Events
Friday August 30, 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Club Flash *Olympic Celebration Sock Hop* with DJ Kiddluke “Celebrate the Passion”, R4W Expo Opens
Saturday, August 31, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
*R4W* Live “Takedown Broadcast” with Scott Casber, Training Camp featuring NCAA National Champions, Olympic Champions & Olympic Medalist, “R4W Wrestling Expo”
Saturday, August 31, 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6 p.m.
*R4W* “All Division Duals” Elite Level Duals, Olympic Wrestling *Olympic Belt Team Championships*, Wrestling Expo
Sunday, September 1, 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Fellowship service with Nate Carr 11:30am. World Class Training Camp, Clinic & Wrestling Expo with World Team & Coaches afternoon arrival (w/ afternoon team workout)
Sunday Evening, September. 1, 5 p.m. - until
Red Carpet Outdoor Media Social, 5-6pm Indoor “Champions Social” 6-7pm *R4W* “Dinner with the Champs & Recognition Awards” 7pm
Monday, September 2, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
World Team Exhibition Matches, Training Camp, Clinic and more
Tuesday, September 3
World Team Departs from Atlanta to Europe
*R4W Olympic Wrestling Expo
Olympic Wrestling Memorabilia , Olympic Champions & Olympic Medalist Autograph Signings, National Wrestling Hall of Fame Display, World Team Workouts & Live World Team Exhibition Matches , World Class Training Camp with Olympians Open to all Wrestlers, Wrestling Vendors, Wrestling Movie Presentation, “Dinner with the Champs-Recognition Awards”, USA Wrestling Display, *All Division Duals* and Concession Stand.
For more information on the Rally4Wrestling please visit http://www.rally4wrestlingusa.com.
The Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau serves as the official destination marketing organization for the city of Alpharetta, promoting tourism and attracting visitors to all 23 of Alpharetta’s upscale and modern hotels. Visit awesomealpharetta.com for more information.