Helping Kids be their BEST
Harrison High School’s Top Dog Junior wrestling program started in 1991. The program has trained and developed over a thousand junior wrestlers during the last thirty years. Many of our Top Dog wrestlers have gone on to wrestle at the high school level for Harrison. Come and be a part of a great tradition where kids can learn the basics of wrestling in an encouraging environment.
Learn to wrestle
Develop techniques and strategies.
Learn wrestling skills that will translate to other sports.
Grow Physically
Increase strength.
Build endurance.
Improve condition, balance and flexibility.
Grow mentally
Build confidence.
Develop Resilience.
Learn self-discipline.
Junior Program Coaches
Top Dog head coach
A. J. McGahee
A.J. McGahee has been the Head Coach of the Top Dog program since 2021. He grew up in Powder Springs and wrestled at McEachern High School. He continued his wrestling career at Cornell University before graduating and coaching at several wrestling programs around Georgia. He and his wife Amanda have two children, Rachel (15) and Anthony (13). Rachel is currently a freshman at Harrison High School and Anthony is a seventh grader who has been a part of the Top Dog wrestling team for the last five years.
Feel free to reach out to me at ajmcgahee@gmail.com if you have any questions!
Top Dog Middle school (6 - 8th grade) Head Coach
Nic Yeomans
Nic Yeomans wrestled for over a decade under Coaches Brian Hage and his father, Randy Yeomans.
Nic was a 4x member of Team GA’s National Wrestling Team and had multiple placements in both the Area and Cobb County Championships, including winning. He was a Team Captain his Senior year and set and tied several records while at Harrison.
Wrestling is a family sport, as his Dad, Randy Yeomans, was a wrestler and coach and is inducted into the Hall of Fame for coaching. Nic’s Brother, Cam Yeomans and Brother-in-law, Kad Mendoza were both highly successful wrestlers. Nic’s cousin, Tonya Verbeek is a multiple time Olympic medalist, former wrestling coach to Team Canada, and current coach at Iowa. Nic also has two nephews that wrestle locally.
In the late 90’s and early 2000’s Nic hosted wrestling clinics and private lessons. Today he is a Bronze Level Certified USA Wrestling Coach.
His belief is that if the kids are having fun, they will keep coming back and gain skill. Fun and skill multiplied over time will create a successful wrestler.
As a business owner today Nic still holds to the lessons learned during his time as an athlete and shares them with his team and clients. There is no sport like wrestling.
“Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy.” -Dan Gable
top dog elementary (2-5th grade) head coach
rocky copeland
Rocky Copeland wrestled at McEachern High School from 1993 - 1995. he started on two state title winning teams at 160 and 152 lbs. Rocky won third in state in 1995 at 152 lbs. He continued his wrstling career in 1997 at Georgia State University before transfering to University of Georgia finishing his college career.
top pups K - 1st Grade head coach
william rudD
Bill Rudd has coached Harrison Top Dog since 2017. He wrestled at El Cajon Valley H.S. in San Diego, California from 1987-1989. After high school he played football at Grossmont Jr. College. After graduating from San Diego State University he commissioned in the United States Marine Corps where he wrestled intramurals and exhibition while at the Basic Officer’s Course (5-95).
Since beginning his coaching career Bill Rudd has studied under Jeff Crocker (Harrison Wrestling), Craig Murray (Harrison Top Dog), and Donovan Panone, Owner, Level Up Wrestling and author of “How to Succeed (and Fail) as a Wrestling Parent” which is a must read book for new wrestling parents. Available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/How-Succeed-Fail-Wrestling-Parent/dp/B0BTRW3CPN and available on Audible.
2024 - 2025 Top Dog Registration Information
Our season runs November through February. To register your wrestler, please complete the registration form below and send your regsitration fee through one of the options below. You will definitely want to get connect to our communications app - StackTeam - for all season updates, news etc... There is a link below this section to request access.
Register
REGISTRATION IS FULL
for TopDog Elementary & Middle School Teams. If you would like to be added to our waiting list, please email topdogwrestling1@gmail.com
We are still accepting registrations for Top Pups!
(All TopDog wrestlers will receive a Top Dog t-shirt, shorts, and hoodie.)
Fees
Middle School Fee $250
2nd - 5th Grade Fee $250
K - 1st Grade Fee $150
Please submit your payment by clicking on one of the links below. You can also submit your payment by dropping a check in the wrestling room lockbox.
Fundraising
We try to keep our registration costs affordable for everyone with the understanding that each of our wrestlers and their families participate in fundraising efforts to help with seasons costs that the registration does not cover.
Fundraising is optional for our Junior program. However, WE WOULD LOVE for your TopDogs and TopPups to participate! Every dollar raised supports the entirety of our programs, both high school and junior.
Family
To run our program, we depend on our wrestling families to help during our busy season. We have many volunteer opportunities thoughout the season and we hope that you will join us to help as much as possible. We can't do this without you!
Opportunities will be posted on Stack Team App!
Communication is Key!
we're excited to be using the stack team app for all our communications. schedules, rosters, events and more will all be posted through the app so you can find all the information you need in one place.
Steps:
Download the "Stack Team App"
Create a Stack Team Account. (You'll be sent an email to activiate your account with stack team.)
Log-in and Search "Harrison Top Dog wrestling"
Request to be a member. As soon as your request is accepted on our end, you'll have access to all schedules, updates and documents for your team!
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