At Grapplers Garage, our athletes learn from an experienced and dedicated coaching team. Head Coach Jorge Otero brings more than 20 years of coaching experience and over 40 years of competitive wrestling experience. He continues to compete today, most recently at the U.S. Open in the Masters Division.

Our staff also includes Coach Jim Mercantini and Strength and Conditioning Coach Ben Clemens. During the summer, we are joined by Division I wrestlers Hayato Otero of VMI and Yuta Otero of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Together, our coaches provide athletes with high-level technical instruction, strength and conditioning, and the experience needed to succeed both on and off the mat.