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Leslie and Ray Bedford opened Spartan Mat Club in 2016 and moved to Fort Worth in 2019.
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Brodie Bedford (center) holds a bracket after winning a national championship in October at the Boys National Recruiting Showcase in Des Moines. His parents, Ray and Leslie Bedford, created Spartan Mat Club.
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Spartan Mat Club helps wrestlers develop skills Ten years ago, Ray and Leslie Bedford got their son, Brodie, involved in a youth wrestling club. It was an introduction to the sport for the then 5-year-old, and years later he now trains for Spar- tan Mat Club, an organization his parents formed in early 2016.
Spartan Mat Club has wrestlers from throughout the area drive to practice in Fort Worth.
CANNABIS Wellness THC&CBD everything they want to accomplish o the mat,” said Leslie, who is on the Texas USA Wrestling board of directors with her husband. The details The club joined the Premier National League this year, one of 18 clubs in the country to be given membership. The pedigree and success of the club has led to athletes coming from around the area to train, she said. “Spartan draws the best wrestlers from many high school rooms, which gives all participants the opportunity to improve,” Leslie said. “They must train with better wrestlers to improve.”
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Since the inception, there have been multi- ple state and national champions, world team quali ers, and college All-Americans who have used the Fort Worth gym to improve their skill level, including Brodie, one of the top wrestlers in the state and who won a national championship in October. “The best part is watching them commit to hard work and dedication, and put that work ethic into
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