Bear Cave 3-Month Training Sessions
Bear Cave Moving to 3-Month Training Sessions (Starting Fall 2026)
Beginning in September 2026, Bear Cave Wrestling Academy will transition from our traditional two-month sessions to three-month training sessions. This will create four structured training cycles each year:
- Fall Session: September – November
- Winter Session: December – February
- Spring Session: March – May
- Summer Session: June – August
Why We’re Making the Change
For years, Bear Cave has operated on two-month sessions, but we’ve consistently found that eight weeks simply isn’t enough time to cover everything we want our athletes to learn.
At Bear Cave, technique is taught in a structured progression. Concepts build on each other week by week and month by month. When sessions are too short, it becomes difficult to fully develop those skills before the next session begins.
By moving to three-month training cycles, we can:
- Teach concepts in a clear progression
- Give athletes more time to develop mastery
- Avoid restarting progress every few weeks
- Build stronger long-term fundamentals
- Simply put, more uninterrupted training time leads to better development.
Session Pricing
Because each session will now include three months of training instead of two, there will be a price adjustment to reflect the longer session length.
However, athletes will now receive 50% more training time per session, allowing for deeper instruction and better continuity in their development.
Flexible Payment Options with Shop Pay
We understand that paying for a full three-month session upfront can be a larger commitment. To make this easier for families, Bear Cave offers Shop Pay Installments at checkout.
Shop Pay allows you to split your session payment into smaller payments instead of paying the full amount all at once.
About Shop Pay Installments
Shop Pay is a payment option powered by Shopify that allows customers to:
- Split purchases into 4 smaller payments
- Pay over time instead of all at once
- Use a secure checkout process
In many cases, these payments are interest-free when paid on schedule.
This makes it easier for families to enroll their athletes without the burden of a single larger payment.
How to Use Shop Pay Installments
Using Shop Pay is simple:
- Select your Bear Cave session and proceed to checkout.
- At checkout, choose Shop Pay as your payment method.
- Select Pay in installments if the option appears.
- Complete the quick approval process.
- Your session will be split into smaller payments automatically.
Once approved, your athlete is fully registered, and the remaining payments are handled automatically through Shop Pay.
Looking Ahead
This new three-month session model will allow Bear Cave to continue raising the level of instruction while providing athletes with a more structured development path.
More time on the mat means better fundamentals, stronger technique, and greater confidence in competition.
We’re excited to introduce this new format and continue helping our wrestlers grow.
– Bear Cave Wrestling Academy