Resilite Sports Products Joins TakeDown Radio Sponsorship Roster Through Outreach to High School Wrestling Programs and Athletes
Posted on | March 14, 2008 | No Comments
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Des Moines, IA- March 13, 2008- Take Down Radio (TDR) announced a new sponsorship agreement today with Resilite Sports Products, the world’s largest manufacturer of wrestling mats. Through the sponsorship agreement, TDR will partner with W.I.N. Magazine to feature a monthly segment titled “Resilite, TakeDown Radio, W.I.N. Magazine’s High School Wrestler of the Month”. High School coaches throughout the country are encouraged to submit candidates for consideration based on their chosen wrestlers accomplishments, dedication, progress, sportsmanship, positivity, and academic performance. The application will be available in each issue of W.I.N. magazine and at their web site (www.win-magazine.com).
TDR and W.I.N. Magazine will provide visibility for the winning athlete via broadcast, print, and web interviews and reporting. Additionally, Resilite, Brute Adidas, Sunflower Wrestling Supply, and W.I.N. are supporting the promotion through the donation of awards. Each month, winning athletes will receive a pair of Adidas wrestling shoes (approximate value $100) courtesy of Brute Adidas. Also, winning coaches and wrestlers will receive $50 Sunflower Wrestling Supply gift certificates, a one year free subscription to W.I.N. Magazine ($50 value), and various Resilite and TDR premium items.
“TDR’s support of wrestling is apparent and longstanding. We’ve witnessed their growth and influence for the past ten years and are truly pleased to become an official sponsor. Our combined effort to support the wrestling community creates a total that is greater than the sum of its parts.” commented Paul Gilbert, Resilite President.
Resilite becomes the first exclusive mat category sponsor of TDR. “We’re thrilled to make Resilite the official mat of TDR.”, offered TDR founder and host Scott Casber. “We know the product, the people behind it, and value the rich history and tradition of the company as it relates to the sport of wrestling.”, Casber concluded.
TDR and Resilite serve all segments of wrestling from youth and high school, to collegiate, and onto international and Olympic competition. TDR is currently scheduled to broadcast live from the NCAA D1 Championships, The 2008 Olympic Trials, Iowa AAU State Championships, and the US Senior National Championships.
About TakeDown Radio
TakeDown Radio is a ten year old program based in Des Moines, IA. The program is broadcast each Saturday from 9AM-11AM Central in Iowa on KXNO 1460 AM, Des Moines Sports Station and via the Internet at takedownradio.com. TDR is also syndicated in Europe and around the world at matchannel.com. Each year, TDR provides over 900 hours of reporting and interviews regarding wrestling and related combat sports. TDR is made possible by corporate and collegiate sponsorships, including over 25 schools and universities.
About Resilite Sports Products
For nearly 50 years, Resilite has been manufacturing quality athletic mats. Resilite has grown from a manufacturing leader of wrestling mats to providing protective mats for gymnastics, cheerleading, pre-school, tumbling, weightlifting, and more. Our reputation for customer satisfaction and first class workmanship has made Resilite the world’s largest mat manufacturer.
Prior to the 1950’s, wrestling mats were frightful. They consisted of a smashed-down pile of horsehair, crammed into a canvas cover. Mats were hard to keep clean and mat burns were not only common but wrestlers also had the constant threat of infection. Then in 1959, Warren Tischler started a mat company in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He perfected a new type of wrestling mat manufactured with PVC Rubber Nitrile foam covered with a PVC vinyl painted surface. This new type of wrestling mat was more resilient, lighter, and safer than the old canvas mats. To prove his mat had better shock absorption, he would drop an egg onto the surface of the mat from as high as a second story building and the egg wouldn’t break! Schools soon realized that Resilite mats were safe to use and extremely durable. As a result, the sport of wrestling began to expand to more schools across the United States.
In 1963, Resilite completed a move from a small rented garage to a new 45,000 square foot manufacturing plant in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Since that time, Resilite has expanded several more times and increased the size of its manufacturing facility to nearly 100,000 square feet.
In 1972, Resilite added gymnastic folding and landing mats to its product line of athletic mats. Resilite now manufactures mats for preschool, cheerleading, weightlifting, aerobics and martial arts. We continue to develop innovative products to fill the needs of the athletic community.
The success of Resilite would not be possible without the dedicated hard work of its sales representatives and employees. Many of theses people have been with the company for nearly 40 years with one ambition – to produce state-of-the-art athletic mats for the athletes who use them.