WHO WE ARE

We are Emily and Pete Dorman, owners of No Excuses Sportswear. In 2021, we started the third women's varsity wrestling program in New York State with five girls from our home school. Since then, our team has grown to 24 girls from three schools. We have sent 17 female athletes to the State Championships over the past three years, and have seen the sport grow across New York State, finally being sanctioned as a varsity sport. We were honored to receive the award for New York State Coaches of Year from the National Wrestling Coaches Association in 2024.

Four years ago, I walked into a wrestling room not entirely sure what I was doing—or what I had gotten myself into. I had no background in the sport, no idea what a takedown or a pin looked like in real time. I thought I was coming in to help, to support, maybe to fill a gap. What I didn’t realize was that I was stepping into one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. Our girls taught me wrestling. But more than that—they taught me resilience, strength, sisterhood, and what it means to fight for something bigger than yourself.

Pete has been involved with wrestling for over 40 years, and coached for over 20. He describes making the move from coaching boys to girls as "the most fun he's ever had." He has become a leader among women's wrestling coaches, and has coaching females has reignited the passion for the sport that he almost lost.

As we have watched the sport grow, we have seen the need for quality sportswear that allows female athletes to compete at a high level AND feel comfortable and confident in their own skin. After HUNDREDS of hours of tweaking and redesigning the singlet with our athletes, we are confident that we have designed gear that is truly fit for the girls we want to serve! Our custom gear and our patented women's singlet is unique, adaptable and bold---exactly like the athletes who wear it. 

  • THE "GABRIELLA" SINGLET

    Our daughter, Gabriella, for whom our singlet is named, joined the team soon after we started it in 2021. Wrestling has changed her life, as it has changed those of nearly every female athlete we meet and talk to. Wrestling gives young women a rare opportunity to appreciate their bodies for what it can do and be, rather than its flaws and shortcomings. Wrestling gives young women a place to grow and belong, and it fosters relationships well beyond the mat. Our company seeks to give these amazing athletes apparel and uniforms that speak to who they ARE and who they WANT to be.