Nebraska to vote to create girls wrestling for 2019
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) – The NSAA will vote in April whether to create a separate sport for girls wrestling, it is possible to see it in 2019. In order for a change to be made statewide for the NSAA, it needs to go through certain steps. First, and most obviously, it needs to be proposed. If a proposal passes a vote in any district in November, it moves to a vote in all the districts. Then, if the vote passes in three of the six districts, it gets sent to representative assembly in April. At rep assembly, the proposal needs three-fifths of the available votes (51, in this case), to be realized.
In November 2018, creating girls wrestling as a solo sport was proposed in three of the six state districts; it passed in all three. In January 2019, four of the six districts voted in favor, including District II, the largest district, located in Omaha. Now, if the proposal passes at rep assembly in April, girls wrestling will become a sport for the 2019-20 season. For the first two rounds of voting, each school gets to cast a vote. In rep assembly, districts are given votes based on their student enrollment. Rest of the story and details at https://www.knopnews2.com/content/news/NSAA-to-vote-to-create-girls-wrestling-for-2019-505289472.html?mc_cid=845a9825b1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
ASK KOLAT: How Do You Make Wrestling Fun?
It’s All About Perspective
The question Cary Kolat explores this week is “How do you make wrestling fun?” Kolat breaks down how he balances the job aspect of being a head coach at a D1 college wrestling program and the fun of wrestling for him and his team. Kolat has stated in the past he approaches wrestling like a job. That word can scare some people but it doesn’t carry a negative connotation in Kolat’s mind. What Kolat means by this is that he approaches wrestling with discipline and purpose. Showing up early, being prepared, dialed in on nutrition, being mentally ready are all examples of how he carries himself. That doesn’t take the fun out of the experience.
Develop a Passion
Just because you love what you do doesn’t mean every single aspect about it is enjoyable. The hard or stale tasks you endure allow for the parts you enjoy the most. Kolat had to mentally prepare himself before training because he knew how hard he was going to push himself. As you get older, better, and smarter you learn to play wrestle more. You start to break down wrestling in the areas you’re enjoying the sport but still learning and working on other areas that need extra attention. When wrestlers are controlled by parents and coaches they can’t think on their own. When you treat them like kids you’ll get kids on the mat.
Keeping it Fun
Coaching at the high school level you have a mix of maturity. Rest of the story at https://therudis.com/cary-kolat-make-wrestling-fun-ask-kolat/?mc_cid=0574fb79af&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
PSU wins fourth straight NCAA title with 3 champs
PITTSBURGH — Penn State clinched the team title at the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh Saturday, with three Nittany Lions earning individual championships … hours before any of them took to the mat for the finals. The trio of Penn State wrestlers to win titles in Pennsylvania’s second-largest city were Jason Nolf at 157 pounds, Bo Nickal at 197, and, at 285, Anthony Cassar. It was Cassar’s first national crown; Nolf and Nickal each claimed their third national titles, joining Nittany Lion alums Ed Ruth and Zain Retherford in the three-timer club.
Penn State won the 2019 NCAA team title with 137.5 points. Ohio State placed second with 96.5 points, with Oklahoma State placing third with 84 points. Iowa and Michigan were fourth and fifth in the final team standings, with 76 and 62.5 points, respectively. It is the fourth straight championship for Penn State, and eighth since Cael Sanderson became head coach in April 2009. Add in the team title that the Nittany Lions won at the 1953 NCAAs in their home gym, Rec Hall, and the program now has nine championships … placing it just behind the wrestling programs at Oklahoma State and University of Iowa, with 34 and 23 team titles, respectively. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21739
TDR blog
After 20 seasons of publicizing wrestling The TakeDown Report’s (TDR) focus has changed to the collecting of college coaching records from North America since 1903. We will continue to recognize and reward successful wrestlers in eastern North Carolina (east of Raleigh & Fayetteville), assist with schools in starting or re-starting a team and this blog. Join us on our FaceBook Page – “The TakeDown Report” for photos and news. Please send results, stories, links and news to pass along. E-mail us at takedownreport@gmail.com
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