Say Hello to 2019-20’s New DII Head Coaches
photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com
There is so much coverage of NCAA Division II wrestling out there that I am sure than all the fans know that there were some coaching moves made since the beginning of last year. By my count, there are eight new head coaches at this level, and while we may have heard about Danny Irwin’s move or Sonny Marchette’s promotion, there were other significant changes. Take a quick read and meet your new head coach if you are a fan of a particular program or learn your newest nemesis if you are a rival.
Four new programs have their inaugural headman picked out. There are four programs that made coaching moves, as well. Two of the coaches are set to take over programs that could compete for a team trophy this season. I expect one of the new programs to make a splash in their Super Regional right away. For the others, they all have their shot at leaving a lasting impact on the program they are now piloting.
A good college coach recruits well, manages his athletes and coaches, and navigates the turbulent waters of the school’s administration and the NCAA. A great college coach does all of those things and develops talent. An elite college coach does everything year after year. I cannot wait to see if these new leaders can reach elite status. Rest of the story at https://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/say-hello-to-2019-20s-new-dii-head-coaches/73939?mc_cid=162b100782&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Registration opens for 2019 InterMat Classic
The 10th edition of this premier preseason event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Edina High School, 6754 Valley View Road, in Edina, Minn. The InterMat Classic is open to wrestlers in grades 7-12. It offers competition in 15 weight classes — the 14 standard NFHS (National Federation of State High School Associations) weight classes, plus an additional 100-pound weight class.
Mark Hall, now a three-time NCAA finalist, was a five-time InterMat Classic champ (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)
A history of great competition
The InterMat Classic has provided junior and senior high wrestlers with an unbeatable opportunity to test themselves against the best wrestlers from the Midwest … and beyond, with past champions from all over the United States. Only one wrestler can claim five InterMat Classic titles: Mark Hall, 2017 NCAA champ for Penn State, tallied five straight InterMat Classic crowns as a wrestler at Minnesota’s Apple Valley High School from 2011 through 2015. In 2017, Alex Lloyd (Shakopee, Minn.) became a four-time InterMat Classic champion. Rest of the story at http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/22200?mc_cid=162b100782&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Daring Greatly by Embracing Failure
By JODY REDMAN
“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again,because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.” — Theodore Roosevelt
It takes courage for students to show up every day in this public arena called high school athletics. It takes courage to be the students who wait for their turn to get into the game, to take the last shot, or to be put into the game to throw one pitch with the bases loaded. It takes courage to show up and try a new skill knowing mistakes will surely occur, to enter into a public arena where failure is inevitable, and to move outside of one’s comfort zone.
Roosevelt captures the essence of showing up in the second line of the above quote: “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly.” We want students to enter into the arena and strive valiantly. We want them to fully engage in the opportunities that are being provided to them. There is so much to be gained but this can only happen if we provide them with a safe place where they can show up and try.
Rest of the story at
https://www.thepredicament.com/2019/08/daring-greatly-by-embracing-failure/?mc_cid=162b100782&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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