Knowing This Word Origin Will Make You A Better Coach
By Darren Wensor, sports development professional
How Knowing This Word’s Origin Could Transform Your Coaching
There are a number of words that could be nominated as crucial for coaches of young athletes to have an intimate knowledge of. I’m particularly thinking of those relating to physiology, cognitive development and coaching practice. But there is one word more than all others that I think it is important for coaches of young athletes to understand and to have a strong sense about.
That word is coach. A coach’s interpretation of this word is crucial to their coaching philosophy and arguably how effective they will be when working with young athletes.
The Origin Of “Coach”
There is no better way to get a true sense of a word than to learn of its origin. According to two online sources (Wiktionary and Online Etymology Dictionary) the word “coach” comes from the name of a small Hungarian village Kocs, where carriages (i.e. horse-drawn vehicles) were made. The word was first used to refer to an “instructor” or “trainer” around 1830 at Oxford University as slang for a tutor who “carries” students through an exam. It was first linked to sports and athletic trainers in 1861. A coach as a “carriage” is a lovely thought that really resonates with me. It’s an image that an entire coaching philosophy can be built around. Rest of the story at https://www.thepredicament.com/2019/08/23086/?mc_cid=764e5dedd8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Fearnside takes gold, U.S. World Team members go six for six in bronze medal matches in Poland
BY MIKE WILLIS,
Warsaw, Poland– On the second day of wrestling in Poland, the United States brought home a slew of medals. In fact, America’s World Team members went six for six in bronze medal matches. Amy Fearnside brought home the sole gold at 50 kg at the Poland Open, with a dominant 7-0 victory over Valentina Islamova Brik of Kazakhstan. Fearnside has been on a roll recently, also winning the Canada Cup a month ago and taking home the Outstanding Wrestler award in the process.
America’s Greco-Roman World Team members earned four bronze medal match victories at the Pytlasinski Memorial. Max Nowry started things off at 55 kg with a 5-4 victory over Murat Cankaya of Turkey. Ryan Mango kept it rolling at 63 kg with a disqualification victory over Bilici Rahman of Turkey. Raymond Bunker was next at 72 kg, with a 7-5 decision over Turkey’s Yilmaz Ahmet. Finally, John Stefanowicz finished off the day at 82 kg with a victory over Movsar Duguchev of Russia. Rest of the story at
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/August/03/Fearnside-takes-gold-World-Team-members-go-six-for-six-in-bronze-medal-matches-in-Poland?mc_cid=764e5dedd8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Diakomihalis claims gold in thrilling finals match at Ziolkowski Memorial
BY MIKE WILLIS, USA WRESTLING
The sole U.S. men’s freestyle wrestler competing at the Ziolkowski Memorial, Yianni Diakomihalis earned gold at 65 kg today with a wild win over Gor Ogannesyan of Ukraine, 9-8.
Diakomihalis started in a 2-1 hole, when the Ukrainian exposed him with a throw off the whistle. The Ukrainian corner challenged for 4, but the challenge failed resulting in a point for Diakomihalis. After a wild scramble, Diakomihalis picked up a takedown and quickly followed it up with another takedown to take a 5-2 lead. Ogannesyan earned an exposure to cut the lead to 5-4 before the break.
The second period started with another scramble resulting in 4 points for Diakomihalis and 2 points for Ogannesyan, making the score 9-6. With a minute left, the Ukrainian locked up a cradle for 2 points to bring the score to 9-8. That score would hold until the whistle, and Diakomihalis would walk away as the champion. Rest of the story at
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/August/04/Diakomihalis-claims-gold-in-thrilling-finals-match-at-Ziolkowski-Memorial?mc_cid=764e5dedd8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
BLIND WRESTLER’S DREAM OF WINNING TITLE COMES TRUE
By Bill Sorrell Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Jay Spencer set his sights on winning an Alabama state wrestling championship and four years later he saw his vision come true. The irony of those idioms is not lost on Spencer’s fans. The 160-pound athlete who recently graduated from Huntsville’s St. John Paul II High School is … Rest of the story at
https://www.thealabamabaptist.org/blind-wrestlers-dream-of-winning-title-comes-true/
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