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/
A RUDIS Wrestling Podcast: Make Your Bed: Never Ever Quit
You Will Always Regret it
This episode Cary Kolat and Matt Dernlan discuss Ch. 10 “Never Ever Quit” from the book Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…And Maybe the World by Admiral William H. McRaven. This chapter talks about not giving up on your dreams and having the fortitude to stick to the process. Refusing to give up and standing tall against the odds makes life what you make of it. Kolat talks about the part in the book during SEAL training where the drill instructor tells the trainees if they quit now they will live with that regret forever. Kolat thinks this is a powerful statement and one many people don’t bring up when motivating others to not give up.
Bear the Burden on Your Own (2:34)
Being self-sufficient is crucial. Rest of the story at
https://therudis.com/the-way-20-a-rudis-wrestling-podcast-make-your-bed/?mc_cid=ab67d85f3c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Know Who Is Coaching Your Children
By Nancy Justis, Iowa Youth Sports Initiative
Youth sports coaches come in all shapes and sizes.
Most youth coaches are volunteers until they reach the “elite” travel teams. Even then, they won’t make a living coaching these teams. Most are coaching because they have a son or daughter playing and they want to be involved. Some are coaching because they love the sport or want to teach life lessons to young people. Unfortunately, there are the good, the bad and the … well, you get the drift. Everyone knows there are “bad” coaches who bully, yell and coach for their own selfish reasons. How do parents make sure their child’s coach is the person who has the kids’ growth and development at the forefront?
Gordon MacLelland of “Working With Parents in Sport” lists seven qualities parents should look for in a coach.
1. Do they care? Not just about winning, but about the kids. Do they acknowledge each child equally? Do they encourage each and every player?
Rest of the story at https://www.thepredicament.com/2019/08/know-who-is-coaching-your-children/?mc_cid=ab67d85f3c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Day 5 Wrap from the Cadet World Championships: US women place third with five medals
The Top Storyline
They didn’t get exactly what they wanted, but a strong and balanced performance at the 2019 Cadet World Championships left the American women’s team smiling. Half of the team earned medals: Sterling Dias (40 kg), Cristelle Rodriguez (49 kg), and Skylar Hattendorf (57 kg) won silver; Kylie Welker (61 kg) and Amit Elor (69 kg) scored bronze.
The US team finished third with 106 points behind a powerful Japanese team that compiled 195 points with six champions. China finished in second with 127 points and one champion.
Although she finished with a silver medal, Sterling Dias was the talk of the tournament. Her finals match against Komal Komal of India was a 4-4 shootout. Dias scored the first takedown, Komal the second. Dias scored the third takedown then Kamal scored the deciding takedown late in the match to win on criteria. The 2018 Cadet World bronze medalist moved one spot up the podium from last year but she moved into first place as the most popular wrestler at the tournament — male or female.
Rest of the story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1564802183532&twSessionId=hjqmwwodhk&postId=1675585132&mc_cid=ab67d85f3c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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
UNC WRESTLING SET FOR VISIT TO JAPAN
CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina wrestling program will head to Tokyo, Japan, on Friday for a two-week summer training tour ahead of the 2019-20 preseason. The full team and staff will leave Chapel Hill on Friday morning and will be in Japan until August 14, training in and experiencing unique spots around the country. Including staying in the heart of the city of Tokyo, one of the team’s destinations will be in the prefecture of Gunma, known for its famous hot springs.
“It’s difficult to put into words how excited we are for this trip,” head coach Coleman Scott said. “Teams do not often get opportunities like this. We’re looking forward to training in a different location and the travel, but I’m most excited for the opportunity we’re going to have to grow together as a team. A trip like this is very valuable. We’re going to use it as a time to build our camaraderie so we can hit the ground running this season. “We know our goals, and our time in Japan is going to be the jumping-off point for them.” Rest of the story at https://goheels.com/news/2019/7/31/wrestling-set-for-visit-to-japan.aspx?mc_cid=e86ce77c5b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
ASK KOLAT: Small Adjustments Make the Difference
Purpose of Intensive Training Camp
This week Cary Kolat shares about the power of small decisions and how they add up over time both physically and mentally. The goal/design of the intensive training camp is not to peak wrestlers for competition. One of the main goals is to show the kids how much they’re capable of. After getting through 10 days of working out four times a day it empowers them to understand how much they can do during the season at a two-hour practice. Kolat breaks down how the camp is designed to slowly increase in difficulty. For example, the first day is a three-mile run and on the last day, there is a seven-mile run along with other exercises like stadium climbs and burpees. He also explains that it’s impossible to improve your cardio that quickly but you can improve your mindset and mentality. That’s how these kids are able to get through such a tough 10 days.
Snowball Effect. Gaining the Edge
As a coach, you can’t be so competitive that you lock yourself in a box and hide all of your techniques never trying to improve. Rest of the story at https://therudis.com/ask-kolat-small-adjustments-make-the-difference/?mc_cid=e86ce77c5b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Podcast : Building a wrestling program as a head coach
With so many open coaching jobs across the state, Suncoast head wrestling coach Dan Tria joins the podcast to offer some tips on how to start the process of building a wrestling program. We talk about what he learned as an assistant coach and what has worked – and what hasn’t for him at Suncoast. Rest of the story and Podcast at https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/wrestling/os-sp-hs-s6-working-the-edge-25-20190801-w37bjizsp5hq7g36ibxfv6ofqm-story.html?mc_cid=e86ce77c5b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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
Martin Fleming, Editor
Takedown Report
