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Wrestler Responsibilities Be a student of the sport. Wrestlers should focus on being students of the sport. In school if the wrestler doesn't study he will fail the test, likewise if the wrestler doesn't learn the techniques shown in practice he will lose the match. Coaches should emphasize the importance of being a student of the sport at every opportunity. Be a good practice partner. If the wrestler doesn't practice the moves being shown not only will the wrestler not learn, but the wrestler's practice partner will not learn. Wrestlers need to learn the correct aggressiveness/resistance to use when practicing technique and wrestling live. Having a good practice partner is paramount to improving the wrestler's abilities. Have good sportsmanship. Coaches and spectators should not be able to determine if the wrestler won or lost a match by the handshake alone. Wrestlers should not gloat when winning or throw tantrums when losing. Wrestlers should understand that crying during a wrestling match is not only bad sportsmanship but bad technique. One instance of bad sportsmanship by the wrestler during a match can negate an otherwise successful day of wrestling by the team. Respect coaches and teammates. If the wrestler doesn't show respect towards the coaches and teammates he will not be a student of the sport, a good practice partner, or have good sportsmanship. There should be no back-talk to coaches or harassment of teammates. The wrestler's lack of respect can spread and infect an entire wrestling room if not dealt with immediately. The wrestler must know that it is a privilege to be in the wrestling room, not a right, and the privilege can be taken away at anytime to protect the whole of the team. |
Parent Do's and Don'ts Don't impose your ambitions or expectations on your child. Remember that wrestling is your child's activity. Improvements and progress occur at different rates for each individual. Don't judge your child's progress based on the performance of other athletes and don't push them based on what you think they should be doing. Be supportive no matter what. There is only one question to ask your child, "Did you have fun?" If meets and practices are not fun you should not force them to participate. If at all possible, do not coach your child. Your job is to support, love and hug your child no matter what. Conflicting advice and criticism work against the coach's efforts and only serve to confuse and de-motivate your child. If you feel you have the experience and ability to contribute to the club as a coach, volunteer your services through the proper channels. Get involved. Your club needs your help and support. Attend parent and club meetings to find out how you can help. Most importantly, show your child that you care by attending as many meets and tournaments as possible. Acknowledge your child's fears. Their opponents appear to be much more intimidating through their eyes than through the eyes of a grown-up. Consider their perspective and don't expect them to compete with the confidence and mental toughness of a seasoned expert. |
Do not criticize the officials. Unless you have been there, you have no idea how challenging officiating can be. Expect that in some matches your child could lose as a result of an error on the part of an official or score keeper. That's life. Help your child to understand that the official does their best to score the match fairly, and that it is important that we respect the ruling of the officials regardless of how we feel about the situation. |
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Notes From the Coach 2010-2011 Cobra Wrestling Season Dear Parents and Cobra wrestling fans, I want to thank all our parents for their much needed dedication to the wrestling club this year. We had a season of lots of firsts and we couldn't have done it with out you. We ran two tournaments this year and had a great group of volunteers that helped make those two tournaments run great, so thank you very much for all the help. I also want to thank you for getting your kids to practice all winter long and taking them to wrestling tournaments every weekend. Your kids have gained so much experience from your dedication. When I evaluate the year I look at things as a whole and what the club did or didn't do. When it comes to the performance of the wrestlers I look at how we performed at the state level. If we perform well in the toughest state for wrestling (Iowa), then we are doing something right. Well when we went to Grade School State in late February, we did very well with 6 kids placing in the tournament. Then a few weeks later we had a group of kids go to Waterloo for the Super Pee Wee state tournament and 4 kids placed at that tournament Carter Harold (2nd, 2x finalist, and 3x state placer), Will Smith (5th), Gable Porter (7th), and Abe McIntosh (8th). A week later the older Cobra kids wrestled at districts and we had 19 kids qualify for the state tournament! This is a first for the Cobra wrestling program in the six years of existence. The 19 state qualifiers went to Des Moines to wrestle in the AAU state tournament and we had another record setting weekend. We had 5 state placers and our first state champ Cameron Baker! The other state placers were Jason Wallace (2nd), Anthony Sherry (3rd), McGwire Midkiff (7th), and Anthony Watts (8th). This was a great feat and I am so proud of these kids for wrestling so well, but I can't stop there because along with these guys the other 14 kids wrestled so well and they made me so proud to be their coach. Along with the 5 state placers we had another 5 kids that were one match away from making the medal rounds! We also had 7 kids win at least one match at the tournament, which is huge at a tournament like that. Like I said before I am so proud of these kids and the way they went out and wrestled was great! We are on the right path of getting these kids ready for high school (Thomas Jefferson), college, and beyond. I want to thank our coaching staff also for the great job they did this year. They have such passion for Cobra wrestling, it takes our program to the next level. With our cost being the lowest in the area the coaches take on a big task of coaching the Cobra wrestlers and spend time away from their own families and I can't thank them enough for that. Unlike other clubs that pay their coaches, Cobra coaches are doing all of this voluntarily. Coach Chris Manz might not have been doing a lot of coaching but does so much work behind the scenes. He does the registration for tournaments every week then entering that info to spread sheets and making sure Cobra kids can wrestle at that week's tournament. He is on mat side taking pictures of the kids in action and posting them on the cobra website. If you have not checked them out do so they are for you and your family's enjoyment. This is the real person running the show! Thanks Coach August Manz |
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