If you need further proof that wrestling teaches kids to overcome incredible amounts of advertsity, read this article: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/02/25/wrestling-match-causes-teen-lose-leg/
Make sure to let us know at practice tomorrow night if your wrestler plans to compete at the Caramihalis Tournament this weekend as part of the Portland Youth Wrestling team.
This is a reminder that there will be no Portland Youth Wrestling practice on February 21 due to the President’s Day holiday.
I enjoyed this discussion about youth coaching on Flowrestling.com and thought you might too. I kept thinking back to our philosophy and trying to decide if I would change anything. Our approach can be summed up in three points:
1. Have fun
2. Learn fundamental skills and techniques
3. Define success properly
http://www.flowrestling.org/forum/topic/8113-what-makes-a-good-youth-coach
Read the posts and see what you think.
The Portland Middle School wrestling team is scheduled to start practice Monday 2/7 at Deering High School. The team is open to all students at Lyman Moore, King and Lincoln middle schools. Please contact Coach Ryan Vanier ( ryan.vanier@gmail.com) for more information. Sign-up for King Middle School students is scheduled for Thursday 2/3 at 2:30 in the gym.
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