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[attrition training]

Best of luck to all of the wrestlers in the coming weeks. Most of the wrestlers moving on each week know the importance of year around training.

What do you think is the most important training device to becoming a IHSA Champion or moving on after high school and having success?

I am biased and believe that if you want to compete you need to be doing alternative styles like Freestyle and Greco. Mix in a healthy dose of lifting and you have the making of a champion.

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[workhardwineasy]

As the state tournament approaches the competition is narrowed down to an elite twelve. Those twelve wrestlers have earned their ticket to state by hard work, determination and every other cliche'. To take the next step and become an IHSA champion you have to have something more. There are many very talented wrestlers that never find themselves on top of the podium, I'm sure all of you can think of a few examples. To take that step to the next level you can't simply be good. You have to be a killer. I cold blooded killer. You have to approach every match as a fight. Kill or be killed. When a wrestler puts themselves in that mindset, look out. It's do or die, boys! Goodluck!

[watch2ndgen]

Then with that approach, illegal moves are quite acceptable, as long as you don't get caught; potentially dangerous moves should be done as quick as possible, so the ref can't stop the match before someone gets hurt. If I cripple you, too bad, I advance and you don't.
I might have said something like your comment myself years ago.....
when I was a 14 or 15....

Originally Posted by workhardwineasy

As the state tournament approaches the competition is narrowed down to an elite twelve. Those twelve wrestlers have earned their ticket to state by hard work, determination and every other cliche'. To take the next step and become an IHSA champion you have to have something more. There are many very talented wrestlers that never find themselves on top of the podium, I'm sure all of you can think of a few examples. To take that step to the next level you can't simply be good. You have to be a killer. I cold blooded killer. You have to approach every match as a fight. Kill or be killed. When a wrestler puts themselves in that mindset, look out. It's do or die, boys! Goodluck!

[workhardwineasy]

Originally Posted by watch2ndgen

Then with that approach, illegal moves are quite acceptable, as long as you don't get caught; potentially dangerous moves should be done as quick as possible, so the ref can't stop the match before someone gets hurt. If I cripple you, too bad, I advance and you don't.
I might have said something like your comment myself years ago.....
when I was a 14 or 15....

Don't read to far into my post. I most certainly am not advocating illegal moves or unethical wrestling. Perhaps I was not clear, and I apologize. I simply believe a certain amount of nastiness is required to succeed at a high level in this sport. I do not, and would not promote an intentional injury.

[fanowrestling]

Originally Posted by workhardwineasy

Don't read to far into my post. I most certainly am not advocating illegal moves or unethical wrestling. Perhaps I was not clear, and I apologize. I simply believe a certain amount of nastiness is required to succeed at a high level in this sport. I do not, and would not promote an intentional injury.

i agree 100% you have to be nasty and tough to be great. willing to do anything with in the rules obviously. if you do not think so watch how grapplers such as tom brands or brent metcalf wrestled. the had no mercy physical powerful made the opposition fear them after the match. this is where the greats separate themselves.

[watch2ndgen]

Okay, apology not needed, I have been misundsrstood on this forum too; maybe it was the "cold blooded killer" part that struck me. Nastiness is probably acceptable, maybe callousness would be more accurate. At some point, a cerrtain amount of pain is acceptable to us, either as fans or wrestlers; if that is what you are saying, that mental callousness (or tougness) is necessary to be the top wrestler.

Originally Posted by workhardwineasy

Don't read to far into my post. I most certainly am not advocating illegal moves or unethical wrestling. Perhaps I was not clear, and I apologize. I simply believe a certain amount of nastiness is required to succeed at a high level in this sport. I do not, and would not promote an intentional injury.

[watch2ndgen]

Back to the original thread, "Opportunity" in my opinion is the most important thing. The opportunity may be a talented wrestler near your weight that you face in practice, it may be the the opportunity offered by IKWF training (and parents' willingness to support it) it may be the opportuinty offered by a good community-supported school program, or the opportunity to work with a coach that inspires godd wrestling. Muscles can be built, moves can be taught, but the opportunities have to come together to make a successful wrestler.

[attrition training]

We are pleased to announce the addition of Jacob Hey to our coaching staff this year. Jacob is a veteran in the Armed Forces, and has an outstanding wrestling resume:

• 3 time Olympic Team Trials Qualifier, Senior Greco Roman
• 16 time All-American, Folkstyle, Greco-Roman, Freestyle
• Bronze Medal at U.S. Greco-Roman National Championships
• Silver Medal Armed Forces Championships
• 5th World Team Trials
• And much much more…

We are also pleased to announce the addition of Tom Draheim to our coaching staff this year.

• NJCAA All-American Phoenix
• Gold Medal in Freestyle Jr. Pan-Am Games Cali, Columbia
• Pac 10 Champion
• NCAA All-American Arizona State University

Our tentative coaching staff includes Don Fiedler, Matt Bouback, Dan Starry(Winnebago), Mike Engelkes(Winnebago), Danny Martinez(Belvidere), Steve Dawson(Iowa), Michael Sjoka(Winnebago), Ty Powers (East), Gene Lee (East), Kyle Logdson (East), Josh Harding( Byron), Jim Baker (Stillman Valley), Bob Baker(Byron)…and a few more.

[attrition training]

There is still time to get in with Attrition for the Freestyle / Greco training.

We have begun but are still taking applicants. Come in and see what training is like for the season.

[cross-fit]

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