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Coach Duncan

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About Coach Duncan

  • Birthday 01/21/1977

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    Frankton, IN
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    Frankton Eagle Wrestling
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    I love the General

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  1. I for sure see your side as well, especially when a good kid from a small school dodges one of your horses to salvage their record or a potential seed. Zero ethics from a coaching staff when that happens, again they are only hurting their kids. I also agree with you not necessarily wanting to wrestle smaller schools, especially if they don't fill a full lineup, JV kids, etc. It does your program and kids zero good. Wrestlers who have "over embellished records" & teams that do not wrestle the level of your competition, is frustrating! A kid may come into the sectional with a better winning % record, and throw the entire bracket off putting the more elite kids on the same side. This in turn carries into the regional etc. I love how "coaches should have an open mind when separating the best wrestlers" is in the winter bulletin sectional seeding procedures, but rarely may get followed. Our sectional is fortunate enough to have coaches that understand that statement.
  2. Not all small schools think it is a "waste of their time" to wrestle the larger schools in their sectional. It all boils down to a coach and AD with common wrestling sense. We have made a point to keep an evenly balanced schedule, wrestling several larger schools within our sectional and throughout the season. It helps both our experienced and inexperienced guys on our team. Currently, the only team we do not see in our sectional is Hamilton Heights. We tried to work out a schedule this year for both schools, but could not find a fit. Heights is loaded with talent, but we wanted to wrestle them for the competition and to see individuals head to head. We have wrestled Pendleton Heights for several years, and picked up Noblesville, both in our sectional. We understand going in, they are always two tough teams to beat, but why not chase the challenge? Pendleton beat us earlier in the year, but we beat them towards the end of the regular season. We see Delta, Greenfield Central, New Castle, Oak Hill, etc. Again, not all small schools dodge the competition, from a team and individual standpoint. Small schools that ONLY wrestle their level of competition or size of their school is hurting their program greatly. We are fortunate to have a supportive AD who allows us to adjust our schedule as needed. We have 10 teams in our sectional including us, we see 7 of the teams sometime throughout the year. It took some time to get our schedule aligned, but it can be done. It sure makes our sectional seeding meeting a breeze!
  3. FYI.....I nominated a 4 year manager last year, who had a high GPA and athlete of character in other sports within our school. She received a certificate as well. With the nomination, I noted the dedication to our program, along with the leadership and academic accolades she achieved. Probably a little biased, but it was my oldest daughter. I plan to nominate two others this year, both also 4 year managers, 4.0+ GPA, and display leadership within our school and program.
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