hbmcgee Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 just wandering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starsaw Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I know the huge ears may look cool...but deep down it kinda hurts....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cewrestlingfan Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think kids should always wear headgear. Cauliflower ear is nasty and very painful. I would like to see more kids wear headgear during freestyle season and at practice. I know headgear is uncomfortable for alot of kids, but if it eliminates getting cauliflower ear it's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbmcgee Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 i agree ce. i think alot of the reasons kid hate headgear is becuase the wear it incorrectly. it hard to wrestle when your eyes are covered. it takes focus away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlHungus Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think kids should always wear headgear. Cauliflower ear is nasty and very painful. I would like to see more kids wear headgear during freestyle season and at practice. I know headgear is uncomfortable for alot of kids, but if it eliminates getting cauliflower ear it's worth it. we mandate headgear wear in practice for all live drilling and wrestling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatChick76 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think headgears should be worn as much as possible. Cauliflower ear is nothing to laugh at. My son's wrestling coach requires it for live wrestling at practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cewrestlingfan Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think kids should always wear headgear. Cauliflower ear is nasty and very painful. I would like to see more kids wear headgear during freestyle season and at practice. I know headgear is uncomfortable for alot of kids, but if it eliminates getting cauliflower ear it's worth it. we mandate headgear wear in practice for all live drilling and wrestling The middle school coach mandates headgear at practice but we don't at high school. Luckily, we haven't had anyone with cauliflower ear yet this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think kids should always wear headgear. Cauliflower ear is nasty and very painful. I would like to see more kids wear headgear during freestyle season and at practice. I know headgear is uncomfortable for alot of kids, but if it eliminates getting cauliflower ear it's worth it. we mandate headgear wear in practice for all live drilling and wrestling Meanie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regionrat1 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Cauliflower is a job hazzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlHungus Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think kids should always wear headgear. Cauliflower ear is nasty and very painful. I would like to see more kids wear headgear during freestyle season and at practice. I know headgear is uncomfortable for alot of kids, but if it eliminates getting cauliflower ear it's worth it. we mandate headgear wear in practice for all live drilling and wrestling Meanie! You must really get after it coaching with a vocabulary like that. I'm sure the rat and the soon to be Mrs. will learn you sum gud wraslin lingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awood1 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 we mandate headgear wear in practice for all live drilling and wrestling My wife mandates it of our son as a requirement for wrestling, just like grades. He comes home with a swollen ear, or she happens to walk by the room during practice and see him without them on...he is done. No questions asked, end of discussion. He had one doozie a few years ago that ballooned up big, black and ultimately painful. Mom laid down the law then and it is no longer a question. I never understood why adults hesitate to enforce this idea with their kids? Would they let their kids practice football without a mouthgaurd? Why not? Heck they are just teeth and as long as the kid keeps his mouth shut the rest of his life, no one will even know that he was an idiot! And the cosmetic dentistry today looks better than most originals! Think of how COOL they would look walking around with no teeth! Then people would recognize them as football players! How awesome and tough is that! I have yet to see a good looking fake ear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanoflex Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Comfort shouldn't be an issue since the introduction of the Cliff Keen Tornado headgear and its subsequent imitators (Brute Zero-G). Allegedy this not-so-new headgear allows for better hearing, but I've yet to see it work with my wrestlers. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starsaw Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 we mandate headgear wear in practice for all live drilling and wrestling My wife mandates it of our son as a requirement for wrestling, just like grades. He comes home with a swollen ear, or she happens to walk by the room during practice and see him without them on...he is done. No questions asked, end of discussion. He had one doozie a few years ago that ballooned up big, black and ultimately painful. Mom laid down the law then and it is no longer a question. I never understood why adults hesitate to enforce this idea with their kids? Would they let their kids practice football without a mouthgaurd? Why not? Heck they are just teeth and as long as the kid keeps his mouth shut the rest of his life, no one will even know that he was an idiot! And the cosmetic dentistry today looks better than most originals! Think of how COOL they would look walking around with no teeth! Then people would recognize them as football players! How awesome and tough is that! I have yet to see a good looking fake ear! For the record.....I know it's not COOL to have Cauliflower ear....I said in may look cool... but I agree with the masses, headgear should be taken more seriously in the room and during the off season...but it should be personal preference, in some cases. On another note....we have had this problem with our kids, that is those who don't wear them all the time get themselves in trouble during matches, always messing around with them instead of wrestling. It can be a huge distraction for a kid who doesn't get used to wearing their headgear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booker T Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 As far as wearing them during practice, I think it should ultimately be up to the kids ....Once they are highschool age, they are old enough to make that decision for themselves.. They understand the risk that comes with not wearing one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I require them at the middle school. The technology of headgear has come a long way, and many are actually not that uncomfortable. The more you wear it, the more you get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scardy94 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I require them at the high school level. No reason to get cauliflower ear and have to have it drained the day before or day of a big meet. They wear it no worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCoach Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I always made it a rule to wear them in practice. I felt it gave my guys an advantage against teams that didn't wear them except for meets. Also my guys weren't the ones that were constantly adjusting or aligning headgear during a meet because they wore them constantly. That time of adjustment was a good opportunity to shoot a takedown or make for any possible advantage. Think how long it takes to reach to your head from a neutral stance, if your arms are at waist to chest high, and then return your hands from your head to their regular position. If this is done over and over it makes for a pattern of opportunity to shoot a takedown. Worked for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awood1 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 ....Once they are highschool age, they are old enough to make that decision for themselves.. They understand the risk that comes with not wearing one HA HAHA HAHAHAHA....yup. Just like they understand the risk of unprotected sex, drinking and driving and guns. Heck they are practically geniuses by the time they hit that frosh. yr....man I can't wit till the youngest one hits HS and my job is done, cuz them kids is super smart! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booker T Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 ....Once they are highschool age, they are old enough to make that decision for themselves.. They understand the risk that comes with not wearing one HA HAHA HAHAHAHA....yup. Just like they understand the risk of unprotected sex, drinking and driving and guns. Heck they are practically geniuses by the time they hit that frosh. yr....man I can't wit till the youngest one hits HS and my job is done, cuz them kids is super smart! :o Haha actually awood the highest incidence of drinking and driving accidents occurs within the 21-34 year old demographic, not highschool kids ...Gun violence is similar 18-24. ...My point is highschool kids know they can get cauliflower ear from wrestling...If they choose not to wear headgear in practice, its their ears that are at risk...I say let them make their own decesion instead of forcing them...Whats next, are you gonna force your daughter to wear a chastity belt like in robin hood to stop her from having unprotected sex?? haha didnt think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da King Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I believe some want cauliflower ear. they where it like a badge of honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awood1 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 ....Once they are highschool age, they are old enough to make that decision for themselves.. They understand the risk that comes with not wearing one HA HAHA HAHAHAHA....yup. Just like they understand the risk of unprotected sex, drinking and driving and guns. Heck they are practically geniuses by the time they hit that frosh. yr....man I can't wit till the youngest one hits HS and my job is done, cuz them kids is super smart! :o Haha actually awood the highest incidence of drinking and driving accidents occurs within the 21-34 year old demographic, not highschool kids ...Gun violence is similar 18-24. ...My point is highschool kids know they can get cauliflower ear from wrestling...If they choose not to wear headgear in practice, its their ears that are at risk...I say let them make their own decesion instead of forcing them...Whats next, are you gonna force your daughter to wear a chastity belt like in robin hood to stop her from having unprotected sex?? haha didnt think so YES!!...And that my friend is why I thank the lord every day for blessing me with 2 sons!! ;D Neither of the statistics suprise me, as they are both after these infinitly wise young men and women are allowed by the law and their parents to make choices on their own! HS kids are not allowed to buy alcohol or guns for a reason! Because a mistake has life altering implications! So if my kid wants to get an earring, or a hair cut, or wear clothes that I think are stupid, or "hang out" listening to music that gives me a headache...etc. I am cool with that, he can make those choices on his own and if he looks through the yearbook years from now and says "What the heck was I thinking when I got that haricut!?" I am OK with that. If he turns 40 and says "Geez Dad, what the heck were you thinking when you let me wrestle without headgear and now I am scarred for life with these "idiot tumors" on either side of my head!" Should I say, "Well gee whiz son, I thought that you were really smart and mature. I thought you realized that in your effort to show your new found machismo that you were choosing to live the rest of your life with those lumps on your head. I certainly didn't want you to feel like I was "forcing" you to do something that you didn't want to do, despite knowing that it could all be avoided with a $15 piece of equipment that you were required to wear when you competed. I thought it was best to avoid the confrontation and just let you make your own decisions....my bad OOPS." Now if at 40 he comes back and says, "Dad, I hold resentment for the controlling nature I felt as a youth when you made me wear headgear to wrestle!" I will tell him to grow up and get over it! HAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booker T Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ahahaha well put! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparticus Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 they do have a wide variation of head gear. im sure each wrestler can find whats comfortable for them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccoach Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 get used to reduced hearing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfpackwrestling Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 having all first year wrestlers that was part of the reason i have begun enforcing mandatory head gear throughout practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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