Y2CJ41 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I think this is my second rant of the year, but one that we will see more often this time of the year. I had an individual email me yesterday asking if I wanted brackets from a tournament. As usual I said, YES! The individual gets back with me today saying that they will get them to me tomorrow due to their wrestlers having a meet and they don't want them to see the brackets. Note that this is not a one time thing, I hear it all the time about coaches and releasing the brackets. Here goes the rant.... Are your kids so mentally weak that knowing who they draw in a tournament will affect their performances? If they are I think you have bigger problems than just seeing who they have this weekend. What if another coach sends in the brackets? How will you approach it now? Are you going to have words with that coach since he released the brackets and your mentally weak kids broke because of it? /End rant go along your merry way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOGS 09 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Wrestle the body not the name . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1N1 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Maybe he doesn't want his wrestlers looking ahead Y2. You know I know a coach who repeatedly goes on this message board and decries the notion that his school can't compete with larger schools. I wonder what type of effect this has on his wrestlers mental toughness? I have never said my kids can't compete with big schools. We compete pretty well with big schools actually. We have a lot more trouble with smaller schools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julio Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I can't speak for all coaches, but I don't show my kids the brackets so that they don't bug me. I am under the impression that it doesn't matter what the brackets are just wrestle, regardless of who the opponent is. I know that some strategy goes into the coach knowing what the brackets are and planning for the tournament, but for the most part i think that it is the fans that are intrested in the brackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 I can't speak for all coaches, but I don't show my kids the brackets so that they don't bug me. I am under the impression that it doesn't matter what the brackets are just wrestle, regardless of who the opponent is. I know that some strategy goes into the coach knowing what the brackets are and planning for the tournament, but for the most part i think that it is the fans that are intrested in the brackets. Don't you want to give your kids a heads up so they can potentially watch previous matches with the people they will face? That way they can see what they did right or wrong in the previous match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infowrestling Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I give my kids a copy of their brackets once seeding is done. That way they can take some responsibility as far as watching tape, and scouting. If they want to find the brackets, they are going to find them someway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Usually its the coaches that scout the opponents. I know for a fact scouting opponents has won us many matches at the semi-state and state level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrestler60160 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I thought you always prepare for battle..... ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 I thought you always prepare for battle..... ;D As the great Ray Brinzer once said, "I don't warm up because in a street fight you don't have time to stretch." Or something like that after Dan Gable questioned why he wasn't warming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleM Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Very well said Y2! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffith Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Joe Here is your Ray Brinzer quote A philosophy major, Brinzer wouldn?t warm up before a match. He viewed wrestling as a martial art If someone jumped him in a dark alley, he wouldn?t have time to warm up. As told to Lincoln McIlravy during the "94 season I always enjoyed Ray at Hawk Club events he could draw a crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighC Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I was blessed to have a few conversations with Ray at the OTC this last fall. It was an exhilerating experience...he's awesome. While we were there, he was attending one of the sessions with us. At the beginning, he's sitting and listening in jeans and a very loud polo shirt. Steve Frazier comes in with some of his Jr. World Team members on the other end of the room. Next thing I know,Ray's over there, going live with one boy...full out sweat goin...still in his jeans and polo (and a pair of socks). He's in Wisconsin now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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