Coach Brobst Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 With the season coming up on Monday, and all of us coaches doing our last minute recruiting/retention drives, I was just curious as to what some of your favorite excuses for not wrestling are: I know we've all heard the singlet argument and the "I don't wanna lose weight" argument. Those are common, but I'm sure we've all ran into that clever kid who has a different reason. For instance, a student yesterday told me he was "Too strong and too fast to join wrestling. It would be a waste of my time." Any others out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie78 Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Basketball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkraus Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I have to work infowrestling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodygrant Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I love the ones that think they are big bad football players and come out for wrestling thinking it will be easy only to end up leaving the 1st week of practice. I've seen a couple cry their way out the door! Ds Dad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infowrestling Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Gonna lift........ GMSCoach, bwoodjc89, decbell1 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I'm joining the dive team...then doesn't join the dive team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cradleU Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 uuugh Mickey Mouse took to much of my time! LOL grappleapple, brodygrant, DCand3 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swain358 Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Has too busy of a schedule. But same kid finds time to play a fall and spring sport.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie78 Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I forgot about this one 2 years ago. After about a full week of practice, a kid told me: "I am joining a speed-skating team." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamGarcia Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Girlfriend McWrastlePants and loscoz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpt189 Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 "I don't like guys touching my junk"- A quote from a kid who was the center on the football team....in an offense where the quarterback took all snaps under center "I've got to get a job to help support my family"- Quote from a kid who a week later was fired from his job because he never went to work. Also noted his parents were business owners, two business to be exact "Football coach says if I lift all winter and spring, I'll be a starter next season"- quote from a kid who never went to lifting and didn't even play football the next season "My parents don't want me to cut weight, they say it's unhealthy"- quote from a kid who was over 350 pounds Side note, his parents, who encouraged him to wrestle because of the weight loss benefits, later told me their child said I said he was too big and wouldn't do any good. That turned out to be a fun mess Those were some of the good ones Ive heard loscoz, grappleapple and McWrastlePants 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsawwrestling Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I forgot about this one 2 years ago. After about a full week of practice, a kid told me: "I am joining a speed-skating team." A few years ago we lost 3-4 kids to hip-hop club. We had a kid last year quit because he thought practice was to unpredictable and he didn't like that. We had 8 out of 10 football kids quit in the first 6 weeks, after a big push from our football coach to get them out. I've decided that most (not all) football players are wimps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhampion Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 A kid on the team a few years ago quit mid-season because he "had to get a job to feed his dog." In reality it was because he cried everyday at practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Spires Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I remember a kid once saying he quit to get a job. Because, you know, back in 2009 when the economy was in a tough spot, every business was just looking for a 7th grader. 1prouddad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loscoz Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 A few years ago we lost 3-4 kids to hip-hop club. What do they do in hip hop class? I am serious about my question because that's a new one for me never heard of it before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwilly Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Honest question: Given these excuses, are most of these attitudes what coaches want in their room? I realize we want to do anything to grow numbers, but the more concerning losses to me are the kids that wrestle their whole life & quit sometime at the high school level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsawwrestling Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 A few years ago we lost 3-4 kids to hip-hop club.What do they do in hip hop class? I am serious about my question because that's a new one for me never heard of it before It is a dance club. Things like this, archery, and a bunch of these other small clubs are great for kids socializing and trying new things. But are additional obstacles for us to try to retain kids. I agree with Dwilly that you really don't want that attitude in the room, but which kid (and really how many adults) don't make excuses for everything these days. It's about building character and changing those concepts. If they had character and didn't make excuses before they came into the room I wouldn't have a job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Brobst Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 Honest question: Given these excuses, are most of these attitudes what coaches want in their room? I realize we want to do anything to grow numbers, but the more concerning losses to me are the kids that wrestle their whole life & quit sometime at the high school level. You are totally right. Not really kid we want in there anyways, but it's always fun to talk about their ridiculous excuses. The ones who quit after doing it their whole lives are definitely concerning, but my experience has been those are few and far between and when they do arise it's often because they are stuck behind a guy who's better than them and are tires of being JV That's why we have to make it fun. Number one reason any kid quits is that they aren't having fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualwrestlingfan Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 You are totally right. Not really kid we want in there anyways, but it's always fun to talk about their ridiculous excuses. The ones who quit after doing it their whole lives are definitely concerning, but my experience has been those are few and far between and when they do arise it's often because they are stuck behind a guy who's better than them and are tires of being JV That's why we have to make it fun. Number one reason any kid quits is that they aren't having fun It's definitely a difficult sport mentally as it is physically. All kids hate cutting weight to some degree and that's mostly the mental aspect. Many can become frustrated in getting techniques down after practicing many repetitions. Many don't realize how close they really are to their goals and what progress they make. My opinion is they put way too much stock in the win/loss column. Hard to get kids and adults to focus on the small details of improvement. The wins will come if you keep chopping wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russian Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Semi-State Qualifier as a freshman "I can't wrestle this year I bought a steer and I have to take care of it, so I can show it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Humble Jr. Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 "I didn't want to get beat up by Sawyer at practice" bog190 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachW33 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Just heard this one this morning from a kid who showed promise after committing all spring and summer to improving ...."I want to focus on drumline".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrydjr Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 We lose a few here and there to 4H or FFA. Several of the weekend tournaments are on "Showing" days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I had a kid miss practice last year because he was "waxing tractors" for FFA. That didn't go over too well with me. barrydjr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggin89 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I had a kid miss practice last year because he was "waxing tractors" for FFA. That didn't go over too well with me. Less posting, more typing on that Magazine! nkraus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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