ontherise219 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I saw this was a topic on the forum in 2010. A lot of people posted coaches who influenced them. I wonder who are the most influential people in the sport. ill start Joe Caprino-coach, one of the founding members and owners of indianamat(national website of the year), also runs the preseason mag which in years past have donated to charity, puts together off-season teams and runs the ihpo Dane Fuelling-indianamat team ranking coordinator also part of seeding committee for the ihswca classed team state. Who do you guys have? regionrumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabio Jr. Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Tom Dolly is the sole reason I wrestled and is hands down one of the greatest youth coaches Indiana has had NSego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherise219 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decbell1 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Mary Friedt and Pat Culp They have a hand in so many things FWwrestling1996, buzz lightyear, aoberlin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickfor6 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Steve Balash-He teaches and has taught the most important thing in athletes and coaches today....CHARACTER! Regionrat1, xbrick132 and Old School H 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosstownrivals Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Tom dolly Henry Wilk Fran McCann These men have given their life for the sport of wrestling. And they have helped me in so many different ways in life. ontherise219 and Regionrat1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingT Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Steve Balash-He teaches and has taught the most important thing in athletes and coaches today....CHARACTER!Straight Arrow brickfor6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlHungus Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Saw Steve helping the Hobart boys with some scouting reports on Saturday. Always admired the guy Cosgrove and brickfor6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busstogate Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Darrick Snyder, Brian Seltzer and Ed Pendoski have all enjoyed massive success in more than one part of the state and have been around long enough to see their talent start coaching the sport. IndianaWrestlingGuy1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamGarcia Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Ryan Parrish (Contenders Wrestling Academy) - What he started in Hendricks County for Elementary, Middle School, High School Wrestling in our area is very impressive. Numbers & Stats don't lie . He gets my vote as most influential person . Proud that my Sons are #parrishtrained . bomber_bob and scott46123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regionrumbler Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Culp & Caprino...has a nice ring to it. Law Firm/PR Firm? Agents for future Olympians! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoatGrappler Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Culp & Caprino...has a nice ring to it. Law Firm/PR Firm? Agents for future Olympians! Sounds more like a gang... the Culp & Caprino Cartel. regionrumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regionrumbler Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Darrick Snyder, Brian Seltzer and Ed Pendoski have all enjoyed massive success in more than one part of the state and have been around long enough to see their talent start coaching the sport. Wow! Are those guys really that old!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbarnett Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 JD Minch on a LOT of levels horseofadifferentcolor, gtodrivr and tskin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCFIGHTER170 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) Rex Peckinpaugh has been around since polyester singlets were the cats meow...has helped a lot of young men.. Edited February 13, 2017 by FCFIGHTER170 wescraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherise219 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 JD Minch on a LOT of levels JD does a ton of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHider Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Leroy Vega. Before there was RWA in DA REGION there was Vega Wrestling Club and CIA Wrestling laying down the foundation for future wrestling clubs. FCFIGHTER170 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wescraft Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) The Blacks at Shenandoah are very influential in the area and are great role models. Edited February 13, 2017 by wescraft FCFIGHTER170 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalukiDawg23 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I would like to personally bring up Mr. Robert Hawtorne from Indianapolis Crispus Attucks. He has built and is continuing to build a program with no support from the school. He has personally help create champions in his son, Robert Hawthorne(currently At John Hopkins Medical School), Charles Baker ( currently enrolled as a junior at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and is trying to build a program for those who want to learn and succeed), and most recent, Lamar Willis, who started wrestling as a Freshman and made it to Semi-State with a "broken" program. Mr. Robert Hawthorne is a great mentor as well as a coach! gogoplata89 and busstogate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastdad18 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Chad Red is definitely worthy of being mentioned with this group. Chad has developed and worked with some of the states best wrestlers for years.. Kids travel from across the state to work in one of the best off season training programs in the state.. Kookie953 and Fabio Jr. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherise219 Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 I think this post always gets off track. Obviously your personal coach has a huge influence on you or your program. I'm talking more in the sense of influencing indiana as a whole. ISWA volenterr ihswca board memebers ihsaa rep. Robert faulkens. Offficals like chuck Barnett and tom Clark media coverage is why I suggested Y2. Nick Weisjahn for tech support to the site he's a semi state ranker and hangout star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMILL Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) I would say (and this hurts) Caprino and this site do a lot for the sport JD, Tom Clark & Jim Littlejohn do so much beyond their referee gigs The people all involved in the hangouts, rankings and general growth of the sport (OTR, Nick, Dane, Howard, Chad, Caleb, Triple "B" Tournaments and State Tournaments don't run without Pat and Mary doing the pairings and all other things most people don't even know get done people who volunteer their time for boards (ISWA, IHWCA) Academy coaches (most of whom do not have kids in the sport and do it for the love of the sport.....Parrish--CWA, Blake & Matt--MCWC, Hawkins--RWA, Eppert & Gil--CIA, Hull--Pride) . This list could continue on and on but IMO these are the people that are keeping IN wrestling on the map and in some cases handing things off to a HS coach to then reap the benefits of success. Edit to say #TheCounty and #PainTrain (get some titles this wknd boys) Edited February 14, 2017 by JMILL TeamGarcia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD92 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I think this post always gets off track. Obviously your personal coach has a huge influence on you or your program. I'm talking more in the sense of influencing indiana as a whole. ISWA volenterr ihswca board memebers ihsaa rep. Robert faulkens. Offficals like chuck Barnett and tom Clark media coverage is why I suggested Y2. Nick Weisjahn for tech support to the site he's a semi state ranker and hangout star Saw him dancing at semi-state. That should immediately disqualify him from any and all influential lists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busstogate Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Charlie Baker, you were always fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherise219 Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 I would say (and this hurts) Caprino and this site do a lot for the sport JD, Tom Clark & Jim Littlejohn do so much beyond their referee gigs The people all involved in the hangouts, rankings and general growth of the sport (OTR, Nick, Dane, Howard, Chad, Caleb, Triple "B" Tournaments and State Tournaments don't run without Pat and Mary doing the pairings and all other things most people don't even know get done people who volunteer their time for boards (ISWA, IHWCA) Academy coaches (most of whom do not have kids in the sport and do it for the love of the sport.....Parrish--CWA, Blake & Matt--MCWC, Hawkins--RWA, Eppert & Gil--CIA, Hull--Pride) . This list could continue on and on but IMO these are the people that are keeping IN wrestling on the map and in some cases handing things off to a HS coach to then reap the benefits of success. Edit to say #TheCounty and #PainTrain (get some titles this wknd boys) Great post this is more in line with what I was thinking. I'm not overly familiar with who runs the iswa and who is currently on the ihswca board but I know they do a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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