grappleapple Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) When I coach baseball I always tell my guys some great wisdom that has been passed down to me by a coach much better than I'll ever be. He said that the three things that can ruin a baseball career are whiskey, women and a curveball - in no particular order. I feel this also applies to wrestling. Well, my sons are at the age now where one of them wants to bring his girlfriend along to state Saturday. Is this even ethical? I've got one kid that wants to watch wrestling, and pick up some good habits. The other kid wants to spend the day with his girlfriend under the disguise of watching wrestling. Should I write one of them out of the will? Do I do the unthinkable and allow the girlfriend to invade in our state watching tradition? Real dilemma here. Edited February 16, 2017 by grappleapple bgcoach and grecoref 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWFTKWC11 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 my momma says girls are the devil indianmorg, Coach Nieman, Sydokun and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCFIGHTER170 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 When I coach baseball I always tell my guys some great wisdom that has been passed down to me by a coach much better than I'll ever be. He said that the three things that can ruin a baseball career are whiskey, women and a curveball - in no particular order. I feel this also applies to wrestling. Well, my sons are at the age now where one of them wants to bring his girlfriend along to state Saturday. Is this even ethical? I've got one kid that wants to watch wrestling, and pick up some good habits. The other kid wants to spend the day with his girlfriend under the disguise of watching wrestling. Should I write one of them out of the will? Do I do the unthinkable and allow the girlfriend to invade in our state watching tradition? Real dilemma here. It's better to supervise and guide than have them sneak and hide lol.. nkraus, TShipleyViking, kenm and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOWrestler Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Girlfriends do NOT get to come to state and 'watch' unless your son is wrestling. Then as long as she stays away from him until the tournament is over it's okay. Fans are fun ! However, I suggest you offer to accompany them to watch a movie or something fun like that NEXT weekend. I'm sure they'd love to have you along! FCFIGHTER170 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grappleapple Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 Girlfriends do NOT get to come to state and 'watch' unless your son is wrestling. Then as long as she stays away from him until the tournament is over it's okay. Fans are fun ! However, I suggest you offer to accompany them to watch a movie or something fun like that NEXT weekend. I'm sure they'd love to have you along! Ha - I like your style. I won't be sitting near them though. I can't supervise them. I'm sure this is a strong selling point for the one with a girlfriend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOWrestler Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Ha - I like your style. I won't be sitting near them though. I can't supervise them. I'm sure this is a strong selling point for the one with a girlfriend. Then that is a NO for sure. Easy call . He'll thank you for it later in life. Maybe when he has kids of his own. Our line in the house to our daughters is "Boys are bad news." The boys hear "Girls are trouble." I think this pretty much covers them until they paying for their own food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmsmelby Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Girl wants to spend all weekend watching wrestling she is a keeper. Let her come. awood2, buzz lightyear, TRUDiabetic and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOWrestler Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Girl wants to spend all weekend watching wrestling she is a keeper. Let her come. I think you're naive. wescraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Nieman Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I'd wager his girlfriend will get less attention than the matches being wrestled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awood2 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 "Woman weaken legs..." kenm and No One Famous 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosstownrivals Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Amen awood Henry Wilk always said" girls weaken the knees" kenm and Mr_Coach_Kline 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosgrove Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I always liked having a girlfriend during season.... giggidy No One Famous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No One Famous Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Coach Strader always told us to avoid the three S's during wrestling season: Sweets Seconds Sex I tell kids this every year still. Mr_Coach_Kline, MOWrestler, buzz lightyear and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alduflux Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 .. grappleapple and No One Famous 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitonthemat Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Best match I ever wrestled I was losing to a better opponent by a lot and looked over to see my girlfriend at the time flirting with someone else. I came back, won semi state! So moral of the story, don't date good girls during wrestling season, just the bad ones lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Spires Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Lol if my girlfriend ever came down to state with me I hope she'd be okay with about 25 minutes of attention all weekend. Coach Nieman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeDuPont Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Before my senior year started coach had a talk with me and another teammate about having our girlfriends, of course we didn't listen. A few years later on my wedding day to that same girl...coach said to me "You don't have to do this" again I didn't listen. 10 years later divorced...should have listened. wescraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestling Scholar Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 My son found himself a really smart, really cute and very nice girlfriend at the end of his Junior year. His first serious girlfriend that came to all his matches. " He wrestled like crap". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fearless fly Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I'd wager his girlfriend will get less attention than the matches being wrestled. I wood think so, I read on here that wrestlers have a gay stigma attached to them... wescraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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