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  1. 1st question you mentioned was "be on varsity" --> depends where you go to school. At Brownsburg, there are kids who train all year, participate in off season stuff and may not ever wrestle varsity vs. attending a school that has difficulties filling a line up... " be a SS wrestler" : better be hitting the circuit and wrestling all spring/summer and if your school goes through the Mooresville Regional and/or EVSS, it still isn't enough... "state placer" : frickin hard in single class Indiana... bust your ass every week and it still may not College coaches know... they are well aware of who puts time in and who doesn't and where... ...just my random thoughts on a Sunday afternoon from #thecounty
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  2. I think this is exceptionally true and there was a good conversation about this a few weeks ago. Like most things around here, it started as one topic, but quickly shifted to another and evolved as the thread carried on. The long story short was that if you're going to compete at the highest levels now you need to have specialized and do a ton of off-season club training and tournaments. This makes it harder than ever to be a multi-sport athlete. Maybe you like to do cross country in the fall. You'll miss pre-season folkstyle tournaments. Maybe you like to track or baseball in the spring. You'll miss the freestyle season. Next thing you know, you're behind the competition and unranked because you were off doing other things. And heaven forbid you actually be a kid in the summer, have a summer job and maybe spend a few weeks on a lake somewhere. I know several really good wrestlers who are now in their junior and senior years. State placers. Have had good showings in the national tournaments. A bunch of them are starting to ask whether it's all been worth it and whether they want to wrestle in college. Sure it can knock a few grand off the price of tuition, but except for a select few will wrestling ever "pay all the bills" in college, let alone after. I'm not suggesting that any of this is unique to our sport, by the way. It's the current reality of amateur sports. As coaches and parents we need to find ways to support our young athletes however they choose. We can't live out our own dreams through them. If they're in this for the long term and committed to being the best, we support them. If they're doing it now because it's fun and challenging, we need to support that too. I don't want any kid to miss out on the benefits that wrestling offers in terms of self discipline, self confidence, ability to deal with challenges and loss, just because they weren't interested in putting in the insane amount of work required to reach the upper echelon.
    3 points
  3. Carroll falls 3-2 in his match. But both young men represented Indiana. Mendez and Carroll’s work ethic and determination to seek out too competition will inevitably shine as they reach the college ranks and hopefully beyond.
    1 point
  4. Such a loaded question with so many answers. I think we can all agree on one thing and that is if you dont put in the work on the offseason you will have a very tough season no matter what. Not only is mat time essential but conditioning and nutrition cant be ignored at all,
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  5. And there you have it!!! 24/7/365 no excuses!
    1 point
  6. Wooooooooooooooooo…… BANG ! BANG ! BANG ! … Pistol been sayin to you’ins varmits for sum decades you’ins train 24/7/365 . The Legend John Smith told Pistol that like in 1986 at the World Team Trials whin Pistol was teach him that Sweep Single . Pistol told The G.O.A.T John Smith he should name that move Pistol Pete Sweep Single . He said he did but you’ins named it after him. It’s Pistol go to move ! Woooooooo….. BANG ! BANG ! BANG ! That’s you’ins wrestling food for thought of the Century righ thurr . Pistol sweep single is faster than these 357 connected to Pistols holisters . SPIT ! Say Sumin bout dat . Pistol Pete How bout Dem Boyz from Oklahoma State Woooooooooooooooooooooo ! BANG ! BANG ! BANG !
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  7. FCFIGHTER170

    Silas Alred

    His father and myself became good friends after Silas and my guy Trizton Carson put on an instant classic at the first ever Freshman/sophmore state championships 5 years ago in a war.. after that We spent many nights talking about not only wrestling but life in general.. He was so passionate and educated in this this thing we call life.. He was without a doubt One the most reformed and thankful ppl I have ever known who was constantly working on being better then the day before.. Never hid from his past and worked everyday to strengthen his faith and strive to give his family the best life possible.. He was so strong not only physically but mentally and spiritually.. He suffered really bad the last year he was on this earth but never once Griped or wanted pity.. He always wanted to help the next man and never wanted ppl to feel sorry for him..Big E was one of the greatest men I ever met and one of the best ppl this sport had lead me to.. Loved that dude and he wants silas to not only be an elite wrestler but seen him becoming UFC champ one day after his wrestling days... Loved that dude and will always remember our bond and good times.. Just glad he's no longer suffering.
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