JustAnotherFan

My opinion based on my observations - Academies are not some secret ingredient to that sausage. Don’t let anyone tell you it is. The secret ingredient is the extra practice outside of regular school practice. Working on technic in small groups. Getting better at your craft. This can be done by your school or club coaches. Take Drake Buchanan. Started wrestling in elementary school. Between Contenders, CIA and Red Cobra he has attended less than 25 sessions in all those years. Most of those being practices for Duals teams he was asked to be on. It was the HS and club coaches spending time with Drake and 2-3 of his teammates in small groups teaching new technics and breaking back habits. Over and over and over again. Did you know Drake is a righty? Where did that wicked left leg lead and attack come from. It came from a HS coach seeing that he was able to attack to the left and a summer of “Do it again! Do it again! Hand cupped! Move it down! Again!” After the “Summer of love”. Drake went into 8th grade with a left leg lead. That is impact. The extra time in small groups. A room packed with kids and 2-3 coaches can’t make that impact. You don’t need “Great” wrestling partners every day. No question it helps. You can to go live at a live night or a tournament to see what works and what needs fixed. Then spend the time fixing it. Why go to another all day Saturday open when you would improve more with 2 hours of technic training. Sure it helps to have “Great” partners. Lots of things help. But doing something wrong over and over again against a “Great” partner doesn’t make it better. Now I admit, getting the coach and the 2-3 other wrestling partners that want to get better is another conversation. But it is the time spent on technic, actively getting better that is the key to improving. As I said In my opinion.

I would be curious to see what the break down looks like with the highest scoring team removed from each semi state’s count.

Is morning session sold out?

How do you buy advanced tickets. Ford Center website doesn’t show any? Thanks

Semi state information post at top of page. For me it’s above the “Hammers” ad.

Ooohhhh….. I like it. Drama, tension, gargantuan collisions !!!!! that’s why the Indiana state wrestling tournament is so great!

I think it is quite probable that the bloodbath at the Evansville Semi state will hand the state title to Crown Point with a pretty bow on it.

Henry did a great job pushing the pace once he smelled blood at end of 2nd. Might be be finals match next week.

Based on this they are listing time changes.

Just click the link.

Moorseville Regional. CG stream https://www.ihsaatv.org/CGSportsNetwork/

Agree, need the wrestler’s family down close.

One option for viewing Mooresville Regional https://www.ihsaatv.org/CGSportsNetwork/ Was free last week. Peterman Plumbing and Heating sponsored it.

At Moorseville Sectional Center Grove had a free broadcast with commentary on the ISHAA site. Figure they’d do same for regional.

Yes, started offering an early weigh in option like many national level tournaments do. (Super 32, Grand River Rumble, etc.) a few years ago. Sunday morning is regular weigh in time and obviously costs nothing extra.