Jimtown 138

In a couple of months you're definitely gonna know if she's pregnant, but you're still not gonna know if there was control...

You young pups need to be giving back to the sport...

In a couple of months you're definitely gonna know if she's pregnant, but you're still not gonna know if there was control...

In a couple of months you're definitely gonna know if she's pregnant, but you're still not gonna know if there was control...

You young pups need to be giving back to the sport...

You young pups need to be giving back to the sport...

In a couple of months you're definitely gonna know if she's pregnant, but you're still not gonna know if there was control...

You young pups need to be giving back to the sport...

In a couple of months you're definitely gonna know if she's pregnant, but you're still not gonna know if there was control...

In a couple of months you're definitely gonna know if she's pregnant, but you're still not gonna know if there was control...

Everyone in da region gets along so nicely. Before the matches they are showing eachother pictures of their kids and dogs. Even during the match it is not uncommon to hear the coaches shout congratulatory phrases to one another after big matches.

WRESTLE: Knotts says farewell Noblesville honors wrestling coach on senior night   Maria Leichty Friday, January 20, 2017 1:06 AM   The Times photo by Maria Leichty 
Tom Knotts and his wife, Redd, wave to their grandchildren during the ceremony. • •   Match Results NOBLESVILLE 69, TIPTON 9
132: Long (N) pin Maxwell 3:02 [6-0]
138: Bell (N) dec. Tuescher 8-2 [9-0]
145: Storey (N) pin Mahoney 5:14 [15-0]
152: D. Kitko (N) pin Smith 1:00 [21-0]
160: Roudebush (T) pin Marlow 4:57 [27-6]
170: Hill (T) dec. Knoll 17-12 [27-9]
182: Mills (N) pin Carter 5:51 [33-9]
195: May (N) pin Bronnenbirg :45 [39-9]
220: Leslie (N) pin Lucas 1:01 [45-9]
285: Killion (N) win by forfeit [51-9]
106: Vaughn (N) win by forfeit [57-9]
113: Brady (N) pin Espinosa :44 [63-9]
120: Huffman (N) win by forfeit [69-9]
126: Double forfeit
  There was no better way to send him off.
Senior night . . . against Tipton . . . with eight pins . . . and lots of fans.
Noblesville wrestling coach Tom Knotts was honored before the Noblesville versus Tipton senior night dual meet Thursday. It was his last home meet as the Noblesville wrestling coach after 19 years of coaching Miller wrestling and 26 years with Noblesville athletics.
The stands were full of Knotts’ family, friends, fellow coaches, and wrestlers who he coached.
“I’ve done it a long time and I’ve had a lot of good kids,” Knotts said. “It’s very nice that they all came back to see it.”
The dual was against none other than his old wrestling team, Tipton. Among his extensive coaching resume was a five-year stint as the Tipton head wrestling coach.
The Miller seniors led the way to a 69-9 victory as Knotts sat by the Noblesville mat for the last time. Noblesville got eight pins on the night.
“It was exciting to see everybody one last time and honor Knotts for everything he has done,” Miller senior Nick Brady said.
The Noblesville seniors are Brady, Bradley Killion, David Kitko, Ryan Leslie, Noah Long and Ashton Mills.
Brady said he will remember Knotts’ throw days the most.
“The main thing was he taught me to throw,” he said. “On throw days, we would just get the mat out and throw all day.”
Knotts said this was his favorite part of coaching wrestling.
“I like to throw,” he said. “The kids know that. I like Greco-Roman moves. We try to be physical – we wrestle a really aggressive and exciting style. That’s what I like most about it.”
Overall, Brady added that, “he taught me to never give up.”
Knotts led the Millers to 10 sectional and one regional championship. He had several wrestlers wrestle at state and one stuck out to him in particular.
He reminisced about Jason Chiado’s run in the 1992 IHSAA wrestling tournament. Chiado made it to the state finals in the 1991-1992 season and lost by a 3-2 decision in the 119 weight class.
“It’s a hard sport,” Knotts said. “It’s good to see all the kids grow up.”
The Noblesville grad started coaching Noblesville wrestling in 1984 and coached until 1993. He helped turn around the Noblesville softball program from 1988 to 2000 before he headed to Tipton from 2002 to 2007. He returned to the Miller wrestling program for the second time from then until now.
“Tom Knotts has meant so much to Noblesville Athletics,” Noblesville athletic director Tony Oilar said. “He is a Hall of Fame guy who showed up every day with the sole purpose of making his athletes better – not just physically but mentally.”
Knotts was inducted into the IHSWCA coaching Hall of Fame in 2013.
“A guy like coach Knotts is very difficult to replace,” Oilar said.
In attendance, were Knotts’ wife, Redd, his daughter, Jennifer, and his two grandchildren.
When asked about his favorite part of his last season, he replied, “I’m waiting for it yet.”

Kenbob.

http://athletics.uindy.edu/news/2017/1/14/wrestling-knocks-off-1-and-5-at-ranger-duals.aspx

113 Kory Cavanaugh Penn dec 3-0 Hunter Watts Jimtown
145 Hayden Hensley Penn dec 9-8 Xander stroud Elkhart central
138 trace Manspeaker 4-3 Jacob LaPlace Mishawaka
170 Jarod Swank Penn dec 6-3 Travonte Malone SB Adams

That's a great concept...
 
In a perfect world all wrestlers would eat as if they were Andrew Clark!

Maybe so, but I have never seen any of them hitting a scale before competing... You better have your head on right to pull off a weight cut.

I was talked into reffing a Jr High dual between Jimtown and Concord back in the early eighties. My thinking was that I would make a few extra dollars and it was a Jr High match, no big deal...
 
WRONG! By the end of the dual, I had parents from both schools, one being my own, threatening to whip my ass out side. I decided then and there that reffing was not my calling and parents were nutz!

Agreed... 24 years ago, it was an a$$ whippin' that would teach a lesson.  Today, it's all about feelings and not getting punched in the face.

I was talked into reffing a Jr High dual between Jimtown and Concord back in the early eighties. My thinking was that I would make a few extra dollars and it was a Jr High match, no big deal...
 
WRONG! By the end of the dual, I had parents from both schools, one being my own, threatening to whip my ass out side. I decided then and there that reffing was not my calling and parents were nutz!

I'm not saying wrestlers should hit fans but i can say I don't regret my actions. The guy had it coming, as soon as he put his hands on me he knew he was going to have to call in sick on Monday.

I do remember seeing a flying Superman punch at one of the first IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Opens... It was worth the price of admission. 

I do remember seeing a flying Superman punch at one of the first IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Opens... It was worth the price of admission. 

I do remember seeing a flying Superman punch at one of the first IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Opens... It was worth the price of admission. 

Does wrestling teach life lessons? Absolutely? Does participating in another sport, speech/debate, drama, journalism/yearbook, etc. teach life lessons? Absolutely. All i'm saying is each individual is different and if they choose to stop wrestling it's their choice. Should a coach try and retain them, yes. Should a coach pressure them into something they don't want to do? Nope.
 
Seems as you have walked the walk personally and also have had a son walk away. That kinda makes you an expert and I can respect that. In no way is a kid that walks away "weak". Are they worse off?.... depends on the kid I guess. If a kid has another path in mind and the guidance at home that he needs to make a wise choice, then by all means maybe you let go a little sooner and allow them to go without too much effort to retain them.
 
The topic was "what to say to a kid". After all of this input, I think the best answer is this... it depends on the kid. But as coaches we should lay it out there and give each kid options, if they need them. I guess my advice was simply... do not live with regrets. That's the way I live my life now and, it is pretty good.