Ed Pendoski

I believe that Portage was in this tourney in the late 80s.  

In 94 they went to Kokomo Invite, then started going to N. Mont in 95.

I still am not happy with JD Minch for making me coach on New Years Eve when I was in my 20s!

CUSAWC has spots left in our Sports Nutrition Seminar on Sunday at CHS at 4:00.

http://carmelusawrestling.org/pdfs/Carmel_Wrestling_Nutrition_Flyer_2014.pdf

Please contact us if you would like a spot in the room.  Lindsay is an expert on sports nutrition and very wrestling friendly.  She also has great tips on how to pack/prepare meals for a day!

Ed Pendosk

ependosk@ccs.k12.in.us

Dual meets for the elementary guys is an awesome experience and has done wonders for programs I've been involved with...but it has also been nightmarish at times.  

I think the issue with dual leagues is that you have to start putting rules in place.  After you set the rules, then you have to trust that people follow the integrity of the rules.  Jim Watkins is the head coach at Calumet High School and has always been a mentor of mine.  I've repeated his phrase often, "It's always right to do the right thing.  It's not always easy to do the right thing....but it's always right"

For example, as we look at the history of elementary dual tourneys in Indiana, there's been situations where Team A might have not have had enough kids in their club to compete, so they picked up a couple local kids from surrounding schools to help complete their lineups.  Then Team B would do the same, but would pick up a couple kids to 'complete their lineup' that accidentally were multiple time state champions.

Now here's the tough part....how do you set  the rules or guidelines for these situations?  

If Team A is a couple kids short of filling a lineup and the kids on Team A have a couple friends in neighbor schools that don't have a dual team, I think it's great that they're growing the sport by including others to fill their team.

If Team B has enough kids (or even if they don't!) and they go searching for elementary killers so they can pound other local teams, then I think that shows a lack of integrity.

There are many examples of things like this when dealing with elementary wrestling.  One person says in this thread, "What do you do with 6th graders and 3rd graders that weigh 80?"  

I've been lucky enough to run some rooms that have had some tough hombres in them.  Kyle Ayresman, Stevan Micic, Sean McMurray, Jason Tsitrsis, Eric Roach, Mitch Sliga, Cody LeCount could all wrestle the guy 3 yrs older than them, or 20 lbs bigger when they were in elementary school.  In fact, it was probably better for them if they did to that. (I think there's 19 IHSAA State Championships in that group of elementary guys!).  That doesn't mean everyone is supposed to wrestle older bigger.

Carmel USA ran a freestyle duals tourney last spring.  I was asked by all 5 teams that entered the tourney, "do we have to have a team made up of only kids from our schools?".  My answer was, "we're trying to put a competition together so kids can wrestle freestyle in a dual format.  If you come with an all star team of killers, you will murder every team there.  You'll get a $2 medal and I will publicly taunt you in front of many people." (ha!)

We intentionally reached out to schools that we know have integrity and it was an amazing event.  

CUSAWC is currently in their third year of our Youth Wrestling League.  We split all of the kids into 4 teams (we have about 80 this year).  We have practices on Mon/Wed and in November, we have 'competitions' on Monday nights.  There are no weigh ins and zero parent coaches.  On days of competition we have coaches match kids up from both teams so there is as quality of wrestling as we can try to get.  Our goal of YWL is to provide a place for all elementary guys to learn about the sport, improve they physical skills, and have a great time.

We have put together an elementary team from guys in our YWL.  We are hosting small triple dual elementary meets once a month.  I believe that they are full for Nov/Dec.  

Ed Pendoski

CUSAWC Coach

ISWA Kids Director

The wrestling program at Carmel is starting to have a presence on the American Football field.  Harley Frey, Simon Pachciarz, and Deshawn "Tank" Williams all rotate on offensive line.  Sam Hipple (LB) and Andrew Verhultz (DL) spend a lot of time on the field on defense.  Nick Fox is special team extraordinaire.

Greyhounds are undefeated this season and ranked #1 in 6a and I believe #22 in the nation.  The Warren game this Friday might change some things in those rankings though. 

Nothing better than having the OL coach come to us and say he's pissed about the 2 offensive lineman that only made it a week in our room last winter, because their footwork stinks! ha!

Carmel USA WC is excited to have St. Vincent's Sports Performance Nutritionist come talk to us on Oct. 26th from 4:00-5:00 at Carmel High School.

Lindsay Langford has great tips for wrestlers and their nutrition.  She has wonderful insight on both what to consume, and how to prepare for a day's worth of eating.  (nothing worse than making locker neighbors mad because of the smell from your afternoon snack's egg whites! ha!)

This is open to the public and rather inexpensive because of the group setting.  More info and flyer information is on our website www.carmelusawrestling.org

Please contact Coach P if you'd like to reserve a spot. 

ependosk@ccs.k12.in.us

It's going to be a great weekend in the room this weekend.  We're going to have to shut down online registration as there's over 50 signed up.

Please email me if you think you're interested.  The talent in the room is pretty darn good and we'll take a couple more if they will enhance the room even more.

Please email me if you have any questions.

ependosk@ccs.k12.in.us

OK, the numbers of kids coming to this camp is impressive.  As of today, 1 in 6 of kids signed up is a returning state qualifier.  We'll be at the IHOP this weekend talking to kids to come workout in a great room of partners and welcome the new Purdue staff. 

Please click on the link to get registered.  We will close online registration when we get to 50 kids.  As of time of typing this, we have 30.

We're getting a great response about the upcoming weekend with Coach Ersland and the rest of the Purdue staff coming to CUSAWC, so we've started a form to sign up for this camp.  We'll need to know how many mats to put out for the staff.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1E3m30YPIZZH7-AxKbHK5XzkuOEdJHNEVPCf41HKX4u8/viewform

We've contacted some coaches about this weekend.  Please feel free to reach out to us if you'd like to bring a group.  We can discuss options depending on how many are coming.

ependosk@ccs.k12.in.us

317.701.1512

With our short notice on this camp, we've got a nice group of kids signed up for this weekend.

The first session will be technique with Mitch showing his elbow pass to single and then how to transition that to a turn (or breakdown for folkstylers). 

The second session on Saturday will be a lot of live wrestling.  We'd like to wrestle matches in freestyle and talk about scoring and strategy.

The third session will be finishing takedowns and starting turns, with live situations at the end.

Please contact us if you would like to attend of if you have any questions.

ependosk@ccs.k12.in.us

317.701.1512

With our short notice on this camp, we've got a nice group of kids signed up for this weekend.

The first session will be technique with Mitch showing his elbow pass to single and then how to transition that to a turn (or breakdown for folkstylers). 

The second session on Saturday will be a lot of live wrestling.  We'd like to wrestle matches in freestyle and talk about scoring and strategy.

The third session will be finishing takedowns and starting turns, with live situations at the end.

Please contact us if you would like to attend of if you have any questions.

ependosk@ccs.k12.in.us

317.701.1512

Because of lack of numbers in the k-7 group we have shut it down for that age group.

We now have 6 teams in the 7-12 age group and are opening it up for 4 more teams.  It's honor system on weigh ins this year.  We hope this makes it easier for everyone and not taken advantage of.

We are excited about what this could grow into.  We think we can run 5 duals on complete mats and be done by 1:00.

Please contact me as soon as possible if you can get a 10 man team.

ependosk@ccs.k12.in.us

317.701.1512

Because of lack of numbers in the k-7 group we have shut it down for that age group.

We now have 6 teams in the 7-12 age group and are opening it up for 4 more teams.  It's honor system on weigh ins this year.  We hope this makes it easier for everyone and not taken advantage of.

We are excited about what this could grow into.  We think we can run 5 duals on complete mats and be done by 1:00.

Please contact me as soon as possible if you can get a 10 man team.

ependosk@ccs.k12.in.us

317.701.1512

We are accepting applications to our Freestyle Dual tourney on Apr. 13th. 

Our goal is to give a team setting while wrestling freestyle.  We have created modified age/weights for it easier for local clubs to fill a team.  We are setting the limit of 6 teams in both age groups.

We will get 5 duals in and we expect to finish quickly with smaller team sizes, so we hope to get some exhibition matches.

There are only a couple spots left in both divisions.

Here is the link to the event:

http://www.iswa.com/wp-content/uploads/Carmel-Freestyle-Duals.pdf

There is a typo on the website.  Weight classes are as follows:

Grades K-7

50, 66, 68, 76, 84, 92, 100, 110, 120 175

Grades 7-12

105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165, 180, 200, 285

Also, CUSA Wrestling Club is starting is Spring sessions.  Our club is open to anyone.  We currently have wrestlers from 7 different school systems. 

While we believe that RTCs are a great place wrestle live, we also believe in the importance of developing a system.  Our offseason workouts are open to anyone looking to improve there offense/defense, strategy, training habits.  Our staff at CUSA has helped supplement the training of over 30 IHSAA Champions.  We understand the development from elementary to middle school to high school and eventually college.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Ed Pendoski

ependosk@ccs.k12.in.us

We are accepting applications to our Freestyle Dual tourney on Apr. 13th. 

Our goal is to give a team setting while wrestling freestyle.  We have created modified age/weights for it easier for local clubs to fill a team.  We are setting the limit of 6 teams in both age groups.

We will get 5 duals in and we expect to finish quickly with smaller team sizes, so we hope to get some exhibition matches.

There are only a couple spots left in both divisions.

Here is the link to the event:

http://www.iswa.com/wp-content/uploads/Carmel-Freestyle-Duals.pdf

There is a typo on the website.  Weight classes are as follows:

Grades K-7

50, 66, 68, 76, 84, 92, 100, 110, 120 175

Grades 7-12

105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165, 180, 200, 285

Also, CUSA Wrestling Club is starting is Spring sessions.  Our club is open to anyone.  We currently have wrestlers from 7 different school systems. 

While we believe that RTCs are a great place wrestle live, we also believe in the importance of developing a system.  Our offseason workouts are open to anyone looking to improve there offense/defense, strategy, training habits.  Our staff at CUSA has helped supplement the training of over 30 IHSAA Champions.  We understand the development from elementary to middle school to high school and eventually college.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Ed Pendoski

ependosk@ccs.k12.in.us

Indiana Wrestling will miss Mike.  I cannot think of anyone that has done more for our sport than him.

He truly dedicated his life to the kids in our sport.  His leadership in the ISWA has set our state as one of the best in the nation and that footprint that he has left will be felt forever.

I'm only sorry I didn't have the chance to look him in the eye and say "Thank you".

I think we need to be careful what we wish for on this one.  Do we really want the IHSAA to start policing each weigh in?  There is a computer in Portage that has a saved email from the IHSAA stating the 1.5% rule is for alpha weight only.

.....and this might start to bring back the concept of centralized weight certification.  That would definitely cause more headache than help.

[table]

106- Wilhelm vs. Hudston win 6-1

113- Jerde vs. Arndt loss 6-11

120- Pruitt vs. steel win 8-3

126- smith vs. Belden loss by Tech 8-23

132- Bernard vs. eldred loss 6-16

138- Patterson vs. Eldred loss 1-9

145- Fox vs. Helm loss 1-3 OT

152- Carlson vs. Steel win 4-3

160- Krege vs. Kainwrath win 16-6

170- Theriot vs. Jakositz win by fall 15-2

182- Johnson vs. Schaffer win by fall 4-1

195- Hipple vs. Mazura win by fall 2-0

220- Garcia vs. Milton loss 3-5

285- Pachciarz vs. Dollens loss by fall 1-0

Varsity Team Score: win 31-28

 JV team score: Loss 28-35

We're getting a lot of emails about our tourney and we will be going on Jan 12.

This year's tourney will be at CHS in the fieldhouse.  Please enter in door 21 in the back.

Registration and weigh in sheet info is on our website:

http://carmelusawrestling.org/

Contact us if you have any questions:

Ed Pendoski

317.701.1512

The Bradbury/Birge match was fun to watch and we knew it going into it.  They both scored a lot of points.  I think Bradbury scored escape to go up 14-13 with 20 sec. left to get taken down with 10 sec. left and then score reversal at the buzzer to win 16-15.

Bradbury lost to Ramos 13 times his junior and senior year, and I think he was winning in the third period 7 times.  Each of the 13 times we thought we could win, but Ramos would find a way to win. 

I saw Brands/Gilbert finals of Big 10s that was awesome if you were in the crowd.  Gilbert pushes Brands out of bounds right at the start and the Iowa faithful go nuts as you can see Brands swell and go into rage mode....then Gilbert leg throws Brands and has him on his back for a while until get gets out of bounds.  Brands breaks him and ends up teching him.  I've shown kids that one...it's on youtube somewhere.

[table]

160- Carlson vs. Avla win by fall

170- Krege vs. Ort win by fall

182- Theriot vs. Niece loss by regular 1-3

195- Hipple vs. mccormick win by major 11-3

220- Garcia vs. weber win by regular 8-4

285- Deshawn vs. rumschlagh loss by fall

106- Wilhelm vs. fulz win by tech

113- hayes vs. Weaver loss OT 0-2

120- Pruitt vs. allen win by regular 9-4

126- Smith vs. Owen win by regular 11-8

1302- Patterson vs. Blatz win by major 11-3

138- bublick vs. couto loss by regular 1-3

145- Kenobel vs. Gay win by major 10-0

152- Fox vs. Damler loss by regular 2-6

Final score: 38-18 Win

Final JV score: 44-24 Win

[table]

106 Karl Wilhelm vs. Johnson win by fall

113 Andrew Hayes vs. Holmes loss by decision

120 Morgan Pruitt vs. Stansberry loss by decision

126 Jerrod Smith vs. Chastain loss by fall

132 Nick Patterson vs. Weed win by decision

138 Liam Page vs. Wallace loss by major

145 Emerson Knoebel vs. Irick loss by decision

152 Nick Fox vs. Mazerro win by decision

160 Eli Carlson vs. Greg win by fall

170 John Theriot vs. Batt win by technical fall

182 Jack Johnson vs. Burge loss by decision

220 Sam Hipple vs. Brantley loss by decision

285 Harley Frey vs. Maxey loss by fall

Total Varsity Score: Loss  23-37

Total JV Score: Win 49-30

LN dual @ LN 12/11/2013

182- Jack Johnson vs. Mayfield loss by regular decision 6-7

195- Sam Hipple vs. Oaerek win by decision 12-6

220- Frey vs. Perrryman loss by fall

285- Pachciarz vs. Berg win by decision 3-2

106- Jerde win by forfeit

113- Karl Wilhelm vs. Castro loss by decision 3-4

120- Pruitt win by forfeit

126- Smith vs. smith win by regular 12-9

132- Nick Patterson vs. Butler win by major decision 13-5

138- Will Bernard vs. Cash loss by fall

145- Nick Fox vs. Duerson loss by decision 1-3

152- Eli Carlson vs. ray loss by forfeit

160- Ben Krege vs. Wray loss by decision 2-7

170- John Theriot vs. Jones win by decision 8-3

Final Varsity score: loss 28-30

Final JV: 59-12 win

160 Ben Krege vs. Keith Davis Win by tech 18-3

170 John Theriot vs. Dylan Lydy Loss by major 4-13

182 Jack Johnson vs. Joey Domogalik loss by regular 2-7

195 Sam Hipple vs. Luke Jones Win by major 12-1

220 Keion Garcia vs. Kasha Wilder win by fall @ 5:50 8-2

285 Forfeit- Norman oglesby

106 Adam Jerde vs. Paul Mcclelland win by fall @ 5:23

113 Carl Wilhelm vs. James Prittchett loss by regular 1-4

120 Morgan Pruitt vs. Jake wynecop won by regular 9-4

126 Jerrod smith vs. Yoseph Shilbi win by major 9-1

132 Nick Patterson vs. Jayeln Roth win by regular 5-3

138 Will Bernard vs. Trace Pereasy win by tech 19-3

145 Nick Fox vs. Nick weddle loss by regular 2-4

152 Eli Carlson vs. Colin Brumett win by fall @ 1: 43

Varsity team score: 41-19

Junior Varsity team score: 60- 20

Here is copy/paste of our flyer.  We do have some spots left open.  Contact me if you'd like to attend.  Jason just finished first this weekend at FILA Jr's in Vegas!

Featuring 4X IHSAA State Champ and University of Northwestern Wrestler:

Jason Tsirtsis

Jason Tsirtsis is a current University of Northwestern freshman.  He is a 4X IHSAA State Champion, Junior National Champion, and 2012’s #1 Ranked Wrestler in America.  He his bringing his talents, techniques, and training styles to Carmel for two days for any wrestler to train.

Carmel High School

520 E Main St

Carmel, IN 46032

Enter through door 21

Fee: $100.00 Saturday and Sunday

(Make checks payable to Carmel USA Wrestling.)

Saturday, April 27th

SESSION 1 12:00 – 2:00 P.M.

BREAK 2:00 – 3:00 P.M.

SESSION 2 3:00 – 5:00 P.M.

BREAK 5:00 – 5:30 P.M.

SESSION 3 5:30 – 7:00 P.M.

Sunday, April 28th

SESSION 4 9:00 – 11:00 A.M.

LUNCH BREAK 11:00 – 12:00 P.M.

SESSION 5 12:00 – 2:00 P.M.

Lunch will NOT be provided.  Each wrestler must bring his own lunch.  Drinks will be provided. 

Please contact Coach Pendoski if you have any questions.

Ed Pendoski

Carmel High School Head Coach

Carmel USA Wrestling Club President

ependosk@ccs.k12.in.us

317.701.1512

Sliga loses in the semi's to the Russian.  He'll need to win one to get the the Bronze medal match