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RankingsGuy's Official State Picks (1 thru 8 All Weights)
MattM replied to RankingsGuy's topic in Past Discussions
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For the average middle school and high school wrestlers still trying to hammer out solid technique a few skills clinics and a good RTC program to practice them in may be the best first step.For the skilled high school guys some of the big name camps may be good. Not sure these super camps will add a ton to the wrestlers ability (since they already have a lot) but they will surely help with giving them solid competition and mental preperation. I've been very fond of the 2 or 3 day clinics the last few years. Easier to convince kids and parents to attend based on schedules and cost. They still has legit coaches that teach solid skills needed just as you would find at many camps. If you spend some time reviewing and practicing later it seems like you can get just as much out of a few of them as you would a whole week long camp. In all honesty most wrestlers can learn just as much from a knowledgable high school coach, college assistant coach, or former college wrestler at a clinic as they would from a big name camps. I just wish more cost effective clinics featuring these type of guys were available around the state for middle school and mid-range high school guys looking to get better.
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Can't go wrong with a personalized bowling ball either. Would be right up your ally (pun intended). Marge love the one she got from Homer.
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They did have Santana Adams and David Martin III during some of that time to help aid in the cause. But, yes they were blessed for a few years with guys that could give them an automatic 5 or 6 every time they stepped on the mat.
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For future reference I believe a vacume cleaner (well the moter) fits this description also. Maybe she was hinting at that.
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I have seen mat side pairing works great. However, I have also seen them fail just as miserably at running an event smoothly as traditional pairing. I think a lot of it comes from having a well trained and prepared staff helping at the event more than anything else. So if the ISWA is going with a push for mat side pairing it may work out great if those running the events are comfortable and prepared for how it will work. I've even suggested on more than one occasion at the traditional larger events have two separate starts times for two different sets of age groups. That way they have less of a crowd and chaos at one time, but end up with same attendance in the end.
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Just a shot in the dark here. Could the class system set up a situation where teams seek out a more class heavy (but not exclusive) schedule to wrestle. With a more limited selection of teams to choose from to better wrestlers encounter more of top competition prior to the state finals ending several undefeated seasons early. While in Indiana the team do not have a such a schedule and so do not always encounter as many top wrestlers prior to the semi-state portion of the tournament. The other issue that may be a factor is that many (not all) of Indiana's undefeated wrestlers are at a much higher level than most of their competition. Thus, they are not put in a situation other than the final rounds of state to really be challenged in most years. Obviously, we have noticed this talent gap emerge over the last several years and it will take more time and work to close that gap. Ohio has been developing their talent for a much longer period than we have in Indiana. While I'm sure a talent gap exists Ohio has a much larger group of elite wrestlers allowing for a chance at more tough match-ups prior to states. Agree the travel restrictions keep some of Indiana's wrestlers sheltered while some of the time Ohio guys end up facing more of the time wrestlers in the nation and as a result up their chances of losing a match before state. Being Ohio is also close to Pennsylvania, so some of the boarder wars battles with them could cause a person to lose their undefeated season. I'm not sure one issue can be the main cause, but rather a combination of a little of all three reason may end up playing into why this occurs.
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So I told my wife about the diamond comment. Now she wants to know where her diamond is in order to keep her quite. I told her I'd just save the money and just tune her out instead.
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So the occasion skipping of valentines day to attend semi-state or skipping my wife (previously gf's) birthday to attend Friday/Saturday of state isn't a way to keep the home happy? Man I must really be confused about how this relationship think works then.
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Sorry that was a typo it should be 8. I will correct it. You are correct he did hold the national record at one point.
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Last finalist was Alex Weinzapfel in 08 Last champion was Matt Coughlin in 05 So, it seems more like they are building themselves back to get some guys under the spot light rather than not living up most peoples start of the year expectations. They are getting things back on track compared to the previous few years. It may just take a couple more to have the semi-finals and finals impact they once had at state. Even without the true studs just yet the group they have is solid enough to bring home some state placement and contend for the team title.
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I found this exclusive video from the event.
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If we never get a response from them then you definitely know the answer.
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This may come down to an issue of it was a ref trying to fix an issue of too many coaches/people in a corner instead of actually being ejected. You would have to hear what the refs interpretation of the situation was it figure it out for sure. I would guess he wasn't officially ejected if he was sitting in the seat the very next match.
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All results should be posted on the ihsaa.org website by now for the semi-state.
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I though Baron Riekers had one heck of a day considering who he had to beat all the way through. I was unsure about his ticket round match and he blew that one out of the water. Then the competition jumped even higher with his semi-final or finals match and he stepped up big in those too. He definitely earned his semi-state championship for sure.
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Not out just yet. I was posting in perpetration for the brackets being out momentarily. I guess we have a little longer to wait than I thought.
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Lew Wallace Sportmanship Merrillville Semi-State
MattM replied to garywallace_wrestling101's topic in Past Discussions
A stand up act of apology for something that was not your doing. You sound like you are trying to do whats right by your school, program, and wrestlers and should be commended for this. It is also shameful for others to judge the entirety of a program based on one unfortunate incident. Hopefully others have also seen the great strides you have made with the program (evident by other messages on this thread) and will use that to judge what Gary Wallace wrestling truly is. Hats off you for trying to do your part coach. -
While all the matches will be solid, what is the one match by itself that is worth the price of admission to State on Friday night?
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Anyone else that may want to see them http://indianamat.mapledata.net/messageboard/index.php/topic,15265.0.html
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Well that's about 2/3rds of the staff and all probably "dressed to the nines" too. ;D Glad to see them get a few in the finals.
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How many wrestlers did each Conference and each Sectional get through to state?
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So that was actually Zach that was out at 130. According to last update Baron 125 and Steven 135 in the semifinals.
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Post one more time. You can add cool points after 5 posts.
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