Hornet Coach

Great wrestler and even better young man. Congratulations!

A good one is Zion. It's short but really good!

I think it also depends on the state of your program and how long your athletes have been wrestling. Some inexperienced wrestlers simply don't know how to get themselves truly ready for a match because they haven't been around the sport long. In this case, you would need to control every aspect of their warm up until they find something that works for them. If they have been around the sport, they likely know what works for them.

Nick Hobbs - Beech Grove 2000-6th 2001-2nd 2002-5th

Many wrestlers and coaches take advantage of the injury (time-out) rule. This is much more of a problem than the injury default situation. You can't tell a kid that he can't take injury time, even when it is very obvious, he's not injured, just tired. At some point, you must trust the integrity of the coaches and wrestlers, and sometimes the athlete, and more importantly, the adults in the situation, are not teaching and displaying it.

I want to know how Clark made 285. This is what it's all about. Great Stuff!

This is the same wrestler that wrestled 106 (108) at the conference meet and did not enter the weigh in room until the 145 pounders were on the scale (the weigh-ins started at the 106 pound class). For some reason, he was able to weigh in and wrestle when he obviously did not follow the same rules as everyone else. When the ref was asked why he is able to wrestle, during the coaches meeting, he stated, I was not the ref that allowed him to weigh in so I don't have an answer for you (this was questioned by multiple coaches). It's just frustrating when we, as coaches, work very hard to abide

Ok, so I guess there was a waiver signed. Does anyone know the rules or stipulations that would allow the athlete to get such a waiver when the athlete never made scratch weight?

If this is a rule, how can someone be eligible to wrestle in the sectional at a weight class without making scratch weight? (1) of the qualifying weigh-ins must be at scratch weight for the weight class the wrestler is entered into the IHSAA tournament series. A weigh-in at scratch weight is defined as a wrestler weighing in at or below the actual poundage of the weight class (i.e. – a wrestler weighs in at 112.9 achieves a scratch weigh in for the 113 pound weight class)

We have to be talking about the legendary Steve Nontell. If we’re talking about orange pants and fanny packs, he is the authority! Great guy who has dedicated a lot of time to the sport, and the Beech Groce program in particular.

The Bags! Leave the bags at the team area.

But they can't be left at your team area with the rest of your stuff?

What is in the coach's backpacks? What is so important it needs to be with you all day and taken to the corner? I feel like I'm missing out. Thank you for your help in this matter.

The Marion County Tournament is always a tough one!