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Congratulations to Brandon Johnson Congratulations to from Lawrence North for signing with West Liberty. Projected to wrestle 197, 285.
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Rest in peace Coach Tim Brown. He was ALL IN ALL a good man and gave a ton to YOUNG wrestlers and the sport of wrestling in general. Tim gave all he could (willingly). 
 
Lots of good memories for a ton of people. A reminder to be present in the everlasting now.
 
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Congratulations to Tyler Schott Congratulations to from Center Grove for signing with Bellarmine. Projected to wrestle 285.
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For all the negative, there is always positive. From this past weekend..eight kids from five different teams. 

We, as adults talk about the "younger generation" and the lack of respect and accountability, and then we have people that act like this with no consequence.  The mystery as to why these kids act this way is not hard to solve, in my opinion.  If you want your kids to act and carry themselves in a particular manner, you must model what that looks like when things don't go your way.  Kids only know what they're taught and seeing the way some "coaches" and parents carry themselves, those aren't the lessons I want to teach my young people.  

We, as adults talk about the "younger generation" and the lack of respect and accountability, and then we have people that act like this with no consequence.  The mystery as to why these kids act this way is not hard to solve, in my opinion.  If you want your kids to act and carry themselves in a particular manner, you must model what that looks like when things don't go your way.  Kids only know what they're taught and seeing the way some "coaches" and parents carry themselves, those aren't the lessons I want to teach my young people.  

We, as adults talk about the "younger generation" and the lack of respect and accountability, and then we have people that act like this with no consequence.  The mystery as to why these kids act this way is not hard to solve, in my opinion.  If you want your kids to act and carry themselves in a particular manner, you must model what that looks like when things don't go your way.  Kids only know what they're taught and seeing the way some "coaches" and parents carry themselves, those aren't the lessons I want to teach my young people.  

We, as adults talk about the "younger generation" and the lack of respect and accountability, and then we have people that act like this with no consequence.  The mystery as to why these kids act this way is not hard to solve, in my opinion.  If you want your kids to act and carry themselves in a particular manner, you must model what that looks like when things don't go your way.  Kids only know what they're taught and seeing the way some "coaches" and parents carry themselves, those aren't the lessons I want to teach my young people.  

We, as adults talk about the "younger generation" and the lack of respect and accountability, and then we have people that act like this with no consequence.  The mystery as to why these kids act this way is not hard to solve, in my opinion.  If you want your kids to act and carry themselves in a particular manner, you must model what that looks like when things don't go your way.  Kids only know what they're taught and seeing the way some "coaches" and parents carry themselves, those aren't the lessons I want to teach my young people.  

Ill point out that the bad news always gets more attention, so this isn't necessarily so.
In my interactions, 99% of the time I see good sportsmanship, good behavior and people enjoying the sport.   Just like our news, the negative makes a good story, but it sure doesnt mean that its the norm.  Ive been around wrestling for years, and crazy ***potty mouth*** has always happened.
 
Not sure what happened in the IHSAA event, but maybe handled wrong, but the IHSAA doesnt look kindly on stuff described.    Im sure this was investigated and acted on.  Guns are so prevalent,  people love them,  but still this is an anomaly.
 
On the ISWa tournament,  there was a lot of brotherly wrestling love this weekend.  99% of people were great,  appreciative and enjoying themselves. Its like a giant wrestling reunion.  Yes, there was some incidents from passionate people whose behavior could have been better.  But  I dont think the original poster knows the full circumstances of the situation described.   I say look at all the good this weekend, kids of all ages learning sportsmanship, making friends enjoying competing.  It overshadows any negative,  and that crazy behavior is not anything new.   Always some bad apples.
 
 

I actually feel like a lot of good things are happening off the mat.  
 
This weekend was high emotion, and that breeds tension. 
 
I saw kids that were finished staying to watch placement matches. Many of these kids weren’t from the same school, club, region or semi-state. I saw kids that don’t know each other talk and interact and support each other. I saw parents hug their kids and tell them how proud they were. I saw coaches tell a kid how much they’ve grown. 
 
I would argue there is more of that than the opposite. Bad things get a lot of attention, but I think we should focus on all of the good stuff instead. 
 
The future is bright in Indiana for wrestling. This tournament seems to get tougher every year, and that’s awesome. 

You can see it in the schools as well, parents coming in a cussing out teachers and principals right in front of the student.  Parents are not trying to be parents anymore, in my opinion, but they rather be best friends with their kids.

If I had a dollar for every time I heard a parent cuss at their kid this weekend, I'd have lunch paid for this whole week. Apples and trees 

We, as adults talk about the "younger generation" and the lack of respect and accountability, and then we have people that act like this with no consequence.  The mystery as to why these kids act this way is not hard to solve, in my opinion.  If you want your kids to act and carry themselves in a particular manner, you must model what that looks like when things don't go your way.  Kids only know what they're taught and seeing the way some "coaches" and parents carry themselves, those aren't the lessons I want to teach my young people.  

Thanks guys.  I very much appreciate the support I’ve gotten from the Brownsburg wrestling community, and the Central Indiana wrestling community as a whole.  I’m firmly convinced that being involved in this great sport has been a key factor in my fight.  
“Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy.” -Dan Gable
I don’t know about easy, but it definitely helped!

Coach Frepan is an outstanding wrestling coach but he is an even better person.  We are so proud to have him as part of the Brownsburg Wrestling Family and so thankful he won this battle.  I can’t imagine how difficult it was for him and his family.  You are freaking stud coach!

It is up to the coaches (the adults in the situation) to try to teach the proper lessons such as integrity, accountability, and character.  I know many coaches will teach kids to take advantage of the way the rule is written to gain an advantage and they believe this is the right lesson to teach (use any advantage you can to gain an edge even if it goes against the integrity of the rule as long as you aren't "breaking" any rules).  I disagree with this mindset, I believe you should uphold the spirit and integrity of the rule.  A win is not worth sacrificing the life lessons that this great sport teaches such as perseverance, discipline, self accountability, character, and integrity.  You do not take "blood" time, unless there is blood, and you don't take "injury" time unless there is an injury.  If you call getting out of an unfavorable situation, or taking a breather because you're tired an injury, we have a vastly different definition of what an injury is, and we have a vastly different opinion on what we should be teaching our athletes.  We are in the business of developing good humans first, and great athletes as a byproduct of teaching such lessons.  If you are teaching the other way around, I believe you are doing your student-athletes a disservice.  Just one coach's humble opinion.  

It is up to the coaches (the adults in the situation) to try to teach the proper lessons such as integrity, accountability, and character.  I know many coaches will teach kids to take advantage of the way the rule is written to gain an advantage and they believe this is the right lesson to teach (use any advantage you can to gain an edge even if it goes against the integrity of the rule as long as you aren't "breaking" any rules).  I disagree with this mindset, I believe you should uphold the spirit and integrity of the rule.  A win is not worth sacrificing the life lessons that this great sport teaches such as perseverance, discipline, self accountability, character, and integrity.  You do not take "blood" time, unless there is blood, and you don't take "injury" time unless there is an injury.  If you call getting out of an unfavorable situation, or taking a breather because you're tired an injury, we have a vastly different definition of what an injury is, and we have a vastly different opinion on what we should be teaching our athletes.  We are in the business of developing good humans first, and great athletes as a byproduct of teaching such lessons.  If you are teaching the other way around, I believe you are doing your student-athletes a disservice.  Just one coach's humble opinion.  

It is up to the coaches (the adults in the situation) to try to teach the proper lessons such as integrity, accountability, and character.  I know many coaches will teach kids to take advantage of the way the rule is written to gain an advantage and they believe this is the right lesson to teach (use any advantage you can to gain an edge even if it goes against the integrity of the rule as long as you aren't "breaking" any rules).  I disagree with this mindset, I believe you should uphold the spirit and integrity of the rule.  A win is not worth sacrificing the life lessons that this great sport teaches such as perseverance, discipline, self accountability, character, and integrity.  You do not take "blood" time, unless there is blood, and you don't take "injury" time unless there is an injury.  If you call getting out of an unfavorable situation, or taking a breather because you're tired an injury, we have a vastly different definition of what an injury is, and we have a vastly different opinion on what we should be teaching our athletes.  We are in the business of developing good humans first, and great athletes as a byproduct of teaching such lessons.  If you are teaching the other way around, I believe you are doing your student-athletes a disservice.  Just one coach's humble opinion.  

It is up to the coaches (the adults in the situation) to try to teach the proper lessons such as integrity, accountability, and character.  I know many coaches will teach kids to take advantage of the way the rule is written to gain an advantage and they believe this is the right lesson to teach (use any advantage you can to gain an edge even if it goes against the integrity of the rule as long as you aren't "breaking" any rules).  I disagree with this mindset, I believe you should uphold the spirit and integrity of the rule.  A win is not worth sacrificing the life lessons that this great sport teaches such as perseverance, discipline, self accountability, character, and integrity.  You do not take "blood" time, unless there is blood, and you don't take "injury" time unless there is an injury.  If you call getting out of an unfavorable situation, or taking a breather because you're tired an injury, we have a vastly different definition of what an injury is, and we have a vastly different opinion on what we should be teaching our athletes.  We are in the business of developing good humans first, and great athletes as a byproduct of teaching such lessons.  If you are teaching the other way around, I believe you are doing your student-athletes a disservice.  Just one coach's humble opinion.  

Whatever "style" they are using over there, it is working.  Center Grove, Brownsburg, and Crown Point have set themselves apart and raised the level of Indiana wrestling.  Anytime your program is in national ranking discussions, you are doing something right.  

Whatever "style" they are using over there, it is working.  Center Grove, Brownsburg, and Crown Point have set themselves apart and raised the level of Indiana wrestling.  Anytime your program is in national ranking discussions, you are doing something right.  

Whatever "style" they are using over there, it is working.  Center Grove, Brownsburg, and Crown Point have set themselves apart and raised the level of Indiana wrestling.  Anytime your program is in national ranking discussions, you are doing something right.  

Whatever "style" they are using over there, it is working.  Center Grove, Brownsburg, and Crown Point have set themselves apart and raised the level of Indiana wrestling.  Anytime your program is in national ranking discussions, you are doing something right.  

That's why Silas is practicing today, so he can step it up and not bore you anymore. 😀 On a side note Coach Swain and Curry have never coached anyone to stall, that idea cracks me up. They demand you to score points and punch(figure of speech) your opponent in the mouth no matter how much your up or down in a match. Being soft is not tolerated by those dudes.