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It was current Beech Grove coach Ryan Williams pinning Tom Hartrick of Avon on the match to go to state. Down 8-0 going into the 3rd Williams chose neutral and hit it!

Kody Glithero over Alex Cottey at Perry Meridian in OT at 113 2020 has to be up there. Cottey a 4X state finalist 2X state champ.

Kody Glithero over Alex Cottey at Perry Meridian in OT at 113 2020 has to be up there. Cottey a 4X state finalist 2X state champ.

Kody Glithero over Alex Cottey at Perry Meridian in OT at 113 2020 has to be up there. Cottey a 4X state finalist 2X state champ.

Kody Glithero over Alex Cottey at Perry Meridian in OT at 113 2020 has to be up there. Cottey a 4X state finalist 2X state champ.

Kody Glithero over Alex Cottey at Perry Meridian in OT at 113 2020 has to be up there. Cottey a 4X state finalist 2X state champ.

A personal favorite...2018 Friday night David Pierson (Warren) pinning Cole Ross (EMD). 

Coach King told the story every year before semi state it seemed like lmao.

you are misremembering a little. Wilson up the enitre match. Up 7-2 when he hit the 2nd spladle.  Never down in that match

Who are as old as me that remember this? I want to take you back to the 1900’s on a cold winter afternoon inside Market Square Arena on a Friday night I was watching Eric Keith major decision Cassidy Willson going into the 3rd .. when out of no where Willson hits a spladdle for the fall.. and Market Square Arena goes nuts!!!! 

Today at the Mooresville Holiday Classic, following the 190 lbs Championship Bout, the parents of the 2nd Place wrestler from Cascade HS, Braxton Lewis, approached the father of Collin Casad, the champion. After a brief introduction of themselves, Lewis's father told Eric Casad that they had learned of the passing of Eric's son Nick, a former Terre Haute South wrestler and older brother to Collin - in a car accident earlier this year. They offered their condolences, and then informed Eric Casad (standing next to me) that they too had lost a son in an accident. Eric Casad and the Lewis parents seemed to experience a profound bond as Lewis's parents congratulated Eric Casad on Collin's victory, and expressed that they were happy for fhe Casad family - and happy to go away with 2nd. The Lewis parents related, "It's bigger than this (the wrestling)". Braxton had left last year's Holiday Classic with a broken leg, they explained. The Lewises wished the Casads well and expressed that they hoped to see them again - and that they'd keep them in their thoughts and prayers. 
This year both young men wrestled their hearts out while wearing the singlets of their older brothers who were not physically present at today's meet, but whose imprints of brotherly love surely remain in the hearts of these two young men today, of their families, and those who knew them.
This was the most moving expression of supreme sportsmanship - and beyond - that I've seen in my years attending wrestling events. 
Very best wishes to both families! 
 
Photo 1: 2021 Fargo all-Americans (Greco) Joshua Howell (asst coach of Terre Haute South) and Nick Casad, brother of Collin.
Photo 2: Nick Casad and other former THS wrestlers attending last year's 2022 Mooresville Holiday Classic 
 

The great thing about seeding is that after the meeting the kids get to actually wrestle it out. It's a weird concept to some who think that the seeding meeting determines placement, but it's actually winning on the mat that does that.

I have thought exactly this for a long time. Take these next couple days and focus on your family. They deserve you. Thank you and Merry Christmas you fellow psychopaths.
 

You are right I messaged and said I was sorry my son is a senior and he is depressed like nothing I have ever seen and Just having a hard time.

Someone giving a realistic response shouldn't label them as a smart ass. 
 
 
 

One of my favorite quotes when I hear the ole "kids these days" complaint:
 
“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.” - Socrates around 400 B.C.
 
Kids will always be kids. Coach Mayaab at clinic said a few years ago that we have to build relationships and "milk" these kids. Going from playing Fortnite every day to being screamed at in a hot, sweaty, smelly wrestling practice is not enticing to any 14-15 year old kid. Not to mention, we expect them to show up, work hard, and then tell a kid with 10% body fat that he has to lose weight? Those can be difficult conversations if there is not a strong relationship between that coach and wrestler. 
 
Rules without relationships = rebellion. Gone are the days of demanding respect to gain respect from a kid, because they will just find something else to do. But if you show respect to the kid, I feel they will always gravitate towards the thing that gives them attention and love. 

I find this topic interesting. My kid worked 2x as hard as I did. My youth was spent playing baseball, soccer, basketball, etc. In Middle school I ran XC, played basketball, wrestled, baseball, & ran track.  Local wrestling club was 2x a week for freestyle in spring. When not doing that I was playing pickup basketball with friends, organizing a baseball game in the local field with soda cans & paper plates as bases with ghost runners, doing the same for football games etc. I cant remember the last time I saw ANY kids doing any of this. The reason?...we have monetized youth sports & make them practice 24/7, and we call them soft.  These kids we call soft are going to club practices, RTCs, and academies all week every week starting at early ages. How many are single sport athletes at ages younger than 12?  Many. Kids arent softer, just different & burnout is real. 

I find this topic interesting. My kid worked 2x as hard as I did. My youth was spent playing baseball, soccer, basketball, etc. In Middle school I ran XC, played basketball, wrestled, baseball, & ran track.  Local wrestling club was 2x a week for freestyle in spring. When not doing that I was playing pickup basketball with friends, organizing a baseball game in the local field with soda cans & paper plates as bases with ghost runners, doing the same for football games etc. I cant remember the last time I saw ANY kids doing any of this. The reason?...we have monetized youth sports & make them practice 24/7, and we call them soft.  These kids we call soft are going to club practices, RTCs, and academies all week every week starting at early ages. How many are single sport athletes at ages younger than 12?  Many. Kids arent softer, just different & burnout is real. 

Also some kids used to wrestle to stay active & be involved. It didn't require the sport to be their entire identity. Some still do, and I hear the "he has no heart" or comments similar. Well maybe you don't know what that kid has going on in his life, or maybe this isnt as important to him as you want it to be. Thats on you not him. This forum is an example of that. Grown adults get online & critique the performances of youth & adolescents match by match. I'm not knocking that as much as saying I for sure didnt have to deal with that.  I got an "atta boy" when I won things, but certainly didnt get micro analyzed when I lost. I love the passion in this sport btw, and the attention this forum brings to the sport. Kudos IndianaMat...sincerely.  I don't want my comments to be taken as a negative to forums like this, more to spotlight that they have it tougher in some ways than we did.

I find this topic interesting. My kid worked 2x as hard as I did. My youth was spent playing baseball, soccer, basketball, etc. In Middle school I ran XC, played basketball, wrestled, baseball, & ran track.  Local wrestling club was 2x a week for freestyle in spring. When not doing that I was playing pickup basketball with friends, organizing a baseball game in the local field with soda cans & paper plates as bases with ghost runners, doing the same for football games etc. I cant remember the last time I saw ANY kids doing any of this. The reason?...we have monetized youth sports & make them practice 24/7, and we call them soft.  These kids we call soft are going to club practices, RTCs, and academies all week every week starting at early ages. How many are single sport athletes at ages younger than 12?  Many. Kids arent softer, just different & burnout is real. 

I find this topic interesting. My kid worked 2x as hard as I did. My youth was spent playing baseball, soccer, basketball, etc. In Middle school I ran XC, played basketball, wrestled, baseball, & ran track.  Local wrestling club was 2x a week for freestyle in spring. When not doing that I was playing pickup basketball with friends, organizing a baseball game in the local field with soda cans & paper plates as bases with ghost runners, doing the same for football games etc. I cant remember the last time I saw ANY kids doing any of this. The reason?...we have monetized youth sports & make them practice 24/7, and we call them soft.  These kids we call soft are going to club practices, RTCs, and academies all week every week starting at early ages. How many are single sport athletes at ages younger than 12?  Many. Kids arent softer, just different & burnout is real. 

I find this topic interesting. My kid worked 2x as hard as I did. My youth was spent playing baseball, soccer, basketball, etc. In Middle school I ran XC, played basketball, wrestled, baseball, & ran track.  Local wrestling club was 2x a week for freestyle in spring. When not doing that I was playing pickup basketball with friends, organizing a baseball game in the local field with soda cans & paper plates as bases with ghost runners, doing the same for football games etc. I cant remember the last time I saw ANY kids doing any of this. The reason?...we have monetized youth sports & make them practice 24/7, and we call them soft.  These kids we call soft are going to club practices, RTCs, and academies all week every week starting at early ages. How many are single sport athletes at ages younger than 12?  Many. Kids arent softer, just different & burnout is real. 

I find this topic interesting. My kid worked 2x as hard as I did. My youth was spent playing baseball, soccer, basketball, etc. In Middle school I ran XC, played basketball, wrestled, baseball, & ran track.  Local wrestling club was 2x a week for freestyle in spring. When not doing that I was playing pickup basketball with friends, organizing a baseball game in the local field with soda cans & paper plates as bases with ghost runners, doing the same for football games etc. I cant remember the last time I saw ANY kids doing any of this. The reason?...we have monetized youth sports & make them practice 24/7, and we call them soft.  These kids we call soft are going to club practices, RTCs, and academies all week every week starting at early ages. How many are single sport athletes at ages younger than 12?  Many. Kids arent softer, just different & burnout is real. 

Word. It requires much more now if you want to compete at the upper levels. Yes the casual may be different. But the elites are a whole different story.

I find this topic interesting. My kid worked 2x as hard as I did. My youth was spent playing baseball, soccer, basketball, etc. In Middle school I ran XC, played basketball, wrestled, baseball, & ran track.  Local wrestling club was 2x a week for freestyle in spring. When not doing that I was playing pickup basketball with friends, organizing a baseball game in the local field with soda cans & paper plates as bases with ghost runners, doing the same for football games etc. I cant remember the last time I saw ANY kids doing any of this. The reason?...we have monetized youth sports & make them practice 24/7, and we call them soft.  These kids we call soft are going to club practices, RTCs, and academies all week every week starting at early ages. How many are single sport athletes at ages younger than 12?  Many. Kids arent softer, just different & burnout is real.