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Correct, Ben Land triple crown'ed this summer, is a sophomore this year

Chrissy True is back at Jeffersonville now

Join us tonight at Jeffersonville High School, 3X National Champ Brandon Reed will be running practice. While wrestling for Lindsey Wilson in college, Brandon was a 4X NAIA AA and 3X NAIA Champ at HWT, finishing 4th, 1st, 1st, 1st. His overall career record was 82-12 and he is the most dedicated and accomplished athlete in Lindsey Wilson history.
 
Practice runs 3:30PM - 5PM
 
2315 Allison Ln
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
 
Enter at the pools doors
 
 

Just a heads up, I am working on having a Gorilla Radio this week to talk with Danny Struck and he'll answer these questions and more. If you have questions post them here or DM me. We want to get the information out there as best possible and try to get questions answered so we are all prepared for this.

30+ from Jeffersonville, Bullitt East High School, and Floyd Central showed up for a great technique session with Coach Mason

Commentating is so much harder than it looks, specially with wrestling where action can go from 0 to 100 so you don't have a lot of time to introduce concepts/info/etc.. since it gets interrupted by the action.
 
I've done commentating this year for Bellarmine University's home meets and the first dual was a giant wakeup call.

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Commentating is so much harder than it looks, specially with wrestling where action can go from 0 to 100 so you don't have a lot of time to introduce concepts/info/etc.. since it gets interrupted by the action.
 
I've done commentating this year for Bellarmine University's home meets and the first dual was a giant wakeup call.

Commentating is so much harder than it looks, specially with wrestling where action can go from 0 to 100 so you don't have a lot of time to introduce concepts/info/etc.. since it gets interrupted by the action.
 
I've done commentating this year for Bellarmine University's home meets and the first dual was a giant wakeup call.

The 2021-2022 Academic All State is now released - https://ihswca.org/academic-all-state/

Does this bother anybody else?  1-3 wrestlers per session gets you 2 wristbands unique to that session.  
 
If you have multiple wrestlers in a session, but no more than 3 then you only get 2 wristbands.  
 
So, lets say that the following athletes are all in the same session and prefer to be coached by:
 
Jimmy coached by : Josh and Mike
 
Jordy coached by:  Nick and Tyler
 
Johnny coached by: Tyler and Alex
 
That's 5 coaches listed, but only 2 bands available.
 
So we are saying that these assistant coaches who do work all year long, potentially cannot be a part of the most prestigious event.  It's not like they get paid a ton and they're away from their families for a few months out of the year.  Also, we are saying that even though Johnny is comfortable with these coaches and they've coached him all year long, he can only get these coaches today.  Sorry, we are going to do things differently once we get to state...ANYBODY else having this frustration?  

Anybody from the Ft Wayne Semi-State!

At 250, Chrissy True wrestles for North Harrison

The average fans don't want to go to an individual tournament. They want a single weeknight dual.

This is a great and loaded question that has no simple answer. I’m my opinion, this really needs to be talked about more and better explained to our athletes and families. 
 
My family had the opportunity to go through the recruiting process with my oldest son. We learned a TON during his last couple years of high school. While my son did all the work on the mat, it took the whole family and others to help him reach his goal of being a college wrestler with a full ride. I would like to share some thoughts and observations that may help others in this journey. With this said… this post may get a little long, but hopefully it can help… because many times nobody will take the time to explain or even has the knowledge of the process.
 
1. First and foremost (absolutely most importantly) is grades.
 
If a kid decides to go the NCAA division 1 or 2 route, they go by title 9. This dictates that NCAA division 1 and 2 programs must limit the amount of athletic scholarships per wrestling team to 9.9 full scholarships. In college there are 10 weight classes. Most college programs have 30 to 45 kids on the teams. Most of those 30 to 45 kids at D1 and D2 schools are state champs or placed VERY high. So… let’s do the math…. 9.9 for 40 kids… that means on average a D1 or D2 kid is only getting a 1/4 ride.
 
Very few (and I mean VERY few) D1 and D2 kids get full athletic scholarships. With that said, a wrestler MUST make academics a priority! Schools will help a kid with academic money but the wrestler must make the minimum threshold for those funds. They will find athletes academic money that a typical student, with the same gpa, wouldn’t get. They typically need a 3.5 GPA or better and / or good SAT or ACT scores to qualify for most academic money. This means that a wrestler MUST take his whole high school career seriously. Do not think that a kid is going to make a C average his first two years of high school then magically turn it around his last two years! By then it’s two late. From day one… do the work and make good grades. Without good grades… most likely they are paying and paying a lot. 
 
Testing… start taking ACT and SAT early and often. I would recommend at the end of their sophomore year. First they must determine which one is easier for them. My son liked the SAT because it’s ran by the national college board. Once you take the SAT test, they will provide you with resources (including the Khan Academy) that will help you with future test. While you can’t actually study for what’s on the SAT or ACT, programs like Khan Academy will help you learn how to process the questions and help you score better. Also.. schools will allow them to super score your test results. Meaning this…. If you take the SAT five times and score really high on Math one time and really high on English another time, they will allow you to combine the two highest scores to make your applied total. So again..  take those test multiple times if the school requires SAT or ACT for acceptance or academic scholarships.
 
That is D1or D2. As far as I know…. D3 has zero athletic scholarships, but typically offer scholarships and grants to help with cost. D3 guys typically make good grades to get that help. 
 
Which brings us to NAIA. These schools are not bound by title 9 (as far as I know). My son did not go the NAIA route so i have less knowledge on this. In general, these schools are allowed to give more athletic money. We have some great NAIA schools and teams here Indiana. These teams have had a lot of success and should be considered by any kid looking to wrestle at the next level. 
 
Many high schools have an NCAA rep. It is typically a councilor. These reps can provide you with some helpful information and help you with stuff like getting your NCAA card (needed to take visits) and getting transcripts to potential schools. If you don’t have a designated NCAA rep, make sure you find out the best person at your child’s school to help you with the process. At our former school we found out that our weighted grade scale did not meet NCAA guidelines and could not be considered. With that said, my sons weighted GPA could not be considered when applying for some money. Not having his weighted GPA considered messed with some of his offers. With this said… a few years later, they still haven’t adjusted their grade scale and NCAA can’t use their weighted gpa (must be Covid). I’m still trying to help get it changed there. With this said… make sure your schools grade scale is approved by the NCAA so that your wrestler gets every dollar possible! Again.. your NCAA rep or councilor can help you with that. 
 
2. Put your wrestler out there! Pick the schools that they are interested in and let them know you are interested. Reach out to the coaches and let them know that they want to come to their programs and what you have to offer them. Most team websites have a recruiting page. Fill that info out. That puts your wrestler on their radar and helps them get noticed. Colleges coaches are busy. Help them help you. 
 
3. Pick the right team. A kid may be a state champ or multiple time state champ. Know this.. if he goes to the Big10… every kid is a state champ or multiple time state champ. Each weight class has 3 to 5 kids. Know that it’s gonna to be a up hill climb just to start one season. Know who is in the line up at the school you pick and who’s coming in. I’m not saying not to challenge yourself.. just know that most likely your not coming in a taking the spot from a returning AA. Know that you may sit some places for a while. Can you handle that? 
 
4. Pick the right school. If you want the traditional college experience… don’t pick a service academy! What I’m saying is… take your visits get to know the school, the town, the coaches, and the team. Ask members of the team if they like it there. During my sons visits some kids told him that they loved it and many told him they hated it. Financials should be a priority, but if they are going to be miserable for 2 to 6 years… then it’s not worth it. D1 allows 6 official collage visits. They are typically very fun for the whole family. If you can, take them all. 
 
5. To answer your main question… wrestling. Go wrestle good kids and beat them! No matter where. If you beat a good kid… people will know. And… try to have fun as a family doing it. That’s the easy part that we all can understand. The other stuff is what we don’t talk about and is not explained to us enough. 

We were really surprised with Jasper last year.  Caused me to really rethink the semi-state experience.  Up until last year, I just thought a painfully long check in, getting treated like we were children, and overall rude behavior of those running the tournament were all just a part of the semi-state experience.
 
Maybe no one explained to the Jasper AD and his crew that this was how semi-state was “supposed” to be.  Everything about how Jasper ran the tournament was first class…Genuinely nice, helpful, smooth process all around.

The questions raised in this the Evansville semi-state was about how the Evansville semistate guys stack up against each other. Please type very slowly and explain how the guy from Fort Wayne would figure into that semi-state ranking.

The list has been updated - https://ihswca.org/academic-all-state/
 
Submissions were still coming in as of yesterday, so there has been some change. As of before, if there is a missing wrestler, please contact J.D - his email is at the bottom of that page (I just update the website)

These are now posted on the IHSWCA website - https://ihswca.org/academic-all-state/
 
If you have any changes, please get in contact with J.D. - his email is at the bottom of the page

I'm working on getting that up on the website, will post the link here once that is up

Jeffersonville
106- wrestle football
113- wrestle
120- wrestle
126- wrestle
132- wrestle
138- Cc, wrestle, track
145- wrestle, (previous years of Cc)
152- wrestle (previous years of soccer)
160- wrestle (previous years of football/baseball)
170- wrestle (previous years of football)
182- wrestle, football
195- wrestle, football
220- wrestle, football
285- wrestle, football 
 

Congratulations on Putnam County on having their first state champ. Kysen
Montgomery we are proud of you no matter where you go to school. 

Here is my top 4, not in any order (Please excuse my nepotism):
 
Chris Gonzales (Muncie Southside) - 4X Semi-State Ticket Rounder
Curtis Smith (Jeffersonvile) - 4X Regional Champ, 3X ticket Rounder
Justin Eshelman (Pendleton Heights) - Always in Regional with 2 multiple time State Champs
Jade McCammon (Sullivan) - 4X Semi-State Qualifier (4X ticket rounder, I believe)
 

“To be the man, you got to beat the man”