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  1. This is quite a long post, so if you plan to go with the "too long; didn't read" choice, I respect your wishes. *********************************************************************************************************************************** Joe Caprino, Mike Reiser, and especially Chad Hollenbaugh were making some great points near the end of the East Chicago Semistate Hangout internet broadcast. On one hand, they discussed the issue of many wrestlers from great teams coming into the semistate with double-digit losses. As many know, those guys mentioned are wrestling brutal schedules, often against national level talent that prepares them for the rigors of the postseason. So, it should come as no shock to see a few less higher winning percentages belonging to individual wrestlers at state. Chad also alluded to coaching philosophy and discussed what the coaches from our best Region teams might have to do to get kids to peak at the right times, whether it is backing off a bit or leaner harder on particular kids. When discussing Crown Point and the legacy of Coach Vlink, our IM team brought up how many thought they would fall off a bit this year, presumably through graduation losses. However, they have been not only a solid team, but are getting their individuals through the postseason individual tourney and within striking distance of state.placements. Apparently, their youth program has become a bedrock of sorts, but I want to ask how do coaches find the time and additional personnel needed to run a consistent youth program? If I were guessing for the easiest answer, having strong alumni back in the room to pass along their knowledge and to be the benchmark makes the most sense. The effect of giving back is seen prominently throughout the northern part of the state with the successes of programs such as Elkharts Central and Memorial, which are ran by alumni almost completely, and Prairie Heights, who also are fortunate enough to have many of their alumni as immediate family members or blood relatives of their current wrestlers. I can't speak for Crown Point, as I am not personally familiar with them and their routines, but one of the most important things I can recall from memory in my youth club years was the strong bonds that the parents had with one another, their kids and the kids of other parents in the club, and 100% support and trust of the coaches. I was always traveling in some other parent's vehicle going to tournaments, as my own home situation did not come with the same support enjoyed by others on my team. The parents on our team went along with our coaching staff's practice routines, schedule setting, and treatment of the kids as people. Nevertheless, that unity allowed some of our club wrestlers to be competitive to a degree with some programs in our kids league that were turning out future NCAA champs and placers as well as Olympians. However, the harm that a lack of togetherness brings reared its head in those times as well. We had a head coaching change made at our club and some parents did not agree with it. Infighting between supporters and detractors of the new head coach caused the team to splinter and for kids to seek other more stable clubs where they could thrive. The same high school team that our club fed into went from having four complete strings of wrestlers (similar to what Penn has been fielding) to today failing to produce a fourteen-person roster. Demographical and economic concerns factor in to a degree over a twenty-plus year time span, but they cannot be said to be solely representative causes for the team’s lack of numbers. Several other region teams have great and knowledgeable coaches and a few dedicated wrestlers, but are struggling to field full squads for events and to prevent dwindling numbers as the season continues. From my personal experience of helping coach a team, I would say that parent involvement past the point of rooting for their own kids or a teammate of their own kids is not happening in some places as it once did. In fact, I have met parents who had rude and vulgar complaints for coaches coming out of the stands during events and ones who become offended if coaches dared to question why their kid is missing practices during the time school is in session and especially in the holiday season. However, they refuse offers to come to practice themselves and contribute. Others will not cooperate in getting physical forms in for their kids, even if offered financial assistance to do so. Conversely, in other places where I have coached in recent times, some parents, perhaps even without kids on the team, would communicate with other team parents and feed kids on all-day Saturday meets. This happened at a boarding school where these same parents would sometimes drive hours and hours to see our team wrestle, even if it was a single dual on a weeknight. The Brownsburg people seem to be doing a lot of public relations work that is not often seen in wrestling. Many other teams have booster club involvement, but that does not happen easily, as I have found out in the past. What else can be done to help underachieving teams who want to be competitive get that way?
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