Gilmore's Take: Kilted Klassic

    At the completion of the this weekends wrestling, I find myself in the same place I was on Thursday; a little surprised and pleased.  It is hard not to be pleased when you walk away with a team title and 11 out of 12 wrestlers have winning records, but beyond that I am very happy with how our young team is becoming a true team.  This foundation of helping each other out, cheering each other on in the tough match, and teaching after matches is how we will continue to grow for the future. 
     As far as wrestling goes, I truly believe we out wrestled everyone there.  That doesn't mean we were the best wrestlers there, but we out worked everyone.  There were a lot of matches were we were losing at some point in the match or even for most of the match.  With our constant pressure and non-stop movement we were able to pull out victories or even pins.  I see us not panicking when we get scored on.  I see us continuing to wrestle and making things happen.  In this sport it is about who is willing to grind it out for 6 full minutes.  Most people are not willing to put the work in to be able to accomplish this.  This is where we are winning a lot of our close matches. 
      With that being said, we did make a lot of mistakes with our technique.  This is expected for a young team.  We need to focus hard on our technique this week and correct the mistakes that we are making.  We are now entering the tough part of our schedule.  We have a bunch of tough duals coming up and some tournaments where we will see some of the best kids in the state.  We can't be satisfied with a good week of wrestling.  We need to use this success as motivation to work even harder and continue having the goal of getting better every day.  We have a lot of the puzzle pieces in place, but we are a long way from having it completed.  Having the right attitude and mind set everyday will allow you to continue building on your progress.  Never be satisfied with what you have done, always look to improve and prepare for the next challenge that is set in front of you.