2013-2014 Wrestling Calendar

Season Starts Nov. 8th

2013-2014 spirit wear

Gilmore's Take: Disney Duals

Now that we have been back for a couple days, and I have had some time to reflect on our Disney trip I can not describe how proud I am of these guys. This group was made up of 4 middle schoolers, 8 freshman, 1 sophomore and 3 juniors. This group of guys have worked out since March with a goal of competing at this national tournament. In our preparation for the duals we lifted 4 days a week and wrestled twice a week. We also competed in 3 different dual meet tournaments and attended a couple camps. By the time we loaded the bus we were physically prepared to Wrestle. The only question was how mentally ready they were for a national tournament. After our 1st day of competition it was clear that most of our guys were a little over whelmed, we just were not competing like we are capable of. After a very persuasive speech from all the coaches and a very fun night at Old Town the guys started to relax. From that point on we started wrestling better, and as the days grew so did our intensity. By the end of the tournament we were beating teams that would have best us earlier in the tournament.   

   On the last day of the tournament we were all beat up and tired, and our last team forfeited to us. We had the opportunity to walk away and leave on an easy finish. We didn't travel almost 900 miles to get a free ride, so I found us an extra match. This in my opinion was the most important match of the tournament. This match would truly test our mental toughness. The big question was could we mentally compete against a very tough team after we were already told we were done and after being sore from 4 days of competition. To my surprise we stepped up to the challenge and wrestled our best match of the year. That one match summed up everything we have be teaching these guys all season. We learned how to fight when we were beat up. We learned to fight when we were tired. We learned to fight when things weren't going our way. And we learned that we can break our opponents when we have the will to fight and they don't. We became a better team right there and then.  Champions do what they don't want to do when they don't want to do it. On that day we became champions. I am very proud of everyone. We left Disney a better team than we entered.

 

Disney Duals

Wednesday June 19th- Disney money is due
Saturday June 22nd - training camp featuring Brandon Gambucci 9-2
                                 - Indians Game $10
Sunday June 23rd- training camp featuring Greg Gilmore & Jake Piatt 9-2
Monday June 24th -training camp 9-2
Tuesday June 25th-training camp 9-2
Wednesday June 26th - carpool to Fitch high school  10:00am
                                - practice with Fitch 12:00-1:30
                                - load bus from Fitch at 3:00
Thursday June 27th- arrive at Disney 11:00am
                                - weigh in 12:00
                                - check into hotel and relax the rest of the day
Friday June 28th -compete
Saturday June 29th- compete
Sunday June 30th- compete
Monday July 1st- check out of hotel
                           - final round of competition
                           - load bus for Ohio
Tuesday July 2nd - arrive back at Fitch high school 8:00 am
                             - carpool back to Medina
What to bring
Wrestling singlets, wrestling shoes, bag to bring to the arena, swim suit, clothes, shower supplies, money for food and souvenirs ( breakfast is included at the hotel, we will go to downtown Disney one night) movies for the bus ride

Ohio Duals

Where: New Albany High School

              7600 Fodor Rd.   New Albany, Oh  43054

Cost: $25

Schedule:

       6:00 am- Meet at the Wrestling Room

          6:15 am – Leave for New Albany

          8:00 am – Arrive at New Albany- Check in, Warm-up

          9:00 am- 1^st round match

          10:15 am- 2^nd round match

          11:30 am- 3^rd round match

          1:00 pm- 4^th round match

          2:15 pm- 5^th round match

         3:30 pm- Leave for home

          5:15 pm- Arrive back in Medina

What to Bring:

       $25 Entry Fee

          Waiver Form

          Wrestling Shoes

          Singlet

          Change of Clothes

          Shower Supplies

          Food or money to eat throughout the day

Jordan's Camp

Jordan’s Camp Itinerary

What to Bring

ü     Work out gear for 5 workouts

ü     Dirty Clothes Bag

ü     Shower Supplies

ü     Running Shoes

ü     Air mattress, bedding, pillow

ü     Lounging clothes (shorts, t-shirts, sweats etc.)

ü     Extra food and drinks for snacks (meals are provided)

ü     Money for souvenirs

ü     Football, corn hole, Frisbee ( something to do during free time)

Schedule

Friday

ü     3:30- Meet at the wrestling room

ü     3:45- Leave for camp

ü     6:30- arrive at camp and team registration

ü     7:00-9:00 Technique

ü     10:00 Movie

ü     11:30 Lights out

Saturday

ü     7:15- Wake up

ü     7:30- Daily Run

ü     8:00- Breakfast

ü     9:00-11:00  Technique

ü     12:00 Lunch

ü     2:00-4:00 Technique and Drilling

ü     5:00 Supper

ü     7:00-9:00 Technique, Drilling, Live Wrestling

ü     10:00 Movie

ü     11:30- Lights Out

Sunday

ü     7:15- Wake up

ü     7:30- Daily Run

ü     8:00- Breakfast

ü     9:00-10:45  Technique

ü     11:00 Check Out

ü     2:00 arrive back in Medina