Quote from: 145Firemanscarry on May 04, 2024, 07:05:46 AMMy 2 cents:
To basically circumvent current rules in place that protect coaches and student/athletes from the "more, more, more" mentality and say that Greco & Freestyle is different , I believe is irresponsible.
As a high school coach of 30 years that had wrestlers consistently qualify and place at the State tournament, I have a different view regarding that some coaches vote against the idea of having more contact time - and it's not because they "don't want to look bad" compared to neighboring communities.
I contend that maybe some coaches are capable of getting great results in the time that they work with their wrestlers from Nov - March. And in reality, if you're not able to move the needle with regard to in-season success during that time, then maybe you need to look in the mirror and reassess what and how you're doing business.
I also believe there is value, which I saw through the years with some of our wrestlers, in the Greco/Freestyle wrestling. However , instead of being in the practice room in the Spring/Summer, rely on your in-home club to deliver the coaching, practice , strategy, etc.... This allows your high school coaching staff to get the natural time-away break from their athletes as well as the athletes getting a break from their coaches. That's a good thing!! And, the kids are still getting exposure to the positive benefits of what Greco/Freestyle wrestling offers.
More time together with their high school athletes is a slippery slope. I believe it puts undo pressure on the athlete to do "more" and that's not a good thing. It's ok to tell kids to take a break, be a kid, enjoy/experience other things than wrestling. We'll get together again in Nov. and work hard through March!
Again , this is my view, but it's based on high-level success through the years. And, success was achieved through not only hard work in the practice room, but also by teaching our athletes the value of being a good team mate, good student, being ethical , not taking short cuts, etc...core value type of things. You can do all of this from Nov - March and have your wrestlers reap the benefits..."more" time together is not the simple answer nor is it the "right" answer from where I stand.
Respectfully,
Success without "more"
Quote from: littleguy301 on Yesterday at 07:58:05 PMQuote from: WrestlerSB80 on Yesterday at 11:02:02 AMBen Askren, Nick Becker and get Trevor Brandvold. Ben head coach and Nick, Trevor assistant.
Didn't Ben say he wanted Trevor at head coach.
Right now I doubt Trevor would ever move from Minnesota to be an assistant. Trevor is a way proven college coach and maybe one of the best heavy guy coach in the nation, PERIOD.
Sorry to all the Ben lovers but Trevor is a way better college coach at this point of their very respected and storied careers!
Quote from: WrestlerSB80 on Yesterday at 11:02:02 AMBen Askren, Nick Becker and get Trevor Brandvold. Ben head coach and Nick, Trevor assistant.