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We've started practices back up. 3 times a week for 90 minutes at a stretch, and my boys still can't get enough of it and are always asking if tonight is another wrestling night?
Our club hired a real coach this year. A young kid who wrestled in college for Ouachita Baptist. Great guy, and he's very passionate. I'm excited because our former coaches were just dads who basically had the kids live wrestling for over half the practice. This coach is much more into drilling and also seems to be able to make it fun.
My son live wrestled against a teammate for like 10 minutes the other day. Just take down after take down. He got his ass whipped every time, bounced back up, and went at it again (the other kid is a year older and a lot more developed). He was shedding some tears by the end of it (and I was probably yelling more than I should have trying to tell him what to do), but I was proud of him for bouncing up and going at it probably 20 times even after suffering some brutal takedowns.
Older son (with disability) is also wrestling, but he won't compete. He just likes being out with the guys, and it's damned good exercise/therapy for him. He doesn't have a lot of active stuff he likes to do besides swim, so he's put on quite a bit of weight and gotten a gut in the last few months. These wrestling practices are quickly helping him shed that though.
Our first tournament is the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend. I'll be curious to see how the youngster competes in his first year as Division 2. I'm worried it's going to be brutal.
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In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
- H. L. Mencken
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