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First I want to recognize our wrestlers. They wrestled very well against quality oppostion on Saturday. Everyone has improved in their skill despite win/loss record. These wrestlers also stepped up and filled towel-boy, filming, and even matside coaching duties for their teammates. I couldn't be more proud of what they did yesterday.
Thank you to everyone that helped run our meet on Saturday! Our table help from Shannon Frink, Tony Collins, Ownen Kershner, Jenny Scott, Mark Bonifas, Todd Balfour, and Denice Pleak made the meet a smooth-running affair. It is amazing that everyone pulled off running the new score clocks AND TrackWrestling with almost no issues. Without good help, our meet does not happen. I cannot express how thankful I was for such a great group of helpers this year. Also, thank you to all the parents that helped put up the mats after the meet yesterday. Getting the mats back up following the meet is one of the biggest challenges we face as a junior high team every year that we host. Carrying up the mats is not an easy feat for 7th and 8th graders. This week will mark the end of our season. Our final practice is Monday morning and our final meet is Tuesday in Aurora. We will leave immediately after school on Tuesday. Wrestling starts at 5:00 PM. We will return to Adams Central around 9:00 PM. Check in will be on Thursday December 8 immediately after school. Please be sure to launder the singlet and shorts before checking them in. We will have no wrestling practice on Friday morning (December 2). Instead, I will need the wrestlers to come to the new gym immediately after school and help setup for our tournament on Saturday December 3. Since school is dismissed at 3:00 PM on Friday, we should be done no later than 3:30 PM.
On Saturday December 3, wrestlers need to report to Adams Central no later than 7:30 AM. We need to know if they are here so that we can get our tournament brackets properly setup. They need to find either a coach or Sam Johnston to check in as soon as they arrive. Wrestling starts at 9:00 AM and most likely will conclude around 12:00 PM. All wrestlers are required to stay until the end of the tournament to help carry up the mats to the wrestling deck once the tournament ends. I could still use some help at the tables to score. No experience needed. I have some experienced parents already helping so I can pair a parent with no experience with someone who has done this before. If you can help, please email me at [email protected] or call the school at 402-463-3285 and leave a message. Our last meet is on Tuesday December 6 in Aurora at 5:00 PM. We will check in our gear on Thursday December 8 after school. A couple of notes about the upcoming meet on Thursday:
We will film matches for instructional purposes for as many wrestlers as possible. Often we simply hand an HD Camcorder to other wrestlers or student managers and they do the best they can to film individual matches. There are times that we have more wrestlers than cameras so some of the matches may not get filmed. However, a majority of matches are captured on film. Each wrestler has an account on Hudl that uses their @adams-central.org email account. If they cannot logon, they need to click the forgot password link and have Hudl send them a new one. Feel free to share the user name and password with friends and family that may want to see what their wrestler is doing but cannot attend meets. Also, I hope that our wrestlers spend time watching their matches for highlights and to identify areas they can improve. If your wrestler has problems accessing Hudl, please have them contact me.
Roger at Weber Studios is ready to start processing the pictures so Booster Buttons are ready for our meet next Thursday. If you still want pictures but have not put the order in, contact me using the contact page or call Roger at Weber Studios in Hastings.
Please get your parent form on the back of your junior high wrestling handbook signed and turned in ASAP. If you need a new copy, click on the "information" link to the right and print the last page of the handbook.
Team pictures were taken this morning. Please get the picture packets back by tomorrow so we can get your orders placed.
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