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Shout Out!

Posted by Zach Colvin on Friday, July 8, 2011, In : Off-Season

Quick shout out to my man Justin Roberts for dropping in last night at practice. Justin is one of our local, more well known, MMA fighters. He came in hopes of having some grappling practice, and to learn a little technique. Justin, I hope you had a blast with everyone that you had a chance to roll with! Thanks for coming in!

Another note; Our numbers last night were great! We were able to have some great group drills, and some even better wrestling. The speed at which this program is grow...
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Star Wrestlers

Posted by Zach Colvin on Thursday, July 7, 2011, In : Off-Season

So far, we have had two star wrestlers! Great job Colten and Jared! These two young men are both showing everyone what a little hard work can do for you. I would love to see some new faces get this award! There are some wrestlers who place themselves as front runners for this award day in and day out, so my wish is to see them continue to work as hard as they are now to win this award! The way things are going, it is very likely that one of our 9th or 10th grade boys will be winning this awar...

Week 1 Complete

Posted by Zach Colvin on Saturday, June 25, 2011, In : Off-Season

Lifting has been great! The boys are all working hard towards next season. The max lifting test were all completed yesterday, with some lifts coming in with some big weights! Future sophomore, Agustin Garcia, was able to put up his body weight on the bench press with some relative ease. Our man Victor was hitting up Bar Lunges like a champion. Things were all around looking good. It was time to put the kids to the test.....The Plate Workout!

Here are the rules of the uber tough Plate Workout. ...
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First day of lifting and practice...Impressions

Posted by Coach Colvin on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, In : Off-Season

I gotta admit, I was skeptic on how we would look numbers wise when we first started. I knew that my Bears would come up and represent, what I didn't know; is what kind of turnout we would have when I initiated our summer practices.

I was put into total shock to see that we had pretty decent numbers last Thursday for the wrestling practice. These are all kids who have wrestled before, allowing my coaching staff and I to teach on the fly while generating an amazing workout for those involved. I...