We’re back on the mat in Las Vegas with our U17 and U20 athletes. This is Day 4 of the tournament. Days kind of start to run together by this time. People who have been here know what I mean. The same is usually true in Fargo. The schedule is helpful, and we print things out for our wrestlers, but all we really know is that we need to get to the venue in the morning and then just make sure our text alerts for mat assignments are working. Once the matches begin, it’s a whirlwind.
Last night our boys had the chance to watch some very good senior men’s freestyle matches. It was a privilege for them. We love watching things on Flowrestling, ESPN, or breaking things down on Instagram or YouTube. But to be matside watching some of these superstars is a game changer for a high school kid.
Wrestlers who seem larger than life on TV are the same size as we are. They might look like superheroes in costumes on the screen, but they wear normal clothes from regular stores (mostly Rudis or Lululemon). It’s great for our kids to be able to humanize a few of them. This is one of the many positive things that come from participating in an event like this.
We’re excited for these guys to wrestle today because they’ve invested a little bit extra each week leading up to this. All of our kids wrestling freestyle this spring are taking steps outside of their regular high school or middle school seasons to get better – doing the extra. But we made sure to provide extra opportunities beyond the extra so these guys took things seriously here in Vegas. I think they’ll have something to show today for the hard work they’ve done and it will be a great push for our club.
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