Here is a clip of one of the greatest. This is not the way to counter for everyone but it is impressive to see Kolat back flip, and score in such a funky manner.
We have some down time here during the day. Our guys are getting ready to hit the road and wrestler up at the Great Plains in Waterloo. I have to finish up some work and then I will go up tommorow to watch them and the high schoolers.
I have my USA Coaches card but I can't get into the corner. Thats fine with me, I will just enjoy watching the best guys in the country compete and take notes on what they are doing so that we can consider bringing it back here.
Good luck to the Dutch Wrestlers as they head up there. I am proud to see that they have made a commitment to year round training and while I can't coach them I want the to know that I appreciate everything they are doing to get better. It wasn't long ago that I was a mat rat, just tryingto get as many matches as I could and learn as much as I could.
One final note. I want to congratulate Nate Engel. Last weekend he won University Nationals in Greco and he graduates from Missouri Valley College this weekend!
Showing posts with label Winning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winning. Show all posts
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Gardner over Karelin
This is the video of what many people believe to be one of the greatest upsets in the history of Olympic Competition. An unknown American, sets a goal, beats a guy that many considered the best heavyweight Greco wrestler in US history, and goes to the Olympics with a goal to do what no one says he can.
Gardner over Karelin
Gardner over Karelin
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
NCAA Highlights
The thing about Champions is that they succeed in spite of circumstances. A lot of people can give you reasons why you can't do something but not as many can ever, or will ever give you reasons why you can. Coaches are usually the ones that can tell you why you can. People told Mark Cody that he wouldn't win at American University, Brian Smith was told the same thing at Mizzou, Tom Ryan at Hofstra, J Robinson at UM. But they didn't listen. Who would have ever thought that some of those programs would become as great as they have?
The moral of this is NO ONE! NO ONE, has a corner on the market when it comes to achievement. Each year we see champions crowned who know one would think could win. I am excited by the guys that have committed to us here at Central because they all believe in themselves and believe that we can win!
People thought Dan Gable would never lose. People thought no one could stop Iowa from winning TEN NCAA Championships in a row, no one thought Rulon Gardner could beat Karelin and in the end.... The truth came out, No one, No one owns success. There were times people thought Ford would always be the world's largest auto maker, IBM would be the only computer company, and Lance Armstrong would never recover from cancer.
Seeing this every year is exciting to me because I have thought that we can win at Central since I came to interview and I want to start winning soon.
Here are the highlights of the last two NCAA tournaments, look at how many top seeds go down, look at the matches that are won by the guys that want it more. That is the fire and desire I love to see on the mat and it is an important key to winning!
2007 NCAA Finals Highlights
2006 NCAA Finals Highlights
Gable V. Owings
Just to illustrate my point that no one owns achievement
The moral of this is NO ONE! NO ONE, has a corner on the market when it comes to achievement. Each year we see champions crowned who know one would think could win. I am excited by the guys that have committed to us here at Central because they all believe in themselves and believe that we can win!
People thought Dan Gable would never lose. People thought no one could stop Iowa from winning TEN NCAA Championships in a row, no one thought Rulon Gardner could beat Karelin and in the end.... The truth came out, No one, No one owns success. There were times people thought Ford would always be the world's largest auto maker, IBM would be the only computer company, and Lance Armstrong would never recover from cancer.
Seeing this every year is exciting to me because I have thought that we can win at Central since I came to interview and I want to start winning soon.
Here are the highlights of the last two NCAA tournaments, look at how many top seeds go down, look at the matches that are won by the guys that want it more. That is the fire and desire I love to see on the mat and it is an important key to winning!
2007 NCAA Finals Highlights
2006 NCAA Finals Highlights
Gable V. Owings
Just to illustrate my point that no one owns achievement
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
ViVa LaS VeGaS
I just got home from the US Championships on Monday. I am excited that I have four friends that did well in this event. Over the next few days I will be updating you on what is going on and what I liked and did not like. As with ANY USA Wrestling event there are some things that need improvement.
FILA has made some changes to the rule but the US Officials need, no MUST, start to look at the Leg Clinch differently. This crap with a point being awarded whenever the defensive guys butt hits the mat has to stop. We would not award a takedown then any other time in the match. The point of all of this is to increase action and scoring so let the guys actually wrestle and let them attempt to counter the shot. From what I have seen that is the way it is working in the international community and that is how our refs should be doing it.
I have no idea how Sam Hazelwinkle did not get seeded. Anyone? He was 3rd last year, was an NCAA runner up this year and from all I can see is that the idiotic politics that caused the sport to get ripped apart back in the late 70s are rising again. We have matches getting tanked at International events for gambling money and we have USA Wrestling splitting into factions. I don't know the entire story but if the rumors are true someone at USA Wrestling better get their heads out of the sand and get everyone on the same page. The point of the event is to put the best guy at the top of the podium not clubs and organizations and training centers battling each other. I was happy that when Sam won the event he got ellected outstanding wrestler. He is a class act and is one of the things that is right with wrestling.
Now, On to life here at Central. I really worry that higher education is going back to being overly elitist. Great facilities and all of that make for great brochures. But, I think we are playing a dangerous game of keeping up with the Jones'es and then ask middle class America to give up half their family income per year for it.
The answers are not easy for me. I believe very much in the student loan program as an investment in you and your future. But, I don't like that the loans come with an interest rate. There are many things we as a country are wasting money on that we should probably evaluate and reduce. The cost of managing our goverment is huge. If we took some of that money we are spending on bombs in Iraq and invested it in science we could probably achieve some much better things.
Other thoughts. I really realized how important the Iowa Conference is to wrestling this weekend. Mike Duroe was coaching athletes, Jim Miller was there reporting on the event and coaching Blake Gillis, and I was there cheering but also doing what I can to stay involved in wrestling at the top level. There were 5 Iowa Conference Coaches that I saw. Behind the Big 10 and Big 12... Came the Iowa Conference. Next time someone tells you "they are only D3" ask them how many of their conference coaches worked at this event?
Rowlands after beatimg Conrad
FILA has made some changes to the rule but the US Officials need, no MUST, start to look at the Leg Clinch differently. This crap with a point being awarded whenever the defensive guys butt hits the mat has to stop. We would not award a takedown then any other time in the match. The point of all of this is to increase action and scoring so let the guys actually wrestle and let them attempt to counter the shot. From what I have seen that is the way it is working in the international community and that is how our refs should be doing it.
I have no idea how Sam Hazelwinkle did not get seeded. Anyone? He was 3rd last year, was an NCAA runner up this year and from all I can see is that the idiotic politics that caused the sport to get ripped apart back in the late 70s are rising again. We have matches getting tanked at International events for gambling money and we have USA Wrestling splitting into factions. I don't know the entire story but if the rumors are true someone at USA Wrestling better get their heads out of the sand and get everyone on the same page. The point of the event is to put the best guy at the top of the podium not clubs and organizations and training centers battling each other. I was happy that when Sam won the event he got ellected outstanding wrestler. He is a class act and is one of the things that is right with wrestling.
Now, On to life here at Central. I really worry that higher education is going back to being overly elitist. Great facilities and all of that make for great brochures. But, I think we are playing a dangerous game of keeping up with the Jones'es and then ask middle class America to give up half their family income per year for it.
The answers are not easy for me. I believe very much in the student loan program as an investment in you and your future. But, I don't like that the loans come with an interest rate. There are many things we as a country are wasting money on that we should probably evaluate and reduce. The cost of managing our goverment is huge. If we took some of that money we are spending on bombs in Iraq and invested it in science we could probably achieve some much better things.
Other thoughts. I really realized how important the Iowa Conference is to wrestling this weekend. Mike Duroe was coaching athletes, Jim Miller was there reporting on the event and coaching Blake Gillis, and I was there cheering but also doing what I can to stay involved in wrestling at the top level. There were 5 Iowa Conference Coaches that I saw. Behind the Big 10 and Big 12... Came the Iowa Conference. Next time someone tells you "they are only D3" ask them how many of their conference coaches worked at this event?
Rowlands after beatimg Conrad
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