Now that letters have been sent out and people are becoming aware of the blog, I thought I'd give an update of the team's progress this pre-season.
First, great work on saving as it looks like the POWERade Trip is a 'GO' as 16 wrestlers have turned in the required deposit! It's going to be an incredible experience for the boys and a chance to showcase our program to the entire country. As I mentioned before, the POWERade Christmas Classic (www.poweradewrestling.com) is rated the 4th best high school tournament in the United States. We'll need to bring our 'A' game but I'm confident our group is up to the challenge.
Through the first 5 weeks of the pre-season, I can't remember a group putting in more effort in the weight room. With each new challenge, like this year's new & improved, "no joke" weight program, the boys have brought their intensity and commitment up another level. I know that no other team in the state is lifting as hard as we've lifted this off-season and it's going to show on the mat, both with our physical development and the results of our wrestling. This will be the most developed, strongest pound-for-pound group we've ever had at Clovis HS. We need to maintain this fire & intensity into and through the wrestling season.
As we creep into October, the focus slowly needs to shift towards wrestling. Starting next week, we'll be wrestling on Tuesdays & Thursdays to ease into the grind of the season. We'll still be lifting weights on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, but that will slowly phase out as we approach November. All athletes not in a Fall sport are expected to attend ALL days from now forward. This sport is one that takes a lot of commitment, hard work, and sacrifice. We don't have the best program around because we take shortcuts. Being part of the Clovis Wrestling team means making a commitment to excellence, and that will require all the workouts that we schedule.
For a first practice competition, we will be taking a group down to Cerritos Community College for the Halloween Open on October 25th. Last year, it was a fun trip and the kids got a lot out of the experience. We'll go down together on Friday evening, wrestle Saturday, and drive back Saturday evening. If you plan join the team on the trip, the entry fee into the tournament is $15.
An excellent September needs to be followed by an excellent October. We're on our way to where we need to be.
Adam! You have to make me an 8 in 08 DVD!!! That is a masterpiece. You are still my hero.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I need your email. If you want. Your will be done.
ReplyDeleteMichael! How are you bud? Glad you liked the documentary! You and Ferg were HUGE in its production.
ReplyDeleteI DID make you a DVD, back in August, and Ferg was supposed to send it to you. I asked him about it Friday night at the Clovis football game and he said he was "still working on it". Not sure what that means but obviously, you don't have it yet.
Shoot me an email at atirapelle at gmail dot com (written to avoid email spyders) and let me know how you've been. I'll get you another DVD if you send me your address, and it'll get there faster than "via Ferg"... ;)