and loving (almost) every minute of it!! This is the Jr. High season (5th-8th grade), and he is the youngest of the bunch. This season the kids are divided only by weight...not age, so he could be wrestling kids quite a bit older (and more experienced)than he is, but we figure it will be great experience for him....also, it is Folkstyle.
His first tournament was in Cottonwood a couple weekends ago. I was unable to go, so we have no video. Lennie and grandpa were there to support him. He lost his first two matches, and was pretty bummed. Lennie said he looked good and tried hard, so I was happy with that!!
He had anoter meet this past weekend. It was not the Jr. High thing....it was put on by Grand Canyon State Games. Being the Sat. after Thanksgiving, it was a smaller meet, but sometimes that is really nice for a change. Anyhow, Jon basically ROCKED THE HOUSE!! There was no one else in his weight class, so he wrestled up every time....and WON....every time!! I usually arrive at the meets after weigh in (so it is not as much hurry up and wait for Lenard/Sadie and Me)....well, this meet went so fast, that I actually MISSED the whole thing. Luckily, the boys and the refs were happy to stick around and wrestle for practice and mat time, and I got some of those matches on video. I have not seen Jon wrestle since last summer, and I am surprised at how far it seems he has come since then. We are really proud of him! Here are some videos (thanks to Lenard who helped me find the USB cable for the camera...YAY)
Jon's first Gold
Because he got this gold, he gets in to the Grand Canyon State Games in June for free...YAY!!
Practice Match 1
Practice Match 1a
Practice Match 2 (against the head coaches son - he outweighs jon by 15lbs)
Practice Match 2a
Practice Match 2b
The rest of the season should be interesting....the meets seem to be at FAR away places...but here is the lineup - if anyone wants to go, let us know so we can carpool!!
2009-10 Remaining Tournament Schedule
-Dec 5, 2009 – Deer Valley Invitational, Deer Valley HS
-Dec 19, 2009 - Buckeye Dual Classic, Younker HS
-Jan 1st & 2nd 2010 – Sunkids Classic, Tempe HS
-Jan 9, 2010 – Safford Invitational, Safford Middle School
-Jan 22-23rd 2010 – Jr. High State Tournament, Marcos De Niza HS
2 comments:
Jon, You were so great! I am glad I got there intime to watch you wrestle (even if your mom was not able to make it) You look great on that mat, keep up the good work kid!
Looking better. I like that he is beginning to use the half and seeing results. I also like the double legs. Practice will make them even more effective.
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