Pre-Season Action

Austin Shaffer & Brad Clary

      Most people will agree, pre-season work, regarless of which sport, is key to in-season success.  There have even been catchy phrases created like "summer wrestling make winter champions" and "championships require payment in advance" to drive home this point.  These is little doubt that these quips are dead on.

If a wrestler waits until November 15th to start training for the season, he is well behind.  We have been offering open gym where wrestlers can come in and lift weights, run the track or get on the mats and work on technique.  We have had excellent turnout and the boys have been doing all of the above activities twice a week since school started.

      In addition to these open gym workouts, there are numerous pre-season tournaments where wrestlers can get a little live wrestling competition under their belts prior to November 15th.  Our boys have also been hitting these up as well.  The next event is this Sunday in Short Gap, WV at Frankfort High School and we will have at least a half dozens kids competing.  The boys are "making payment in advance".  It's going to be a great season.