We are less than a month away from Mat Madness 2010 and its culminating charity wrestling tournament, Pinning Down Autism! Things are definitely rolling and by all accounts, this event should be fantastic! And why not? Is there really anything better than participating in the greatest sport on the planet and contributing to a great cause? You are right, there is not! 

Pinning Down Autism features FREESTYLE, GRECO ROMAN and MODIFIED FOLKSTYLE and complimentary age divisions for those styles to include a WOMEN’S FREESTYLE DIVISION. The amount of support this event is receiving is phenomenal and we are so thankful for it! Check out our Facebook event page and look at the list of people who have committed to attend. National Champ, Olympian, World Team member, State Champ, and Hall of Famer are just some of the titles you can put on them.

Thanks to Scott Casper and Takedown Radio and Television for being a leader in wrestling media and for helping us get the word out! Thanks to all of the officials, mat and pairing, who are donating their time, energy, talents, and resources. We can use more help so feel free to join them. Thanks to The Trophy House, Knockout Sportswear, and the Crown Center. Most of all thanks to all the individuals who have offered to help and to all the WRESTLERS who have committed to come and participate! We could not do this without you!

Let’s keep this thing rolling! Spread the word, register to participate, or make a donation! You won’t regret it!

 

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Success can be measured in many ways; this weekend it was measured by attitude, competitive spirit, generosity and sportsmanship. I know that my family had a great time on Sunday and we are very happy with what was accomplished this weekend. Over the next couple of days we will be posting pictures and video on flowrestling, the PDA page on rhinowrestling.org, YouTube, Facebook, USAWrestlingnation.com and other sites. My goal is to get this done prior to heading to Tennessee on Wednesday evening to see my eldest daughter commissioned as a 2LT in the U.S. Army and then graduate from Carson Newman College. Our goal is to publish the next PDA tournament date within three weeks; we are shooting for a fall/winter 2010-2011 date and running a folkstyle event. A hearty THANK YOU to all of the officials (pairing and mat) from North Carolina Chapter of the USWOA and from the Southeastern Officials Association that donated their time and talents. It was great seeing you all sharing your experiences and knowledge with each other; to Mike Krause for driving from Michigan to run a fantastic free clinic on Saturday and for working with the wrestlers and coaches on Sunday, I saw many coaches and parents walk away awe-struck after Saturday's clinic, a smile fixed to their faces; thanks to Gameday Sportswear for coming from Akron, Ohio to support this event; to Clark Sporting Goods & the Trophy House for being our champion sponsor and doing such a great job on the medals; to Karen Long and the Crown Center Staff for being great hosts and donating the facility; to Stokes Lawn and Landscaping, Inc., Greenville (252-341-0673 ); special thanks to the Hunt family, the Berrian family, the Wanovich family, Coach DeWeese and the Raptors, and so many more for helping out over the weekend; to the Fayetteville Public Works Commission for keeping us all hydrated; all of you are truly appreciated!

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