Thank you Clark Sporting Goods for making over 1200 medals so affordable!

I often hear people complain about the lack of coverage wrestling receives locally. In truth it is rare that it receives as much publicity as basketball or football, particularly in the South. However, it pays to be aware of the limitations your local media outlets have; most would consider themselves understaffed; newspapers in particular are fighting financial solvency nation wide. If you are complaining but not taking any other action, are you part of the solution or part of the problem (sorry to be cliche')?

The advent of electronic news allows your local media outlet to harness the power of the people to provide news. 910Rec and 910Preps are two sites that have little financial overhead and provide a coverage outlet. They do have the same constraints as the newspaper that owns them; a lack of reporters. The good news; they will print it if you will write it. Take the time to understand and get to know your local media outlets and find out how you can leverage them. Once you make this initial investment, taking five minutes to write a short article weekly can pay big dividends. If you are not comfortable writing, enlist a parent, a staff member, a student, or a student athlete. Chances are, there is someone you know looking for another outlet for their literary talents.

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The chance to give back, to say thank you, to show our appreciation is always welcome. Wrestlers as well as their families, coaches and communities receive so many intangibles from our sport that it is always nice when we can use the sport we love so much to give something tangible back.

Team Rhino, LLC is proud to announce on behalf of our partners that we are hosting a Pinning Down Autism tournament as part of Mat Madness 2010 in Fayetteville, NC. The tournament will be held on Sunday, 9 May 2010.

One hundred percent of the profit from this tournament will help fund North Carolina autism classrooms.

Mark your calendars now and visit the web page (http://www.rhinowrestling.org/pinningdownautism.html)for updates or subscribe to the tournament email list (http://www.rhinowrestling.org/mail/mail.cgi).

If you are interested in volunteering, partnering, or sponsoring please email us (rhinocoach@rhinowrestling.org) or call Marty at 910.824.0024. You can also check out the list of areas where we need help (http://www.rhinowrestling.org/pda/PDA_help.pdf) and our partnership form (http://www.rhinowrestling.org/Downloads/PDA_partnership_letter.pdf). Please print out copies of these and hand them out whenever you can.

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!

Scott Casber of takedownradio.com and TDRTV interviews Marty Bartram about the upcoming Pinning Down Autism tournament and Mat Madness 2010.

http://ncwrestling.org/blogger//media/blogs/Schedule/MartyBartram.mp3

LINK TO EBAY AUCTION

These all leather converse wrestling shoes are circa 1972 (estimated). They have never been worn and still have the tag on them. They are approximately size 13. They are in excellent condition and are undoubtedly collectible.

There are two cosmetic imperfections which are visible in the picture the leather on the rear upper and the interior of the collar are cracked and peeling from being in storage for 30 years.

These shoes were donated for auction to benefit the Friends of North Carolina High School Wrestling efforts to purchase custom medals for the 2011 NCHSAA State Individual Wrestling Championships.

Is wrestling easier today than five years ago? How about ten? Fifteen? Twenty? Technology has given wrestlers, clubs, teams, and families the ability to see wrestling opportunities from coast to coast as well as across their home state. Growth has created more tournament opportunities and state organizations often face the enviable task of whether to sanction two or more events every weekend. Visibility and growth have created more choices for wrestlers and clubs. Has this made wrestling easier or is it harder to decide which competition to attend? Throw online registration statuses in the mix and you have another visible factor in the decision making process.

So is wrestling easier today than five years ago? This question prompted us to try and prove the answer is yes.

Here is our solution to make wrestling easier this December.

1. Five match guarantee
2. Satellite weigh in
3. Economical entry fee
4. Positive environment

These four things make wrestling easy. Need more? Check out the Moore County Scramble for details.

found this on a local forum...

all off season long i thrive to get better
to do more this year than a varsity letter
countless sprawls shots and drills
to enhance my awareness and sharpen my skills
now the season is here and its time to shine
my goal is to win it all this time
i could feel it through my veins every second i breathe
that i can dominate my opponents if i only believe
so i shake my foes hand and look him in his eyes
the ref blows the whistle and my jitters just die
every drop of sweat every drip of blood it all boils down to this
i vow this season to begin consistent, ref's will always raise my fist...

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