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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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330 Wrestlers step on the mat today...only 10 will be called NCAA Champion on Saturday. For some, split seconds and inches will define the difference between being called a finalist and being called a Champion.
As you continue your wrestling journey ask yourself if you want to be able to look back and say, "I did everything I could to make up that split-second difference, that inch that separates in-bounds from out-of-bounds, I prepared every day to be my best.” If you can say that at the end of your journey, it does not matter if they call you Champion because they will call you a man and many will call you brother; you will go forward in life with the confidence of a winner.
If you look back and cannot say that, you will also look back and see many sleepless nights filled with fitful dreams of what could have been. You will catch yourself staring out a window not at the beauty outside but at the memory of what could have been, if only…
Do not live a life of if only, live a life filled with the joy that no matter what, you prepared to perform your best at everything you attempted and have no regrets. A math test, an English exam, cutting the lawn, doing your chores, a driver’s test, being a brother, a son, a friend…simply prepare to be your best at everything you do. In the end, you will be a winner on and off the mat.
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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.
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Many people and organizations advocate choosing the hard right over the easy wrong. What is the key word in that sentence? The key word is choosing; it is about choice. Sometimes in life, we feel like we do not have choice but we nearly always do.
Take the high school wrestler who cannot break into the lineup at his optimum weight. He may feel like he has no choice but to go up a weight and wrestle in that spot. However, he does have other choices, he can choose to stay at his optimal weight and work hard to get better and work towards winning that position. He can empower himself through strength training to make himself more competitive at the next weight class. The feeling of not having a choice is merely that, a feeling, an emotion. Sometimes in life, all we can control is our attitude. By controlling his attitude, the wrestler in this vignette accepts that he has choices and they are his. Once made, you accept the choice, embrace it, and pursue it like any other goal. The decision was not forced on you; you made it, own it.
The older we get the more impact our choices have. I have thought a lot about choices lately as my family has faced some tough decisions. I think I speak accurately for them when I say that: one, the choices were not easy, and two, we are not enthusiastic about the decision made, even though it was ours to make. When you strip the emotion out of the situation, difficult but not impossible, the decision is a no-brainer. Nevertheless, emotions make the decision difficult and leave us feeling confused, sad, melancholy, hurt, guilty, and lost. It is rational not irrational to feel this way, or perhaps it is more accurate to say it is normal to feel this way, despite the fact that we know the decision we made is the best one for our family. Emotions are fine; they are one of many elements that make us human. However, we cannot let negative emotions drive our actions or bring us down. We must embrace our decision, own it, and pursue it like all our other endeavors.
My family concluded months of deliberation Saturday evening with a decision to move to Moore County. Who would think that a move of less than 30 miles would be so difficult? Nevertheless, it is, for many, many reasons. The temptation is to say, ‘we don’t want to move, we have to move’ however, that is not true, because we, like the wrestler, have choices. We made a choice for the good of our family and it is time to act on that decision.
So we say ‘See you later’ not ‘good-bye’ to our Rhinos. It has truly been a privilege and an honor to be involved in some small way in so many lives. I know that it is because of great young men and women, Rhinos past and present, that the Rhino Wrestling Club has such a great reputation and I look forward to watching and supporting you for many more years. I simply do not have the words to express how much gratitude I have for being allowed to be involved with this organization for so long. So, I simply say…
“Rhinos 4 Life”
~Coach
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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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Scott Casber of takedownradio.com and TDRTV interviews Marty Bartram about the upcoming Pinning Down Autism tournament and Mat Madness 2010.
Click to the link to listen:
http://ncwrestling.org/blogger//media/blogs/Schedule/MartyBartram.mp3
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Good morning Coaches, Wrestlers, and Wrestling Fans. We need your help.
Last year we included women's and girls' folkstyle divisions in our dual event. We even waived entry fee. Only one girls' team registered. This year we did not plan on including a female division until we were approached by a couple of coaches and parents who requested we do so. We are all for supporting grassroots efforts for wrestling so we are including the division this year and are waiving the entry fee again to help offset travel costs. If you know of any team, club, state, etc. that may be interested in attending please have them contact us immediately at the nationaldualsdirector@rhinowrestling.org. Thanks and "Never Quit".
http://nationalduals.rhinowrestling.org/national_duals/nationalduals.html
~ Marty Bartram
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As we prepare to enter into this wrestling season, a lot will be placed on the line week after week. Invariably, someone will feel they have been wronged, violated, impuned, or otherwise unjustly treated. Tempers will flair, things will be said, words exchanged, and punches thrown. Conversely, a lot of positive things will happen as well and I hope they are publicized appropriately.
For many of us in the wrestling community, particularly here in the "Old North State", we are painfully aware of the sacrifices made daily in another subculture.
Today, more than others, I found myself putting my life and the life of my family in context as I read of the sacrifice of a 24 year old young man and his family. I encourage you to read the attached biography and not focus on the cause of the sacrifice but the sacrifice itself. Then look a little deeper and realize that in the six years this young man had been in our Army, he had completed five combat tours, and was on his sixth.
The attached is a simple biography, however, I am sure that when you read this and take the time to reflect on it, you will find a way to appreciate all the opportunities in front of you this season. And when challenges present themselves this year, and they will, I hope this helps you keep them in context and handle them positively.
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These all leather converse wrestling shoes are circa 1972 (estimated). They have never been worn and still have the tag on them.\ 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.
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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.
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It is the end of September and the sports media is all about football. The obligatory article about volleyball and other high school sports dot the sports pages but football dominates.
Stories about wrestling...not many, believe me I know. I get them delivered to my inbox daily and then I post them on a very popular forum in NC (www.ncwrestlingscoutreport.com) to share with the community. I haven't posted an article since 3 September and that was about a coach being honored. This week three North Carolina wrestlers commited to or were accepted to the Naval Academy and a fourth committed to Penn State. This is a big deal here, heck it should be a big deal anywhere. Military Academy's are very tough to get into and it is an honor to be accepted and honourable to commit to the Service of our Nation. I haven't seen anything in the news, of course that doesn't mean there hasn't been anything written. And yes, I know that the media usually waits for the signing ceremony for publicity but come on, this is North Carolina's second wrestler to commit to a Big Ten school. That makes this pretty darn historic. For those of you that don't know the Big Ten is college wrestling.
It wasn't that long ago I wrote about publicizing your own programs. If you don't understand why you should publicize your program, team, or club; youth, high school, or college; please stop reading you probably should get back to doing whatever it is you were doing.
So wrestling news is slow but that doesn't mean that there isn't wrestling news, particulary here in the great state of North Carolina. The Super 32 isn't around the corner anymore it is right in front of us and our Nation's best will converge in Greensboro, NC to compete. We had four BIG commitments to collegiate programs. Parkland High School is perched to stretch their record holding dual win streak to new heights as well as defend their dual team and individual state championship titles for the fifth straight time and the second time after moving up from 3A to 4A. There are numerous clubs and high schools accomplishing things worth publishing. Our state affiliate of the national governing body just had some significant changes in its leadership and revalidated its commitment to folkstyle wrestling (which was a big change in the middle of last season).
So there is plenty of wrestling news but not enough of it being published. The answer is simple; write you own stuff! It is not hard and it does not take a bunch of time. Write it and send it to every reporter or media outlet's email address in your area, be sure to include a note that says you don't need a by line and they can modify the content as needed for a story. You may not make the front page of the sports section but that shouldn't bother you. Get one person or outlet to publish it and then send that link to everyone you know (including your principal and AD). Take advantage of local and national media blogs and post away, by the way they are free.
There are 32 days until the first day of high school wrestling in North Carolina. Don't wait until 1 November for your wrestling news, get it out now.
<originally posted at Team Rhino LLC>
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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.
- Five match guarantee
- Satellite weigh in
- Economical entry fee
- Positive environment
These four things make wrestling easy. Need more? Check out the Moore County Scramble for details.
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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...
authored by nj2mustang
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Over the years we have developed a lot of things that worked and some that didn't. We didn't give up on the things that didn't work but figured out why, tweaked them, reworked them or dumped them. The result is a lot of ideas that were put into practice that paid dividends for us. From marketing to club rules to parent tips, all of this stuff has helped. We hope that if you can't use any of this that it at least sparks an idea for you that pays off down the road. READ MORE
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- Strategy to move light users to medium users
- Explain value of competing more often
- Offer discounted pricing for multiple events
- Provide recognition at the club and state level for medium users
- Increase opportunities for novice wrestlers to compete on level playing field
- Strategy to move medium users to heavy users
- Market previous competitors (alumni) and their paths to their accomplishments
- Demonstrate the value in traveling and competing in higher level events
- Dispel myths about regional and national competitions
- Provide recognition at the state and local level for heavy users
- Demonstrate the return for the added expenditure
- Provide opportunities to offset costs
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