Amateur wrestling

From the Super Bowl to the FIFA World Cup, society has found a way to connect and relate with one another through sports; the metaphorical conduit that consolidates mankind from the far ends of the globe. But one thing we don 't take into account when we watch our favorite stars on the big screen is the darker side of sports that is commonly fallen on deaf ears. Every day, previously thought invincible athletic machines suffer against a silent enemy. No, it doesn 't take up the form of broken…

money" he declared for the NBA draft the following week. This isn't the only instance where a very popular college athlete feels they should receive money if merchandise with their name on it is being advertised for purchase. The NCAA has been an amateur association since it's creation. It wasn't the hottest conversation to talk about paying college athletes but many people nowadays…

“Wrestling is ballet with violence,” said by Jesse Ventura .Wrestling can be a scary thing but if you put 110% effort into it you will be able to accomplish so much in school.I did it because it was an amazing experience for all the kids who did it. It really helped me do well in the things that I wanted to do good in. Wrestling has really influenced me in my life. It has made me become a harder worker, it has also made me be better at time management. Wrestling can be really hard and if you…

I used to be very nervous and scared wrestling at big tournaments. The big crowds and big brackets made my stomach turn. I was scared to lose and disappoint my Dad. I never really has a lot of success as wrestler in elementary school. The first time I wrestled in a national tournament I was in fourth grade and it was in Tulsa Oklahoma. The competition was very fierce, I had never experienced any thing like this. It was nothing like wrestling in small northwest Iowa. I didn't even win a single…

For any wrestler, it is a long and excruciating process, but well worth the pain to reach his goal: to be a State Champion. Before the wrestling season, a wrestler needs to be mentally, and physically prepared. This journey is anything, but easy and sometimes to have the most success, wrestlers must cut weight. The wrestler has to create goals through exercise, dieting, weight checks, while remaining mentally motivated. Sticking with these goals will determine how the individual season ends.…

I started wrestling in 6th grade and I was pretty bad but I would be incomplete without wrestling. Wrestling has had a big impact on my life because it has taught me not to give up, to do my best and there is always room for improvement. When I started wrestling, I didn’t think I would like it as much as I do now. I actually thought about quitting that season. The workouts were rough with all the running and drills we did. Slowly, I started to like the sport. I finished 6th grade year winning a…

of my summers to wrestling camps. Wrestling is a big deal for me and my family. It all started with my god-father wrestling in High School and his brothers. In my culture and religion, your first god parents which are your baptism godparents, are like your second parents. I grew up looking up to my godfather like my second father. My godfather and his family were the ones who introduced me to the beautiful sport called wrestling. Every summer my godfather signs me up for wrestling camps in…

after practice. Losing meant drilling the same takedown over and over and over again until my knees ached and Coach Dean nodded at me, and practicing it again until I had satisfied myself. Losing meant learning everything I possibly could about wrestling--how many fingers can I grab and bend back, when to drive forward, when to pull back, how hard to head-tap, how to sprawl. Losing meant learning that I needed to ask questions sometimes, and that it was okay to need help. It taught me to pay…

Growing up most kids participate in basketball, football, and baseball. But growing up with a father who was a wrestler, I chose to wrestle. My dad got me started in wrestling when I was about three years old; I instantly loved it. I fell in love with the sport and by the time I was in high school, wrestling was about the only sport I participated in. My freshman and sophomore years were a bit rough, as I wasn’t big enough to field the lightest weight class. By the time I was a junior I was big…

I started wrestling for the Smithville Youth Wrestling Club. At the time I was in the fifth grade and I was 12 years old. At first I hated the idea of wrestling because of the tight singlet you had to wear, and also the idea of people making fun of you because of “rolling around with other guys”. Plus to make thing worse a lot of the other kids there have already wrestled since they were 5 which gave them more experience. I remember coming home from practice and just hating wrestling because it…