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Coach Weekly Update 12/20/21

By Troy Seubert, 12/20/21, 4:00PM CST

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Crimson Wrestlers, Managers, and Families-
 

Week Four Recap:

What a fun weekend!  The Redwood River Riot is always a great experience for our team.  I am so thankful that we are able to make this trip work financially every season as I know it’s a big investment for the booster club – but in my opinion it’s worth it.  Luckily, we have many people who contribute to the Maple Grove Youth and High School tournaments as well as other fundraisers that make things like this possible!

 

The wrestling at the Riot is great for all of our wrestlers.  The Varsity portion brings 35 teams together which leads to elite level wrestlers at every weight class.  I was impressed with how our Varsity guys wrestled throughout the weekend and we also left with a number of things for each guy to work on – which is perfect.  Eighth grader Connor Peterson taking 3rd at 120 is phenomenal as is Freshman 152 pounder Ben Schultz taking 5th at a weight class dominated by upper classman.  Junior Max Johnson showed real heart as he battled through an injury to make the podium at 145.  Great job guys!

 

Friday night the 9th grade team was able to compete in the 9th grade duals.  The boys wrestled hard and really came together – showing great support for all their teammates throughout the night.  Ethan Hong and Juan Maldonado led the way for the team – each going 3-0 on the night.

 

On Saturday the entire JV got an opportunity to compete in three matches with the wrestlers being split up by grade (another awesome aspect to this tournament)!  We had five JV Champs on the day (Ethan Hong, Wade Gasner, Julian Stevens, Rylan Bahl, and Chuck Langama) along with many others who won two of their three matches and others who won matches for the first time this season!  The first-year guys are really starting to figure things out and it’s fun to watch.  Keep up the great work guys!  

 

In general, we wrestled great and showed considerable improvement since the Maple Grove Tournament only a week earlier.  That said this is only one of many important aspects this team offers.  There is a lot of Character on this team and these Men are starting to bond and become a tight nit group.  They wrestled great but the value of the relationships that were built should not be underestimated.         

 

Here are the details you'll need for the week ahead.
 


Practices:

The Christmas break is a great opportunity for our team to shore up some weaknesses and improve on our strengths.  We’ve consistently been able to come out of the break with our athletes competing at their highest levels and I’m expecting that will be the case again this year.  Starting now the season gets a lot more dual meet intensive – with only two more individual tournaments remaining on our regular season schedule.  

 

The goal with practices over Christmas Break is to offer each of our wrestlers an opportunity to grow their technique, improve their conditioning, and gain strength.  I realize some families will not be in town for parts of break – and that is understandable.  These practices are excused if they communicate directly with me.  I would also encourage these wrestlers to try and find ways to stay in shape and potentially seek out some mat time at the local high school wherever the travels may bring you.  NOTE:  If JV wrestlers know they will be out of town during some of the morning practices I would encourage them to attend the morning and afternoon practices on the days they are in town.  

 

Those who are in the area will have ample opportunity to improve in all facets.  I’m already looking forward to seeing how these practices directly corelate to the way we wrestle in Eau Claire and into the new year.  The plan for the next TWO weeks is as follows:

 

Week 5 Practice Schedule:

Monday, 12.20 (9a – 10:45a):  Practice for all

Monday, 12.20 (2p – 3p):   Additional practice for Varsity and everyone else who would like to attend.  Wrestlers should plan to wear their wrestling shoes and bring their tennis shoes to the afternoon practice.      

  

Tuesday, 12.21 (9a – 10:45a):  Practice for all

Tuesday, 12.21 (2p – 3p):   Additional practice for Varsity and everyone else who would like to attend.  Wrestlers should plan to wear their wrestling shoes and bring their tennis shoes to the afternoon practice.      

 

Wednesday, 12.22 (9a – 10:45a):  Practice for all

Wednesday, 12.22 (2p – 3p):   Additional practice for Varsity and everyone else who would like to attend.  Wrestlers should plan to wear their wrestling shoes and bring their tennis shoes to the afternoon practice.      

 

Thursday, 12.23 (9a – 10:45a):  Practice for all

Thursday, 12.23 (2p – 3p):   Additional practice for Varsity and everyone else who would like to attend.  Wrestlers should plan to wear their wrestling shoes and bring their tennis shoes to the afternoon practice.      

 

Friday, 12.24 – Practice for all from 9a – 10:30a.  

 

Saturday, 12.25 – Christmas Day – No Practice.

 

Week 6 Practice Schedule:

Monday, 12.27 (9a – 10:45a):  Practice for all

Monday, 12.27 (2p – 3p):   Additional practice for Varsity and everyone else who would like to attend.  Wrestlers should plan to wear their wrestling shoes and bring their tennis shoes to the afternoon practice.      

  

Tuesday, 12.28 (9a – 10:45a):  Practice for all

Tuesday, 12.28 (2p – 3p):   Additional practice for Varsity and everyone else who would like to attend.  Wrestlers should plan to wear their wrestling shoes and bring their tennis shoes to the afternoon practice.      

 

Wednesday, 12.29 (9a – 10:30a):  Practice for all

 

Friday, 12.31 – Practice for all from 9a – 10:30a.  

 


Meets and Tournaments:

Wednesday, 12.29 – Following our AM practice we will head to Eau Claire with the bus leaving MGSH at 11a.  We should arrive at the UWEC campus at 1p where we will workout in the college wrestling room and go for a short run.  Following the workout, we will be heading to the Metropolis Resort around 3p.  Boys should have a great time in the pool, arcade, trampoline park, Go Karts, etc.     

 

Thursday, 12.30 – The Eau Claire duals start at 9a.  Varsity will be a Team format with each team getting five duals while the JV guys will wrestle in an individual tournament.  NOTE:  From here on in all weight classes will get at least an additional 2-pounds (I.E.  106 = 108, 113 = 115, etc.).

 

Following the tournament, we will stop in Eau Claire at Pizza Ranch and then return to Maple Grove Thursday evening.  We will also have some food for the boys/managers to eat after weigh-ins and during the tournament.  We will not provide a meal for wrestlers on Wednesday night (as some will be watching their weight).  Money will need to be sent if they want food outside of the meals mentioned above or would like to do the Go Karts, Arcade, Trampoline Park, etc.  The water park passes come with the stay.  

 

Out of Town Trips:

I am putting together the rooming list for the Eau Claire Tournament.  If your athlete has not paid AND turned in their permission slip for this tournament please have them do so ASAP!  This is going to be a fun tournament for all in attendance.  It is $100 per trip or $150 total for the managers/wrestlers planning to attend both trips.  I have handed out permission slips at practice but will have more on hand Monday for any wrestlers who may have not yet turned in their sheets.  Please have permission slips and payment turned in to Coach Troy ASAP.  

 

If you/your wrestler/manager would like to attend but finances will not allow please let me know and we’ll try to figure something out.  

 

Although not necessary, parents/families are also encouraged to attend and support the team.  The wrestlers love these tournaments – and it’s been my impression the parents enjoy them just as much.  

 

The hotels we stay at are as follows:  

 

Eau Claire - https://www.metropolisresort.com/

 

Mat Boss Video Access:

 

Many wrestlers are now watching their matches on Mat Boss each week – which is awesome!  This is a great opportunity for kids to learn from their matches and improve at a much faster rate than would otherwise be possible.  Watching back matches can be a great learning tool and is highly encouraged.  This is how that is done:
 

Here is a video showing you how to gain access to your matches: 

http://matbossapp.com/?page_id=10138#wrestler-login

 

Our team code is: NR64T1

 

Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks.

Sports Engine, Facebook Page and Future Communication:

Lastly please download the Sports Engine App and sign up to receive future communications.  Parents and wrestlers can each sign up to receive future communications and schedule changes through the Sports Engine app by going to Crimson-Wrestling.com.  If you have any challenges with this please text me your email address at 763-913-0601 and I’ll make sure you are added to the app portion.  Please let me know if you have any questions with this as we will use this app for communications throughout the season.     

 

Also, I often post fun pictures or related articles on the Maple Grove High School Wrestling Page on Facebook (along with this article).  If you are a Facebook user please like our page.  Thanks! 

Technique Video of the Week:

This week we are planning to get to the cross-face series from the top position.  Here are a few videos on cross face that are good:

  1. Getting the cross face once opponent is flattened out (Daryl Weber):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfj9qUpI1KQ 

 

  1. Penn State Cradle (primary four finishes from the base):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5w0D-YuCD8

 

  1. Getting the cradle from the base position:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKGdLgHdvxc

Should be another great week of improving and bonding.  Planning to work hard and looking forward to seeing the results show up on the mat on the 30th and throughout the second half of the season.  

As always let me know if anybody has any questions.  

Merry Christmas/Happy Holiday’s everyone.  Thank you for your continued support of Maple Grove Wrestling and hope you all have a great Holiday filled with family and friends!



Coach Troy

Mgwrestling99@gmail.com

763-913-0601