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Coach's weekly update 11/28

By Troy Seubert, 11/28/22, 7:00AM CST

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Hello Wrestling Families!

Last Week Recap

The first week of the season is always a little crazy – creating a routine takes time and until that routine is established, additional communication regarding schedules and expectations is necessary.  When the first week of the season falls during the week of Thanksgiving that adds an additional dynamic with days off of school and some wrestlers traveling.  Add in a number of our wrestlers finishing up their Fall Sports Season (Let’s Go Crimson Football!) and the first week was definitely unique.    

That said, I felt we had five strong practices this week.  It’s exciting to see so many athletes in the room (we are at 51 registered wrestlers – which matches an all-time Crimson Wrestling high).  There is a lot of talent in the room – and I love what I’ve seen from a work ethic stand point.  We have wrestlers at all levels (Varsity/JV/9th grade) who are going to have awesome seasons and it’s easy to envision our new wrestlers developing quickly.  Good things are in store for those who are willing to consistently commit to giving their best effort

While it’s fun to see the process required of success that takes place in the practice room, seeing the results of those efforts on meet day is what our wrestlers work for.  It’s going to be fun see to see the growth that takes place as the season goes on – and competitions begin this week!

Before I get into our weekly schedule, I want to take a minute to thank the many wrestlers and parents who helped make today’s youth tournament a success.  The efforts of today will directly correlate with the experience our wrestlers are able to have this season.  Because of this tournament, we’ll be able to do things like attend out of state tournaments, purchase team shirts and shorts, go out to eat as a team, have extra coaches, etc.  It was awesome to see many young and relatively inexperienced wrestlers step up as officials and do really well in that role.  We also had a number of first year wrestlers who learned completely knew skills and did a great job learning on the fly (plus they were able to learn a lot about wrestling in the process).  We also have a great group of reliable veterans that are dependable leaders and did a great job as officials and as knowledgeable table workers.  These wrestlers carried the load today and their efforts are much appreciated!  Thank you also to all of our parents who helped make the day a success today.  Too many to list but definitely appreciated!   

With the first week of the season is in the books – let’s take a look at the week 2 schedule.

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

Practices:

Monday, 11.28 – Weight room at 2:15p with practice beginning in the wrestling room at 3:10p.  We will also do equipment check out for headgear and knee pads right after school for the high school guys and right when the buses arrive for the middle school guys.  The team doctor will hopefully be coming to sign the second batch of certification sheets during practice so hopefully all wrestlers can get their parent signatures and return them to Coach Troy or Coach Lefebvre by Tuesday.

Tuesday, 11.29 – Weight room at 2:15p with practice beginning in the wrestling room at 3:10p. The plan is to have Team Pictures after practice.  We will have singlets for the wrestlers to wear at pictures.  Managers should wear a Crimson Wrestling shirt if they have one (otherwise we’ll find one they can use for the picture).  We’ll hopefully have picture available after practice on Monday and also post the PDF on our website https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/6cae-2832994/2022MGwrestling.pdf?_gl=1*1g4sz7j*_ga*ODA1MDk0MzY1LjE2MzI5NTc2MjQ.*_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTY2OTY0MDIyNy40LjEuMTY2OTY0MDI5NS4wLjAuMA..#_ga=2.126231373.110884428.1669640227-805094365.1632957624

Wednesday, 11.30 – Wrestling room at 3:10p.  

Thursday, 12.1 – First Meet of the season – at Maple Grove.  Here is the projected schedule:

3:30p - Weigh-ins

4:30p - Rockford vs. Maple Grove, Benilde St. Margaret vs. Rogers

5:45p - BSM vs. Maple Grove, Rockford vs. Rogers

7p - Rogers vs. Maple Grove, BSM vs. Rockford

This is Varsity and a JV event - all wrestlers will compete.

Friday, 12.2 – No School – practice at 2:30p.

Saturday, 12.4 – Individual Tournament at Osseo.  I have not yet received information regarding the schedule but based on last year’s tournament Wrestlers and Coaches will meet at Osseo Senior High at 6:40a.  Weigh-ins are at 7a and any wrestlers who are not there for weigh-ins at 7a will not be able to compete.  Managers can come at 8:40a with wrestling beginning on 9a sharp.    
Volunteer Request - Please Help!
Our biggest event of the high school season that we put on is fast approaching.  We host a 16 Team Varsity and JV tournament on December 10th.  We have many needs to pull this tournament off and make it a first-class tournament that offers our athletes a great experience as well as keeps other teams coming back.  Because our current wrestlers will be wrestling in the event we NEED our parents to step up and take this on.  Your help would be greatly appreciated with the following:

 Table Workers.  We plan to set-up 7 mats and will need 2 table workers throughout the day.  This means we’ll need 14 table workers at all times (14 from 9a – 1p and 14 more from 1p – 5p).  

  • We will also need people to help with admissions.

  • We will need help in concessions.

  • We will need help with runners in the Coaches room.

  • We need some help with security throughout the day.

Please consider signing up for one or more shift at the tournament.              

Here is the link:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050545adaa2ca5f85-mgwrestling
Upcoming Events:

Out of Town Trips:  We will soon begin talking about who intends to attend the teams two overnight trips.  The Redwood River Riot is 12.16 (Varsity and 9th grade team) and 12.17 (Varsity and J.V.).  

We leave for the Eau Claire Tournament on 12.28, stay the night at the Metropolis Resort in Eau Claire, and then wrestle (Varsity and J.V.) and return on 12.29.  

We do ask wrestlers to contribute to these trips as we take a coach bus, stay overnight at a hotel, provide a significant portion of each wrestler’s food while there, and stop to eat at a Pizza Ranch on the way home.  

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.  We will be posting lodging information on the website in the very near future.  Please let me know if anybody has any questions. 

Crimson Wrestling Apparel:    

The group order deadline (to receive free shipping) for the Awesome Maple Grove Wrestling Fan Gear is Friday, Dec. 2nd.  You can order apparel at any time but will need to pay shipping if you miss the group order window.

Apparel Ordering Website: https://maplegrovewrestlingapparel.dakawards.com/?fbclid=IwAR3lJbkIXHnFFUJwmbui5j6ETQSc2dD918TZlp7JOI9wrcqXVvWU4Wemxuw

If you have ordered during the first window, your order should have arrived.  I have two orders at the school still be distributed.  If you/your wrestler has not received their order as of yet please have them check with me at practice this week. 

Also, if you/your wrestler ordered a personalized Crimson Wrestling backpack ($35 range) or personalized Crimson wrestling Warm-ups ($60 for Jacket and $45 for the Joggers) I will be paying for the group order and getting those bills finalized and sent out.  I can take Venmo (@Troy-Seubert) or Check.   

Certification Sheets:

If your wrestler hasn’t already, they will be bringing home certification sheets this week to be signed and returned to Coach Lefebvre or myself.  The Doctor will have circled the lowest weight your wrestler can wrestle at seasons end.  Often times these weights are much lower that the weight your wrestler will actually wrestle at.  Your wrestler will only be allowed to wrestle at the higher of the weights you and the doctor circle.  I highly encourage all parents to circle the same weight that the doctor signed as there is no reason to eliminate options.  Later in the season their will be times where the weight classes will get an additional 4 pounds (106 = 110, 113 = 117, 120 = 124, etc.).  Combine that with working out hard every day and all options are a good thing.  Please feel free to reach out to me (763)-913-0601 or mgwrestling99@gmail.com with questions.  YOUR WRESTLER WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE UNTIL THEIR SHEET IS SIGNED AND RETURNED TO A COACH AS WELL AS SUBMITTED INTO THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE.   

Sports Engine and Future Communication

Lastly please download the Sports Engine App and sign up to receive future communications if you have not yet done so.  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.  We try to stick to the schedule as best as possible – and when necessary, we will try to make sure all schedule changes are updated within the app.  Schedule changes are also communicated in practice and each week’s schedule is written on the white board in the wrestling room for your wrestler to reference.  Please let me know if you have any questions with this as we will use this app for communications throughout the week.     

Looking forward to getting the competition season started this week!  Hopefully we’ll see you all soon.

Coach Troy