MODIFIED WRESTLINGMODIFIED WRESTLING

Coach HowardCoach Howard

Who am I?Who am I? What are some of my Goals as your What are some of my Goals as your

CoachCoach What are my expectations?What are my expectations? What wrestling can do for you?What wrestling can do for you?

REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS

PhysicalsPhysicals Interval formInterval form Yellow cardsYellow cards PracticePractice Contact information form- your name, Contact information form- your name,

grade level, parents name, cell phone grade level, parents name, cell phone number, home number, emergency number, home number, emergency number, email address, home room number, email address, home room teacherteacher

School dutiesSchool duties

Possible InjuriesPossible Injuries

Bumps and BruisesBumps and Bruises CutsCuts SprainsSprains Etc. Etc. Wrestler must report any injury to Wrestler must report any injury to

coach ASAP. coach ASAP.

EquipmentsEquipments T-Shirt and Mesh T-Shirt and Mesh

Shorts (Blue, Shorts (Blue, White, Gray or White, Gray or Black)Black)

Head gearHead gear Knee padKnee pad Wrestling shoes Wrestling shoes

(blue or white)(blue or white) SingletSinglet Warm upWarm up

HygieneHygiene

Hygiene is very critical in WrestlingHygiene is very critical in Wrestling Wrestlers are required to shower after Wrestlers are required to shower after

practicepractice Wrestlers should bring swimming trunks, Wrestlers should bring swimming trunks,

soap, and their own towel to every soap, and their own towel to every practice and competitionpractice and competition

This will prevent skin infections from This will prevent skin infections from occurring. occurring.

We want to make sure we have done We want to make sure we have done everything possible to provide a safe everything possible to provide a safe environment for our student-athletes environment for our student-athletes

PreventionsPreventions

Wrestlers must always bring a clean athletic Wrestlers must always bring a clean athletic clothing to practice inclothing to practice in

We will always be washing the mats with bleach We will always be washing the mats with bleach to make sure they are properly cleaned to make sure they are properly cleaned

NO Wrestler should be sharing any type of NO Wrestler should be sharing any type of equipment with another wrestler. Everyone equipment with another wrestler. Everyone should bring their own clothing, towels and should bring their own clothing, towels and headgear.headgear.

All cuts shall be taking care of and covered All cuts shall be taking care of and covered properly to eliminate any infections.properly to eliminate any infections.

Wrestlers MUST SHOWER IMMEDIATELY with soap Wrestlers MUST SHOWER IMMEDIATELY with soap after practice!!!after practice!!!

PracticePractice

Wrestlers are required to make every practice Wrestlers are required to make every practice unless they have notified the Coach before hand unless they have notified the Coach before hand with a legitimate excusewith a legitimate excuse

Practices will be held in the Elmer Akley Wrestling Practices will be held in the Elmer Akley Wrestling Room, OMS upper gym, from 3-5pm, Monday-Room, OMS upper gym, from 3-5pm, Monday-Friday unless told other wise by the CoachFriday unless told other wise by the Coach

Wrestlers must always come to practice prepared Wrestlers must always come to practice prepared to practice in Athletic shorts and t-shirtto practice in Athletic shorts and t-shirt

There will be weekend practices in the Elmer There will be weekend practices in the Elmer Akley Wrestling Room from 9-11.Akley Wrestling Room from 9-11.

CompetitionsCompetitions

Schedule: Schedule: http://www.digitalsports.com/team/id/195686/page/schedule.aspx

Schedule can also be found on: Schedule can also be found on: http://oswego.org/webpages/k572/wrestling.cfm?subpage=9189

Home matches – Wrestlers will be required to Home matches – Wrestlers will be required to work together and help set-up and clean up for work together and help set-up and clean up for our home matches. Each Student-Athlete will our home matches. Each Student-Athlete will have a responsibility and will work together with have a responsibility and will work together with the team.the team.

Practice PlanningPractice Planning My goal is to make wrestling a fun and competitive My goal is to make wrestling a fun and competitive

experience for every member of the program.experience for every member of the program. For practice we will be learning basic technique of For practice we will be learning basic technique of

wrestlingwrestling We will establish a solid structure of wrestling moves that We will establish a solid structure of wrestling moves that

will continue to drilling and improve uponwill continue to drilling and improve upon Each practice will include some type of CardioEach practice will include some type of Cardio Once Student-athletes understand the rules and some basic Once Student-athletes understand the rules and some basic

technique we will include live wrestling, so participants will technique we will include live wrestling, so participants will grasp what a real match will be likegrasp what a real match will be like

We will also try and make wrestling a fun and positive We will also try and make wrestling a fun and positive experience by including different games that relate to experience by including different games that relate to wrestling.wrestling.

Duties as a modified wrestlerDuties as a modified wrestler

Modified wrestlers will help the program in Modified wrestlers will help the program in a variety of waysa variety of ways

Modified members will participate in Modified members will participate in helping out at Varsity eventshelping out at Varsity events

Modified wrestlers will be a part of Modified wrestlers will be a part of fundraisers to earn funding for the Oswego fundraisers to earn funding for the Oswego Wrestling ProgramWrestling Program

Overall All Modified Wrestlers will be held Overall All Modified Wrestlers will be held to being a respectable and well-rounded to being a respectable and well-rounded individual on and off the wrestling matindividual on and off the wrestling mat

Wrestling WebSitesWrestling WebSites bestwrestlingsite.gotop100.com/ httphttp://oswego.org/webpages/k572/wrestling.cfm?oswego.org/webpages/k572/wrestling.cfm?

subpage=9189subpage=9189 cnywrestling.com/cnywrestling.com/ Flowrestling.comFlowrestling.com http://athletics.oswego.edu/index.aspx?http://athletics.oswego.edu/index.aspx?

tab=wrestling&path=wrestlingtab=wrestling&path=wrestling Intermat.comIntermat.com

QuestionsQuestions

First Official Practice is January 4First Official Practice is January 4thth 2010! 2010! Modified Wrestlers are able to sign up for Modified Wrestlers are able to sign up for

NYWAY (Oswego Youth Wrestling Club NYWAY (Oswego Youth Wrestling Club Team) and Participate in weekend Team) and Participate in weekend tournaments to gain wrestling experience tournaments to gain wrestling experience and win trophies!!!!and win trophies!!!!

If you are looking for ways to train for If you are looking for ways to train for wrestling – you can start working out at wrestling – you can start working out at home by doing push-ups and sit-upshome by doing push-ups and sit-ups