Scots Wrestling: Welcome

“Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character”

As we reach the middle point of our season and head into more competition, it is a good time to refresh our memories on our Positive Coaching Alliance Parent Pleadge.

1 As a Second-Goal Parent I will let players and coaches take responsibility for the first goal of
winning. I will relentlessly focus on the second, more important, goal of using sports to teach life
lessons to my child and other youth.

2 I will use positive encouragement to fill the Emotional Tanks of my children, their teammates,
and coaches. I understand that people do their best with full E-Tanks.

3 I will reinforce the ELM Tree of Mastery with my child (E for Effort, L for Learning, M for bouncing
back from Mistakes). Because I understand a mastery approach will help my child be successful
in sports and in life, I will encourage my child to
• put in a high level of effort to get better,
• cultivate a Teachable Spirit to continue to learn and improve,
• use a Mistake Ritual (e.g., “flushing mistakes”) to quickly rebound from mistakes.

4 I will set an example for my child by Honoring the Game and will encourage him/her to remember
ROOTS—respect for the Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, and Self. If the official
makes a "bad" call against my team, I will Honor the Game and be silent!

5 I will use a self-control routine to avoid losing my composure when things go wrong. I will take
a deep breath, turn away from the game to refocus, count backwards from 100 or use self-talk
(“I need to be a role model. I can rise above this.”).

6 I will engage in No-Directions Cheering. I will limit my comments during the game to encouraging
my child and other players (from both teams)

7 I will get my child to practice and games on time and will be on time picking my child up after
games and practices.

8 I will refrain from making negative comments about my child's coach in my child's presence.
I understand that this will help to avoid planting negative seeds in my child's head that can
negatively influence my child's motivation and overall experience.

IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGE:  The District Championships have been rescheduled for THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH.

Monday - Practice 2:45-4:30- OFFICIAL WEIGH IN FOR DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PRACTICE.  THERE IS A 2 POUND WEIGHT ALLOWANCE FOR THIS TOURNAMENT ONLY.

Tuesday- Practice 2:45-4:30

Wednesday - Practice 2:45-4:30

Thursday - District Championships @ Mesa Verde High School - Warm up at 3:30 - BE ON TIME.

Friday - Practice - 2:45-4:30

Weigh ins for Area Tournament -  Barrett Middle School - 5-7:30 p.m..  Bring your singlet.  Cost is $12.  EVERYONE WRESTLES IN THIS TOURNAMENT.

Saturday - Area Tournament - Del Campo High School - Warm up at 8:30 a.m..

Important information for the rest of the season:  As you can see, everyone will wrestle in the District Championships and the Area Tournament this week.  After this week we start narrowing down who is wrestling on the weekends as you start having to qualify for the tournaments after this weekend.  For next week (vacation week) only wrestlers who have qualified for the Regional Championships (qualify through the area tournament based on a formula) or T.O.C. are required to come to practice.  All wrestlers are welcome to continue coming to practice to work out but only wrestlers continuing on are required to attend.

AWARDS NIGHT - Mark your calendar -  Thursday, March 29th - 6 p.m. in the Carnegie M.P. Room.  Potluck - Last names:  A-D Salads, E-R Entrees, S-Z Desserts.

Spotlight Moment - 2nd quarter grade check:  98.4% pass rate for our wrestlers.  True STUDENT athletes.

Dru Smith

Matt Dethlefson

Ethan Emory

Syrus Anderson

Ian Klosowski

Andrew Shade

Bryce Calcagno

Brian Ferrara