Copper Clinic November 29th
Missouri USA Wrestling requires all coaches to be Copper certified and complete a background screening process at the mat.com. There is a Copper Clinic this weekend November 29th in Camdenton. Registration is at 8am and the clinic runs from 9am-11am. The cost is only $15 which is $20 less than online I believe. I have one parent-coach interested in going and he’s looking to see who else is going. If you’re are interested in coaching this year and still need to be certified this is a great opportunity to do so. Reply to grapplemaniacs@hotmail.com so I can put the coaches going into contact. Thanks.
Coach Wait
A leader is a dealer in hope!
-Napoleon Bonaparte
THE SEASON IS HERE!
Wrestling season is finally here! We’re very excited for this opportunity to come back together as a team and for all of the neat events planned already for the club. Thank you to all of you Grapplemaniacs for a great first night of practice. Here’s a rundown of what’s going on and how soon!
November 22, 2008. YMCA Novice Tournament, Pat Jones Branch Springfield MO. All first year wrestlers and 2nd year wrestlers with a loosing winning % should go and wrestle this local novice tournament. It’s a great way for them to see a smaller tournament before our bigger USA sanctioned tournaments. (Coach Wait needs parent volunteers for this!) Call him at 417-849-4038 for questions or volunteering.
November 28-29, 2008. Bobby Douglas Wrestling Clinic at Central High School. Legendary Coach and competitor Bobby Douglas will be holding a 2 day clinic at Springfield Central High School. The clinic will run from 12-3 each day. The cost will be $40. Please contact us through our contacts page if you’re interested. We are working on getting some ex-high school wrestlers from the area to come help out too. Should be a lot of fun and a great way to work off some pumpkin pie while mom goes and shops for Christmas!
December 6, 2008. Salvation Army’s “Tree of Lights” Bell Ringing fundraiser at West Bypass Wal-Mart. If you’re interested in ringing the bells with us please contact us through our contacts page or sign up with Coach Wait at practice. We welcome anyone to come and volunteer with us. (Last year the Springfield Grapplemaniacs received an award for raising the most amount for a youth organization $1204.05!!) LET’S DO IT AGAIN FAMILIES! Bring your Santa caps and Holiday Spirit.
December 7, 2008. Seneca Youth Wrestling Tournament and Nixa Novice Tournament. This is our first day to wear our new club singlets. OH MAN WE CAN’T WAIT! Please contact the club contacts if you’re interested in either of these two tournaments. You learn wrestling in the practice room. You learn how to wrestle at tournaments!
