While wrestling is not the worst sport for injuries, like in all sports, injuries do happen. Usually, the cause is improper technique and poor attention to warm up, stretching or strength training. This post is divided into two parts: prevention and treatment. It is not medical advice, but guidance from experience, so please see properContinue reading “Wrestling and Injuries”
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Wrestling is a Team Sport
Wrestling has been long believed to be an individual sport. You are there as one person, on the mat against another person in a fight for honor. What could be more individual? And yet, year after year we see that it is teams that produce excellent wrestlers. Individuals do not make the team, it isContinue reading “Wrestling is a Team Sport”
Hopes dashed at Mira Mesa, Two Place at Jim Londos.
For eleven straight seasons, Mira Mesa High School continues to dominate the Western City League. Henry, with 11 league championships has not won League since 2011. This was going to be the Patriot’s year with two state-ranked wrestlers. But the season did not go as planned with big losses in the lineup in part dueContinue reading “Hopes dashed at Mira Mesa, Two Place at Jim Londos.”
Henry 52 Scripps 23, 2nd At Hilltop.
On January 5th second league match between Henry and Scripps was expected to be a tough match as last year only one point separated the two teams. This year however Henry resoundingly beat Falcons. The toughest matchup included Jake Lozano at 152. Lozano was matched up with a top 30 in California June Melchior toContinue reading “Henry 52 Scripps 23, 2nd At Hilltop.”
Henry Wrestling wins first League Dual against Saints 42-36
Moving Team Record to 7-3 Henry’s underclassman came up with huge wins in Wednesday’s dual against St. Augustine. Freshman Francisco Gonzalez and Reid Muscat both won their respective matches. Muscat by 3rd period fall and Gonzalez by 12-4 decision. Sophomore Alex Adler won by a 2nd period fall . The Patriots four senior wrestlers sealedContinue reading “Henry Wrestling wins first League Dual against Saints 42-36”
Week 3
Week two was a tough week for Patrick Henry in many ways. Patrick Henry traveled to three away quad and tri-meets competing with eight schools and a tournament on Saturday. The team is still missing two of its varsity wrestlers due to the ongoing football season as Patrick Henry football is fighting for state championships.Continue reading “Week 3”
Wrestling as a Video Game
Wrestling is a team and an individual sport. You compete against an opponent, as an individual, but you are part of a 14 person team, where you are one of the weight classes and no one else can really fill your role, because you compete against the other person on the other team. You scoreContinue reading “Wrestling as a Video Game”
Weight Management for Wrestlers
Your body weight is simply the sum of the weight of bones, muscles, water, and fat. Wrestlers can often cheat by dropping water weight by sweating off water weight a couple days before a meet. Problem is that this weight is impossible to keep off as one has to re-hydrate at some point. This isContinue reading “Weight Management for Wrestlers”
Patriots Finish 5th At Granite Hills
After a great 2021 season with a 6th place team at Division 1 CIF, the Patrick Henry Wrestling team is rebuilding with 6 returning wrestlers having lost 6 seniors. The team is already off to a good start with 24 wrestlers who survived the grueling first two weeks known as hell weeks. The team competedContinue reading “Patriots Finish 5th At Granite Hills”
Wrestling Movies
Movies can inspire and make people perform at a higher level. This is because all performance is mental and mental requires inspiration and motivation. Sometimes a movie can do the trick. Here’s a list of some good wrestling and fighting movies to get pumped up.D- Documentary* – Coach’s pick 54 Clash of Dynasties – D53Continue reading “Wrestling Movies”
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