Patrick Henry Wrestling Year in Review.
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Post-Season Tournaments/Camps and Open Room
Open Mats, Tournaments, Camps OPEN MATS – League Champ (2 per week) Patrick Henry HS (w USA Wrestling Card)Wednesdays 4:30pm-5:30pmSunday 9:30-10:30amcheck website and contact coach sam at info at henrywrestling.com Palomar College- North County Wrestling Club – USA Wrestling Card Required1140 W Mission Rd, San Marcos, CA 92069-Every Tuesday and Thursday 5-7PM Mira Mesa HSContinue reading “Post-Season Tournaments/Camps and Open Room”
Henry Wrestling 2022 Banquet
Win Over Point Loma Dual Completes the 2022 Season.
Patrick Henry and Point Loma were to dual on two occasions this season. But due to COVID, both times were delayed until the week before CIF competition. The Patrick Henry fans as always came in full force, packing the stands at an away dual, cheering on the Patriots at the Point Loma senior night. BothContinue reading “Win Over Point Loma Dual Completes the 2022 Season.”
Wrestling in College
I was talking to a girl at practice the other day who was not half bad at wrestling and I asked her if she considered wrestling in college. Like many high school wrestlers, she really had not given it thought thinking that she could not possibly be good enough to wrestle in college. This isContinue reading “Wrestling in College”
How To Win The Championship Match
They say success is when opportunity meets preparation. Most matches are lost either on the mat or in practice. The matches lost in practice are due to shoddy drilling. The matches lost on the mat are due to a lack of mental preparation. It is important to understand why you lost a match to winContinue reading “How To Win The Championship Match”
Senior Night Close Win Over UC: 34-33.
Last year, Patrick Henry beat UC by a wide margin, with nearly every wrestler pinning the opponent. UC under ex-Patrick Henry alum and ex PH coach worked hard all year and came to avenge their loss. Their team was bigger and came ready to wrestle. The Patriot lineup on the other hand suffered some lossesContinue reading “Senior Night Close Win Over UC: 34-33.”
Wrestling and Injuries
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”
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.”
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