Message from Coach Roberts

I am so proud of the team and parents.. We got season kicked off right. The tournament was a success in more ways than one. When teams ask before it is over if they can come back next year. It was huge.

This weeks will look like this:

Monday return mats and practice

Tuesday quad match siegel, centenniel, kenwood weigh ins 430 in annex

Wed. jv match at hville

Thursday regular practice.

Friday in school match at springfield leave school at 11.

Sat varsity at harpeth and jv at summitt. leave school at 615am

Buccaneer Duals

Just wanted to thank all the parents and family members who pitched in and helped make this years Buccaneer Duals a success.  Lets keep up the great teamwork going all season long.  We can't do it without everyone's help.  The boys will do their part, we need to hold up our end.  Thank you again from a very grateful senior parent.

Practice Reminder

This is a reminder that there is practice tomorrow, Friday November 25th, at 12 noon.  They will be setting up for Saturdays tournament after practice.  The captains will be meeting at 9:30am at HHS to help haul mats.  Thanks and hope you have a great Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Greetings

Just a quick note to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving.  Three days and counting until our wrestling season starts.  This will be my final season and for some of you it will be your first.  Thank you in advance for all the help you will be offering not only this opening weekend but throughout the whole season.  As many of you know this is a "TEAM" sport.  Team meaning both the wrestler and the parents.  We become a family and with that in mind I am thankful to all of my wrestling family for the great responses I have received offering both time and donation.  When we pull together as a family there is nothing our team can't achieve.  I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday.  

From Football to Wrestling

The link between football and wrestling is real.  Their are countless football players who are enjoying successful careersin the NFL.  Their are many crossover skills.   Wrestling will teach leverage, quick hands, good hips, balance, explosiveness  but more than anything it helps you with your attitude.   An attitude of its me vs you.  Wrestlers have self discipline and self motivation that you can take to the field and punish your opponents.    Common Misconceptions - "I will have to loose weight" - FALSE - The days of loosing lots of weight in wrestling are gone.  "I wont be as stong if I miss out on weightlifting for a few months." - FALSE - you may see a short drop in max but you will see an increase in cardio but with your body being in better composition you should see increases in maxes and explosions far beyond what you thought possible.

Ray Lewis, Pro Bowl Linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens, was a Florida 4A State Wrestling Champion at 189 lbs.
Pro Bowl Defensive Tackle Warren Sapp was a Florida State Champion wrestler in High School.
Ricky Williams

Message from Coach Roberts

Here is the schedule for next week.

Monday regular school day practice 330-6

Tuesday regular school day practice 330-6

Wed, no school practice 10-12 then move mats to gym.

Thurs thanksgiving no practice no nothing

Fri. practice in main gym after set up. Wrestlers and helpers report at 10.

Sat workers who have signed up report 630. Wrestlers report at 630. (if you did not sign up to work you pay 10. To get in to the matches.) All wrestlers need to be there for  the whole day and stay for cleanup after words. We should be done cleaned, floor swept and all trash removed before 6pm. Yes it is a 12 hour day

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Notes: no wrestlers will be aloud in the coaches hospitality room. Coaches and officials only. So you need to either pack food or bring money to eat in well stock concession stand. AFTER clean up is done we will all eat in hospitality room. IF there is anything left. Please do not attempt to enter hospitality room as that was a major complaint from coaches and refs in past. They want a place to go and get away from everything for a minute or two.

Jv wrestlers (who are not weighing  in) will be required to attend and stay for whole day. And help with set up and clean up.

 Lets make this a good tournament… it takes everyone and we can be good host and still beat their tails on the mat.

Coach Roberts

Video Website.

Here is the website where the videos of our wrestlers matches will be posted.  Thank you John Isbell for all your hard work.

http://beechwrestling.phanfare.com/

Note from a Senior Mom

Please make sure your wrestler stays until everyone of our wrestlers have finished.  This applies more to individual tournaments then team but it is very important for our wrestlers to have their teammates (and parents who want to stay) cheering them on as the continue.  Our heavyweight is one of the top in the state and the heavyweights are always (or at least seem to be) the last match of the night.  We come as a team and we leave as a team.

Schedule Updates

Schedule Changes and updates that were discussed during the parent team meeting.

Next Tuesday November 15th there will be a match in the field house between Beech, Harpeth and Hillsboro.  Parents are welcome to come watch but space will be VERY limited and you might have to watch through the window on the weight side.  This is just a practice.

Next Thursday November 17th there is a Freshman Only tournament at Wilson Central.  We will need drivers.

December 2nd our wrestlers will be leaving school early (10:30am) and going to Springfield High School for an in-school match in front of the Springfield student body.  Weigh ins will be at 11:30. Parents are welcome to come.

The Varsity and JV were scheduled to go to Harpeth on the 3rd of December.  Now Varsity will be going to Harpeth and the JV will be going to Summit.

Meeting Notes

For those of you who missed the meeting last night here are the highlights.

We are in need of drivers for this Saturdays tournament in Tullahoma.  As of last night we have the following parents signed up.
Parent/Number they can transport
Hunter/6
Roberts/5
Melton/5
Isbell/5

That is seats for 21 wrestlers.  We need seats for 30.

Next:
Dual Team Tournament at Beech November 26th.
We need donations of food we can sell at the concession stand.  If we can get a case of water a case of Gatorade and a case of soda (can or bottles) from each wrestler that would be a huge help. If you drop your cases off at the field house please put your name on them so Renee will know who donated.  Also if you have any connections with companies that would be willing to donate food (ie: donuts, sandwiches, chips, fruit) anything that can be sold at the concession stand.  Everything will need to be individually wrapped.  Please contact Renee Melton 202-5794 and let her know what you can provide.

We will also need workers to help run the tournament.  These are the people I have signed up to work so far and what else we need.
Concession workers - 6 workers to rotate so nobody misses their son wrestle
Mr and Mrs Lozano
Renee Melton

Gate/Door watchers - 6 workers also for rotation purposes
Grandpa Rick Thompson - Gate
Grandpa Rick Roberts - Gate

Table Workers (Clock worker (adult preferred) & Tapper (child ok)) 5 workers each.

VERY IMPORTANT PRE TOURNAMENT NEED
Friday November 25th (day before tournament) we need to set everything up.  We will be meeting at the main gym at 1pm Friday afternoon to help roll out mats, get them taped down and cleans.  Get all the chairs and tables set up so we don't have to come in at O dark 30 Saturday morning (like 3am)  Please make sure your wrestler is there at a minimum.  The more people we have help the faster it will go and the quicker we can get back home to watch some football.  


If you have any questions please contact me at cenajake1@comcast.net and I will get the answer for you.  Thank you in advance for your help and your donations to make this tournament a success.  Schedule updates and changes will follow

Parents Meeting

There will be a parents meeting this Thursday at 7pm.  It is very important we have at least one parent with each wrestler.  The meeting will be held in the Annex cafe.  Please make sure you come to the very important meeting and bring your wrestler.  Thank you and I will see you there.