Since I haven’t been putting a newsletter out on a regular basis, I think I’ll try a new approach. I love this sport and I have so much to talk about that I need to share my thoughts more often. I’m not sure if there will be any pattern or just what’s on my mind while I’m thinking about the past, the future and the current. What’s next? Tune in…July 16 Newton Iowa
Actually, it was a short night, getting back late from New Mexico (11pm) and having to be in Ames, Iowa (130 miles) for a corporate speech the next morning by 8 am. After the speech, on the way home, I stopped in Newton (International Wrestling Institute and Museum) for the annual golf fundraiser and induction ceremonies for the pro-wing on this museum. I had three hours to visit with several of IWIM boardmembers about enhancing the future of the Wrestling Institute. The need to enhance Mike Chapman's ability to focus on important issues besides fundraising is necessary. I just had a talk with Mike Moyer of the NWCA recently on his same concerns about NWCA. Mike Moyer had a great event in Washington DC which I feel helped solve this concern. I don't think people in wrestling realize how much untapped potential we have in our sport.
Take a look at this:
In the USA alone:
High School Wrestlers - 250,000
College Wrestlers - 7500
Potential Olympians - 500
What a drop-off in numbers!! To simply increase the number of athletes who go to the next level would do wonders for the sport of wrestling and its potential future. The higher level one goes, the more chances of people staying with this sport for a lifetime.
Now you should wonder why college, and especially Olympic wrestling is so important to the future of this sport. Just think if those numbers could increase as they progress from one level to another. The percentage of drop-off is big and therefore a small increase at the high levels would dramatically increase the pool of opportunity to draw from for many important reasons. Get it? I hope the people in the proper places understand this importance. Like I said, we are untapped in growth from one level to another thus creating much more "total"potential for the sport.
Next…onto Walker, Minnesota
Take a look at this:
In the USA alone:
High School Wrestlers - 250,000
College Wrestlers - 7500
Potential Olympians - 500
What a drop-off in numbers!! To simply increase the number of athletes who go to the next level would do wonders for the sport of wrestling and its potential future. The higher level one goes, the more chances of people staying with this sport for a lifetime.
Now you should wonder why college, and especially Olympic wrestling is so important to the future of this sport. Just think if those numbers could increase as they progress from one level to another. The percentage of drop-off is big and therefore a small increase at the high levels would dramatically increase the pool of opportunity to draw from for many important reasons. Get it? I hope the people in the proper places understand this importance. Like I said, we are untapped in growth from one level to another thus creating much more "total"potential for the sport.
Next…onto Walker, Minnesota
posted by DanGable.com at 11:23 AM
2 Comments:
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Being a middle Tennessee middle school coach, I try to recuit constantly. However, with my population, we lose a lot of potential athletes. Therefore, I'm left with a few athletes, and some who need work to become better. It seems like this would be a great year for that, seeing I have mamny guys interested in wrestling (about 30 out of a total of 100 7th/8th grade guys). Nonetheless, I want to get younger wrestlers involved. We have tried to pass a regulation for 6th graders to join us, but it has failed miserably when it goes to the school board.
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