5 WCAAE Wrestlers go to Cobber Camp!

With summer just beginning, 5 WCAAE wrestlers traded 5 days of free time and relaxation for 5 days of team bonding,  wrestling technique, intense drilling, weight lifting, iron man competitions, and wrestling matches.  The boys joined other wrestlers from the area to form a dual team.  The team went 4-5 in the duals.  WCA Alumni Jake Long who was a 2x state finalist for the Knights wrestling team, spent time working and coaching the five wrestlers.  The boys always enjoy the camp, working with  top notch athletes like Jake make it even better.  Besides working with Jake they also enjoyed technique sessions with U of M wrestlers and Alumni.  Co head coaches Clay and Matt Nagel run the camp.  This is just one of the few camps that WCAAE wrestlers will be attending over the summer!

Pictured from left to right Kode Seifert, Koel Seifert, Kyle Mickelsen, Tyler Onstad, and Braeden Long

While looking around the Concordia wrestling facilities I came across this great paper written by Marty Morgan who wrestled and coached for the U of M.  I snapped a quick picture of it with my phone.  If you zoom in on it i am sure you will enjoy this quick read.

Tyler Onstad and Hunter Gruchow Compete at the MNUSA Greco and Freestyle State Tournament

Just about a month has passed since these two boys wrestled in the MNUSA State Greco/Freestyle tournament but it seems just like yesterday.  While Freestyle and Greco wrestling styles do not get the same attention that Folkstyle (high school) wrestling does, it is the two styles that are represented in the Olympics.  Tyler competed at 105 lbs in the Schoolboy division and Hunter competed at the 50 lbs peewee division.  After making weigh-ins that were good for the weekend on Friday May 18th, Greco competition began.  Hunter Gruchow went 2 and 1 on the day which earned him 2nd place honors.  Tyler Onstad fought hard through his two bouts but unfortunately lost both matches.  Greco Roman discipline is different than folkstyle and freestyle disciplines in the fact that wrestlers may not touch the opponents legs in any way.  Scoring is different and would require another 3 pages of writing to explain but the main goal is still to get a pin!  After a night of fun in the pool and some rest the two boys were ready to get after it the next day.  Saturday brought the Freestyle State Tournament and another day of great competition.  Tyler lost his first match of the day but came back with a great win by fall against his opponent from Rochester Mn.  Tyler Lost in his third match of the day and concluded his competition for the weekend.  Hunter went 3 and 1 on the day and earned another 2nd place medal.  It was a great weekend for these two wrestlers, they wrestled some great competition, enjoyed each others company, met some new wrestling friends, and expanded their knowledge and ability in the oldest sport  in the world "WRESTLING."

Grades 5-12 Wrestling Camp

Grades 5-12 Wrestling Camp

Knights Summer Wrestling Camp

West Central Area North Elementary School

Elbow Lake MN

July 25^th and 26^th

10:00 am. To 4:00 p.m.

$50.00 and open to next year wrestlers grade 5 ^_ 12

“Champions are made in the offseason”

Directed by Coach

 Brandon Gruchow

Featuring Coach Randy Baker

His coaching record while coaching at Jackson County Central (2012 State Champs) is  421-149-5.  “Randy's passion was, and still is, coaching wrestling. He loves every minute of it. He has become one of the most successful wrestling coaches in Minnesota State High School League history. He is also considered to be on one of the brightest wrestling minds around. He has produced great teams, great wrestlers, and great people. He ranks fourth on the all-time list in Minnesota as having coached 17 individual state champions. In 1997, he was named State Wrestling Man of the Year. In 2001, he was named USA Wrestling Developmental Coach of the Year, an award given annually to the top coach in the nation working with age-group wrestlers and programs.” InterMat Wrestling (2005). Coach Baker is going to bring many beneficial aspects of wrestling to this camp.  As both a successful high school coach and MN USA Club and State coach he has a variety of techniques, challenges, and mental preparations to offer.  Come join the fun!

Also Featuring Rick Rassier

“Teamwork Motivation Training Part 2”

Rick’s training format utilizes a series of fun, challenging, and entertaining activities that allow participants to experience the concepts that relate to them individually and as a team.  Rick’s role as a facilitator is to follow up activities with dialogue about how what they learned and experienced applies to them.  Because they participate in the message, they are going to have a blast, remember it, and most importantly, make applications to their performance as athletes. It is hands on learning with unlimited potential.

Take wrestling to the next level with this fun and exciting camp!  Please register by July 2nd to ensure we order enough t-shirts and food.  Lunch will be provided each day.  There is a $50.00 to this camp for West Central Area, Ashby, or Evansville Wrestlers.

Registration/Waiver Form

Bring the registration/waiver form to the High School office or mail to:

                                                                                    West Central Area Schools

                                                                                    301 Co Rd 2

                                                                                    Barrett, MN 56311

Cobber Camp

This is the camp that we have been going to for the last 6 years.  Check out the details and see if it works for you.  Click on the comments bar if you are going and write in your name.

http://www.theguillotine.com/youth/1112/camps/concordia.html