I was unable to attend the Promising Practices Conference because of a wrestling tournament our team was attending. I thought that it would only be right if i brought you into this aspect of my life. i say aspect of my life because this is a great part of my life which i dedicated 11 years so far. Wrestling has helped me so much in my life, i would not be the person i am today if it was not for this sport i was introduced to in the 6th grade. Wrestling has taught me a number of things like, hope, believing, hard work, dedication, faith, sacrificing, determination, pride, pain, mental toughness and will power. Many people say their sport is the toughest but once you wrestle you will think other wise. i have played many sport in my time, wrestling is one of the few team sports were you get self gratification. when you compete it is just you on the mat and win or lose it is on you or what time you put into the sport. I have met many people here at RIC who have been on the team in the past and who couldn't make it though a whole season. Its a very demanding sport with a lot of time on and off the mat, which many of the people i met at RIC either miss or regret leaving the team.
Yes wrestling is a sport but this sport holds many lessons off the mat which i have mad some connections to with the articles we read in class. Kahne and Westheimer show us the difference between charity vs change in our work. With wrestling our coach like to have team bonding exercises a few being on campus events. We help clean up our campus for green up clean up and raised money for athletics with a 5k race. Charity is our 5k race and our charity is our clean up which are both important for the growth of our team bonding, athletics, and respect we have for what our school does for us. Kozol shown us that you need hope because evil exists around us and can effect us tremendously but can also influence us for the better. There are many influences around us that can take us away from our goals like, partying, alcohol, school work, not enough sleep and trying to have a great social life. Wrestling you need great discipline and will to avoid these obstacles or stay on top of your work so you have time to rest and feel good for the next tough workout or competition.
McIntosh tells us we should honor our 1st language in order to be successful in the language we are trying to learn. i compare this to all the kids that come from other states with their own wrestling styles and techniques. Our coach is smart on improving on what we know and introducing what he wants to teach us incorporating both techniques as one. As you can see wrestling is a way of life, which has taught me a lot of different thing in life and making a person who appreciate many valued aspects of life things
Golf Outing
Campus Clean up
1st day on campus
Summer Gathering
1st Practice
Vegas Trip/ Competition
team twitter
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