DocG

Nice picture !

I doubt Coach Green reads anything on this site, but I wanted to give a special thanks and congratulations to him and Lafayette for a top ten team finish at state. I always believed wrestling was an individual sport, but he taught me that it is absolutely a team sport and the team comes first. Coach Green, Angel and Dusty gave their heart and souls to these kids this year, just as Coach Green has been doing his whole career with high integrity. With few resources given to them and practicing in a glorified shed - after the baseball team finishes their winter conditioning - The coaches worked tirelessly to make these boys great wrestlers on the mat and more importantly shaping them to one day be great men, fathers and husbands. The coaches weren’t afraid to hold the boys accountable if they made poor choices off the mat, so hopefully they won’t make them again. I could not have asked for my son to be surrounded by better coaches, families and kids. No, we won’t set the team points record next year, but almost the whole team is back and I know they will all have a blast again! Thank you Coach Green, Angel, and Dusty. I am not taking anything away from the coach who won coach of the year yesterday, but you all are coach of the year in my book.

https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/22052

Hmmm, thought this was a thread debating who the best middle school wrestler was. Instead, I am an overzealous parent expecting my son to wrestle in the Olympics and he is apparently barely scraping by in school because I don’t care about his grades ...? Challenger, you are a total fool.

Check Track under Brayden’s significant wins REsclara ... the kids and tournaments are all listed there, and he hasn’t lost since States now a year ago. Granted, He has gone to camps to train rather than compete every weekend locally and nationally, mostly Miron’s. It has paid off for him and worked well for our family. No excuses, just pointing out the flaws where wrestlers he has pinned in the first period this season are ranked above him.

Any list where a kid who is ranked 20 slots above Brayden, that was majored by Brayden this year 10-0 in their only meeting and Brayden beat common opponents this year, who the other wrestler lost to this year, is a joke. There are at least 4 kids Brayden beat head to head this year ranked above him. Sll depends how many meets you go to that are on track. Stick with Ranger’s and Duke’s rankings and who is at the top of the podium.

LOL. Brayden is reminded every day at practice during live go’s pretty much any shot on Jo Jo is a bad idea! Good luck to everyone Saturday!

All I read about is the need for growth in Kentucky, improving against good competition and trying to wrestle more against good competition, and now coaches are holding kids out for a chance against stronger competition. That is kind of sad.

I agree!

He beat Thomas Deck?!?!

Noah’s shoulder? Our thoughts and prayers are with him for a full and speedy recovery.

You can’t blame him for back pedaling, Now that the northern Kentucky mafia has ID’d him, he might be sleeping with the fishes

I guess I am at a loss for why no 2 pound allowance would force kids to cut to “scratch” weight in youth and middle school. Just wrestle the next weight up. I cannot say enough about how Coach Carr Sr. and Jr. have helped my son grow as a wrestler and a person since moving here. I love watching wrestling in Kentucky, but let’s be honest, if you need to cut weight to be competitive in middle school or youth you should be spending your time working on technique rather than than skipping meals and jumping rope to make weight. It will catch up to you in high school and if you wrestle outside the state. Now is the time for these kids to build a foundation, wins will come.

Amen to that!

For the utter domination of his opponents, from what I have seen in competitions this year, Blue would have to top that list.

I know Coach Carr had posted this previously, but I just can't find the thread, so I apologize for asking again. When is the qualifier for freestyle nationals for Kentucky and what region are we in? Thank you for the help, just trying to get Brayden's spring and summer camp schedule set.

Found it on High School Thread if anyone else was looking for it KY/USA Spring Summer Schedule 2017 March: 4th Open 11th KWOA Spring Classic @ Central Hardin ( Folkstyle National Team Qualifier ) 24th -26th Middle School National Duals @ Danville, Ill. ( Team Kentucky ) April: 31st-2nd Folkstyle Nationals @ Cedar Falls, IA 6th-8th NWCA/USA Wrestling High School Folkstyle Duals @ Crawfordsville, IN. 8th Freestyle/Greco @ Bullitt Central 13th-15th Heartland National Duals @ Council Bluffs, IA. ( Team Kentucky Youth ) 15th Freestyle/Greco @ Moore 25th-29th UWW Junior Nationals Freestyle/Greco @ Las Vegas NV. 29th Freestyle/Greco @ Anderson Co. MAY: 6th Freestyle/Greco Clinic and Wrestling @ McCracken 13th Freestyle/Greco State Tournament @ Campbell County (Required for National Teams) 19th-20th Central Regional @ Kalamazoo Mich. (Required for Funding for National Teams) 19th-21st Women’s Nationals @ Irving, TX 27th-28th Southeast Regional @ Atlanta, GA. June: 1st-4th UWW Cadet & University Nationals @ Akron, OH. 7th-11th Schoolboy National Duals @ Indianapolis, IN. 8th-9th UWW Junior World Team Trials @ Lincoln, NE. 14th-18th Cadet National Duals @ York, PA. 20th-24th Junior National Duals @ Tulsa, OK. 29th-30th Kids ( Boys/Girls ) Nationals @ Atlanta, GA. July: 14th-22nd Cadet & Junior ( Men & Women ) Nationals @ Fargo, ND.

I did see some young ladies out on the mat at regionals yesterday who weren't marching, kick the snot out of some boys.

I second Ranger's thoughts and idea

Hi Chris, Thank you for doing this, these are always fun. Brayden Giannone will be going 130 or more likely 140 lbs this year.