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Edna Hill Jr High Wrestling Match

The Kids on the Edna Hills team looked much sharper in this second match.  My video has gotten a little better too.  I really do not know all the kids by name so if I have made a mistake or you can ID one let me know.

The only Wrestling I every did was High School PE, which is not enough to really give you an appreciation of the sport.  As I non-expert I will try and fill you in on what I see.  Wrestling is a lot like the martial arts; it depends on the use of your body and the ability to make moves and counter moves.  However, raw strength and size is also very important.  In most martial arts it is about the hits and the throws.  In wrestling you might see a throw, but it is about the holds and the moves to control you opponent with those moves.

The key to success is desire and sticking with it.  I see kids who are natural athletes give up when success does not come easy to them.  Then I see Kids like my son who succeed just by sticking with it.  The first year he hardly won anything.  The second year he won about 40%.  This year he is 3-1 so far.  This does not mean he will succeed in high school, but he does see that sticking with it pays off.

Edna Hills Singlets are Blue and Black with an EH on the back, or Blue and Gold.  One of the other teams also wears Blue and Black and it can get confusing.

The First Video is a Win by one whose name I do not know:

The next Video is Scotty.  He is one of my sons Wrestling Partners and is very good.

This Video is Karly and she is a first year 8th grade wrestler.  Her opponent is very experienced and Karly does well for her first year against a tough opponent.

Here is Ryan.  At the end of the Match the Ref raises the hand of the wrong kid as the victor.  He later reverses the call.

Finally we have Nicole with an impressive victory.

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Edna Hills Jr High Wrestling Match 8-27-09

My son is home schooled through The California Virtual Academy, but he is allowed to participate in Wrestling with Edna Hills Jr High in Brentwood, Ca.

I had not thought much of wrestling till my son started in the 6th grade.  It is a great sport and has built his self confidence up.  As you will see he is on the upper end of the weight limit.  He did not do well his first year, but is now a good Wrestler and wants to Wrestle in High School.

The Coach at Edna Hills is Greg Chappel who is one of the top high school coaches in the state if not the nation.  He coaches the Jr. High kids to prepare them for high school. 

I am really learning about the sport as I watch the kids and listen to the coaches so do not count me an expert; but I will be doing updates on Edna Hills as the season progresses and also the Delta Wrestling Club that starts up in October after the Jr High season so subscribe below if you want updated videos and information.

Forgive some of the video as I had a five year old I was monitoring while videoing.

Edna Hills Has two types of Singlets; both have Blue, one has black and one set has Yellow. The darker set has an EH on the back. The first tournament went a little tough for us. I also seemed to have a knack for taping the losses.

I do not know all the kids names yet, but this is one of them with a win.

There we have a win by Tyler

Louis here is a good friend of my sons and is a new wrestler. He won his first match ever, unfortunately I taped his second one.

Edna Hills has two girls on the team, both very good. Nicole was 1-1 at this match and of course I taped the wrong one.

Since I recorded all three of my son Nelson's matches I will show you the win. He lost another match and lost an exhibition against a kid that out weighed him by 75 pounds.

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