How to keep people in wrestling
Wednesday July 31st 2019 When I officially ended my high school practices for the school year, it wasn’t without a certain amount of bitterness. Towards the end, there were only two or three athletes showing up and they were so far apart in weight that it...
Some time to gather my thoughts
Saturday July 13th, 2019 With my last tournament done last weekend, I’ve finally come to the end of my competitive season with both my high school and club teams. Practices are still on going, because let’s face it, there really is no off-season in wrestling when...
Meet the new Executive Board of the FLOQ
On Saturday, June 15th the FLOQ held its Annual General Meeting to ratify the new constitution and to elect the new Executive Board in compliance with the changes that had been implemented by the Quebec Government. After the the elections, the new excutive board will...
Beat the Streets Quebec Style part 2: My impressions
Monday June 17th 2019 Even though it’s been a couple of days since the event on Crescent Street, my mind is still buzzing at what I witnessed. There are so many thoughts going through my head and I seriously doubt that despite writing two blogs...
Beat the Streets Quebec Style part 1: The Matches
Saturday June 15th 2019 On Thursday June 13th, a truly unique event took place in the heart of downtown Montreal on Crescent Street in front of the famous Sir Winston Churchill Pub. The vision of former Montreal Wrestling Club, Concordia University and Junior National team member,...
Call for nominations for the Executive Board of FLOQ
Elections and nominations are taking place for positions to sit on the Excutive Board of the FLOQ at the annual AGM on Saturday June 15th 2019 at 9:00 am at the Olympic Stadium (4545 Pierre de Coubertin). To be elgible to sit on the board...
A truly international experience
Friday May 31st 2019 Having gotten back from Italy to a stack of corrections, which I’m really not looking forward to, I took the opportunity to reflect on my experience at this year’s Matteo Pellicone Tournament. I’ve had a chance to digest the whole thing as...
Taking care of our amateur athletes
Tuesday April 30th 2019 There has been something that I’ve thinking about for a long time. I’ve alluded to it in previous blogs but only now do I feel the need to expand upon it in full. I’m referring to the way that we as Canadians...
My thoughts from the U17, U19 National Championships
Sunday April 21st 2019 The National Championships wrapped up a couple of weeks ago and the fact that it was held in New Brunswick meant that once again I would be taking a drive to Fredericton. Now that things have calmed down a little bit, I’ve...
Beach Wrestling 2019
After last year’s successful inaugural Beach Wrestling Event, convenors Tony Ronci and Luc Lauzon will once again be treating us to another Beach Wrestling Event, which promises to be bigger and better than last year. With a clinic and a Dual-Meet featuring some of Quebec’s best high...