Information for the 2019 Quebec Open
The 2019 Quebec Open will take place this Saturday November 23rd at École Sécondaire des Sources – Riverdale (5060 Des Sources Nord, Pierrefonds, Qc.). The tournament has ong been a staple in the Quebec tournament scene and is a great tournament for young high school wrestlers...
Back to back tournaments for our Quebec athletes in York
Two tournaments took place in York Ontario this weekend as high school and university wrestlers took to the mat. The Team Extreme Open was held Saturday November 16th while the York Invitational was held on the Sunday. Both tournaments featured a huge amount of amount of...
Results from the 2019 NYAC/Bill Farrell Memorial Tournament
Two athletes from the Montreal Wrestling Club/NTC competed at the annual NYAC/Bill Farrell Memorial Tournament held on Friday November 15th. The tournament is a long standing and well recognized wrestling tournament that attracts many international competitors and features Women’s Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling. Held at the...
Two Gold Medals from the World Championships
Saturday November 9th, 2019 It’s been a little over a week now since Jade Dufour captured her Bronze Medal at the U23 Senior World Championships in Budapest Hungary. To qualify for the World Championships is an accomplishment enough but to medal at the World Championships...
Results from the 2019 McMaster Invitational
The McMaster Invitational is the second tournament on the varisty circuit and took place this Sunday, November 3rd at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Concordia University, the Montreal Wrestling Club/NTC and a representative from the Brazillian National Team training in Montreal, sent athletes to the tournament...
Jade Dufour wins Bronze at the 2019 U-23 World Championships
Days 3 and 4 would prove to be a memorable one for our Quebec athletes as the women would be the ones to wrestle on those two days. Jade Dufour (50 kg) and Alexia Sherland (68 kg) would be the first of our three Quebec women...
Results from the 2019 U-23 World Championships, Days 1 and 2
Quebec athletes were well represented at the U-23 World Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Athletes from Concordia University, Montreal Wrestling Club/NTC and Vanier College were present and made up most of the Canadian contingent, totalling eight athletes. Representing Concordia University were Samuel Barmish (79 kg), Alex Moore...
Everyone wants to learn from an expert
Thursday October 24th 2019 This blog will be slightly different from some of my previous entries in that normally I talk about what’s on my mind concerning wrestling in the province of Quebec. While this won’t change as much, the tone will be slightly different....
What makes a good leader
Friday September 27th 2019 It’s been nearly week since my first session at the Advanced Coaching Diploma session in Toronto. With all that I have going on, I realized that taking the course would definitely constitute just another huge commitment on my part. As mentioned in...
Why we coach
Wednesday September 18th 2019 This weekend I begin my Advanced Diploma of coaching at the National Coaching Centre in Toronto. To be honest, I wasn’t quite sure I would be able to pursue it since I couldn’t take it in Quebec due to the inflexibility...