Pushing athletes
Monday June 26th 2017 As preparations for the upcoming Canada Games approaches this summer, I recently got into a conversation with a colleague from work. Discussions centred on the Canada Games and how her son had made the Quebec team for baseball. As I congratulated...
My thoughts from Sardinia
Saturday June 10th 2017 Having had more than week to reflect on my trip, and coming back to some truly depressing initial June weather here in Montreal, I can now give my full impressions on the training camp. For starters, I don’t think that there...
Wrestling Training Camps
Wednesday June 7th 2017 What a week! Having just returned from the international wrestling training camp in Sardinia Italy, I’m considerably more tanned and well rested from my trip. While it may have seemed like I was on an extended vacation, the camp was long...
Starting up a program
Tuedsay May 23rd 2017 When starting up a program, there are many challenges that you will face. This goes for an academic, cultural or athletic program and whether it’s at a community centre or at a highschool. For the sake of tapping into my own...
A busy summer ahead
Friday May 12th 2017 The summer months usually mark the off-season for high-school and university wrestlers. Competitions in the summer are few and far between as the focus shifts to international tournaments featuring usually featuring members of the Canadian National Team. Quebec athletes who are on the...
Developing a High-Performance athlete
Saturday April 22nd 2017 In the world of sports, I have seen many different category of athletes. Athletes have their own personal foibles and behave very differently from non-athletes. Wrestling sees many of these personality types and as such, I’ve decided to place them into categories based...
Sports and Travel
April 14th, 2017 Now that the Nationals are over and I find myself planning my trip to Sardenia Italy to coach at the Roger Milone tournament, I realize that the sport of wrestling has afforded me many opportunities to travel. Travel can be one the most rewarding parts...
The road to the Nationals
Thursday March 23rd 2017 In the world of amateur sports, there are a lot challenges. For one, there is no professional contract that keeps you supported financially while you’re competing. Often athletes struggle with making ends meet as amateurs, hoping that they can make enough...
Sports and Politics
Monday March 6th 2017 I normally don’t like to get political in what I write. I feel that the blog is there for wrestling and to promote the sport of wrestling and politics shouldn’t factor in to the equation. I also feel that everyone is...
Some thoughts at this point in the season
Monday February 27th 2017 With the GMAA and CIS seasons coming to an end and the Canadian Junior-Senior Nationals just around the corner, I felt myself contemplating a few things. First, wrestling is a tough sport that much is obvious. Second, more and more it seems...