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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...
Results from the 2019 Junior World Champions
The 2019 Junior World Championships kicked off on Monday August 12th in Tallinn, Estonia. Quebec was well represented at the event with Brayden Todd (57 kg) and Julien Choquette (92 kg) wrestling for Vanier College and Virginie Gascon (55 kg) representing Concordia University. The competition...
Round-up from the 2019 Pan-American Games
The Pan-American Games took place in Lima Peru this past weekend from Wednesday August 7th to Saturday August 10. Wrestling is just one of the sports contested during this continental championships held every four years. Concordia, Montreal YMHA and Tristar Wrestling Academy had athletes competing in the...
A funny month
Saturday August 31st 2019 August is a funny month for wrestling. It marks the end of the summer months and some clubs begin preparation for the new season. Membership drives for new athletes are usually done around this time and though high school teams have...
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,...
