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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...
The Dual-Meet Format
Wednesday December 14th 2016 Having coached at the Bishop Ryan and Matmen tournaments this weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to see so many athletes competing at these tournaments. Bishop Ryan had three hundred athletes compete while Matmen had six hundred athletes registered. When I mentioned the...
The KSS Development Camp
The Vincent Massey Collegiate Crew KSS held their annual development camp this past weekend and the turnout was very strong. Athletes from various clubs across Quebec participated in the development camp which was run by clinicians Noel Tremblay and former 2001 World Champion and former...
Some thoughts for the upcoming wrestling season
Friday October 14th 2016 As the inaugural wrestling season kicked off for the year 2016-17, I find myself looking at events from the past as well as the future. To recap, Quebec athletes had a successful summer with results at the Junior Pan Ams and...
The Concordia Invitational
The Concordia Invitational will take place on Sunday October 23rd at the Concordia University Athletic Complex (7141 Sherbrooke Street West). The tournament kicks off the University season and will also feature a National Referees certification clinic. For more information, click here.
K.S.S. Middle Tournament
The K.S.S. Middle School Tournament will take place on Friday December 2nd at the Kanawhake Survival School. The K.S.S. tournament is eligible for all wrestlers in Secondary 1 or 2 and is an excellent way to introduce young beginner wrestlers to the sport to other...
The Olympic Games
It begins…. The Olympics began on Sunday with Greco Roman Wrestling kicking off the events. Admittedly, I’m not a Greco expert and with no Quebec athletes representing us in Greco Roman, it’s a little difficult to get excited about it. Nevertheless I’ll still be watching Greco while...
My impressions of the Canada East Championships
Monday May 16th 2016 The Eastern Canadian Championships came to a close yesterday and the word that comes to mind when describing it would have to be sucessful. I should point out that I’ve never been to a Canada East Championships before this as a...
The challenge of winning a medal at the Cadet-Juvenile Nationals
Wednesday April 20th 2016 As I reflect on this past weekend at the Cadet-Juvenile Nationals, I realize that all the hard work that these young athletes have done has come down to this. Going to Calgary this past weekend was perhaps one of the largest...
