A new season is upon us
Friday September 22nd, 2023 September marks a funny time in the wrestling calendar as far competitions go. The majority of the National Tournaments and high school competitions are done for the year which include the Cadet and Junior Pan Ams as well as their respective…
The next generation of coaches
Thursday August 9th 2023 With the final tournament that I coached ending in Halifax at the North American Indigenous Games, I was able to take a break from all of the turmoil that’s going on in my life and just focus on wrestling during the…
My reflections spent at the 2023 NAIG
Monday, July 31st 2023 So that’s it. The 2023 edition of the North American Indigenous Games has come to a close. Though we got back last week, so many thoughts are going through my head and it took me a bit of time to decompress….
The 2023 NAIG begins
Monday July 17th, 2023 After a long delay which spanned nearly four years, the 2023 edition of the NAIG (North American Indigenous Games) has begun. We left Kanawhake early Saturday morning, headed for Halifax Nova Scotia with a team comprising of coaches and athletes from…
Change as an imminent thing; is it good or bad? Part 1
We always assume that things will stay the same throughout our lives. Human beings are creatures of habit and when our routine is disrupted, we tend to get discombobulated. Wrestlers are also creatures of habit. We spend hours and hours repeating technique and drills. We…
The future of wrestling in Quebec
Thursday March 9th, 2023 With the GMAA/RSEQ Championships wrapped up an the Provincials done as well, I felt that this would be a great time to sort of take note at the status of wrestling in the province and it means for the future. Now,…
What can winning a Championship do for a program?
Friday February 24th, 2023 It’s been over two weeks since the GMAA/RSEQ City Championships took place. Loyola High School was crowned as the champions for the boys while Massey Vanier was crowned as the champions for the girls. For Loyola, it wasn’t much of a…
The calm before the storm in preparation for the tidal wave
Wednesday February 15th 2023 We’ve reached the point in the season where the flurry of tournaments in the New Year has begun to subside and preparation in earnest begins for the GMAA/RSEQ finals, the Provincial Championships, the National Team Trials, the USport qualifiers and USport…
Are some schools better for sports?
Wednesday January 25th, 2023 As the New Year begins and my wrestling season has started in earnest I’ve had some time to reflect on how my season has progressed so far. There have been some highs and lows throughout my first real season at my new…
2022: A year in review for Quebec Wrestling
Sunday January 15th, 2023 It’s been a while since I’ve written one of these. After all, since 2019, there hasn’t been that much to speak of since the wrestling season of 2020 was cut short and 2021 was almost non-existant. Therefore, with 2022 coming to…