Category: Jason’s Blog

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Friday May 31st 2019 Having gotten back from Italy to a stack of corrections, which I’m really not looking forward to, I took the opportunity to reflect on my experience at this year’s Matteo Pellicone Tournament. I’ve had a chance to digest the whole thing as...

Tuesday April 30th 2019 There has been something that I’ve thinking about for a long time.  I’ve alluded to it in previous blogs but only now do I feel the need to expand upon it in full.  I’m referring to the way that we as Canadians...

Sunday April 21st 2019 The National Championships wrapped up a couple of weeks ago and the fact that it was held in New Brunswick meant that once again I would be taking a drive to Fredericton.  Now that things have calmed down a little bit, I’ve...

Sunday March 31st 2019 With the end of the month coming up, we can see that it was a pretty successful end of year for our junior and senior athletes as the National Championships yielded many great results.  Now the focus shifts to the younger cohort as the...

Thursday March 7th 2018 I’ve often said that the current generation of athletes in North America may not be at the level of competitivness as that of our foreign counterparts.  Some of it comes from the fact that in this litigation heavy society, kids seem...