Results from the 2019 McMaster Invitational
The McMaster Invitational is the second tournament on the varisty circuit and took place this Sunday, November 3rd at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Concordia University, the Montreal Wrestling Club/NTC and a representative from the Brazillian National Team training in Montreal, sent athletes to the tournament...
Jade Dufour wins Bronze at the 2019 U-23 World Championships
Days 3 and 4 would prove to be a memorable one for our Quebec athletes as the women would be the ones to wrestle on those two days. Jade Dufour (50 kg) and Alexia Sherland (68 kg) would be the first of our three Quebec women...
Results from the 2019 U-23 World Championships, Days 1 and 2
Quebec athletes were well represented at the U-23 World Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Athletes from Concordia University, Montreal Wrestling Club/NTC and Vanier College were present and made up most of the Canadian contingent, totalling eight athletes. Representing Concordia University were Samuel Barmish (79 kg), Alex Moore...
Everyone wants to learn from an expert
Thursday October 24th 2019 This blog will be slightly different from some of my previous entries in that normally I talk about what’s on my mind concerning wrestling in the province of Quebec. While this won’t change as much, the tone will be slightly different....
What makes a good leader
Friday September 27th 2019 It’s been nearly week since my first session at the Advanced Coaching Diploma session in Toronto. With all that I have going on, I realized that taking the course would definitely constitute just another huge commitment on my part. As mentioned in...
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...