Transitioning from athlete to coach
Tuesday June 12th 2018 As I wake up to a dull ache in my back from last night’s workout, I’m sudenly reminded that I’m not a young man anymore. Chronologically, I’m young but athletically I’m a dinosaur. Though physical activity has been proven to have...
Aly Barghout receives the FAEQ Bursary 2018
Aly Barghout was this year’s recipient of the FAEQ bursary for athletic excellence courtesy of the Gilles Chatel Foundation. The FAEQ awarded $224 000 dollars in bursaries to 67 athletes in various sports across Quebec. Aly received a $4000 bursary for his excellenc season which...
The gap in skill level at the International Level
Thursday May 31st 2018 The Matteo Pellicone tournament wrapped up on Sunday with the Beach Wrestling event on the beaches of Stintino in Sardenia Italy. While no Quebec athletes competed in the Beach Wrestling event, perhaps it was for the best as the tournament finished off...
Francis Carter nominated for BLG Male Athlete of the Year
Francis Carter of Concordia University and the Montreal YMHA was nominated as the Male Athlete for the BLG (Borden Ladner Gervais) Award which recognizes the top male and female athletes in the country in university sports. The nominees come from each of the four major...
The University of Regina loses its Wrestling Programs
Wednesday May 2nd 2018 The University of Regina announced on Monday that they have cut the Men and Women Wrestling programs for the upcoming varsity 2018-2019 season. The cutting of the programs is in line with the athletic department’s philosophy of saving money. The removal of...
Some random thoughts
Thursday April 26th 2018 Usually when I write my blog, I have clear objective in mind. I want to talk about the state of wrestling in Quebec and maybe the country, the things that I’ve noticed throughout my many years in the sport or to talk...
Life after wrestling
Monday April 2nd 2018 Legendary American wrestler and coach Dan Gable once said that “Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy”. While that statement may seem pretty presumptious, anyone who’s wrestled will attest to the fact that wrestling gives you supreme amount of self-belief...
The Junior-Senior Nationals makes its return to Quebec
Monday March 26th 2018 The Junior-Senior Nationals made its return to Quebec for the first time in over twenty years with CLIC taking on the task of hosting Canada’s premiere wrestling event at the Centre Claude Robillard. The hosting of a tournament requires a lot of preparation...
The unsung heroes of Quebec Wrestling: Judy Paul
Thursday March 22nd 2018 “Excuse me, could you tell me when my match is?” Those words were said by a very young and inexpericed kid over twenty five years ago. I asked them to the lady at the table not knowing who she was but...
Dedicated to all the people who support Quebec wrestling
Monday March 5th, 2018 As sit here writing these articles, it occurs to me that there are many people in this province that have given a lot to the development of wrestling in the province of Quebec in the twenty five plus years that I’ve...