Sports and Travel
April 14th, 2017 Now that the Nationals are over and I find myself planning my trip to Sardenia Italy to coach at the Roger Milone tournament, I realize that the sport of wrestling has afforded me many opportunities to travel. Travel can be one the most rewarding parts...
The Canada Games Trials
The trials for the 2017 Canada Games will be held at the Kanawhake Survival School on Saturday May 6th 2017. Participation is open to all Quebec residents who are members of the FLOQ in the Cadet and Juvenile age divisions and have had competitions throughout the...
The road to the Nationals
Thursday March 23rd 2017 In the world of amateur sports, there are a lot challenges. For one, there is no professional contract that keeps you supported financially while you’re competing. Often athletes struggle with making ends meet as amateurs, hoping that they can make enough...
Sports and Politics
Monday March 6th 2017 I normally don’t like to get political in what I write. I feel that the blog is there for wrestling and to promote the sport of wrestling and politics shouldn’t factor in to the equation. I also feel that everyone is...
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...