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A truly international experience
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...
Taking care of our amateur athletes
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...
My thoughts from the U17, U19 National Championships
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...
Beach Wrestling 2019
After last year’s successful inaugural Beach Wrestling Event, convenors Tony Ronci and Luc Lauzon will once again be treating us to another Beach Wrestling Event, which promises to be bigger and better than last year. With a clinic and a Dual-Meet featuring some of Quebec’s best high...
As the months go by
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...
Roughhousing at Recess
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...
What’s really important
Thursday February 28th 2019 As my high school season is officially over, with both the GMAA Championships and the Provincials finishing in the month of February, and with none of my athletes heading to Nationals (a first for me in a long time), I’ve had...
Wrestling Moms
Wednesday February 13th 2019 So it’s the middle of the month and I have nothing to speak about in my blog. Granted I’m not under any deadline and I seriously doubt that there’s a slew of people waiting to read my latest article so why...
Erin Rainville wins the George St-Pierre Bursary
Erin Rainville of Vanier College and the Patriotes de St-Cesaire was the recipient of this year’s George St-Pierre bursary. The bursary is generously donated by the former UFC Welterweight and Middleweight champion and is awarded to athletes in combat sports in the province of Quebec. Erin...
