My Experience In High School

Wrestling is one of the oldest sports known to man. It was also the first sport to be brought into the olympics in Ancient Greece. To cut out the oldest sport known to man out of the olympics is unthinkable. Most importantly, wrestling teaches self respect, self control, self confidence, self defense, self esteem, and most of all, how to work as a

I started wrestling in sixth grade. Even though I didn’t win one of my first seven matches, I developed into a successful wrestler. In high school I won tournaments and beat high-quality wrestlers. During my junior year I was determined to become a great wrestler. I worked harder than ever and didn’t let anyone stop me. That year I lost the Illinois state wrestling tournament championship match by one point. Over the next six months between my junior and senior season I was runner up at AAU national tournament and wrestled at Disney Land in Florida at the Disney Duals with over 50 other teams and only lost 1 of 8 matches. These are a few of my achievements in high school. Now that I am in college there are many

The reason why I like wrestling as much as I do is because there aren’t really favorites in wrestling, like there are in other sports. In wrestling if a coach has a favorite and that wrestler is J.V. there is nothing that coaches can do to make that wrestler a Varsity wrestler. Unlike, say Baseball if a player's dad is a coach, that player will most likely be a starter or play quite often, even if he isn’t that good. In wrestling you have to work for what you want, if you don't think you won't be where you wanna be. This lesson will help me later in life by showing me to work for what I would like, because if I won't push for that then I might regret it for the rest of my life.

You can’t accomplish this sport with trials and pains. The toughest guys that walk in the hallways are wrestlers. We can cannot be compared with any other sport player. Even though it is not the most popular sport in nation, but in certain parts it is very well known. I love what i do.

The joy in his eyes though made the hours we had to wait worth it. Watching my older brother out there in the center of mat fighting for a victory made my heart swell with pride, even when he lost. I fell in love with the sport.

Most of the kids stayed inside of the house and played their video games. Things for me changed and I was not as active as I was in Louisiana. This is when I noticed that everybody in the world were not as whiling as I was to play a sport or to go outside. This was a very sad moment in my life and I knew that things had to change quickly. When I got in middle school I was introduced to wrestling, I noticed right away that this was the sport for me. My parents saw that I was very passionate about wanting to be a part of the wrestling team so they decided to invest in me. I was very fortunate to have parents that could sacrifice and pay for me to do something that I really wanted to do. Some of my other teammates were not as fortunate as me, they often struggled with team dues and sometimes would even have to quit. I then realized that some people didn’t play a sport because they didn’t want to, it was that they couldn’t because they couldn’t afford it. This made me extremely thankful and appreciative of my parents and all that they do for

Because my sophomore year of wrestling was over too i decided to do a lot of offseason wrestling. I really was able to fall in love with the sport and continue to get better and better. At the beginning of my junior year i was super

My time on the mat was not always that of heart break. Going through elementary I never had a losing season, let alone a season where I lost more than five matches. In fifth and sixth grade I took place in NYWA and Gopher State. Gopher State is a tournament for the top wrestlers in Minnesota and all the states surrounding it. That was some of the hardest wrestling I have ever encountered. I placed in the top six at NYWA and not placing at Gopher state unfortunately. The summer before my junior year I went to multiple wrestling camps costing thousands of dollars and lasting weeks in time. And when it came time to vote for captains I just knew I was going to get it. The night before the coach told us who was going to be awarded captain

Wrestling has been something that has gone through our family for a long time except for me. I have been that one kid who has stopped wrestling from an injury and I will not go back to it for some reason. I get out of Jr. High and head to high school and I want a sport to do during the winter to stay in shape for football. Wrestling or basketball were my choices, I had heard that the basketball coaches split up the teams so wrong and they don’t do very hard work. Wrestling is a hard sport where you got to watch your weight and the coaches will make sure you do your best, So I went with the best choice, Wrestling.

Wrestling has impact my life in so many ways. From the coaches, teammates, family and friends supporting me all the way. I have learned many life values from wrestling. Wrestling is a very challenging sport it is extremely physical as well as mentally challenging. I feel wrestling has prepared me for the rest of my life because all that comes with wrestling can be applied to life.

First wrestling in my sophomore year, I discovered I had an affinity for the sport; I practiced tirelessly and improved quickly, soon securing a spot on the varsity lineup. However, this success did not come freely. Between practice and meets, I often spent over 20 hours a week with the team, and when the season ended, I chose to pursue offseason practice rather than begin a different sport. As a result of this commitment, my academics suffered. Unable to spend enough time on core curriculum in my science and math courses, not only did my immediate grades drop, but it hindered my ability to progress and improve in these courses. So, when the winter athletic season arrived during my junior year, I faced a decision - either continue to pursue

Ever since I was eight years old I have been wrestling all year, every year, almost daily. I never thought that my wrestling career would extend past junior high or even into high school. I started doing pretty good at tournaments and practices so I thought I might actually make it in high school and become a successful wrestler. Before I graduated from junior high, I had decided that the high school that I was going to be attending didn't have the best wrestling program so I moved to another school nearby which had a renowned wrestling program called Washington Community High School in Illinois. It was a tough decision, but I eventually told my parents that I wanted to move to Washington in order to keep wrestling. They agreed surprisingly and that's when the journey began.

With the removal of wrestling from the Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also taking away many dreams for young wrestlers all over the world. Wrestling is a very mentally and physically challenging sport. “More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill, none have wrestled without pride”(Dan Gable).To become successful at it, one must practice regularly and put in a large amount of work. In the United States alone there are over 260,000 wrestlers who have put in this work and dedication. Yet, this is only a small portion of the wrestlers in the world. With this being a small example of the world, it is hard to not think of the multitudes of young Olympic hopefuls whose dreams are being crushed with the removal of wrestling from the Olympics.

When devoting one’s life to Wrestling or Track, one should realize the effect taking place on their body. Participating in anything you care for requires one to use mind, spirit, and body; such as how writing literature not only takes from your mind but also demands a certain amount of one’s soul to be given in order to make an impact on the reader or audience. Reasons for participating in a sport vary widely:

One big thing that i could remember from that age is starting wrestling in 7th grade at first i did not want to do it or partake in wrestling i thought it was weird because guys wrestling with other guys but then i joined the next day because i just said screw it and i might just try something new meet new people do new things so the next day i made sure i had all my stuff ready i weighed about 125 weight class i heard the end of the bell ringing i went to the locker room got changed and i went into the gym and the coach said do warmups so he had us run around in circles do sprints do stretches then the time came for practice we all lined