Practices

Parents:

The coaches have decided to do practices every Wednesday from 5-7 pm. We are going to do one practice a week for two hours, instead of two practices that are an hour long. 

See you all on Wednesday!

Team Singlets and parent shirts

We will have singlets at practice tomorrow night for sizing. Parents, please come in with your child so we can size them and get their singlet ordered. They will be $40 each.

We will also be ordering parent shirts, along with the wrestler shirts and singlets. They are $10 each. Dads, siblings, grandparents, etc., your shirts are the exact same as the wrestler shirts. The mom's are the only ones that are different.  The pictures of the shirts are in the post from yesterday.

T-Shirts

Parents:

The first run of Team Takedown T-Shirts are available for purchase at the gym.

Both shirts are $10 each.

We will be making one more order this week, so if you or your wrestler want a shirt, please email Sarah at smlarson5565@gmail.com or Shanelle at swinn1@farmersagent.com.

Youth Front

Youth Back

 



Mom Front

 



Mom Back

Remember, practice will be on Wednesday from 5-7 pm. See you then!

Beehive Brawl Slideshow

Here's a slideshow from the Beehive Brawl. There should be 76 photos total. If you can't view all of them, try watching the slideshow on a desktop computer instead of a mobile device.

 

 Congratulations to our wrestlers that placed! Tezlin took 2nd, Braygen took 5th, and Hunter took 6th. Great job boys!

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Practice and Beehive Brawl

This week we will have practice on Wednesday, from 5-7 pm.

Congratulations to the wrestlers who placed at the Beehive Brawl! Tezlin took 2nd, Braygen took 5th, and Hunter took 6th!  Great job boys! We will have a slideshow with pics posted tomorrow!

First Practice and the Beehive Brawl

We had a great first practice! Hopefully everyone had a great time and learned a few things :)  Please remember to bring any gently used shoes or singlets if you are wanting to sell them.

The boys thought they were just playing a game, but secretly got some conditioning in!



Bear Crawls!

Region Wrestling for the Middle School is tonight in Richfield. We want to wish our Team Takedown Wrestlers Tezlin, Damon, Ty, Kent, and Bridger Good Luck! We know you'll do great!

Fridy and Saturday is the Beehive Brawl in Richfield. Good Luck to Cody, Hunter, Keegan, Braygen, Ty, Tristan, Braxton, and Tezlin! We'll post results and pics on Monday!

The coaches haven't decided on the practice schedule for next week yet, we'll have that updated by Sunday evening. Next week is State for the Middle Schooler's, so we will need to work around that.

Gear Swap

One of the Team Takedown parents had a great idea.... To list the items they are selling (or looking for) so we know ahead of time what is available.

If you have any gear or shoes you want to buy/sell, please let Shanelle know, and we'll post it on this website. You can email swinn1@farmersagent.com, or teamtakedownwrestling@yahoo.com . 

We will also list the person selling the items, so you can contact them individually if you want to buy their items.

**Wrestler Owen has a pair of Nike wrestling shoes, size 3.5, for $15.  He is also looking for size 5 wrestling shoes. His brother Emmett is looking for everything, in a youth small.   If you can help them out or would like to purchase the Nike shoes, please contact them at  Out4elk@gmail.com.

Practice and the Beehive Brawl

Parents:

We will have our first Team Takedown practice on Wednesday, January 21st. Please have your child to the gym by 5 pm, ready to wrestle! Practice will end at 7:00 pm.

We are having a two hour practice on Wednesday, because it will be our only practice for the week. The middle school team has their Region Tournament, so the coaches and middle school kids will be over in Richfield for that on Thursday the 22nd.

For this practice we will spend time going over and learning all the basics.

The Beehive Brawl is January 23-24. You must have a USA card to attend. If you want to go and don't have a card, you can purchase one here. You have to sign up on Track Wrestling. If you click here, you will go to the track wrestling home page. Just do a search for the Beehive Brawl and register from there.  If you need help, let one of the coaches know.

Click here for the Beehive Brawl Flyer. It has all the weigh in information and tournament start times.

The Beehive Brawl is a National Tournament, so there will be a LOT of kids there, from all over the U.S. If your child is a beginner wrestler, you may want to consider skipping this one...

We have decided on a team singlet, and they will run around $45 (the price depends on how many we order). Wrestlers who have the orange singlet from last year are fine to use that, or you can get a new one if you want. They will be a different design this year. New wrestlers will be required to order an orange singlet (or purchase an old one from another wrestler who may have grown out of theirs).

If you have been on the team before, and would like to sell your singlet or shoes (that are still in good shape), please bring them to practice on Wednesday, along with an idea of what you would like to sell them for.

We should hopefully have an idea of tournament dates by Wednesday. We do know that State will be on March 28th in Salina. We will update this site when the schedules are released.

We are looking forward to an awesome season! See you Wednesday!

Thank You to the parents and wrestlers who came to the Parent Meeting last night! We are excited to start the season and look forward to getting to know your kids!

The coaches will finalize the practice schedule this weekend and we will post it by Sunday evening.

We don't have a price yet on singlets, we are exploring different avenues for those to try and keep the price affordable. We will be planning on ordering soon, so we can have them here in time for our first tournament.

If any of you have wrestling shoes or the orange singlet that don't fit anymore (and are still in good condition), and want to sell them, please plan on bringing them to the first practice (along with a price you would like for them). Some of the other wrestlers may be interested in purchasing those items.

Parent Meeting

Parents:

The mandatory parent meeting for Team Takedown will be on Tuesday, January 13th at 7:00 pm. It will be held at the Team Takedown building (Located thru the gates at the old RV Center behind Freedom Ford).  This year, we are asking that you bring your wrestler with you to the meeting, but leave other children at home. We would like for them to be able to meet the coaches and other wrestlers, and get to know them a little before the first practice.

The cost for the season is $300. Please make your check payable to Team Takedown Wrestling and bring it with you to the parent meeting.

Here are the wrestlers we have signed up so far:

Keegan Strickland
Braygen Tanner
Tezlin Winn
Damon Mayfield
Cody Dyches
Kaden Dyches
Mac Olsen
Jerrit Anderson
Jake Sorenson
Kelan Layton
Owen Spencer
Emmett Spencer
Hunter Stevens
Jaxon Allen
Camron Sterling
Ty Ha'o
Tristan Ha'o
Braxton Pickett
Glen Paulsen
Owen Paulsen
Gage Mackey

If your name is not on the list and you want to register for the team, please email teamtakedownwrestling@yahoo.com BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON! 

We look forward to seeing you all and getting to know the new wrestlers Tuesday night!

Thank You,

Team Takedown Coaches:

Cody Strickland
Riley Winn
JL Larson
Spencer Dyches
Rob Larsen

Salt Lake Slam Results and Slideshow!

Some of our little guys traveled with the Gunnison Middle School team to the Salt Lake Slam in Farmington on January 2-3. They were amazing! The Slam is a TOUGH tournament, pulling in wrestlers from all across the U.S!

We had THREE CHAMPIONS! Congratulations Braygen, Ty, and Tristan!

If you would like to view our weekend, please click on the slideshow below. Enjoy!

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Registration Information

We are ready to start Team Takedown! The cost for the season (middle of January till State in April) will be $300 per wrestler, and is due at the parent meeting. Wrestling tuition will help pay for the building lease, power and heat; building insurance and team chartering (required by USA Wrestling); water for the wrestlers, mat tape and disinfectant (this runs us $100+ per week).

We will practice for one hour, two times per week. The dates will be determined and announced at the parent meeting. Parents will be responsible for singlets, shoes, tournament fees, etc.

We will be attending and coaching at the North Sevier, Gunnison, North Sanpete, and State tournaments.

Our team this year will be for ages 5 and up. We need a minimum of 20 wrestlers, or we will not do a team.

To register, please email teamtakedownwrestling@yahoo.com, by Friday January 9th. On Saturday the 10th, we will announce the parent meeting date if we have enough wrestlers sign up.

No late registration will be allowed.

Salt Lake Slam

If you are going to the Slam this weekend, you need to register online on Track Wrestling. You need a full USA card (the $40 one). Here's the wrestling schedule for the tournament:

If you can't view the schedule, it's also posted on wrestleutah.com, under the tournament tab.

Emery Tournament

We had some wrestlers attend the Emery Tournament with the Gunnison Middle School Team over the weekend. They did awesome!

1st Place: Hunter Stevens (3rd Grade), Tezlin Winn (6th Grade) Tristan Ha'o, Braxton Pickett, Ty Ha'o

2nd Place: Braygen Tanner, Hunter Stevens (4th Grade), Tezlin Winn (5th Grade)

4th Place: Jerrit Anderson

Our next tournament we'll be going to is the Salt Lake Slam January 2-3 in Farmington. You can register on Track Wrestling if you want to go! 

Here's a slideshow from Emery. It includes some of the Middle School boys as well...Enjoy!

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Caleb Williams Results and Slideshow

Congratulations to the wrestlers who placed at Caleb Williams! It was a tough tournament!

1st Place: Keegan Strickland
2nd Place: Tezlin Winn
3rd Place: Cody Dyches

Here's a slideshow from the tournament. It includes some of the middle school wrestlers that attended as well. Enjoy!

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Caleb Williams

There are a few Team Takedown wrestlers that will be going to the Caleb Williams tournament this weekend. If you want to sign up and go, the flyer is below. You need a USA card to attend, and you sign up on Track Wrestling.

If you would like to go, we will be doing weigh in's this tomorrow night (Thursday) at the new Team Takedown Building in Gunnison, from 5-7 pm. We'll post pictures and results next week!

Good Luck Wrestlers!

North Sevier Tournament

We had a few Team Takedown wrestlers that went to the tournament on Saturday at North Sevier. They did great! Thank you to the moms who took pictures!

Here are the results:

1st Place: Cody Dyches, Hunter Stevens, Tristan Ha'o
2nd Place: Jerrit Anderson, Braxton Pickett
3rd Place: Kaden Dyches
4th Place: Tucker Ha'o


Here are the pictures, enjoy!

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2014-2015 Wrestling Season

The coaches have decided that Team Takedown will begin in January. We will have a parent meeting and registration sometime in December. The cost will be $150 for the season (January until State in April), plus you will need to purchase a singlet if you don't have one.

If you were on the advanced team last year, you know that there is the possibility that we will have some tournaments come up before January. We will post all tournament information on this website, and will still coach the wrestlers at tournaments even though we haven't officially started the season.

Even though we are three months away from starting up, encourage your wrestler to start conditioning now! They'll thank you for it during that first practice! Have them run around the neighborhood, do their push ups and sit ups, and start working on their up-downs. Taking them to an indoor pool and swimming some laps will also help.

Great Article - Must Read!

This was sent out in the USA Wrestling newsletter, and I thought it was a good article. With wrestling season approaching, I thought it might be a good read for some of us parents :)

 

What to – and Not to – Say: Parental Behavior During Competition

 

Parental support can be key to the success of any young athlete, wrestlers included. But research shows that when parents unleash nervous energy through verbal and non-verbal communication during a wrestling match, it can have a negative effect on the wrestler—even if the message is positive.

 

That's why parents should never coach from the stands, says Jordan Krebs, head coach of the Tippecanoe Red Devil High School wrestling team in Tipp City, Ohio.

 

"It is obvious that when it comes to the success of a wrestler, parents are a very important piece," says Krebs. "However, there comes a point when parents need to realize that they are no longer needed as a coach and serve a much different and more important role as a support system for their wrestler. When a wrestler takes the mat they want to hear the same voice that has been coaching them throughout the week in practice.”

 

More than 70% of kids quit sports by the age of 13 because of parental pressure, performance anxiety, and injuries. - Luis Fernando Llosa

 

For parents in any sport, it’s hard to sit in the stands and relax, especially in an intense, grueling sport like wrestling. Many parents seek a release from anxiety by yelling and screaming from the stands.

 

Well-meaning parents say and do things because they think it's being helpful, says Dr. Alan Goldberg, a sports psychologist who is also director of Competitive Advantage, an Amherst, Massachusetts-based performance consulting firm. But athletes actually achieve peak performance when they are relaxed, focused, and not worrying about what mom and dad think, says Goldberg.

 

 “If an athlete is worried about mom or dad being upset or disappointed while competing, it really has a great affect on the athlete’s performance,” says Goldberg. “It's the biggest cause of performance problems that exist in youth sports.”

 

Luis Fernando Llosa co-authored the book Beyond Winning: Smart Parenting in a Toxic Sports Environment and helps run the Whole Child Sports website, created to raise awareness about key issues related to youth sports. In his research, Llosa discovered that more than 70% of kids quit sports by the age of 13 because of parental pressure, performance anxiety, and injuries. Additional research discovered youth athletes—including wrestlers—feel embarrassed when they hear a parent yelling or screaming during a match, even if it is encouraging.

"It annoys them," says Llosa. "When it's negative, it demoralizes them. They try to block it out as much as they can."

 

When parent yell out instruction or "advice," kids hate that, says Llosa. He adds that what parents suggest often conflicts with what the coach has told the athlete.  As a result, the child feels torn between the parent and the coach, which makes the child feel confused and fearful, hampering development and performance. Self confidence takes a big hit in such cases, he says.

 

Mike Clayton, Manager of USA Wrestling's National Coaches Education Program, says wrestlers need to find an optimal performance zone to compete at their best. This zone is typically somewhere between 3-7 on a scale of 0 to 10, where zero is no arousal and 10 is the maximum. If external parental pressure causes a wrestler to go from a level of 6 to 8 or 9 then the parent’s actions are hindering the athlete’s ability to perform at his or her best, says Clayton.

 

Of course, human emotions are natural and will occur regardless of how we pre-plan for them, acknowledges Clayton. "Heart rates at these levels pushes chemicals into our blood stream that make us seem a bit unreasonable at times," he notes.

 

To combat these emotions, Goldberg says young athletes can sit down with their parents before a public competition and say this: “I want to bring up something that's important. I am not trying to be disrespectful and I know you are both loving parents. But I need you to know what you are doing isn't helping me. It's not calming me down. It's actually making me nervous and distracting me."

 

By the same token, parents can sit down with their child and ask these key questions: "What do I say or do that you wish I would stop? What are the things I do that you would like me to continue? And what am I not doing that you wish I'd start doing."

 

All this should be done in a calm, non-defensive manner to be most effective, adds Goldberg.

As for coaches, they should clearly communicate the expectations and guidelines for parental behavior at practice and during competition before the season starts, says Krebs. For instance, Tippecanoe Red Devil High School has an athletic department communication guide for parents and coaches that clearly defines the role of coaches, athletes, and parents. There are also tools available that can help foster discussion about the best ways to interact before, during, and after competitions, such as the Liberty Mutual Insurance Play Positive program.

Josh Parks, a volunteer assistant coach with the North Wildcats Youth Wrestling Club in Davenport, Iowa, says there are instances where the roar of the crowd (such as the crowd yelling "two" when the wrestler gets a takedown) can motivate and inspire.

 

And while he encourages all parents to cheer for every kid—not just their own—no child needs a coach in the stands. "Negative remarks towards their child, opponent, or the ref are not taken lightly," says Parks. He counsels wrestlers who feel their parents may get too excited or angry during a match to tell those concerns to the coach. That way, the coach can speak to the parent about avoiding that behavior without forcing the child to have that difficult conversation.

Parents can also work together to promote a positive and respectful fan environment during a match, says Llosa. Poor parental behavior can tarnish an entire program and overshadow a team that is works hard and plays fair..

 

Kids forget outcomes quickly, says Llosa. Win or lose, they move on. But they may never forget an embarrassing moment caused by one of their parents acting out during a match.

Update on the New Gym!

Last weekend, the coaches got together and cleaned up the new gym and got the mats put down and sanitized.

Our new gym is in the RV Center behind Freedom Ford in Gunnison

Coach Cody and Coach Riley

This new place will be so nice! The mats fit perfectly! Hopefully all the wrestlers are getting excited for the upcoming season... As of right now the coaches have not decided when to start, but most likely it will be in October or November. As soon as they decide, we'll have a parent meeting and signups. We will post all of the information when it's available!