The Dallas Parochial League
presents ……
Wrestling Camps/Clinics and
DPL Wrestling Tournament
Open to all students (grades 5th- 8th, girls and boys) in the DPL
Wrestling Camp/Clinic #1 Sunday, December 6, 12:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Dallas Jesuit College Preparatory: 12345 Inwood Road, Dallas, TX 75244
Wrestling Camp/Clinic #2 Sunday, December 13, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Bishop Dunne: 3900 Rugged Drive, Dallas, 75224
DPL Wrestling Tournament Sunday, December 13, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Bishop Dunne: 3900 Rugged Drive, Dallas, 75224
**Medals to all wrestlers competing in the tournament**
Map and directions located at www.dallasparochialleague.com
Plan to take advantage of these FREE wrestling camp and tournament.
Wrestlers must attend one clinic to be eligible to wrestle in the
DPL Championship Wrestling Tournament
Clinics and Exhibition Tournament will be conducted by:
Stephen Guerrero Tom Trautman Ryan Menard
Bishop Dunne Wrestling Bishop Lynch Wrestling Jesuit Wrestling
*Coaches will be demonstrating drills, proper wrestling techniques and proper etiquette
*At each clinic the wrestlers will be able to watch live wrestling matches
*Wrestlers will be evaluated on their experience level at the camp/clinics and will be placed accordingly by experience and weight at the wrestling tournament.
How Participation In Wrestling Can Benefit The Football Player
by Robert C. Loveless,
Instructor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation /
Wrestling Coach, Thiel College,
Greenville, Pennsylvania
In this, the era of sport specialization, many young men feel that in order to excel in one individual sport; they must devote their entire training regime to that particular sport. This concept is indeed unfortunate to many athletes in the sense that skills associated with one sport may compliment the skills associated with and demanded by an entirely different sport.
No stronger correlation exists between that of football and wrestling. Far too often the football player can be found in the weight room concentrating on developing upper body strength through such exercises as curls, bench presses, etc., after the completion of the regular season. Now obviously, weight training conducted in the proper manner serves as an excellent supplement to any training program. Unfortunately, however, in many cases the athlete who is constantly "pumping iron" may be the same athlete who is neglecting such developmental areas as agility, reaction time, flexibility, balance awareness and cardiovascular endurance.
The sport of wrestling, therefore, can be of particular value to football players. Wrestling not only provides a more qualified football candidate, but it also gives him a unique kind of training he can receive nowhere else.
The following nine reasons should be considered by football candidates in regards to why they should participate in wrestling. (particularly in the high school level):
1. Wrestling helps eliminate fear of harsh body contact.
2. Wrestling maintains muscle flow and supple pliability.
3. Wrestling teaches the athlete to roll with a fall and avoid injury.
4. Wrestling will help the athlete in the development of timing.
5. Wrestling will aid in the development of coordination.
6. Wrestling will improve one's sense of balance.
7. Wrestling will provide flexibility and stretching of the muscles for bulky linemen as well as lean running backs.
8. Wrestling serves as an excellent cardiovascular endurance training program during the "off season" (this aspect is often neglected by the football players who feel that power lifting is the cure for all problems). As one great Olympic weight lifter once said, "It does me absolutely no good whatsoever if I have a million dollar body with a ten cent heart." This could be one of the reasons why every football season it is not uncommon to hear of players passing out and dying during pre-season workouts. Certainly it gives one something to think about and raises many questions in the area of cardiovascular conditioning required for football.
9. Wrestling starts the athlete thinking about moves to counter his adversary.
Now granted, wrestling is not the solution to all conditioning and training problems, but it comes pretty close. Certainly it is an alternative which should be considered by the high school football player who is too short for or has no desire to play basketball and is seeking a way to add to his weight training program in a way that will in turn assist him in the development of skills associated with football. Success in wrestling is dependent primarily upon strength, agility and endurance, in addition to knowledge of the correct techniques. If a person is strong and agile, it is likely that he can develop into an excellent wrestler. In addition to the physical benefits one will experience through wrestling are the “side effects" that also develop within wrestlers. Such characteristics as self- discipline, nutrition awareness and self confidence. This is valuable training that is found in wrestling perhaps more than any other sport. So, football players, after you play your last game of the season, when you’re on your way to the weight room, don't pass by the wrestling room too quickly, as you may also be passing by a great opportunity to develop valuable skills used in football.
A FEW FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO WRESTLED