We sent four guys out to Super32 tournament this weekend. We got a lot of good matches in and we lost some tough ones. As a former wrestler and now a coach I kind of see things a little differentially. As a wrestler I know the feeling of going to all these tournament and wanting to win every match. I also know the feeling of losing matches that I knew I probably should have won. But as a man of the sport for the last 20 years, I can say this will not be the last lost that we take!!! The most important thing we can do is look at what we have accomplished and be happy with it and move on. The matches that we lost… well that’s a different story. The matches that we lose are the most important matches. The matches that we lose are the ones that we can learn the most from. We must take those matches as a learning tool. We can look back and see what we did wrong and see how we can improve. Because as wrestlers and humans we can always improve!!! We can walk away from the lost bout saying well I need to improve my shape, my technique, my physical and mental toughness. Maybe I need to be more aggressive or maybe I just wasn't prepared. These are the questions that I always asked myself and I figured it out and I attacked the problem. This is why going to these tournaments are important. They are important so we can work the kinks out early. We can figure out what we need to work on and fix the problem early. So I just want to say congrats to the guys who went and let’s start working on the problems!!!

Coach Perry

As of yesterday we have 41 wrestlers signed up for season this year.  It is going to be an exciting season. We have the rest of this week and all of next week for Pre- season. Then we will take a week off and then season will be here and we will hit it hard. The guys are doing a great job and I’m thinking that (Just like the six sense that dogs have when they can sense something wrong, or the sixth sense of Adults with many many years behind them sensing bad weather in their bones) these kids sixth sense is kicking in and that they too can sense a great season coming. Again Coach Hall, Coach Smith, Coach Ward, and I can't stop talking about how excited we are. Go Cards!!!

Coach Perry.

As for the Triva:
1.) Davison faced Bedford in the semi- finals (with Casey Streeter pinning his opponent in overtime), sending us to the finals over Novi/
2.) Coach Elliot wrestled at LSU untill they got rid of their program. Coach Elliot's teammate and roomate was no other then Iowa States head coach Kevin Jackson.

Parents,
There are two reminders:
1.) Please make sure all your kids have a physical before practice begin on Nov. 15th and that it is turned into Ms. Duff (the secretary of the Athletic Department) before offical pratice begins.
2.) Please send me your contact information (Email, Phone #, etc) so that I can contact you all with updates and information when need be.
My email address is Hoosier174@gmail.com.
Thank you for your time and only a few more days left.

Coach Perry.

Is it Nov. 15th yet????

If you have any ideas for trivia question let me know and I will post them and see how well we know the history of Davison Wrestling.

        More than half of you got the trivia right. John Phillips was Coach Halls first State Champion.  It was an exciting day and John was the beginning of many more to come. Chase won States the year after and unfortunately Joe Streeter wasn't a State Champion but he should of been and he was a blast to watch wrestle.         As for the second one, 2000 was the year that Davison won its first State title under Coach Halls helm. It was an amazing tournament and if it wasn't for Davison's Casey Streeter, coming back from a 7-2 deficit to put it into overtime and pinning his kid in overtime for bonus points, Davison would have not made it out of semis. Then Davison went on and took care of Bedford in the finals.

More Trivia to follow!!!

I just want to say Congrats to Terry who placed 1st this weekend at the Grappler Fall Classic. He had some tough competition but still set a precedent this weekend for what is expected out of our Cardinals with a 13-3 victory over Logan Marciki in the finals.

 Coming soon is the Super 32 tournament and I would like for as many of our wrestler to attend this tournament as possible. For one there is going to be great competition, secondly every match that we can get helps us. Thirdly it gets us in the mind set that wrestling season is here and it's time to get started. Finally it helps give each of our athletes an idea of where they stand and possibly an idea of where they need to be.  I know we already have a few guys signed up to go down there, I just hope they follow through with going and that we can get a few more guys.

Another thing I would like to say is thank you Mr. Oliver for holding a run at your place this weekend and having a little cookout and bon fire afterwards. It is a great thing for our guys to stick together as a team and create this bond early. It gives them a reason to fight for each other out there on the mat. It also keeps them heading in the right direction and keeps them out of trouble.  

Alright Parents and Cardinal fans, here is the first post. I just want to start out by saying how excited I am to be back in Cardinal Country. It has been a dream of mine since I was a freshman in High school to come back here and coach and it’s a great feeling to know I’m back where I belong. As for the team, we have been working out very hard and making great gains. We just got back today from a week and half off and they hit it hard. They went for a 3 mile run in the rain, then we hit the weights hard and finished up with sprints in the gym. They are starting to learn what it’s all about. One thing that I keep emphasizing to them is that everyone (Oxford, Lake Fenton, Hartland, etc.) is already doing what we are doing right now. The difference is how much they put into each workout. The amount of intensity and attitude that they put into each workout. Too many wrestlers in the sport of wrestling go through the paces and remain comfortable because it is easier. We need to get out of our comfort zone and the moment we feel tired is when we have to take a shot and take our opponents down. The moment that we are tired is most likely the same time our opponent is and that one take down is the breaking point. I think for the most part our guys do a great job of that. We just need everyone to buy into the system. Other than that we are doing great things and I expect a lot out of the Cardinals this year. Coach Hall and I are very excited and can't stop talking about our team this year. Thank you for reading and many more post to come.

Coach Perry

This is Coach Perry's blah blah blah blog!!!