If your child doesn’t have a winter extracurricular activity lined up – and moreover, for parents who don’t know anything about wrestling - this is a great opportunity to participate in what can be considered one of the most influential sports for a youth's development, i.e., accountability, resilience, importance of hard work, teamwork and camaraderie, good listening skills, how to overcome failure, effort, and self-discipline. Wrestling creates values that last a lifetime and go far beyond winning or losing. Wrestling sets the foundation for a rewarding career in athletics, and more importantly – success in life. 

Coach Fox's youth coach and mentor, Dan Gable (Olympic Gold Medalist and Wrestling Hall of Famer), sums it up well via these 3 short quotes, as follows:

"Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy."

"More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill – none have wrestled without pride"

"Wrestling is the only sport I’ve ever competed in that puts you totally in a situation of constant motion without breaks. I could play football or baseball, swim — but there’s always some kind of situation that would break my thoughts, break my concentration."

Hi Folks,

First off, thanks for your patience. A few important items to cover, so please bear with me…

Good news; bad news!!! (Well, it's actually all good news :)

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will not be practicing at Wilmington High School this year. We’ve appreciated the use of their wrestling room over the past couple of seasons, but in the same breath realize it had its limitations. That said, I went on a foxhunt to secure a venue that enables our program with more latitude, better practice availability and mat-time, growth potential, easier parking, and a much more parent-friendly environment (no more sitting on a hallway floor w/ no visibility into your wrestlers' practices).

WILMINGTON WRESTLING'S NEW HOME AND PRACTICE DAYS/TIMES, AS FOLLOWS:

Wilmington Methodist Church -- Fellowship Hall

87 Church St, Wilmington, MA 01887

·        Monday - 6:30PM-8:00PM

·        Thursday - 4:45-6:15PM (AND/OR)

·        Friday - 5:30-7:00PM 

The first practice is slated for Monday, December 2^nd @ 6:30PM. A baseline season schedule (to include upcoming tournaments) will be posted shortly.

Unlike the past, I wanted to ensure wrestlers weren't practicing till 8PM too much during the school week. They’ve got enough on their plates. Also, take note of the schedule which accommodates those parents who requested no more Tuesdays due to basketball conflicts. There's some leeway on Fridays; I'll be polling parents regarding that aforementioned timeslot. Moreover, I plan on extending (2 hr.) practices on Fridays when prepping for tournaments. Last, these times are fairly accurate, but not ironclad; Thursdays may adjust slightly. I ask for your flexibility being that it's our first year at the new location (and I'm still trying to figure out my day job work schedule).

Best,

Coach Fox



P.S. 3 WEEKS TO THE SEASON START, SO PLEASE SIGN UP IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY AS WE'RE CAPPING AT 35 TOPS THIS YEAR!

Hi Folks- Looking forward to another successful year! See you soon.  --Coach Fox

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