Youth Registration is Monday, November 17th at 6:30 PM

A reminder that youth registration is tomorrow night at 6:30 in the Mazeppa school large gym.  Prior to registration we are hosting a free beginner practice that starts at 5:45 in the wrestling room.

Lots of information will be provided at the registration meeting so everyone is encouraged to attend.  However, if you are unable to make it please send an e-mail to Lacey Lexvold (youthcoordinator@zmwrestling.com) with your child’s name, grade, and t-shirt size by Friday, November 21st and mail the registration form and a check payable to ZM Schools to:

Lacey Lexvold
63145 County Road 1
Mazeppa, MN 55956

Those wishing to use their Kwik Trip money to pay for registration still need to write a check to ZM Schools.  Brota Valley can reimburse you when you provide a copy of your registration form.  See you tomorrow night!

Watch Cody Heitman compete this Saturday at RCTC

Cody Heitman will be representing the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State University this Saturday at RCTC.  SMSU is a Division II wrestling program out of Marshall, MN.  Wrestling begins at 10:00 a.m. at the RCTC Field House.  It would be great to get a few of us to attend and support Cody!  Contact Link if you are interested in riding down.

Youth Wrestling Season Starting Soon!

The youth wrestling season will be starting soon and we’d like you to join us!  Last week, each child in the public and private schools in 6th grade and under should have received this flyer.  We hope to relay this information to as many parents and youth as we can.  Please help us out by sharing this post!

New to wrestling or looking to try it again?  We are offering 2 free practices on November 10th and 17th.  These practices provide the opportunity to learn more about the sport without any commitment.  See the flyer for more details.

Registration is Monday, November 17th.  We’ll cover practice schedule, important dates, and other essential information.  You can get a head start and download the registration form and bring it with you on the 17th.

Finally, a good read as to Why Your Child Should Consider Wrestling.

6 ZM wrestlers competed in the Cliff Keen USAW Preseason Nationals in Cedar Falls, IA this past weekend.  Pictured are Jacob Bennett (2nd), Tyler Soltau (7th), Michael Majerus, and Ryan Lexvold (8th).  Also attending were Spencer DeFrang and Hayden Stensland.  These guys are excited for the upcoming season and represented ZM very well.

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Message From Former ZM Wrestler Mitchell Watkins

A message from former ZM Wrestler Mitchell Watkins:

“Today, for the military I ran 9.5 miles.  12 stations.  5 rope climbs.  80 pull ups.  100 sit ups.  100 dips.  Fireman’s carry 1/3 mile per person.  120 push ups.  50 burpies.  Carry 60 pounds up hill 1/4 mile.  3 hill sprints.  20-story building, run stairs up and down twice.  100 lunges.  All on 3 hours of sleep and carrying a 35 pound pack 1/6 of the way.  Easily the toughest workout of my life.  Sad to say but at that point it wasn’t the Marines or family or anything keeping me going.  It was honest to god knowing that I had done that stuff at higher stakes (team wrestling state/sections).  So I can honestly say thank you ZM Wrestling for that. It came in handy!!”

Pine Island is having a 2 night camp for Grades 3 through 12 November 10th and 11th.  Registration form is here for anyone interested.

Weight Room Signup; Youth Inner Drive Fall Program

Please see note below from Tim McAthie regarding the weight room for 7-12 students.

The weight room will officially be open starting Monday, Sept 8th.

There is a sign up sheet on the door as they will be running two sessions each morning and these sessions will run from:

6:00am – 6:45am  1st Session
6:45am – 7:30am  2nd Session

The room will be staffed by Karl/Mia on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

STUDENTS NEED TO SIGN UP FOR ONE OF THE SESSIONS ON THE WEIGHT ROOM DOOR THAT THEY WILL BE ATTENDING.  EACH SESSION WILL HANDLE 40 KIDS.

COACHES PLEASE GET YOUR ATHLETES TO SIGN UP ASAP AS WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO MAKE THIS WORK.

Thanks!

Tim McAthie

Parents:

Please encourage your son to attend the weight lifting sessions each morning they are offered.  It doesn’t do any good to lift all spring and summer, then quit lifting because they start a fall sport.  Let’s stress lifting and being in there to maintain the mass/strength the kids put on during the summer.  Not lifting because kids are out for a sport is a very poor excuse.

Here is a weight lifting guide for all to use put together by Tony Stensland.  Last, if your son is intimidated by the weight room, please let them know they can talk to any upperclassman wrestler and they will help them learn how to lift.  No excuses.

Thank you,

Link and Tony

Youth Inner Drive Fall Program

Inner Drive is having a fall wrestling program for 3rd thru 6th grade starting Sunday, October 5th at 6 PM.  The program is 6 sessions and the cost is $50.  There is no practice on November 9th because of the JJ Classic, so the last practice is on November 16th.  We have a car leaving from Mazeppa currently.  If interested in a ride share, please e-mail me at 

Preseason Nationals

A group of wrestlers are attending the Preseason Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa this October 25-26.  Information and registration can be found here.  Please let one of the coaches know if you plan on attending so we can reserve enough hotel rooms.  Nine wrestlers competed last year.

Trivia: Can you name all the people in the photo below?  Hint: Look off stage left for one of our own.

Youth 5002 Club Starts Monday

A reminder that the youth 5002 Club starts on Monday.  Download the 2014 5002 Club details and calendar here.  The first year of the program started with 11 wrestlers completing the challenge, 13 the second year, and 15 last year.  Let’s see if we can get 17 wrestlers doing the workouts this year!

Several ZM youth and high school wrestlers are attending Inner Drive wrestling in Rochester.  Golden Gopher David Thorn (back row in blue shirt) led an outstanding practice on Wednesday.  Three ZM youth wrestlers are also pictured below.  See if you can find them.

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No plans this Saturday?  There is a PreK through 6th Grade Takedown Tournament in Watertown.