"If you want difference, you have to do different."

THE BENEFITS OF TIGER WRESTLING

Wrestling is a tough sport.  There is no doubt it.  However, there are many benefits to participating in such a tough sport.  One of the most important is that it allows young men to become better athletes and better human beings.  All of the young men on the Tiger wrestling team will learn things about themselves they never knew or things they thought they never could accomplish.  The positive effects upon them will remain with them for the rest of their lives.

            Young wrestlers will take lumps as they learn the sport.  Very seldom does someone jump in and immediately have a successful record.  Teaching these young men to deal with losing is a very important reality in life.  They find it is not easy to get to the top.  It takes a lot of hard work and commitment.

            It also takes a lot of courage to be a wrestler.  When a wrestler steps out onto the mat, he is alone.  He risks being beaten in front of his teammates, his parents and his friends.  Yet, all wrestlers take that risk repeatedly.  Courage is one thing emphasized by the coaching staff at Hastings High School.

            Another quality wrestling at Hastings teaches is self-discipline.  Wrestlers have to work hard and maintain their intensity every day of the wrestling season.  Some of them also choose to diet to make a certain weight.  That is particularly tough for growing young men who are use to eating several times a day.  It takes self-discipline to practice hard every day and to diet.  The conditioning drills the wrestlers go through also take a great deal of self-discipline.

            While wrestling is difficult and takes hard work, the young men involved learn they will be rewarded in the long run.  This reward is called WINNING, and it makes all the hard work worthwhile.  Wrestlers realize hard work can make good things happen, and they carry this with them even when their days of competition are over.

            Wrestlers learn many good values while participating at Hastings, but there are other benefits from being involved with the Tiger wrestling program.  These young men come in contact with many people that can and do influence them in a positive way.  The coaches are excellent role models for these young men and are willing to always put them first.


2011-2012 TIGER VARSITY WRESTLING SCHEDULE

12/01        Seward Dual (H)                  7:00pm

12/03        Kearney invitational             9:30am

12/08        Columbus Dual (H)              7:00pm

12/10        Omaha South Invitational     3:30pm

12/16        Flatwater Fracas                   1:00pm

12/17        Flatwater Fracas                   10:00am

01/05        Lincoln NE Dual (A)             7:00pm

01/07        Millard West Invitational      8:00am

01/14        LPS Invitational                    9:00am

01/19        McCook Dual (A)                 6:00pm

01/21        Lexington Invitational          9:00am

01/26        York Dual (H)                       6:30pm

01/28        Hastings Invitational            10:00am

02/04        GNAC at Norfolk                 11:00am

02/11        Class A-3 Districts                   TBA

02/16-02/18    State Tournament             TBA

A-3 Districts
Schools Assigned:
Hastings
Lincoln High
Lincoln Southwest
Millard North
Millard South
Norfolk
Omaha Benson
Papillion-LaVista

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