People around here still talk about Dan Gable's "Iowa Style" and how it forever changed the sport.
Well, I think my 7-year-old is a future Iowa wrestler. This past weekend, the little warlord wore his body out by hand-fighting till the cows came home.
In 7 matches, he didn't fire a single shot. NOT ONE! During an injury timeout against a kid from Lockport, I asked him:
ME: "Hey hoss, he's leaving that left leg vulnerable. Why don't you fire a high-crotch attempt"
HIM: "Papa, if Alex Marinelli doesn't need to shoot to win, why should I?"
I was absolutely dumbfounded by that response. He proceeds to hand-fight the kid out-of-bounds three more times and won 3-1 due to 3 stalling points. He ended up placing 3rd, but he's a bit chunky for his age. Hoping he sheds the baby fat in the coming years.
Anyways, he's extremely excited for Friday and started a list of top hand-fighters in Iowa history. I'll share later this week after he completes it.
Well, I think my 7-year-old is a future Iowa wrestler. This past weekend, the little warlord wore his body out by hand-fighting till the cows came home.
In 7 matches, he didn't fire a single shot. NOT ONE! During an injury timeout against a kid from Lockport, I asked him:
ME: "Hey hoss, he's leaving that left leg vulnerable. Why don't you fire a high-crotch attempt"
HIM: "Papa, if Alex Marinelli doesn't need to shoot to win, why should I?"
I was absolutely dumbfounded by that response. He proceeds to hand-fight the kid out-of-bounds three more times and won 3-1 due to 3 stalling points. He ended up placing 3rd, but he's a bit chunky for his age. Hoping he sheds the baby fat in the coming years.
Anyways, he's extremely excited for Friday and started a list of top hand-fighters in Iowa history. I'll share later this week after he completes it.