Shhh!!
I'm trying find out if I'm a good dad or not!

When I first read the post, I had typed out a response thanking him/her for the scolding, or was it a pat on the back? I reread it again, but couldn't figure out where he/she was coming from, so I didn't post it. Medication is definitely in order, or possibly laying off the hooch...........

I am thinking adults mature at different rates, sometimes slower than the kids

This is way off the subject but what do blue pills do?

never mind.......my wife told me. LOL

This post was so awkward, I had to post myself.
POST !

What do the blue pills do ? lol

Come on, people. Don't bite on this one. Look at the post count. This looks/sounds like the work of Ricky Bobby trying to get some panties in a twist.

Who is your coach? I would like to commend him or her for doing a great job with our future wrestlers!!!!

And still no name and location from alias...

well if he's taking those blue pills we will just assume his name is LIMPY.

WOW! First of all sore losers are the worst thnig to have. The real question to "Alias" is are you even a bronze coach or just a dad? If you are a coach you were taught that you are to keep wrestling fun and you will learn that it is a responsibility to keep these wrestlers safe. I have had several incidents that I have seen parents yelling at there kids and gotten involved. I don't just jump in but pull the parent aside and talk to them and explain better approaches. At the same time I have discussed the issues I have seen with wrestlers throwing there attitudes to the wrestler and explained how that effects them and represents there team. As for the burnt out subject, it happens to those that lose and win. I have seen several wrestlers "quit" that are excellent wrestlers and even one that was a two time high school champion get "burnt out his senior year". Give your kids some breaks and be sure they are having fun!!

No one likes losing
Show me somebody that is a good loser and I will show you someone that loses a lot!!

I get where this guy is coming from. As a mom I hate seeing some poor kid getting pulled off the mat by some medal-hungry dad. I am glad someone is standing up and saying this is wrong. Maybe it is the ramblings of a mad-man, who knows, but it needed to be said.

I'm a big believer that the "attitude" of parents and coaches, plays an immeasurable role in the willingness of a wrestler to "stay the course", and "stay at it".

We all know that "winning" offers its own rewards. It's how a coach and/or a parent handles the "losses" that can definitely affect the willingness of a young athlete to endure the arduous practices and forfeiture of relaxing week-ends, such that the "winds in their wrestling sails", remain in-tact, throughout high-school.

We all "hit walls", and some of us do not find immediate success - but these impediments can be detoured by positive feedback and encouragement.

For what it's worth... I find it very distasteful when a very successful athlete experiences a rare loss and throws a "temper tantrum".

Very recently a very successful Bishop Carroll high school wrestler (an eventual state champion) experienced a devastating loss at a regional tournament. His reaction to this loss was less than exemplary. He threw his headgear in disgust, and otherwise engaged in some mild histrionics, which triggered an immediate reaction from his father. who descended from the stands and instantly demanded that his son retrieve his headgear and put an immediate stop to this behavior!

Junior "straitened up", and regained his composure. Dad simply wasn't going to tolerate that type of behavior and/or conduct from his son! Junior knew it! Junior did as his father asked. (I doubt he much liked it)

I instantly became a big fan of this kid, and rooted for him at the state tournament - which, by the way, he won.

Correction: the aforereferenced "behavior" may have taken place at the Greater Wichita Area Wrestling Tournament.

Oh,and as an aside, Alias....taking off on some poster's mother - no matter how obnoxious or objectionable their comments appear to be - strikes me as more than a little, "out-of-bounds", despite the fact that they may have been somewhat less than diplomatic in their response to your original post.

JMO...

I am a "little" more diplomatic when responding to a poster who has the stones to sign their name. I also tend to be a little more tactful when a nameless person is not ranting.