I know folkstyle state is just around the corner, but while this website is still busy I just wanted to write a quick note to let every wrestler born 93 or 94 and their families know that I have been appointed the Schoolboy director for Team Kansas for the Freestyle and Greco duels June 6-10 in Indianapolis, IN. Please email me at mike_pursel@danka.com with any questions or to let me know of your interest and we can talk in detail.
To qualify you must be born in 93-94 and have a desire start building the foundation to get you to the next level of wrestling and hopefully have the ability to compete at a high level. The National SchoolBoy Freestyle/Greco duals are June 6-10 in Indianapolis, IN, and offer a great opportunity to represent your state on a national level, get some great extra coaching and mat time, and start getting yourself ready for high school wrestling. It also shows you what it’s like to be a part of a team pulling for a common goal just like high school. It will be one of the most fun experiences you have ever had in wrestling. If we have more that one kid per weight (which I hope we do) we will do our best to get everyone alot of matches. If there is a case where we have too many kids per weight we can use the state FS/GR tournament as an indicator of kids abilities. We should have a very good team this year.
Look at the top kids that have placed or won high school state as freshmen and sophomores. Almost all of them are past members of the Kansas Schoolboy team. If you want to give yourself the best chance to place or win state in your first years of high school, the Kansas Schoolboy team gives you a great leg up. Just like it did for these current high school stars.
Atticus Disney,Nathan Furches, CJ Napier, The Koehn Boys, Kyle Detmer, Romero Cotton, Steve Andrus, Sharky Slyter, Aaron Ely, The Edison Boys, Donnie Altman, Tyler Caldwell, Aldon Eisenburg, Sean Flynn, Neil Erisman (I am sure I am forgetting many more).
In addition look at the recent grads that FS/GR has helped to get them college scholarships like Danny Grater, Joe Cornejo, Ross Taplin, Erisman, Altman, Flynn, Edison and many others I am again forgetting. Sure it’s possible to compete only in folkstyle and get to the next level, but it’s very clear that wrestling Freestyle and Greco greatly increase your chances and gives you national visibility.
The 2007 National Schoolboy duals give you the opportunity to wrestle up to 15 or more matches in 4 days! It’s a great learning experience and a lot of fun. Please contact me with any interest, and I will be contacting as many of you as I can. If you know any other wrestlers born in 93-94 that are interested have them contact me as well. I will be at many of the upcoming tournaments and will see you there.
Good luck in all your wrestling, and let’s make the 2007 Kansas National Schoolboy team one of the best and make some noise this summer.
24/7 Mike Pursel
