I was coaching at an open tourney being refereed by a young man while my 12 year old son sat beside me. During the match the young ref made a call in which the opposing coach got up and began screaming in the face of the ref. The young ref explained himself to the coach and acted professionaly and we went on with the match. I don't remember the call, but I know it wasn't something to get that worked up about, it is kids wrestling, and the kids continued on. When the match was done, I told my son that young ref really had gained my respect for the way he handled himself. My 12 year old informed me that the young ref was Ryne Cokeley. He said he hoped that he hoped someday he could give back to kids wrestling like Ryne does.
We have all been there when things didn't go our way and let our emotions get to us. That is part of life and growing up. We learn from it and move on.
I for one am thankful that we have good quality kids like this that represent KS. Thanks to these two wrestlers for giving your everything on the mat! It gave something for all of us sitting on our couch to talk about!
You mean that 'prema donna' stooped to something as low as reffing a kid's tourney? You mean that 'brat' did not throw a 'fit' when the adult was busy throwing his?
Hmmmmm . . . Very interesting. Sounds like a positive member of the KS wrestling family and a young man of high self-control. Maybe that is why he is such a good wrestler. Discipline, hard-work and a high degree of self-control all go together hand in hand to produce excellence. Thanks for sharing a cool story.
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D. Dean Welsh, Junction City ***Dean plays well with others!!! ;-)
