This year Colby had a chance to try wrestling. We asked him and he was excited to do it. He told us that now he was going to be way busy between running club and wrestling.We told him he would be in good shape because of it.
The first day of wrestling practice was fun to watch, a lot of them did not know what to do. A lot of them were just throwing each other to the ground and trying to do what coach showed them. Colby was doing pretty good on following instructions. When he would get someone to the ground he would hurry and jump off of them. I had to tell him to stay on top of them until he pinned them or they say stop. This wrestling was a good opportunity for him to understand it is okay to show some aggression and be competitive. I also wanted him to learn when he got hurt or felt pain that he needed to shake it off and keep going. So he practiced and practiced and then the day came for his first tournament. He was nervous, of course, but he was ready to have fun. Here are some pictures of our little wrestler.
His first match was good and he had a great time. One of the kids kept trying to get him in a half nelson and Colby would not let it happen. He kept his arm out and then finally the boy rolled him and Colby hurt his arm. He started to cry and I talked to him and told him to shake it off and get in there and get him. I also told him to use your pain as aggression and get him pinned. He went back on the mat and when they did the second round I saw the look in his eyes and man did he get the kid and got him on his back. It was a great learning opportunity for him to learn. Another funny story. Colby told me that he was tired of people getting him a half nelson and him not being able to get out. So I showed him a trick to help him get out. Ever since I showed him how to shrug the arm that goes around his neck, no one has gotten him in that move.
He worked hard and had a great time doing it. Out of all of his matches, he only got pinned once. We are so proud of him. Good Job, Colby!
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