I have a dark confession to make: For all the time I spend talking with our team about the ?big picture?, about how what we do has an impact that transcends just wrestling, I sometimes feel like a fraud. We talk all the time about ?Building Champions on the mat and in life,? but our wrestlers, our …
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The REAL secret of success no one talks about
Seems like I?ve been getting more and more emails from our alumni lately asking what, exactly, PantherTough is really all about. The truth is it?s hard for me talk about without getting excited. It means so much to me, personally, that it sometimes feels like I?m letting people in on our innermost secrets. It?s important …
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“Who’s Georgie Guarnieri?”
Hey guys! Sorry this email is a bit long, but this is a story that really needs to be told. I hope reading it impacts you as profoundly as being a part of it did for me. When you work hard; believe in yourself, your coaches and your teammates; and commit to achieving your goals, great things …
The 3-letter word that changed everything
One of the most bittersweet parts of the wrestling season every year is cleaning out our locker room. Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love coaching wrestling and helping our kids achieve great things, so it?s always a little sad when the season comes to an end. It?s sad to see our seniors …
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You won’t believe how our season ended!
So now that we?ve had a few weeks to reflect on our varsity season, all I can say is: wow. In my 16 years of coaching, this year has had one of the most unique challenges our program has faced: how do you take a team where 18 of your 22 wrestlers are freshman and sophomores, …
Our adventures in Albany!
So two days ago, I?m literally sitting outside in the 70 degree sunshine before going to practice. It was awesome. Yesterday, we traveled up to Albany. We might as well be in Canada. We drove through a blizzard and sub-freezing temperatures to get here. Now this is the State Championships weather I?m used to! Nicky …
State Championships update!
Wow – what a great couple of weeks it?s been! The State Championships are coming up this weekend (full details below!), but figured I?d start off giving you a quick update. Training Update As the excitement from Sectionals subsides each year, we get to focus in on preparing our State Qualifiers to take on the …
Another Champion! (& a glimpse of the future!)
Albany here we come! When I first started coaching at Edgemont in 2002 with George DiChiara, I don?t think any of us thought we?d ever say this: Edgemont will be sending a wrestler to the New York State Championships for the 12th year in a row! (Congrats, Nicky! More on that in a bit?) What?s …
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Section 1 Championships here we come!
Some quick updates for you guys? Sectionals is tomorrow and Saturday so our plate is pretty full right now? read on to see! Cancer Sucks As many of you know, Mike Schwartz ?17 lost his father to this terrible disease shortly before starting his senior season in the late fall of 2016. As a show …
Who’s our next champion?
Happy New Year! Hope you?re all doing great! We?re off into 2018, which means the second half of our competitive season and a firm focus on preparation for our post-season which begins a month from today! Cancer Sucks Before I launch into some updates for you guys, I wanted to make you aware of this …