Pottstown Tournament, December 23, 2012 The boys had their first wrestling experience on Sunday. They just recently started wrestling {November 2012} and are still considered novice. Benjamin was 1-2 & William was 0-2. Neither of them lost by getting pinned; they lost by points. From what I am learning as a wrestling mom this is a better way to lose if you are going to lose. The videos below are their very first matches ever. As a mom, it is so tough to even watch the playbacks. They still have so much to learn. It was a sobering day for the boys when they realized they weren't as good as they thought they were. Up until this point they have had limited experience with 'losing' since they have mostly played team sports & the motto seems to be, "everybody wins." Well, not in wrestling, which is why we signed them up. We believe they need to learn how to lose & learn from the experience. I can say we certainly built some character today. *They are in the royal blue colored singlets* William's first matchBenjamin's first match
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AuthorTraci, a wife, mother of two boys, Special Education teacher, and sole proprietor of Eco Alternatives LLC. Archives
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