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looking to add 2 teams to our Individual tournament on January 7th. 10 teams : 2 pools of 5 then cross bracket for medal placement. Wrestlers will get 5 matches in Teams who have verbally committed Blackman Beech Wilson Central Baylor Pigeon Forge Cane ridge Grace Christian Academy Knoxville Contact Me at Kramerj@wcschools.com or text me at 810-599-3575

Really depends on what school system you go to. Wrestling is one of the High school sports that the TSSAA does not require you to be a faculty member. out of my 4 assistant coaches 3 of them are non faculty. Per our school you must go thru a background check. As far as AAU since it is a separate entity from the school team the school board does not concern itself with who is the Coaches, they just get background checked from AAU. As Steve mentioned earlier its really about the individual. Most coaches do not turn down quality help, I know I never do. it usually comes down to whether not an individual is compatible with the Coach.

Hamm and I are starting up Freestyle and Greco Practices tonight and every Wednesday from now on. Starts at 6;30pm will last to around 7;45/8 Cost : Zero At Wilson Central HS Everyone is invited and all ages are welcome j Kramer

Selection Process (very important must read): This year there will be an East/West Dual to select the team. Location: Independence High School Date: Feb 28th Weigh-in:9AM East Team Coached by Ben Smith West Team Coached by John Kramer Weights: Same weights listed above. There will be 5lb allowance. You will be expected to make scratch plus 2lb in Iowa. Example 106 can weigh 111 for the East/West Dual, but must be able to make 108 in Iowa (Iowa is a single day weigh-in). East / West Team Selection Process: - You must contact the coach of your region team NLT than the final day of the TSSAA region tournaments to express interest. - East Team will be made up of wrestlers from the Chattanooga / Knoxville AAU regions - West Team will be made of wrestlers from the Middle /West Tennessee AAU regions. If you’re unsure of our region just ask the coach! - Highest place at TSSAA state tournament in desired weight will be selected from their region - In case where a team has two wrestlers from different division (AAA and DII). Coach will see if there is an existing head to head. If no head to head, a wrestle off will be scheduled - Coaches do have selection preference as well. They will have one week to put this team together after state, so please know things will move fast. First off I didn't even have to offer a wrestle off. it clearly state that you had to contact me by the end of Regions and I also extended it to the end of the state tournament ( He Did Not) It also state the highest placer at State. Blackman kid was a state qualifier and ryan kid was not. I offered the wrestle off because I had happened to see the RYAN kid wrestle and thought he was pretty tough. During the season he had given my 132 a tougher match than the blackman kid. so I held only one wrestle off. Not at any time did I tell either kid or Coach that they had to make weight for the wrestle off which had to be changed to Thursday because Ryan kid did not show up for wrestle off on Monday. I take partial blame for that because I told the Coach where and what date to come for the Monday wrestle off but left off the time. So since I wasn't contacted to inquire about the time I took responsibility for that and rescheduled it. I don't make my team weigh in before wrestle offs but they have to make sure they make it on competition days. ON Sunday the blackman kid was well under the +5 weight allowance. I really do appreciate your concern and will take that into account next time. This is a lot to get together and organize with a lot of people helping g out. Let me know where you are willing to help out next season and hopefully things will go smoother thank you j Kramer

Fight nights for the off season officially start tonight EVERY MONDAY at 6:30 pm at Wilson Central High School LIVE MATCHES Everyone is welcome j Kramer

I agree. But being devils advocate here. He has only been coaching a short time , couple of years. He may not have even realized he could do that. I started Coaching when I was very young - Head coach at 20 and I can tell you there was a lot I had to learn throughout the years. Its been almost 30 years and I still learn things each year that I didn't know or may have forgotten, At this point the best thing we can hope for is this is an experience everyone can learn from

If the Coach truly believes he saw something the trainer missed and didn't believe his wrestler could go on and believed his safety was at risk and truly believes in his decision then he has nothing to apologize for. I know the trainer said he cold go but Ive been coaching for almost 30 years and ive seen trainers more wrong than they are right. They are basically making judgement calls and most times in 2 minutes or less , I have a hard time ordering lunch in 2 minutes or less let alone access a possible serious injury. just last year I had trainers telling me and my son he just pulled something in his shoulder and just need physical therapy next Friday he goes under the knife to hopefully repair it. A few years Back I had a kid that if he went out of bounds he fell to the ground as if he got shot by a sniper , you really never know. I feel bad for Russo and Im not saying the Coach was right or wrong but in his eyes he was right. As far as being reprimanded - for what? He didn't break a rule. the only illegal thing was the slam, deemed so by the ref. What Administrator is going to reprimand a Coach making a personal decision for the safety of a student/athlete. An unfortunate tragedy but no matter how much people complain and debate the issue, you cant go back in the past and change what has already been done. I congratulate Mr Russo on his ability to shake it off and continue wrestling to third. A lesser man would have walked away from it all after he had blown a fit, swore, thrown head gear , kicked over a chair etc.. Russo made a mistake and then faced adversity and overcame with class. Even though he is not a three timer that young man is going to go far in life

170 lber needed for the WEST TNAAU Freshman/Sophomore dual team. The East/West dual will be this Sunday, March 6 at Wilson Central High School. The winner of each individual weight class will be on the TNAAU Freshman/Sophomore National team competing in Des Moines, Iowa at the end of the March. Contact Coach John Kramer kramerj@wcschools.com

Thats The TN Dead Period sounds like a great tournament though

Wilson Central Mondays starting March 7th : fight Night - live matches 6:30 pm Wednesdays starting March 16th - Freestyle / Greco Club with Coach Hamm And Coach Kramer 6:30 - 8 pm Cost: FREE, just purchase a USA Card Thursdays Starting March 17th - Open Mats for Folkstyle/Freestyle and Greco Roman. 6:30 - 8 pm July 16th - Wilson Central Summer Duals: 12 teams tops. weigh in at home Pair up kids against other teams and wrestle. $5 per wrestler donation so we have something to give to the guys that will be there to ref for us. no gate fee. bring as little or as many as you can. if only a couple you'll combine with another team. email me at Kramerj@wcschools.com for a spot or text me at 8105993575 start wrestling at 9 am

West TN Coaches, If you have any Freshman or Sophomores that placed in your respective state tournaments this past weekend that are interested in a spot on the TNAAU West Dual team competing this upcoming weekend at Independence High School, I need to know ASAP please. TheWest Dual team is composed of AAA Regions 5-8, A/AA (Duals) Middle Tn and Memphis area teams of the DII West/Middle Region. The selection process for the East/West Dual set by the TNAAU is as follows: East / West Team Selection Process: - You must contact the coach of your team NLT than the final day of the TSSAA region tournaments. - East Team will be made up of induvial from the Chattanooga / Knoxville AAU regions - West Team will be made of wrestlers from the Middle /West Tennessee AAU regions. If you’re unsure just ask the coach! - Highest place winner at TSSAA state tournament in desired weight will be selected - In case where team has two wrestlers from different division (AAA and DII). Coach will see if there is an existing head to head. If no head to head a wrestle off will be scheduled - Coaches do have selection preference as well. They will have one week to put this team together after state, so please know things will move fast. If you have any wrestler interested in a spot on the East Dual team please let me know NO LATER than 12:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, February 24. If interested, please contact me via email kramerj@wcschools.com ASAP please. or text me at 810-599-3575 Thank you all in advance, John kramer

Mondays starting march 7th we will be starting fight nights at Wilson Central. every Monday at 6:30 pm Live go's until they are tired. Hope to see you there j Kramer

Teams Centennial Father Ryan Brentwood DCA Wilson central Clarksville Hillsboro Oakland Mount Juliet Lebanon Independence

need 2 teams for JV Duals on December 12th

Still need one team - teams will get 5 matches in

Wilson Central JV DUAL Tournament. DECEMBER 12th, Need 1 team 2 pools of 5 and cross bracket for placement. you'll get 5 duals in for the day teams Beech, Father Ryan, Wilson Central, Ravenwood, Summit, oakland, Bradley Central, West Creek, siegel DEcember 19th. JV individual Tournament Can fit a few more teams in Round Robin : 5 kids per chart. medals top 2 teams : Ravenwood Wilson Central Centennial Father Ryan Brentwood DCA Clarksville Hillsboro Oakland MJ Lebanon Independence Contact : kramerj@wcschools.com or text 810-599-3575

Just recently had a team drop out of our individual tournament being held on january 9th, 10 teams - 2 pools of 5 wrestlers, cross bracket for placing. all kids get 5 matches in. better than going 2 and out. Teams attending Baylor Wilson Central Blackman Beech Rossview Bearden Cane Ridge Grace christian Academy - knoxville Grace Christian Academy - leipers fork Contact me at Kramerj@wcschools.com or text me at 810-599-3575

Job is a heck of a good incoming freshman for franklin this year. He is a nephew of Chuck Bean , he is not related to the simpsons.

We'll be there Coach. Thanks for giving the kids another opportunity to get better. it was a great tournament last year with a lot of highly competitive matches.

We still have open room on tuesday nights at Wilson Central. do a little drilling to warm up then around 8 live matches. open for anybody 6 pm

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Wilson Central HIgh School Wrestling Clinic Camp Counselour: Casey Cunningham : Head Assistant Wrestling Coach at Penn State University and former NCAA Champ August 22nd 10 am - 3pm ( Bring A small Lunch) $40 Come learn from one of the best . Send Name to kramerj@wcschools.com to save a spot. limit 60 wrestlers. Casey Cunningham Casey Cunningham is in his sixth year on the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling staff. Named head assistant coach by Cael Sanderson in April of 2009, Casey is in his 14th as a collegiate coach. Cunningham served as Cael Sanderson's head assistant coach at Iowa State as well. Prior to his one-year stint in Ames, he was head assistant coach at Central Michigan for seven years (2001-2008). He began his coaching career in 1999 as a graduate assistant at CMU and then spent a year at the Olympic Training Center. During his tenure at CMU, he helped lead 18 Chippewas to All-American honors and 35 Mid-American titles. During Cunningham's last season as an assistant, Central Michigan finished seventh at the 2008 NCAA Championships. CMU dominated the MAC during Cunningham's time with the Chippewas, winning the last 10 regular season championships (including all eight during his run as an assistant). As a wrestler, Cunningham is among Central Michigan's all-time greats. He capped off his collegiate career in 1999 by winning the 157-pound title in the Bryce Jordan Center, earning the school's first Division I national title and only the second individual title in school history in any sport. The two-time All-American (he was national runner-up in 1998) won three MAC championships (1996, 1997 and 1999) and was twice named MAC Wrestler of the Year (1998 and 1999). Cunningham finished his Chippewa career with a 134-19 record. An accomplished international competitor, Cunningham won the 2008 Pan American Games silver medal and was two time U.S. Nationals and World Team Trials runner-up. An outstanding student, Cunningham was a four-time NWCA Academic All-American. Cunningham earned his bachelor's degree in sociology with an emphasis in criminal justice from CMU in 1999. His wife, Tara (Nott), is an Olympic champion, having won the gold medal in weight lifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. The couple has three sons, Hayden, Asher and Ryder and two daughters, Saige and Sterling.

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I think its a nhsca event

Its also not a tssaa event