Chvse

Husband | Dad | Wedding Photographer | Wrestling Coach

[Chvse @ChvseP]

The first batch of Landscape photos are now available for print on our website! Please go check it out!
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[Johnni DiJulius @johnnidijulius]

Ive said this before but I can’t stand the phrase “that won’t work against someone good”. It takes options off the table. I understand baseline wrestling is higher percentage but forcing kids into a box is dangerous. Wrestling is art, art is innovative. Let kids find their style.

[Chvse @ChvseP]

@jvieyra24 @FloWrestling But 6u nationals ran fantastic 😵‍💫

[Chvse @ChvseP]

@BeauBartlett 13 most
6 average

[Adam Tirapelle, CIMA® @adamtirapelle]

Point seeding 👎

[Chvse @ChvseP]

@T_Ram133 @CPyles8 @Benaskren It’s either that or the hip push for separation to weaken the whizzer

[Seth Gross @GodsWrestler133]

Positioning is the foundation.
If your positioning sucks, your technique will fail.

You can hit bad shots when you’re young and get away with it. As competition improves, that disappears. If you shoot without your hips in, it might work now. It won’t work long term.

Same on bottom. Knowing a stand-up or sit-out means nothing if you can’t keep your weight back, seal off, or control wrists. You might get to your feet, but you’ll get mat-returned 95% of the time.

Positioning makes technique work.
Without it, you’re just guessing.

[Jordan Burroughs @alliseeisgold]

My son Beacon completed the “Tournament Warrior” feat this weekend at Super 32! He lost his first match to the top seed, then battled back to win five straight and finish with a bronze medal beating the 2, 3, 4 and 5 seeds on the way. Most importantly, he displayed great poise, determination and humility. He’s a fighter. He kept finding a way to stay alive, and it was fun to watch.

We’re not on the national tournament circuit. We haven’t done Tulsa, Reno, Kids Nationals. Winning big tournaments right now isn’t high on our priority list. So when Beacon insisted on coming to Greensboro, North Carolina to compete with his teammates against the best kids in the country at Super 32, I was hesitant. Part of me would rather him just stay at home to train. But more than that, I also didn’t believe he was ready for the caliber of kids I knew he’d run into. I thought about shielding him from potentially getting his butt kicked.

After those initial thoughts, I reframed my perspective and decided to register him. Here are a few important ideas I’ve settled on:

1. Seek challenges — Adversity helps us develop, build character and get closer to the wrestler/man we eventually will become. The harder the challenge, the bigger the window for growth.

2. Wins and losses go into the same bucket. The ultimate goal is to become greater later. Until then we’re just having fun and collecting data — figuring out ways to get better.

3. Prepare them, don’t scare them. I didn’t show him the bracket. I didn’t tell him the names of anyone in his weight class, I didn’t even tell him who he’d have next round. Just bring your best stuff. Who your opponent is, is less important than the energy and intensity you bring to the match. Remember — it’s not about WHO you wrestle, but rather HOW you wrestle.

4. Ignore other parents. Most people have great intentions, but poor advice. Don’t let them project their insecurities on you. They usually have no idea what they’re talking about. Listen to your coaches instead.

5. Let your kid cry. It means they care. You don’t have to pacify them immediately after a loss. Let them sit with their emotions for a little while and learn to handle difficult moments internally.

6. Don’t yell at your kids when they lose. Self explanatory.

7. Let them eat. A full belly makes a happy wrestler. There’s way too much emphasis on going down in weight in hopes of performing better or placing higher. Bigger doesn’t always mean better. If the weight class doesn’t make sense, or you don’t feel like you can compete at the weight, stay home and wait for another opportunity. STOP cutting your kids.

8. Find a club home and stick with it. Most wrestlers have too many chefs in the kitchen. Some wrestlers are regularly attending 2-3 clubs a week with no real identity to their wrestling. More coaches aren’t the answer. Pick one club, trust the process and let it ride.

9. Dont leave the tournament when your wrestler loses. Surround your kids with positive teammates and parents willing to be mat-side and cheer on the squad even if they’ve been knocked out of the tournament. Strong communities stay to support one another no matter what!

10. Dont get too low on your kid’s losses or too high on their success. Celebrate the wins but also remember that it’s just wrestling. All of the college coaches in the arena were watching the high school matches. Not one of them was recruiting the 8u or 11u tournament. It’s not that big of a deal yet.

I realized this weekend that it’s not my job to clear the path for my kids, but only to prepare them for it. Beacon is no better a wrestler today than he was when he walked into the arena yesterday, but now he knows he belongs. And that itself was well worth the risk.

- JB

[InfaWrest @InfaWrest]

SUPER ULTRA WHOLESOME CONTENT 🥹

Won 🇰🇵 gave EVERY ref a long hug after winning the 50KG World Championships 😭

[RUSS @russdiemon]

in case no one told you, you’re allowed to change your mind

[Kent Murphy @KentMurphy]

Ichiro got his 3rd MLB hit in his 10th at bat and his batting average never dipped under .300 for the rest of his career 🤯

[Chvse @ChvseP]

@greentoepalacio We could use something like this in Sioux Falls, South Dakota!

[Mindset Machine  @mindsetmachine]

This speech will change your life:

[Spinnin Backfist @SpinninBackfist]

PICO IN THE UFC‼️

Movsar Evloev Vs Aaron Pico set for #UFCVegas106 on May 17th

Via @RedCorner_MMA

[Johnni DiJulius @johnnidijulius]

Wrestling clinics should be fun. Not a chore that your kid “has” to go to because you made him.

[Purler Wrestling @purlerwrestling]

🧨Wrestlers should memorize this‼️

[NWC Red Raiders @nwcraiders]

🏀 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡.

574 wins.
2 national championships.
9 GPAC regular season titles.
6 GPAC tournament titles.

Countless lives impacted.

#RaidersStandOut | @NWCBasketball

[Allyson Schwab @allysonschwab]

This sport is tough. As a previous college athlete ( don’t judge that on my Appearance now or the hurt I feel getting up and down Matside 9 hours in…), but….

I wish I had known or someone
Had told me these things a few more times…..

So for all of you athletes…( my bigs/lils and others) if you need to hear it-
Read these……

1- If 40% is all you can give and you give me that 40- you’re giving 100% of what you are capable of giving.

2-Don’t forget how far you’ve come- The time and sacrifices it takes to even get to this level is truly inspiring and never a waste of time or passion.

3-Failure doesn’t hold a candle to What regret feels like.

4-I’m proud of you. Not because of your win/loss record or the accolades you have received, but simply having the courage to walk out on that mat knowing that today your best may not be enough to win- and yet you do it anyways.

5-Don’t be so quick to hurry through it. Through the joy and through the pain. Let them both sink in a little. Don’t linger too long, but enough time to recall what confidence feels like and enough time to grow from the pain you felt.

6- Anything can be used For motivation. I used to think I had to be motivated by something or someone. We can create motivation ourselves.

7- Trust. You will only go so far on your own. No one reaches the highest of levels without help. Trust the ones put in positions to help you.

8- Take knowledge from anywhere you find it. Sometimes someone can explain something by a different phrase or motion that just clicks. You are limiting yourself by working with/asking questions to only one person.

9- I love you. Why do we hold back saying this so much? Love isn’t meant to be conditional or earned.
* told Doug one day I’m gonna just say it to all our kids because I do love them and if it’s weird it’s weird, but if I sent my kid off to college I want him to be loved and cared for just as much as he is
Pushed and taught.

10- Lastly, mental health isn’t something you have to wait until you’re struggling to work on. I can look back now and identify anxiety and perfectionism all throughout my college sports experience. Heck we are trained to be performance driven and usually rewarded for good performance. What happens if we don’t make an effort to work on this? Well as we get older we start to associate good performance =valued, Lovable, worthy and a bad performance=not good enough, unlovable, unworthy. *

*COACHES ( and parents) THE WORDS YOU SPEAK IN THE MOMENTS AFTER A practice, meet, or tournament have an exponential effect on how some will view their Worth and if it will be based
On Their Performances.

If you read any of these and you wish someone had told you it growing up a little more or maybe even now go ahead and🩷 this and send to someone you know who needs to read it too.

I wrote this in 2024 and felt the need to share it again and read it again for myself.

[Adam Tirapelle, CIMA® @adamtirapelle]

Only thing I've learned today - it's a lot easier to win via a slam call than to show "control" on a takedown 🤣

[The Wrestling Room (Pat Mineo) @MrPatMineo]

Sammy Sasso, what a career! 👏🏼

A 114-20 record for the Buckeyes, a 2x NCAA finalist and plenty of exciting matches in between! Above all that, his biggest triumph was returning to the mat after nearly losing his life... Sasso showed a ton of heart and did something 99.9% of people wouldn’t be able to do. His journey back onto the mat was inspiring and a testament to the true grit of a wrestler. He’s an inspiration and will make an Incredible Coach.

Thank you, @sammysasso.

[Rei Higuchi @Reihiguchi0128]

@BradyStafford8 calm down