Descriptive Essay: The Wrestling Team

Wonderful Wrestling A Satirical Perspective on Sports Throughout my life I have been blessed to compete in the oldest sport in the world, wrestling. I’ve been able to compete in all three styles of wrestling and seen success in folkstyle, freestyle, and Greco­Roman. While I could go on about my own personal accomplishments, I would like to point the finger not at myself, but behind me towards the driving forces that play a huge role in my matches. No, I am not talking about the cheerleaders whose use of the same three cheers displays their knack for understanding wrestling.

Walking down through the tunnel of the Hershey Arena has been one of my most decorated moments in my high school career. Last March I had the amazing opportunity of reaching the State Tournament for wrestling. Not only was it the first time I have reached the state tournament, but also Scranton Prep’s first wrestler.

Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is an option. At some points in my life I’ve hated the sport of wrestling. At other I’ve never loved anything more. All in all, wrestling has taught me a lot about myself. When i placed at the state tournament, I learned that no matter where someone comes from they can do big things, if they have the right mindset and the determination.

We were all really excited and anxious all at the same time we had to go practice and set-up for the ball at noon, which only made the excitement worse and almost unbearable. After set up was over, I went hope to get ready for the ball. A few pictures later I was finally at the hotel in the receiving line to go into the ballroom with my date and my competition happened to be sitting right next to me. We sat and ate dinner and listened to the speakers as they talked, soon after came the sabre guard to recognize the seniors who were about to graduate, which I was in charge of. It was finally time to announce who our new commander would be for the 2017-2018 school year, everyone looked at Elias and waiting for his name to be called but his name was never called instead they called mine, the whole room looked at me with astonishment and the room fell silent as I walked up to receive my promotion.

Cole, Tim, and I advanced to the finals of the 4 on 4 tourny. Now everybody at the camp was watching me. I knew I shouldn’t have been nervous but I was

And as I did that I heard them say get “Wyatt and Scott on Darrin”. So quickly I got on track at the jail. So they quickly got into their old position and got ready. So as I got to the jail we already started. As I got out I scooted Capture the flag “Start!”

And as I did that I heard them say get “Wyatt and Scott on Darrin”. So quickly I got on track at the jail. So they quickly got into their old position and got ready. So as I got to the jail we already started. As I got out I scooted Capture the flag “Start!”

Wrestling is a tough one on one combat sport that requires a great amount of mental and physical toughness. This sport is all about imposing a will on the opponent until he gives up. There is a small group of individuals who actually take part in the sport due to the hard work, dedication and commitment the sport requires. Dan Gable once said “Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy” there have been wrestlers who have given a plethora of their blood, sweat and tears for this sport through countless hours of workouts, practices and competitions. What do they get? The Olympic committee attempting to take the sport out of the 2020 Olympic Games. Taking the sport of wrestling out of the Games makes no sense because it was the first competitive sport to be introduced into the Olympics in 708 B.C. (citation) Discharging it from the Olympic Games would be a major setback to the event by losing a huge amount of its supporters. The reason for this sport almost being removed from the Olympics is due to the committee trying to revolutionize the Games and make it more appealing with more “modern” sports. The sport of wrestling has adapted to today’s society very well. If wrestling had not been elected to stay in the Olympics, it would have caused for a quick demise of the sport. Shortly after the election FILA president Nenad Lalovic

Have you ever competed in the state tournament in any sport? Not many high school athletes get to experience the feeling of competing in the state tournament, but I am very fortunate to have experienced the hard work, gained some life long friends, and all the memories. Going into the season I had did not know if I was going to play basketball or wrestle. I thankfully made the right choice in deciding to wrestle in high school.

(Martino 7) Sounds pretty intense right? That is the mindset of both Ivan and Bobby to become state wrestling champions during there senior year of high school. They both are aware of each other but don’t know how each other wrestle. They both face hardships from coaches, friends, and family and are expected to reach everybody’s expectations. In this journal I will be connecting, evaluating, and questioning.

Saturday seemed to drag on but finally it was show time. Walking into the arena was the most nerve-wracking moment of my life; the bleachers were packed and there were people with big cameras everywhere. It felt as though I was famous! As the announcer called my name the only thing I could think about was making a solid run. My run for the first round was good considering my heart was about to beat out of my chest.

During the entire match I had no idea what was happening. I didn’t know which side of the scoreboard was mine, so I didn’t know if I was winning or losing. Since we were in a tournament, there were numerous whistles that were going off during my match. During the match, it was very loud, which made it hard to hear my coach. I also didn’t have any idea what period we were in.

With four minutes, thirty three seconds to go, the score was tied at thirteen a piece. Now my coach, Von Sigler, was never one to put me in on what was considered “crunch-time”, however this

Even though we lost, that final moment that I jogged off the field, every one of my teammates smiled, and gave me a high five. As I gathered my things, I went over to my family. “You did an amazing job for your first time!” They all say in unison. Making it seem like it was rehearsed.

Everyday for a month, I would head over to Moe’s place to train. I could taste every drop of blood, sweat, and tears from the pain that I had to endure, but I enjoyed every second of it. Finally came the day of the big fight. I was ready to roll. I was then matched up against an opponent that weighed in 105 pounds.