one legged wrestler

r.payton@att.net · 04-21-2008, 04:01 PM

When I was coaching at frankfort I had a 126 lber place fifth in the state , in the Qtr finals he went up against a kid who had lost a leg in a farming accident -anyway , this kid is kicking Jason's ass all over the mat until Jase caught him in a headlock -anyway , in the first period Jase shot on the kid and the entire crowd booed jason as if he'd kicked the kid in the nuts or something -what I am saying so very poorly is as much as I admired the kid for not feeling sorry for himself for only having one leg , Jason was a wonderful kid and got an Academic ride to Wabash and finished 3rd in the Div 3 regionals -he didn't deserve to be booed and the kid's upper body loked like a 177 pounder's-what was he supposed to do? Let the kid win ? Escobedo faced the same thing this year at the nationals=---after all this rambling I just want to know what some of you would do if you had to wrestle a one legged wrestler both as a coach and a wrestler -do what it takes to win or lose and let the kid have his day ?

a no brainer to me but I just wonder what you guys think ???

Champ Kind · 04-21-2008, 04:08 PM

If the kid has the guts to step on the mat, do whatever it takes(legally) to win the match. Just like you take advantage of a kid that can't defend a double leg, you go straight after the weaknesses.

Its no different in any other sport. In football if the team has piss poor pass defense you air it out against them.

The same goes for wrestling a girl, you NEVER take it easy on an opponent!

M Richardson · 04-21-2008, 04:11 PM

It would be insulting to the other wrestler to do anything but your very best to beat him. When my daughter was wrestling, all she asked for was to be treated as another wrestler. If she wrestled a guy and he kicked her a$$ from one end of the mat to the other, she shook his hand at the end and walked off the mat proud. If someone tried to "take it easy on the girl", he was very likely to find himself pinned.

Gantry · 04-21-2008, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by r.payton@att.net

When I was coaching at frankfort I had a 126 lber place fifth in the state , in the Qtr finals he went up against a kid who had lost a leg in a farming accident -anyway , this kid is kicking Jason's ass all over the mat until Jase caught him in a headlock -anyway , in the first period Jase shot on the kid and the entire crowd booed jason as if he'd kicked the kid in the nuts or something -what I am saying so very poorly is as much as I admired the kid for not feeling sorry for himself for only having one leg , Jason was a wonderful kid and got an Academic ride to Wabash and finished 3rd in the Div 3 regionals -he didn't deserve to be booed and the kid's upper body loked like a 177 pounder's-what was he supposed to do? Let the kid win ? Escobedo faced the same thing this year at the nationals=---after all this rambling I just want to know what some of you would do if you had to wrestle a one legged wrestler both as a coach and a wrestler -do what it takes to win or lose and let the kid have his day ?

a no brainer to me but I just wonder what you guys think ???

Something doens't sound right, nobody is going to boo a kid for taking a shot like that. Perhaps it was on a different mat or something, but why would a large crowd of people simply boo a kid for shooting on someone with one leg? There has to be more to the story...

sgallan · 04-21-2008, 04:34 PM

I would come up with a strategy to beat the kid. It's a wrestling match. He (or she) is the opposition.

r.payton@att.net · 04-21-2008, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Gantry

Something doens't sound right, nobody is going to boo a kid for taking a shot like that. Perhaps it was on a different mat or something, but why would a large crowd of people simply boo a kid for shooting on someone with one leg? There has to be more to the story...

No , there isn't . And as for planning a strategy what would it be ?

Spider · 04-21-2008, 04:44 PM

When I was wrestling, if my opponent had an obvious injury like a taped shoulder or something, I wrestled him as if it wasn't there. I didn't avoid it, but I didn't exploit it either. He chose to wrestle me in his condition, so he got whatever I was able to give. Same here - wrestle your out and out best. Less than that disrespects your opponent.

kenramseysr · 04-21-2008, 06:06 PM

My son wrestled a wrestler with one leg during his career at Ohio State. He said he had more trouble getting into the one leg than he had with many good two legged wrestlers. He had a lot of respect for the wrestler's talent despite his handicap. It continually amazes me the heart that many of these young wrestlers have and shows what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it. I will also say that most of these wrestlers do not see themselves as being handicapped and that in part is probably why they are so successful.

arm-spin · 04-21-2008, 06:13 PM

When I was in highschool, I had a teammate wrestle a one legged guy. Our coach started shouting "go for the double"

when he realized what he had said he went all red.

wrestler27 · 04-21-2008, 07:03 PM

I have wrestled a few kids with either one leg or one arm, and when I wrestled them I actually was as pumped as I could possibly be. I am an extremely physical wrestler anyway, but when I wrestled kids with disabilities I went to destroy them. I just couldn't be the kid who lost to the amputee. I think I pinned every kid (including one who starts for a D1 team) in the first period. You can't take it easy on anyone.

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