our goal is to assist our wrestlers in reaching their optim

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Avalanche
Wrestling
Parent Night 2008-09
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Welcome to Avalanche Wrestling

• Coaches
• Chris Susee (head)
• Ben Smith (asst.)
• Jim Overhulse (asst.)
• Debbie Hopkins (asst.)
• Administrative support
• Brian Fosnick (athletic director)
• Mark Vetter (principal)
• Brian Curtis (asst. principal)
• Cathy Wicker (security)

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Glacier View Jr. HighAvalanche Wrestling Mission

• Our goal is to assist our wrestlers in reaching
  their optimum levels of performance through
  development of a positive attitude, confidence,
  team building, and development of interpersonal
  skills. By achieving this goal, we will have
  trained not only a good wrestler, but a well
  rounded individual.

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To achieve this goal, ourGV Avalanche Wrestlers
will

• Take responsibility for their actions, on and off
  the mat
• Come to practice every day, on time, and prepared
  to wrestle with a positive attitude and
  sportsmanship
• Follow the GV and Puyallup School District
  Athletic Codes
• Make a commitment to an ideal weight and follow a
  plan to remain healthy at that weight
• Take care of their personal hygiene, including
  showering and washing practice clothes after
  workouts
• Budget their time to ensure their commitment to
  the Avalanche Wrestling Program which includes
  school work
• Act as a member of our team supporting
  teammates, and respecting coaches and managers
• Give their best effort, not only because the
  sport requires that we do so, but for the
  personal challenge to put forth your best effort
  in all that you do

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Opportunity

• Commitment
• Working hard at practice
• School grades
• Diet
• Safety
• Soreness is certain
• Sprains and breaks
• Rashes and scratches
• Hydration
• Showers

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Matches Schedule
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Matches and Tournaments

• All wrestlers must help set up before home
  matches and clean up after.
• At the conclusion of each match, each athlete
  will shake the coaches hand. We may or may not
  debrief at that time depending on the match
  circumstances.
• The team bench is only for our athletes, and
  participating athletes are to remain on the
  bench. We ask that parents do not come down to
  the bench during a match to visit with their
  athlete. Please wait until after the match to
  congratulate your athlete.
• All wrestlers will ride to and from away matches
  on the team bus. Parents may check out their
  athlete only, by checking them out with the head
  coach or designee. Parents are not able to check
  out other athletes.
• By Puyallup School District Policy, athletes may
  not ride home with anyone other than their
  parents or on the school bus.

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Academic Eligibility

• To be academically eligible to wrestle, athletes
  must be passing 5 of 6 classes according to the
  Puyallup School District.
• Receiving a D or F on a progress report will
  place a wrestler on team academic probation and
  will mean mandatory attendance at a study hall
  during and/or lunch each day until the grade is
  raised to a C- or higher.
• If a wrestler becomes academically ineligible,
  they will be on suspension from competition.
  However, they must attend practices until they
  can compete again.
• Athletes must look ahead and plan for large
  academic projects or tests. You have made a
  commitment as a wrestler, and must balance your
  academics and wrestling.

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Responsibilities of Sportsmanship

• The Participant
• Treats opponents with respect.
• Plays hard, but plays within the rules.
• Exercises self-control at all times, setting the
  example for others to follow.
• Respects officials and accepts their decisions
  without gesture or argument.
• Wins without boasting, loses without excuses, and
  never quits.
• Always remembers that it is a privilege to
  represent the school and community.
• Win with Honor and Lose with Dignity
• Live up to high standards of sportsmanship
  required of athletes.

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Responsibilities of Sportsmanship

• The Coach
• Treats own participants and opponents with
  respect.
• Inspires in the athletes a love for the sport and
  the desire to compete fairly.
• Is the type of person he/she wants the athletes
  to be.
• Disciplines those on the team who display
  unsportsmanlike behavior.
• Know he/she is a teacher, and understands the
  athletic arena is an extension of the classroom.
• Respect the judgment of contest officials, abide
  by rules of the event and display no behavior
  that could incite fans.
• Set a good example for participants and fans to
  follow, exemplifying the highest moral and
  ethical behavior.

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Responsibilities of Sportsmanship

• The Spectator
• Attempts to understand and be informed of the
  playing rules.
• Appreciates a good play no matter who makes it.
• Cooperates with and responds enthusiastically to
  cheerleaders.
• Shows compassion for an injured participant
  applauds positive performance does not heckle,
  jeer or distract participants and avoids use of
  profane and obnoxious language and behavior.
• Respects the judgment and strategy of the coach,
  and does not criticize participants or coaches
  for loss of a game.
• Respects the judgment and interpretation of the
  rules by the officials.
• Respects property of others and authority of
  those who administer the competition.
• Censures those whose behavior is unbecoming.
• Realize that a ticket is a privilege to observe a
  contest and support out school activities, not a
  license to verbally assault others or be
  generally obnoxious.
• Be a FAN, not a FANATIC!

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Nutrition

• Concentrating on wrestling rather than on cutting
  weight will make a better wrestler.
• To grow naturally and increase strength,
  wrestlers need the same nutrients as other
  teenagers, but need more calories to meet the
  demands of daily training.
• Fasting causes the body to use muscle proteins
  for energy even if fat is available. This limits
  muscle growth and strength development.
• A proper diet will help wrestlers lose fat weight
  without sacrificing muscle tissue or becoming
  dehydrated.
• Dehydration is a major cause of losses in
  strength and endurance.
• Losing weight rapidly results in a loss of both
  muscle tissue and water.
• Losing weight gradually (2-3 lbs/week) is the
  best way to lose fat and keep muscle.
• Proper training includes practicing proper
  nutrition every day.
• Practicing good nutrition and proper weight
  control methods is vital to achieving peak
  physical performance.
• I have put 8 pages of nutritional information on
  the web for you to read if you would like

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Questions, Comments, Concerns

• Contacting Coaches
• The Avalanche Wrestling Coaches have an open line
  of communication with the athletes and parents,
  and encourage you to communicate your questions
  or celebrations with us. I would ask that you
  contact us after practice or matches to allow
  each athlete to be coached.

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Thank you

• For coming and supporting your child in this
  endeavor
• I hope to see you at our matches