Conditioning Workouts

We've kicked off another phase of hard training and conditioning. This will take about 4 weeks, then we'll go into a peaking phase as a practice for competition.

I was happy with the general enthusiasm of the class, and congratulate everyone who participated today. It was tough. Sprints, squats and wrestling drills combined with a couple of live sparring matches really sapped us physically. But everyone kept their spirits together and managed to complete the tough day.

It will get tougher....but it will FEEL easier.

High Performance Workshop - 21 Jun 09 - Fremantle PCYC

I will be holding a "High Performance Introduction" workshop for interested wrestlers. I can confirm that the date will be Sunday 21-Jun-09 at Fremantle PCYC from 10.30am to 2.00pm. An official flyer will be emailed sometime in the next week.

The workshop is aimed at athletes who:
- Have had some competitive experience.
- Train regularly at class, but have not done much conditioning/training outside of class.
- Would like to commence serious training (for competition) within the next year.

All WWA members are welcome, but if you do not fit into the above categories, you may not find the workshop as useful. Coaches and parents are also welcome to attend or observe.

The workshop will consist of classroom style discussions and actual wrestling practice. Please come prepared with training attire and a change of clothes. Also, you might like to bring water and a snack. Sorry, I won't be providing lunch!

The official flyer will provide a bit more information. In the meantime, I would appreciate if you could confirm whether you wish to attend before 14-Jun. I need to know final numbers so I can print enough workshop notes and plan the wrestling clinic.

Regards,
Jonathan Tan
WWA High Performance
jonathantan77@yahoo.com

LAUNCH OF NEW BLOG

This is the official launch of the new Fremantle Wrestling Website. This will take over from the old Geocities website, as Geocities is soon closing down.

All the old posts from the Geocities site have been successfully transferred over here. Please visit the archives to view them.

2009 Australia Cup Results

Congratulations to the Fremantle Wrestlers below for their results in the 2009 Australia Cup

69 kg Male FS School-Age
Jasmit Phulka Canada
Blake Barden NSW
Daniel Carrigg WA

72 kg Female FS Senior
Emma Chalmers WA
Maryanne Mullahy Vic

Referee's Course

A referee's course was held at Fremantle PCYC today. The course facilitator was FILA Level 1 referee Larry Papadoupolis. A classroom session was held in the morning where attendees learned the scoring system and conventions used in refereeing. This was followed by a practice tournament where the attendees tested their knowledge by officiating on the mat.

Oceania Championships 2009

Congratulations to Emma Chalmers who has completed a great start to the year with a gold medal at the Oceania Championships (winning the coveted "best female wrestler" award too!) and third place at the Australian Nationals. All in all, she has won 7 out of her last 8 matches over two tournaments.

This training session marked the first step towards preparing for the Australia Cup. I've been preparing individual training programs for the wrestlers and we started putting them into practice today. We were mainly concerned with identifying strengths and weaknesses today. This gave the wrestlers a good understanding of the training path they would have to take over the next few months in order to address those weaknesses.

We will continue with drills and light sparring until the X-Cup at the end of March. That tournament will be a good indicator of match fitness. After that tournament, we will use its momentum to continue getting match ready for the Aus Cup.