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THE NATIONAL VOICE OF HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING LETTER FROM THE EDITOR HIGH SCHOOL ACTION 3 Ohio State Wins Its First Ever 18 2014-2015 Sophomore and Freshmen Championship in Wrestling Rankings By Cody Bryant, Managing Editor By Dan Fickel, National Editor

WRESTLING STRENGTH WRESTLER PROFILE 6 Should You Train to Muscular Fatigue? 26 No Limitations for Indiana Native By Matt Brzycki Michael Fetters By Rich Torres MAT MUSES 10 ... on the Trials of Being a Wrestling COACHES CORNER Official 30 Coach Brian Smith of Missouri on By Dr. Bill Welker Tiger Style By Eddie Goldman TOP TECHNIQUE 16 Underhook Pull to Double-Leg By Alec Ortiz

Wisconsin - 285 lbs. Skyler Kurt (Lodi) executing a head outside lift on his 2015 NCWA National Championships - 141 lbs. Ryan Diehl (Liberty) in on opponent from Beloit Turner in the WIAA Sectional Tournament. Photo by a single leg takedown on Alexis Martinez (Glendale CC). Diehl won by Doreen Reinwand. 16-0 in this semi-final match. Photo by Sam Janicki.

page 4 April 15, 2015 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine WRESTLING Strength Should You Train to Muscular Fatigue? By Matt Brzycki

t was Sunday, January 7, 1996. I was one of six pan- methodologies – which actually dated back to the mid- elists who participated in a roundtable discussion 1970s – created a great deal of hostility within the strength- during the National Strength and Conditioning coaching community; most of the time, the two camps got Association (NSCA) Strength and Conditioning along about as well as the Arabs and Israelis. And the ten- ConferenceI for Football that was held in New Orleans. The sion was evident at the conference. NSCA had intentionally set up the roundtable as an “us As a side note, the northeast was on the verge of getting versus them” debate with the six panelists falling into one clobbered by “The Blizzard of the Century” which eventu- of two camps, even going so far as to sit the two camps at ally dumped more than 30 inches of snow on Philadelphia, separate tables. Essentially, one side favored the training shutting down a good chunk of Pennsylvania – which methodologies that were promoted by the NSCA and one included the airport into which I was flying – and strand- side opposed those methodologies. ing me for two extra days in a place that consistently ranks Nowadays, many strength coaches administer hybrid among the annual leaders in murders per capita of any programs which are a mix of more than one training major city in the United States. But I digress. methodology. This is really a smart move since being Near the end of the roundtable discussion, one of the labeled as a card-carrying member of one camp or another pro-NSCA panelists made this comment (or words to the often impacts employment opportunities and job security. effect): “Training your athletes to [muscular] failure is But in the 1990s and earlier, the vast majority of strength teaching them to fail.” I must admit, this was a very clever coaches were purists; for the most part, they sided with use of words. But it was also one of the dumbest things either one camp or the other. Needless to say, this war of that I’ve ever heard in my life. And I’ve heard some beauts. The verb “fail” has several defini- tions, including “to be unsuccessful.” This would mean, then, that training athletes to muscular failure is teaching them to be unsuccessful. This would also mean that training athletes to stop short of muscular failure is teaching them to be successful. Both of those statements make absolutely no sense whatsoever. To put it a bit differently, let’s say that the most reps that you can do with a certain amount of weight is 12. So if you stop at 8 or 9 reps, for instance, you’ll be more successful than if you did 12? C’mon. WHAT IT IS Basically, training to muscular failure means training with a high level of intensity. Understand that intensity shouldn’t be confused with load or a percentage of maximum weight. Rather, intensity is another word for 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Final - 141 lbs. Logan Stieber (Ohio effort. Or, as defined by the World State) finishing a takedown on Mitchell Port (Edinboro). Stieber won by decision 11-5 to Health Organization, intensity is “how become the fourth NCAA Division I wrestler to win four titles. Photo by Wyatt Schultz. hard a person works to do the activity.” page 6 April 15, 2015 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine MAT Muses ... on the Trials of Being a Wrestling Official By Dr. Bill Welker ver the years, I have written poem verses for . . . on Officials and Consistency on wrestlers, coaches, and even wrestling parents. So, I want to praise the man who often takes a Stalling Calls beating during competition -- the Wrestling Official. "When will wrestling officials ever begin to call stalling the O same?” Unfortunately, those who have never worn a black-and- white striped shirt haven't the faintest idea how difficult it is This was a question asked by Pete Wolfe, head wrestling to be an official. Furthermore, a few would rather blame the coach at Hughesville (PA) Senior High School. Coach Larry referee than learn the rules. Frankly, if it weren't for the kids, Shaw, veteran head wrestling mentor at Oak Glen High, also many of us would have stopped officiating years ago. asked me the same question when coaching in recent years. I, personally, don't mind being yelled at for making a tough The irony of the above query is the fact that Coach Wolfe's call; that comes with the job. What I do take offense to is comments were made in 1963 -- 50 years ago! when someone questions my honesty. You can always ques- There is a very important message to be stressed here. No tion my judgment. Heck, even I have felt remorse and have two wrestling officials will ever indicate stalling in the same anguished over a questionable call. But don't say I "cheated" manner. Allow me to share some very intriguing statistics a wrestler. That implies that I "blew" a call on purpose. with you. As a veteran wrestling official, coaches have often evinced Afew years ago, I composed a stalling survey for all junior their displeasure over a decision I made, sometimes vehe- and senior high school wrestling coaches in West Virginia. mently. I have accepted their "comments of frustrations" Below are two pertinent survey questions and the coaches' under stressful circumstances. However, on rare occasions responses to them. when a mat mentor attacked my integrity, he spent the rest of the meet in the locker room. Do you believe that stalling will ever be signaled in Yes, being an official in any sport can be very trying at the same fashion by different officials? times. You must be willing to accept the good, the bad and, 4% YES 96% NO on occasion, the ugly. Thus, the following poetic salute was written for all Whether or not you agree with an official's philoso- wrestling referees. Without such men, the show would not go phy on stalling, do you appreciate the fact that he on. indicates stalling consistent with his philosophy? 95% YES 5% NO THE WRESTLING OFFICIAL He's the man on the mat who strives to be fair, These results do not surprise me at all. Stalling is just too For the sake of the wrestlers, he truly does care, subjective to expect consistency among referees. Officials in Learning rule after rule, he prepares for each meet, other sports experience similar dilemmas as well. Always keeping in shape so he's quick on his feet. Football has its problems with holding, baseball's difficult call is the balk, and basketball is swamped with numerous In the midst of the action, he's consistent and kind, judgmental infractions (traveling, etc.) with which officials He protects all the wrestlers, they're first on his mind, differ. When faced with swift judgment, he's on top of his game, So what's the answer to these problems of athletic official He's a man of integrity, never looking for fame. inconsistencies? Sad to say, there is no solution. But there is hope if you are willing to compromise and accept the reality of human nature. It was answered in the second stalling ques- Many spectators jeer him when put to the test, tion of the aforementioned wrestling survey. Though some fans are fickled, he knows what is best, All sports possess officials, referees, and umpires who are He ignores all their taunting, when making a call, highly regarded by coaches. What is their secret? Quite sim- It's a tough avocation, but he always stands tall. ply, it is individual "consistency" in reference to their officiat- ing decisions during the rigors of stiff competition -- and fair- The man in the middle deserves to be mentioned, ness. He takes on the challenge with noble intentions, That, my loyal readers, is all we can ever ask of any "one" For the love of the sport, he dons a shrill whistle, dedicated man or woman who dares to don a whistle and Yes, it's time that we honor the Wrestling Official. black-and-white striped shirt – Be Consistent! page 10 April 15, 2015 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine page 16 April 15, 2015 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine HIGH SCHOOL Action BEST 2014-15 HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE AND FRESHMEN RANKINGS By Dan Fickel, National Editor

ere are rankings of the nation’s best 2014-15 high 26. Canon Randall, 9, (Westmoore, OK) school sophomores & freshmen as of 03-09-15. Five 27. Quincy Monday, 9, (Arlington Martin, TX) factors were considered in determining these rank- 28. Clayton Singh, 9, (Kearney, MO) ings. They include: (1) accomplishments at the state 29. Jaret Lane, 9, (Southern Columbia, PA) high school championships (folkstyle); (2) National 30. Micah Mathis, 9, (Wasilla, AK) H Junior Freestyle and Greco-Roman success; 3) Performances at prestigious regular season high school tourna- 113 ments; (4) Super 32 Championships; (5) Cadet National Placement. Please e-mail any corrections or deserving wrestlers to: [email protected].

TOP RANKED AT 113 106 JUSTIN MEJIA (10) CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA

TOP RANKED AT 106 CADE OLIVAS (9) 2. Austin Gomez, 10, (Glenbard North, IL) SAINT JOHN BOSCO, CALIFORNIA 3. Mitch Moore, 9, (St. Paris Graham, OH) 4. Jason Renteria, 10, (Oak Park-River Forest, IL) 5. Ian Timmins, 10, (Wooster, NV) 6. Jose Tapia, 10, (Capital, NM) 7. Alan Hart, 10, (St. Edward, OH) 2. Gavin Teasdale, 9, (Jefferson-Morgan, PA) 8. Jaden Mattox, 9, (Central Crossing, OH) 3. Roman Bravo-Young, 9, (Sunnyside, AZ) 9. Tommy Hoskins, 9, (Dayton Christian, OH) 4. Drew Mattin, 10, (Delta, OH) 10. Zach Sherman, 10, (Blair Academy, NJ) 5. Jacori Teemer, 9, (Long Beach, NY) 11. Brandon Courtney, 10, (Desert Edge, AZ) 6. Gerard Angelo, 9, (Hanover Park, NJ) 12. Alex Thomsen, 9, (Underwood, IA) 7. Pat Glory, 9, (Delbarton, NJ) 13. Paul Konrath, 10, (Mount Vernon, IN) 8. Shane Metzler, 10, (West Morris Central, NJ) 14. Dane Heberlein, 10, (Alexander, NY) 9. Jake Silverstein, 9, (Hauppauge, NY) 15. Brian Stuart, 9, (North Hagerstown, MD) 10. Josh Humphreys, 9, (Huntington, WV) 16. Max Murin, 10, (Central Cambria, PA) 11. Dallas Wilson, 10, (Wichita South, KS) 17. Drew West, 10, (Highland Riverside, IA) 12. Tate Steele, 9, (Lawrence Free State, KS) 18. Joey Silva, 9, (Lake Highland Prep, FL) 13. Jaxon Cole, 10, (North Summit, UT) 19. Drew Wilson, 10, (Midwest City, OK) 14. Zack Donathan, 10, (Mason, OH) 20. Trae Vasquez, 9, (Flathead, MT) 15. Real Woods, 9, (Montini Catholic, IL) 21. Paxton Rosen, 10, (Edmond North, OK) 16. Michael McGee, 10, (Plainfield East, IL) 22. Jarrett Trombley, 9, (Corunna, MI) 17. Quinn Kinner, 9, (Kingsway Regional, NJ) 23. Korbin Meink, 10, (Omaha Skutt, NE) 18. Joey Thomas, 10, (South Carroll, MD) 24. Jackson Henson, 9, (University, WA) 19. T.J. Baun, 10, (Colville, WA) 25. Austin DeSanto, 10, (Exeter, PA) 20. Connor Brown, 10, (Oak Grove, MO) 26. Rylee Molitor, 10, (Sartell, MN) 21. Bryce Davis, 10, (Creekview, GA) 27. Dominic LaJoie, 10, (Gaylord, MI) 22. Jonathan Gomez, 10, (Locust Valley, NY) 28. Steven Shields, 10, (Brother Martin, LA) 23. Colton Cummings, 10, (Lowell, IN) 29. Gianni Ghione, 10, (Brick Memorial, NJ) 24. Brody Teske, 9, (Fort Dodge, IA) 30. Jet Taylor, 10, (Sallisaw, OK) 25. Cole Manley, 10, (Altoona, PA)

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By Rich Torres

henever!"#$%&'()&**&+,( the word “can’t” enters Michael Born missing part of his right ankle and two of his small toes Fetters’ proximity, it sparks his drive and at birth, Fetters’ right leg was amputated from mid-shin down channels his relentless focus. Met repeat- when he was only nine months old at the Shriners Hospital for edly by verbal obstacles throughout his Children in Lexington, Kentucky. life, the Chesterfield, Indiana, native gets Fitted with a prosthetic limb after initially learning how to dagger vision any time he hears them. walk on one leg as a toddler, the 18-year-old doesn’t exhaust WCan’t? Nothing but hot air. Never to be weighed. Not for a thoughts of doubt. Instead, he attacks everything with vice-like second. grips and with the velocity of a viper. “When I first started wrestling, the other coaches tried to say While a hindrance for some, the disadvantage of wrestling I had an advantage and that I wasn’t allowed to start how I do,” with one leg is anything but for Fetters, a 100-plus career high said Fetter, a one-legged wrestler from Anderson High School. school winner. “They just kept telling me, ‘I can’t. I can’t do this. I’m not “Why should it matter?,” he remarks when seeing an oppor- allowed to do this.’ My dad told me, ‘whenever someone tells tunity. you that you can’t, go out there and show them that you can. “I’ve never seen him back down from anything,” Anderson Show them you can do it even better than they can.’” High School head coach Cary House said. “He’s had a whole lifetime of having to overcome all types of obstacles, so it’s just part of his daily routine after having to overcome so much.” FEARLESS FROM THE START The decision wasn’t one Trampas Fetters expected to face nor did he want to make. Shortly after Michael was delivered at Community Hospital in Anderson, doctors informed the new father of his son’s situation. “They basically give you one of two choices. They can either correct the defect, but he would walk with a real thick sole on his shoe and have somewhat of a limp. The other option was amputating,” Trampas recalled. “It was a tough decision. It’s a life-changing decision you’re making for somebody. I talked to my family and the doctors a lot. In the end, the best decision was to amputate. “With him being as young as he was, he wouldn’t know any different. I think we made the right decision.” Following the surgery, Michael achieved all the normal mile- stones any child would. He learned to walk. First on one leg. Then, after seeing specialists at SRT Prosthetics and Orthotics, his strides scissored two-fold. He was active and fearless despite having a prosthetic strapped to his body just below the knee. “When he first started riding a bike, he had training wheels. He was just 4 years old. He rode up to this father and said he wanted his training wheels off,” reminisced Kara Fetters, Michael’s mother. “We were kind of hesitant, but his dad took them off and gave him a little push and off he went. It was apparent right there, if he wanted to do something, he was going to make it happen.” As a youth, nothing was off limits for Fetters. From elemen- Anderson High School senior Michael Fetters and Assistant Coach tary school he played football through his freshman year in Gamble watch the competition from the warm-up area during the 2015 high school. A starting safety, he rapidly gained a reputation or Indiana High School Athletic Association Regional Championship. Photo “hitting as hard as a freight train.” by Charles T. Bennett. Often, he would tackle his opponent so hard, it would require

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