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Post season session II is over. We will be sending groups of wrestlers to camps over the summer, anyone interested can contact me at dj@warwickyouthwrestling.com for further info... Lehigh Camp (overnight), June 26-29th. Gene Mills Pin2Win Camp (overnight) July 10-14th. Blair Camp (commuter camp) July 11-14th. Drill Masters (evening commuter) July 25-29th and Olympic (commuter, full day) Aug 22-25th. Info about Summer privates & small group sessions will be available on the site early-mid August. Enjoy your vacation, see you soon....
Warwick wrestler Mitchell Witghtman, NYS 160lb champion, heading to Boston University.
Posted by Steven Ferreira at Jun 5, 2011 5:00PM PDT
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Congratulations and Best of luck to Warwick Youth Wrestling Alumni, Mitch Wightman, as he continues his wrestling career at D1 school Boston University in the fall. Mitchell won the 2011 NYS D1 championship at 160lbs, the first State Champ in the history of Warwick's wrestling program. We wish him all the best in all his future endeavors.
The following is an article by wrestlingreport.com - read below:
Boston U 2012 Starting Lineup Projection
by Allen Brown » Sun May 08, 2011 7:40 am
^^^Here is a 2012 starting lineup projection for Boston University, provided by a BU wrestling insider. Word out of Boston U is that this could be their best team ever. I’m listing the projected starting lineup – not the whole roster - and here we go.
125- Last year’s starter at this weight, Bubba McGinley, returns. McGinley is out of Central Bucks West High School (PA), and will be a sophomore this coming fall. This past season, competing as a true freshman, McGinley placed third in the 2011 CAA Tournament, and completed his rookie campaign with a W/L record of 17-9.
133- Two-time NCAA qualifier, Fred Santaite, returns. Santaite, a former New Jersey state champ from Allendale, will be a senior this coming fall. Santaite gained a national reputation at the 2010 NCAA’s, after he decisioned Cornell’s Troy Nickerson and went on to finish top 12 in the nation at 125 pounds. This past season Santaite moved up to 133 pounds, placed third in the CAA’s, went 1-2 at the 2011 NCAA’s, and completed the year at 21-7. Mr. Santaite is aiming for a podium finish at the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
141- Our inside BU source expects incoming freshman, Tyler Scotton, to start at this weight. This past season Scotton placed second in the 2011 New Jersey State Tournament, competing at 135 pounds for Willingboro.
149- Nester Taffur (Jr/NJ), who has started at this weight the past two seasons for BU, returns. This past season Taffur placed sixth in the Penn State Open, wrestled well in dual meets, had an off-song CAA tournament (dnp), but completed the year with a solid record of 24-15.
157- Look for Nick Tourville to start at this weight class. Tourville is a former Minnesota state high school champion, who started at 157 this past season as a true freshman. He soldiered through the year picking up 15 wins and a ton of Div I experience.
165- This is another weight class where our inside source expects an incoming freshman to start. Keep an eye on Mitchell Wightman. This past season he won the New York State tournament, competing at 160 pounds for Warwick Valley.
Last year Kyle Czarnecki started for BU at 165 pounds. Czarnecki, a former Illinois state high school champion, will be a junior at BU this coming season, and has a total of 27 career wins in college. Our source notes that Czarnecki now is too big to compete at 165, and likely will help out at 174/184 in 2012.
174- Hunter Meys is one of BU’s best grapplers. Meys is a former multi-time New York state champ out of the Shenendehowa High School stable. He has started for BU two seasons at 174 pounds, and will be a fourth-year junior this coming fall.
This past season Meys was runnerup at the Keystone Classic, finished second at the CAA’s, went 2-2 at the 2011 NCAA Tournament (including a 6-5 win over ninth-seeded Ethen Lofthouse of Iowa), and completed the year at 26-9. Hunter Meys is very capable of an All-American finish this coming year at the NCAA’s.
184- This weight likely belongs to the athletically gifted Alex Najjar, who will be a sophomore this coming fall. Mr. Najjar is a former New England high school champ (Shawsheen Tech), who went 58-0 his senior year (2010). The coaching staff is high on Najjar and describes him as being very hungry for success at the Div I level.
197- This weight will be manned by John Hall (Sr/CA). Big John is a two-time NCAA qualifier, who is poised to gain All-American honors in 2012. This past season, competing at 197 pounds, Hall won the CAA’s, went 2-2 at the 2011 NCAA Tournament, and racked up a W/L record of 21-5 for the year. By the way, Hall’s two wins at the 2011 NCAA’s were by pin over Oregon State’s Chad Hanke and by decision over Michigan’s Anthony Biondo.
285- Kevin Innis returns at heavy weight. Innis, who will be a sophomore this coming fall, was 2010 New Jersey state runnerup at 215 pounds, competing for St. Peter’s Prep. This past season, starting for BU at hwt as a true freshman, he grabbed sixth place at the Keystone Classic, and won 16 bouts on the year. The BU coaching staff describes Innis as being a very hard worker – often the “first in and last out” of the wrestling room for practice sessions
125- Last year’s starter at this weight, Bubba McGinley, returns. McGinley is out of Central Bucks West High School (PA), and will be a sophomore this coming fall. This past season, competing as a true freshman, McGinley placed third in the 2011 CAA Tournament, and completed his rookie campaign with a W/L record of 17-9.
133- Two-time NCAA qualifier, Fred Santaite, returns. Santaite, a former New Jersey state champ from Allendale, will be a senior this coming fall. Santaite gained a national reputation at the 2010 NCAA’s, after he decisioned Cornell’s Troy Nickerson and went on to finish top 12 in the nation at 125 pounds. This past season Santaite moved up to 133 pounds, placed third in the CAA’s, went 1-2 at the 2011 NCAA’s, and completed the year at 21-7. Mr. Santaite is aiming for a podium finish at the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
141- Our inside BU source expects incoming freshman, Tyler Scotton, to start at this weight. This past season Scotton placed second in the 2011 New Jersey State Tournament, competing at 135 pounds for Willingboro.
149- Nester Taffur (Jr/NJ), who has started at this weight the past two seasons for BU, returns. This past season Taffur placed sixth in the Penn State Open, wrestled well in dual meets, had an off-song CAA tournament (dnp), but completed the year with a solid record of 24-15.
157- Look for Nick Tourville to start at this weight class. Tourville is a former Minnesota state high school champion, who started at 157 this past season as a true freshman. He soldiered through the year picking up 15 wins and a ton of Div I experience.
165- This is another weight class where our inside source expects an incoming freshman to start. Keep an eye on Mitchell Wightman. This past season he won the New York State tournament, competing at 160 pounds for Warwick Valley.
Last year Kyle Czarnecki started for BU at 165 pounds. Czarnecki, a former Illinois state high school champion, will be a junior at BU this coming season, and has a total of 27 career wins in college. Our source notes that Czarnecki now is too big to compete at 165, and likely will help out at 174/184 in 2012.
174- Hunter Meys is one of BU’s best grapplers. Meys is a former multi-time New York state champ out of the Shenendehowa High School stable. He has started for BU two seasons at 174 pounds, and will be a fourth-year junior this coming fall.
This past season Meys was runnerup at the Keystone Classic, finished second at the CAA’s, went 2-2 at the 2011 NCAA Tournament (including a 6-5 win over ninth-seeded Ethen Lofthouse of Iowa), and completed the year at 26-9. Hunter Meys is very capable of an All-American finish this coming year at the NCAA’s.
184- This weight likely belongs to the athletically gifted Alex Najjar, who will be a sophomore this coming fall. Mr. Najjar is a former New England high school champ (Shawsheen Tech), who went 58-0 his senior year (2010). The coaching staff is high on Najjar and describes him as being very hungry for success at the Div I level.
197- This weight will be manned by John Hall (Sr/CA). Big John is a two-time NCAA qualifier, who is poised to gain All-American honors in 2012. This past season, competing at 197 pounds, Hall won the CAA’s, went 2-2 at the 2011 NCAA Tournament, and racked up a W/L record of 21-5 for the year. By the way, Hall’s two wins at the 2011 NCAA’s were by pin over Oregon State’s Chad Hanke and by decision over Michigan’s Anthony Biondo.
285- Kevin Innis returns at heavy weight. Innis, who will be a sophomore this coming fall, was 2010 New Jersey state runnerup at 215 pounds, competing for St. Peter’s Prep. This past season, starting for BU at hwt as a true freshman, he grabbed sixth place at the Keystone Classic, and won 16 bouts on the year. The BU coaching staff describes Innis as being a very hard worker – often the “first in and last out” of the wrestling room for practice sessions
Post Season Training: Session II
Posted by Steven Ferreira at May 10, 2011 5:00PM PDT
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6-week Session II training begins Monday May 16th. Practices to be held on Mondays 6p-7:30p (school schedule permitting) thru June 20th. Coach Silvestri will be available for private and small group lessons during the week. Please schedule in advance, email to arrange: silvestritrained@warwickyouthwrestling.com.
The club has kids wrestling most weekends thru the end of June at Duals & Tournaments and will have groups of campers at sleep-away and day-camp starting at the end of June. Contact me if you are interested and have not already signed up for one; I can help you decide which camp is right for you.
The Post Season Session I was a great success. The room was stacked with local talent from NY/NJ. Congrats to Evan Barzcak for 2nd place finish @ MAWAs Intermediate 80lbs. Robbie Garcia 1st place @ MAWAs Midget 75lbs & 4th place @ War @ Shore 78lbs. AJ Aeberli 5th place War @ Shore 106lbs. Trey Dal Pizzol, 1st place @ Jefferson Spring Fling 71lbs. Ryan Dal Pizzol, 2nd place @ Peqannock NHSCA Qualifier 62lbs. Keep Wrestling !!!!! Champions are made in the Off-Season.
With the start of every season, there is always renewed interest in nutrition. Whether the focus is on dropping to a lower weight or staying strong through a proper diet, wrestlers always have many questions on what they should eat.
Judy Nelson, Nutrition Coordinator for the United States Olympic Committee helps America’s elite athletes achieve success at the highest levels of competition. USA Wrestling’s coaching staff relies on her expertise on a regular basis. Her suggestions should be high priorities for wrestlers and coaches trying to establish proper nutrition in a daily diet.
Step one: Switch to skim
Switching to skim milk can make a dramatic difference in caloric and fat intake for any individual. In an eight ounce glass of reduced fat 2% milk there is 122 calories with 4.7 grams of fat. In low fat 1% milk, there is 102 calories and 2.5 grams of fat. A wrestler that switches to skim milk takes in 86 calories and .4 grams of fat per eight ounce glass.
Clearly there is a benefit in switching over to skim milk. An eight ounce glass is generally smaller than what most people consume in a sitting these days. So, the benefit can be even further magnified.
Step two: Lots of fruit
In speaking to Ms Nelson about the importance of fruit in a diet, she sees benefits varying from fruit to fruit. “Bananas and oranges are very important because of the Vitamin C they provide. Melons are high in Vitamin A and blueberries are also great.” So, when adding fruit to a diet variety can be an important factor to consider.
Step three: Juice over soda
Soda provides nothing of value to for a wrestler’s body to run off of. There are no nutrients to digest. Further, youthful consumers have gotten hooked on oversized drinks. A wrestler should definitely consider the numbers before they grab a soda. Eight ounces of pop has about 140 calories. The “average” soda serving has increased in size, with many people drinking as much as 24 ounces of soda in one sitting. Using a caloric intake of 4200 calories a day, 24 ounces of soda would be 420 calories or nearly 20 percent of the energy intake for the day. Throw in the fact that it has no nutritional value, coaches and wrestlers should see that fruit juice is a much better beverage to reach for.
Step four: Baked Potatoes
Baked potatoes are an easily prepared food that should become a staple in a wrestler’s diet. Don’t forget to eat the skin though. According to Nelson, the baked potato has almost no fat and a minimal amount of sodium with a good supply of complex carbohydrates.
Of course a wrestler’s nutritional training can run afoul if the potato is loaded down with condiments like butter and sour cream. A wrestling secret in eating a potato is adding water to the potato. Wrestlers know that baked potatoes can be dry, so the best thing to do is re-hydrate it. After breaking it open and smashing it with a fork pour a little more water on it and it won’t taste as dry.
Step five: Maintain Variety.
Once again Judy Nelson’s nutritional point is very simple. “No one food has everything a wrestler needs.” Variety in food, even in a specific food group is important. Don’t rely on one food, to supply all of the vitamins and nutrients needed for day to day health. Remove the junk from the diet, but maintain variety.
Step six: Lots of water.
Staying properly hydrated is difficult for the average person. For an active athlete it can be very hard to stay hydrated without a conscious effort. Nelson offers that fluid needs can be estimated at 1 milliliter per calorie. So in a 3000 calorie a day diet an individual would need to three liters of fluid.
Generally speaking water is overlooked as an important part of good nutrition. One old standard is 64 ounces of water consumption a day. Although Nelson states that this is not very scientific, it is probably well above what most wrestlers are consuming daily. Clearly wrestlers work hard and perspire significantly so wrestlers should work to replace the lost fluid. Water replacement is a critical part of a nutritional plan for a wrestler.
Step seven: The secret of egg whites
Wrestlers need to understand where hunger pains come from. Foods that are high in sugar, for example, are broken down quickly after consumption. So, while a candy bar might taste good, its satisfaction is limited because it is broken down before other foods that contain higher amounts of protein.
If wrestlers want to maintain a fuller feeling for a longer duration they need to look to having a diet with good protein. Egg whites are a common source of quality protein. Additionally, egg whites contain no fat. Throw the yolk away, that’s a whole other topic.
Wrestlers can prepare egg whites easily by boiling up a dozen eggs and storing them in the refrigerator. Egg whites contain about 3.5 grams of protein each. Encourage wrestlers to make use of this source of protein.
Step eight: High fiber is highly important
Again variety is certainly important for wrestlers focusing on proper nutrition. Fiber is one part of a good daily diet. Judy Nelson encourages wrestlers to make a high fiber cereal part of their daily food consumption. Cereals like All Bran and breads can be good sources of fiber. In checking the nutrition panel on cereal or bread try to find a product that has at least three grams of fiber per serving. Don’t be deceived by the packaging or the name, make sure to check the nutritional outline.
Step Nine: Don’t rely on meat
Protein is a highly important element for good nutrition for athletes. But a person does not have to rely only on meat to get good sources of protein. There are many soy -based products and dairy products that can work just as well as red meat does for protein. Wrestlers should consider trying legumes such as black beans and pinto beans as protein sources. Again variety can help in nutrition and make it easier to maintain a positive outlook when a person watches what they eat.
Step Ten: Plan for after the weigh-in
Wrestlers after making weight need to focus on foods that will help recover and won’t adversely effect performance. Foods with fat are definitely slower digesting. Carbohydrates can be easier on a wrestler’s stomach. Foods like applesauce, crackers, and cereal can be easily digested and aid in recovery. After making weight don’t let a lapse in judgement effect your performance, plan ahead and shoot for smaller portions spread throughout the tournament day.
Reaching a high level of achievement requires mental focus on all aspects of a wrestler’s performance. Proper nutrition can be an area that can really help a wrestler attain their goals. Of course being a wrestler, in a junk food culture will hold anyone back. So, please take the ten simple suggestions to heart. Make use of the same nutritional training that athletes in the Olympics rely on.
Judy Nelson, Nutrition Coordinator for the United States Olympic Committee helps America’s elite athletes achieve success at the highest levels of competition. USA Wrestling’s coaching staff relies on her expertise on a regular basis. Her suggestions should be high priorities for wrestlers and coaches trying to establish proper nutrition in a daily diet.
Step one: Switch to skim
Switching to skim milk can make a dramatic difference in caloric and fat intake for any individual. In an eight ounce glass of reduced fat 2% milk there is 122 calories with 4.7 grams of fat. In low fat 1% milk, there is 102 calories and 2.5 grams of fat. A wrestler that switches to skim milk takes in 86 calories and .4 grams of fat per eight ounce glass.
Clearly there is a benefit in switching over to skim milk. An eight ounce glass is generally smaller than what most people consume in a sitting these days. So, the benefit can be even further magnified.
Step two: Lots of fruit
In speaking to Ms Nelson about the importance of fruit in a diet, she sees benefits varying from fruit to fruit. “Bananas and oranges are very important because of the Vitamin C they provide. Melons are high in Vitamin A and blueberries are also great.” So, when adding fruit to a diet variety can be an important factor to consider.
Step three: Juice over soda
Soda provides nothing of value to for a wrestler’s body to run off of. There are no nutrients to digest. Further, youthful consumers have gotten hooked on oversized drinks. A wrestler should definitely consider the numbers before they grab a soda. Eight ounces of pop has about 140 calories. The “average” soda serving has increased in size, with many people drinking as much as 24 ounces of soda in one sitting. Using a caloric intake of 4200 calories a day, 24 ounces of soda would be 420 calories or nearly 20 percent of the energy intake for the day. Throw in the fact that it has no nutritional value, coaches and wrestlers should see that fruit juice is a much better beverage to reach for.
Step four: Baked Potatoes
Baked potatoes are an easily prepared food that should become a staple in a wrestler’s diet. Don’t forget to eat the skin though. According to Nelson, the baked potato has almost no fat and a minimal amount of sodium with a good supply of complex carbohydrates.
Of course a wrestler’s nutritional training can run afoul if the potato is loaded down with condiments like butter and sour cream. A wrestling secret in eating a potato is adding water to the potato. Wrestlers know that baked potatoes can be dry, so the best thing to do is re-hydrate it. After breaking it open and smashing it with a fork pour a little more water on it and it won’t taste as dry.
Step five: Maintain Variety.
Once again Judy Nelson’s nutritional point is very simple. “No one food has everything a wrestler needs.” Variety in food, even in a specific food group is important. Don’t rely on one food, to supply all of the vitamins and nutrients needed for day to day health. Remove the junk from the diet, but maintain variety.
Step six: Lots of water.
Staying properly hydrated is difficult for the average person. For an active athlete it can be very hard to stay hydrated without a conscious effort. Nelson offers that fluid needs can be estimated at 1 milliliter per calorie. So in a 3000 calorie a day diet an individual would need to three liters of fluid.
Generally speaking water is overlooked as an important part of good nutrition. One old standard is 64 ounces of water consumption a day. Although Nelson states that this is not very scientific, it is probably well above what most wrestlers are consuming daily. Clearly wrestlers work hard and perspire significantly so wrestlers should work to replace the lost fluid. Water replacement is a critical part of a nutritional plan for a wrestler.
Step seven: The secret of egg whites
Wrestlers need to understand where hunger pains come from. Foods that are high in sugar, for example, are broken down quickly after consumption. So, while a candy bar might taste good, its satisfaction is limited because it is broken down before other foods that contain higher amounts of protein.
If wrestlers want to maintain a fuller feeling for a longer duration they need to look to having a diet with good protein. Egg whites are a common source of quality protein. Additionally, egg whites contain no fat. Throw the yolk away, that’s a whole other topic.
Wrestlers can prepare egg whites easily by boiling up a dozen eggs and storing them in the refrigerator. Egg whites contain about 3.5 grams of protein each. Encourage wrestlers to make use of this source of protein.
Step eight: High fiber is highly important
Again variety is certainly important for wrestlers focusing on proper nutrition. Fiber is one part of a good daily diet. Judy Nelson encourages wrestlers to make a high fiber cereal part of their daily food consumption. Cereals like All Bran and breads can be good sources of fiber. In checking the nutrition panel on cereal or bread try to find a product that has at least three grams of fiber per serving. Don’t be deceived by the packaging or the name, make sure to check the nutritional outline.
Step Nine: Don’t rely on meat
Protein is a highly important element for good nutrition for athletes. But a person does not have to rely only on meat to get good sources of protein. There are many soy -based products and dairy products that can work just as well as red meat does for protein. Wrestlers should consider trying legumes such as black beans and pinto beans as protein sources. Again variety can help in nutrition and make it easier to maintain a positive outlook when a person watches what they eat.
Step Ten: Plan for after the weigh-in
Wrestlers after making weight need to focus on foods that will help recover and won’t adversely effect performance. Foods with fat are definitely slower digesting. Carbohydrates can be easier on a wrestler’s stomach. Foods like applesauce, crackers, and cereal can be easily digested and aid in recovery. After making weight don’t let a lapse in judgement effect your performance, plan ahead and shoot for smaller portions spread throughout the tournament day.
Reaching a high level of achievement requires mental focus on all aspects of a wrestler’s performance. Proper nutrition can be an area that can really help a wrestler attain their goals. Of course being a wrestler, in a junk food culture will hold anyone back. So, please take the ten simple suggestions to heart. Make use of the same nutritional training that athletes in the Olympics rely on.
Warwick is sending 11 wrestlers to represent the club and the Section at the 2011 NYS youth championships in Bay Shore, NY.
Ryan Dal Pizzol Intermediate 55
Evan Gibbons Intermediate 80
Bryan MacDougall Novice 65
Trey Dal Pizzol Novice 70
Lucas Wightman Novice 85
Andrew Wierzbicki Novice 90
Paul Ginley Schoolboy 70
Evan Barczak Schoolboy 84
Nick Sargente Schoolboy 91
Ryan Ferro Schoolboy 95
Nick Ferreria Schoolboy 105
Good luck this weekend !
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