Tag Archives: high school
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THE Winter Sport
Leave a commentOctober 17, 2012 by David Gillaspie
When all the snow settles this winter, one sport will carry it’s athletes forward better than any other. Wrestling makes winners off the mat, and on.
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Coaching Classroom
Leave a commentSeptember 19, 2012 by David Gillaspie
THE LAST WORD The exchange between coach and team is prime ground for misunderstanding, misinterpretation, and mistakes. You might call …
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A Sport Boomer’s Trip
Leave a commentAugust 22, 2012 by David Gillaspie
WITH HIS WIFE AND MOTHER IN LAW A high school reunion brings ’em back, friends and teammates. You see the …
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The Learning Habit
2February 14, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Memory Lane? You hear more about ‘the end’ than you do the beginning. The end of paper by e-book. The …
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The Bulldog, part one
3February 5, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Nominations are open. The measure of a man comes from how much they give. The big man who gives little …
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Winter Sports Heroes
8December 21, 2011 by David Gillaspie
by David Gillaspie (written for http://www.oregonsportsnews.com/) A dark and cold winter makes warm well-lit indoor spaces all the more attractive. Instead …
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Occupy Wrestling Resume
2November 15, 2011 by David Gillaspie
by David Gillaspie OBJECTIVE: To help the world understand the foundation of society. (Other sports train for speed, strength, and …
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From A Wrestling Mom To You
4August 15, 2011 by David Gillaspie
“Not much else in life compares.” In this excellent guest post, a Wrestling Mom tells what she learned from the mats. …
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Wrestling Counsel, What To Say And How To Say It
2July 4, 2011 by David Gillaspie
True Story A staffer in the middle school office asked the wrestling coach if he had a minute. “There’s a boy …
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300: More Than A Number
Leave a commentJune 15, 2011 by David Gillaspie
IT’S A LIFESTYLE While some say life is for living, others say life is the reason to keep score. The number …
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G-Day, Plus 1
Leave a commentJune 14, 2011 by David Gillaspie
THE DAY AFTER GRADUATION For all big time wrestlers, the day after winning the big one means it’s all history. Graduation is the …
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Hitched
Leave a commentJanuary 29, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Nieces On Their Wedding Days These are the two women I met when they were babies, who I saw and …
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Wrestling In The House
Leave a commentNovember 28, 2010 by David Gillaspie
This House What do you call the moment you outgrow your old fears, and new ones aren’t quite pressing enough …
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7 Signs You Might Be A Wrestler
7October 26, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Some say wrestlers are born; others say they are made. Either way, there’s a path that leads to one place, the wrestling …
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Wrestling With Re-Hab
2October 2, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(make a difference when it makes a difference) What do you say to someone a month out of rehab? I …
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Better Answers Need Better Questions
4September 21, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/7197) What do you tell a wrestling parent who says he has a freshman son? “He’s real skinny and not very strong, …
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Oprah vs Franzen, The Re-Match
1September 17, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(a satire in series) The voice coming through the cell phone John Irving held to his ear sounded different from the reading …
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Home Town, pt.2, The Bridge
3July 20, 2010 by David Gillaspie
New York has it’s Brooklyn Bridge. San Francisco has the Golden Gate. North Bend has the North Bend Bridge. Everyone …
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The Wrestling Gift
Leave a commentMarch 15, 2010 by David Gillaspie
The beauty of high school wrestling is the moment one of the guys on the mat has their ‘Ah ha’ …
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Baby Drives My Car
Leave a commentJuly 28, 2009 by David Gillaspie
Teen driver learns the rules of the road the hard way.
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