USA OHIO IS AT CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL: Saturday May 8
Address: Carroll High School, 4524 Linden Ave., Dayton OH 45432
Weigh-ins for U14, U16 and Junior are Friday night 7-8 p.m. for both styles or single style Saturday Greco and double 7-730 a.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. Junior and U14 Greco starts
Saturday 10:40 a.m. U14 and Junior Freestyle starts
Saturday 2 p.m. Greco starts for U16 starts
Saturday 3:10 p.m. Freestyle starts
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Tournament Type |
Registration/ Weigh-in |
Start Time |
Fee |
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Qualifier
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Greco, Freestyle or both: 7-8 PM evening before Greco, Freestyle or both: 7-7:30 AM day of tournament Freestyle: 10-11 AM day of tournament |
9:00AM Greco starts
Approximately 1:00 PM Freestyle starts |
$5 for U14 divisions
U16 and Junior: $20 for one style or $30 for both styles |
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Carroll Qualifier ONLY
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Greco, Freestyle or both: 7-8 PM evening before U14/Junior, Greco, Freestyle or both: 7-7:30 AM day of tournament U16 Greco, Freestyle or both: 12-1 PM day of tournament |
9:00AM Junior and U14 Greco starts Approx. 10:40AM Junior and U14 Freestyle starts
2:00PM U16 Greco starts 3:10PM U16 Freestyle starts |
$5 for U14 divisions
U16 and Junior: $20 for one style or $30 for both styles |
Have a Red AND Blue singlet. You will need both throughout the tournament.
Scroll to the bottom of this page to get your USA card (its required to enter this tournament and the others). Be sure to list Club Simpson as your club affiliation.
Cost:
U14 Divisions: $5
U16 and Junior: $20 for one style or $30 for both styles
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Age Division |
Years Born |
Match Times |
No. of Weight Classes |
Weight Classes |
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14U |
2007-2008 |
2 – 2 minute periods 30 seconds rest / periods |
18 |
71, 77, 83, 87, 92, 97, 102, 106,110,114,119, 125, 130, 136, 149, 165, 187, 250 |
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16U |
2005-2006 |
2 – 2 minute periods 30 seconds rest / periods |
17 |
88, 94, 100, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182,195, 220, 285 (maximum) |
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Junior |
9/1/01 and after, plusenrolled in HS |
2 – 3 minute periods 30 seconds rest / periods |
15 |
100, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285 (maximum) |
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Junior Women |
9/1/01 and after plusenrolled in HS |
2 – 3 minute periods 30 seconds rest / periods |
14 |
100, 106, 112, 117, 122, 127, 132, 138, 144, 152, 164, 180, 200, 225 |
All Registration forms MUST be signed by a parent/guardian if the wrestler is under 18 yrs old
May the 4th Be With You Special Greco Event (elite members only)
Details below
Randy's Club Simpson Members Page
Welcome to your Exclusive Club Simpson Members Page (just like the above headline says).
I will be posting all kinds of valuable content on here, including video clips, freestyle/greco guides and other content exlusive to you and the dedicated members of Club Simpson.
You can also find our address on here, in case you:
1. bumped your head and forgot it.
2. have been riding with someone else so you never needed it.
3. are new here.
Address to the Attack Barn:
10740 Refugee Rd SW, Pataskala OH 43062 (don't share the address to our secret lair with outsiders).450 foot driveway, building is on the right.
I will also be posting info such as upcoming training schedule, special events, advice on navigating the spring season, etc.
Way back in the days when we trained out of our Reynoldsburg Home facility (aka, add-on room), a few years before we built the Attack Barn, I worked with a unique wrestler who quickly became a Greco Specialist.
What I mean by that is this:
- he was an average-at-best high school wrestler (never qualified for the state tournament or even got close, at a tiny division 3 school near Lancaster)
- he wasn't much of a freestyler either
- he became a Force To Be Reckoned With in Greco.
Short story long:
This young man (we'll call him “Jon" since that was his name) started doing personal training sessions with me – Greco-only sessions. I had quickly assessed that he maybe had a knack for greco, and with the right skillset, he could be quite successful.
I trained him to be exceptional at just 3 moves.
He dedicated a significant amount of time perfecting those moves – drilling them over and over again – to a point that I even pulled muscles in my back because of letting him drill one of them so many times.
With just those three moves…
He was able to compete against the top wrestlers in the state – going toe to toe with all of them – beating some while losing in OT to others.
We're talking about state champion level athletes that competed at big, top level programs, like Walsh Jesuit, and St. Edward (among others).
All of a sudden, in Greco, he was among the best in the state.
Jon, with a limited repertoire of just 3 moves, qualified for the Ohio National Team that competes in Fargo, North Dakota.
Some of you have expressed an interest in making your run at the national scene in Greco. I think its a great idea and I wholeheartedly support it.
With that in mind I announce…
May the 4th Be With You Special Greco Event
This will take place on May 4th
And at this time, it is only available to those in the Elite program.
Video bonus: Ankle Lace
Video bonus: Gut Wrench (short version)
Video bonus: Just for fun (for Channing)
April 25 Update: Time for an at times blunt, long overdue discussion about All Things Spring (some of which couldn't be discussed prior to today anyway).
Tournaments
Some of you have been asking me about tournaments. I finally reached a friend of mine who is on the Advisory Board at USA Wrestling-Ohio (but I don't hold that against him). He confirmed the following:
- The Delta qualifier (the one Isaac had planned to compete at) was cancelled.
- The Lake qualifier was held and it was Packed (good thing the pandemic is over).
- Other qualifiers will probably take place.
- Only 14U, 16U and Junior division are competing.
- To qualify for the 16U and Junior state tournament, you need only attend a qualifier (they have waived the previous placing in Top 6 requirement). 14U doesn't have to qualify to compete in their state meet.
- Wrestlers can qualify for Fargo by placing high enough in the state meet (exactly how high may still be unclear, and may also be determined by number of entries).
- Wrestlers might be able to qualify through Central Regionals in Indiana as well (they have wavered on this though).
Singlets
Those of you who purchased singlets – I had to order a few of them. they will be here next week in time for the Carroll Qualifier.
As of now, we will attend May 8 tournament in Dayton Carroll, where all interested wrestlers can compete together as a team. That would be followed by the state tournament to be held a few weeks later (now scheduled for May 29).
Side note, there is a U14 state championship on May 15 as well.
Again, there are no tournaments in USA Wrestling for the younger kids this year (12U and under). Part of it is Covid but a lot of it is because USA Wrestling-Ohio is completely terrible at marketing freestyle and greco to younger wrestlers, so the attendance at the younger ages has always been terrible. Covid is just their current excuse.
Now more exclusive content:
Grab this Free Report Now: Top Five Skills Needed to Win at Greco/Freestyle State
Here's a video, first posted a few years ago (but featuring a current student), of a technique we will be teaching in an upcoming lesson.
Upcoming training schedule*:
Thursday May 6, 7:30 – 8:30 pm: Club Simpson
Club Simpson Elite training: Tuesday May 11, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
Thursday May 13, 7:30 – 8:30 pm: Club Simpson
Club Simpson Elite training: Tuesday May 18, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
Thursday May 20, 7:30 – 8:30 pm: Club Simpson
Club Simpson Elite training: Tuesday May 25, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
Thursday May 27, 7:30 – 8:30 pm: Club Simpson
*There will be a make-up session for the Thursday April 8 session we had to postpone.
Because You Asked….
#1. “Hey Randy, what about tournaments?
A lot has changed in a long long year. In the past, we would compete in freestyle tournaments, some of them out of state, to face quality competition.
In fact, competing in tournaments was a big part of our experience in Club Simpson.
And then the pandemic hit.
It wiped out our entire spring club last season, as well as all the tournaments.
This season, we are back in training, but tournaments are up in the air. In short, the USA Wrestling Ohio needs approval from the National office to conduct tournaments – and as of recently, those tournaments are still listed as “pending".
Its because of that, that I had to approach things differently this season. So….
while it would be ideal to offer some tournaments to the mix, we will have to see if that happens. That's why
- I don't have a tournament schedule
- I didn't require USA cards
- Singlets are optional
About those USA cards.
USA Wrestling provides a great secondary insurance policy for all who have a USA card. It extends outside of the season, too. I think the insurance is well worth the price of the card (about $40 last I checked). But its up to you. If you want to wait to see if there are tournaments to compete in, you are welcome to do that. We don't require the card this year.
USA Membership site. You can purchase your USA card here, if you choose to. Be sure to list Club Simpson as your club affiliation.