Coaching Q & A: We are very excited to have the Bottle Rockets Wrestling Club be a part of the Glenn Wrestling Program! John Fedulchak, Head Coach, is an alumni and member of the John Glenn Wrestling Family.

There are always many questions, hopefully you will find the information in this newsletter helpful in answering some of these questions. A parent meeting is held early in the season to help answer some of your questions as well.

Practices: Practices are held at John Glenn High School on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. As in past years, practice times will be adjusted over holiday break etc. Please note these times may be adjusted depending on the size of participation. If school should be dismissed early or there is no school due to the inclement weather, we will NOT have practice.

Rules For Your Safety: In order for us to be allowed to hold Club Wrestling in the building after school hours, there are some important rules that everyone will be expected to follow for the safety and liability of all concerned. Please enter the building and go directly to the Wrestling Room. All K-2 wrestlers must have a parent or adult to supervise them during the entire practice time. Members of the club feel this is necessary and very important for the learning and safety of all wrestlers present, to be supervised by an adult. A few coaches just aren't enough for kids of this age. We encourage all parents to watch practice and be a part of our program!!!

In the past we have had problems with younger siblings being left to wait until their older sibling is finished with practice and vice versa. This is fine as long as they have your parental supervision. There are just too many kids to expect your coach and club volunteers to supervise them when they are not wrestling. Wrestlers must stay in the wrestling room - we are not allowed in any other area of the building!

Shirt Sales: Club T-shirts and sweatshirts are available for purchase. This merchandise is optional and not required. These will be sold on a first come/first serve basis during practice.

Shoe Loan/Sale: Several wrestlers from the previous year bring back shoes that no longer fit, yet are still like new! Parents can discuss this possibility at practices. We also have some shoes that have been donated for loaning out. If anyone has old shoes that your wrestler has outgrown, there might be someone out there that would like to take them off your hands. Coach Polk has requested that only wrestling shoes or shoes that are not worn outdoors be allowed on the mats for practices and tournaments. By doing so will help extend the life of the wrestling mats. Check out any major sports store for shoes.

Website: Bottle Rocket Wrestling Club has a link on the Glenn Wrestling Website. The address of the website is glennwrestling.com. Please visit this site to watch for updated information. A calendar is included on the Bottle Rocket link which will list practice times and tournaments. Please monitor this information as changes in practice times and tournaments will be posted here as well.

Also, you will find a link to the MYWAY website which has proven to be a very valuable tool, or you can get to the website directly by going to www.mywaywrestling.com. You will be able to find the latest club news, forms for tournaments etc...Check it out!

Tournaments: Tournament participation, as always, is totally up to each individual family. We will not make kids wrestle that are not ready to do so. If you need to miss practice or a tournament for any reason see a coach and arrangements can be made. Every week a sign-up sheet will be posted in the Wrestling Room for each tournament. If you are going to a tournament, please check your name, this will help coaches and other parents know which kids have entered and plan to attend each tournament. It is the coach’s responsibility to send in your registrations. A coach will register those who are wrestling every Thursday after practice. You must be registered in order to wrestle. There are many tournaments each weekend and if you want more information about tournaments other than the ones we provide a copy of, you can go to www.mywaywrestling.com for a complete listing of all tournaments around the state. If there are any dads out there that would be willing to help coach during these tournaments, PLEASE let us know, the wrestlers really appreciate it!

Our own Bottle Rocket Club hosts a tournament each season. Again, once the date of this tournament is determined, the information will be shared with you. Of course much of the success of these tournaments can be attributed to great parent help! We really need everyone to volunteer in some capacity, whether it is donating items for the concession stand, assisting with set up and clean up, bracketing or working a table. We need you and we will train you if necessary! Keep in mind this one tournament funds everything the club does and eliminates the need for fundraising by your wrestler and family.

End of Season Banquet: Finally the end of the season party! We always like to wrap up the year with a fun activity. In the past we have held pizza parties or potluck BBQ's with fun for the wrestlers and their families. It has been a great way to end the season and the kids really look forward to it!

If you have any questions at all about anything, please let us know. For the last several years, this club has been run by a wonderful group of volunteers. If you are interested in helping out in any way, we would be very grateful.

Bill Polk
Head Coach, Glenn Wrestling
rocketwrestling@gmail.com

John Fedulchak
Head Coach, Westland Bottle Rockets