Skin Diseases

Example of Ringworm infection

Ringworm is a common skin disease that tends to rear its ugly head among wrestlers.  The best defense against ringworm infections is to shower immediately after practice, every day without fail.  If you do have anything on your body that looks suspicious, you need to do the following things.  First, DO NOT COME TO PRACTICE.  Secondly, go to your doctor to have it examined and treated, if necessary.  Third, bring the IHSA skin check form to your doctor so he/she can fill it out.  You will need to present this form at weigh-ins upon request from any official.  This is especially true when you go to the kid's open or the State series, where skin checks are mandatory.  If you present yourself at a skin check with any sort of skin abnormality, it is up to the official at weigh-ins to determine if you can wrestle or not.  So, it is always best to have the skin check form completed for any sort of skin abnormality present on your body.

Buffalo Grove Tournament Cancelled

I guess wrestling tomorrow just wasn't meant to be.  Apparently, Buffalo Grove High School is without power, so they had to cancel their tournament.  I'm sure many people won't read this in time, but if you do, please call whoever you can to pass the word along.  Coach Moore will be making some calls now, but we want to make sure people don't make an unnecessary trip out to Buffalo Grove.  We will have regular practice next week for both levels.  See you on Tuesday.

*IMPORTANT* Parent Meeting Tuesday 12/21/10

We will have a mandatory Parent Meeting on Tuesday 12/21/10 at 6:30PM in the Cafeteria (near the wrestling room).  We will be discussing the necessary jobs to be covered for our upcoming tournament.  Please make sure at least one Parent/Guardian is present.  Our tournament can only run with the help of our parents.  We especially need the help of our veteran parents to help take charge.  You know what needs to be done, so help us organize so we can spend our time coaching the kids.

Barrington Bronco Tourney Saturday Weigh-in Info

Again, Saturday weigh-in is at Barrington High School from 3PM to 5PM. You will need to present a weigh-in card to weigh-in on saturday. Since none of the coaches will be there, you can fashion yourself a card using an index card or the like. The information to include on that card is; Wrestler's Name, Wrestler's Age, Wrestler's Club, and the Wrestler's USA Card #. The USA card number can be found here. Simply scroll down to the Shamrock Wrestling Club's Official roster, find your name, and jot down your Card #. If however, you'd prefer to just wait until Sunday morning to weigh-in, see Coach Frank/Moore for your card Sunday morning during the 6:30AM to 7:30AM weigh-in at Barrington High School.

Probably the funniest thing I've ever watched

You'll need to be a wrestler to see the humor in this. RED ALERT!!!

Wrestling Videos on Flowrestling