Well, Kaleb had no games this week so I actually got to stay home on a Friday night.
Saturday we were off to Poynette to wrestle. I used to hate it when they had the older kids in another gym because it made me run back and forth so I could see all of the boys wrestle. Since it is only Garrett this year it was nice. I got to sit in a quite gym and not have to run back and forth. I do not want to seem like a complainer but have you ever met a ref who had no business reffing? That's who Garrett had on Saturday. I felt so bad for him that I just could not post last night nor did I sleep well.
We figured that since we only had the 7th & 8th graders in the gym we would actually get out of there at a decent time. What a joke! The Ref decided when he was going to start and made every sit until he was ready. He even decided he needed a 30 minute lunch break so not only did the little kids finish first they had that gym all cleaned out and gone home. This kid Garrett had no problem with. He put up a good fight but Garrett pinned him in the 2 period. That is where the good times ended...
For those of you who do not know if you get 15 points ahead of your opponent in wrestling you win by a technical default (or so I have been told...). About 15 seconds before the end of the 3rd and final period Garrett was ahead 16-1. The match should of been called and ended. The other boy got a flip on Garrett and had him on his side. All Garrett had to do was to hold on and it was his. The Ref called it a pin. 3 other coaches, who we did not even know, complained that his shoulders were not even near the mat. The ref said the back counted and the shoulders did not have to be touching. Garrett was steaming, the ref had the final call. Even the other kid admitted it was not a pin. And so we continue....
For those of you who do not know if you get 15 points ahead of your opponent in wrestling you win by a technical default (or so I have been told...). About 15 seconds before the end of the 3rd and final period Garrett was ahead 16-1. The match should of been called and ended. The other boy got a flip on Garrett and had him on his side. All Garrett had to do was to hold on and it was his. The Ref called it a pin. 3 other coaches, who we did not even know, complained that his shoulders were not even near the mat. The ref said the back counted and the shoulders did not have to be touching. Garrett was steaming, the ref had the final call. Even the other kid admitted it was not a pin. And so we continue....
The third and final match. This one, from how we saw him wrestle earlier, was not a challenge. Except....In the second round the kid put him in a choke hold, which the ref did not see even though both Steve and Kaleb where yelling that Garrett was turning blue. So eventually he flipped Garrett over and it was a very scary time for me. Something I see now whenever I close my eyes. My son flipping over and landing flat on his back with a slap to the mat, what seemed like no life left in him. He landed just like a rag doll and my heart stopped. Of course the stupid ref just stood over him looking. Then Garrett opened his eyes and shook his head. Steve and Kaleb had to carry him off the mat. The other boy was credited for a pin and Garrett placed a 3rd.
So how was your weekend?
So how was your weekend?
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