MAY, 2014 TO: SOUTHERN PLAINS COACHES & STATE LEADERS FR: RUSTY DAVIDSON RE: NATIONAL COACHES COUNCIL Coaches & Leaders, As we approach our Regional Championship, it’s my responsibility to update and prepare, best I can. I’m about to give it a shot. First, I will not be with you, this year, in Dodge City. I have a Coach Education chore, in Madison that has to be taken care of. It’s a good thing, I promise. On the business side of things, the majority of your Coaches Council met, face-to-face, in Vegas. No big issues. We were briefed, by staff, on the search process for our National Coaching positions. Since then, as you are aware, Bruce Burnett has accepted the Freestyle role through Rio. The Greco position should be announced soon. Mike Clayton has assumed the position of Coach Education Manager. Mike is a quality human and deeply driven. He’s one of the ‘Good Guys’. He steps into the Big Shoes of a Slender Guy. Our own region’s Cody Bickley has graduated to a more significant role in our National Teams program. Cody grew the credibility of our Coach Education process over his few years. Thanx, Cody ! The National Council is currently struggling to organize another face-to-face meeting, perhaps during the Fall Coach Seminar, in Colorado Springs. Representing the ideas and needs of EVERY USAW Coach is the goal of all these men. We will continue to work hard at making your voice heard ! Now, to the Regional, itself. Structurally, there’s nothing to worry about. You know that Juby and the Kansas connection run a class act. Your officiating will be solid, if maybe a little thin. The Southern Plains is honored to have officials selected to do the World Team Trials. Mark Anderson (KS), Jason Babi (CO), Danny Blackshear (OK), Bill Harper (MO) are making us all look good. Congrats. So, you’ll have good people, just not a lot of ‘em. They’ll get tired. Go easy ! Headgear is REQUIRED for everybody, SCHOOLBOY / GIRL and BELOW. Be prepared. Periods for CADETS and BELOW are TWO MINUTES. JUNIORS wrestle THREE MINUTE periods. Technical Superiority is TEN POINTS for EVERYBODY… BOTH STYLES. We have not heard ANY other modifications. Two things are on my radar, regarding adequate preparation. One is our renewed application of PASSIVITY calls. The other is the “Mystery” Point for not quite finishing a takedown. Please PREPARE, but DO NOT WORRY. Big difference. You should not anticipate a whole lot of Passivity Calls. Generally speaking, we don’t see much passivity in younger age groups. You’ll see a few… RELAX ! A call is not an assault on your expertise or the athlete’s heritage ! It’s just a call. Practice, in the room, so your kids Hear the call and React responsibly. Don’t let the call be the big deal. Scoring always solves the problem. The “Mystery” Point is exactly that. None of us are sure what the future of the call is. Most youngsters finish, so you won’t see many calls. When you do see it, either go with it, or overcome it. We need our officials to at least experiment with it, so we have data to work from. There is an extended Officials’ Education Program in Dodge City, the day before the event. You can be sure that these officials are working A LOT on timing passivity calls, assessing that one point, and diagnosing the difference between offense and defense, on a gut. Enjoy the Southern Plains ! Celebrate all the good things we have in our Region. Take just a minute to congratulate yourself for the work you do. Have Fun ! Ciao, Rusty
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 03:09:36 +0000
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