Wrestling Blogs - Daryl Weber

I just returned from the Cadet and Junior Nationals in Fargo ND. Once again this tournament proved to be incredibly tough. Christiansburg High School had an All-American for the fifth straight year and 7 out of the past 8 years. Devin Carter All Americaned for the second year in a row. This tournament is tough in many ways. The competiton is tough, the training camp is tough, the time commitment is tough, the training to prepare for the tounemant is tough, the travel is tough, and making weight four days is tough. All these reasons are why the wrestliers that make the commitment to attend this tournament make huge strides in the off season. These reasons are also why a lot of wrestlers dont attend. If you truley want to be the best wrestler you possibly can be you need to challenge yourself as often as possible and that is why this tournament is so important. Many wrestlers make the commitment and leave the tournament frustrated with their results, because it is such a grueling tournament. The ones that can go through it, learn from it and continue to work towards succeding at that level end up being the stars.