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The National Voice of High School Wrestling



January 15, 2005 VOL. XL, NO. 6
January 15, 2005 VOL. XL, NO. 6




	CONTENTS

	3 EDITORIAL 9th Annual Wrestling USA/Cliff Keen Dream Team Classic Dual Meet By Barry Boustead, Guest Editor 6 FEATURE Whistling While They Work Wrestling Officials May Have One of the Toughest Jobs Going By Craig Sesker 8 COACHES CORNER Coaching Character in Wrestling Developing Loyalty, Team, and Motivation in Your Program By Doug Reese 16 WRESTLER'S CORNER Three Pounds Over By Dave Conifer 18 TIPS & SECRETS Tractor Tire Conditioning for Enhanced Wrestling Performance By Buck Blackwood 20 ADVICE FROM A CHAMPION Special Practices By Carol and Patrick Milkovich			23 MAT THOUGHTS . . . On Life's Regrets By Bill Welker 24 HALL OF FAME Wisconsin Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame By Michael Clair 26 NUTRITION FOR WRESTLERS Low-Carb Options to Lose Weight By Matt Brzycki 30 EDITOR'S CHOICE - BEST IN THE STATE Georgia, Kansas, and Minnesota 32 SPORTS MEDICINE Which Rash is Contagious? By Dr. Conkwright 34 COLLEGE ACTION 2004-05 NJCAA College Preview By Dan Fickel 52 COACHES CORNER The Importance of Sports in the Life of a Student By Ollie Cooperwood 54 WOMEN IN WRESTLING 2004-05 USGWA Wrestling Report By Kent Balio 46 COLLEGE ACTION 2004-05 NJCAA College Preview By Dan Fickel





					Nebraska - Steve Mocco (Oklahoma State) decisioned Matt Fields (Iowa), 5-0 in the semifinals of the UNO Open in Omaha. Photo by Wyatt Schultz.
		California - 140 pound finals match in a local tournament at Vista High School, featured Poway senior Schuyler Palmer (red and yellow) wrestling Dustin Long of San Jacinto. Long won the match 9-6. Photo by James Brammer.

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