Pinning Down Autism

Success can be measured in many ways; this weekend it was measured by attitude, competitive spirit, generosity and sportsmanship. I know that my family had a great time on Sunday and we are very happy with what was accomplished this weekend. Over the next couple of days we will be posting pictures and video on flowrestling, the PDA page on rhinowrestling.org, YouTube, Facebook, USAWrestlingnation.com and other sites. My goal is to get this done prior to heading to Tennessee on Wednesday evening to see my eldest daughter commissioned as a 2LT in the U.S. Army and then graduate from Carson Newman College.

Our goal is to publish the next PDA tournament date within three weeks; we are shooting for a fall/winter 2010-2011 date and running a folkstyle event.

A hearty THANK YOU! :
to all of the officials (pairing and mat) from North Carolina Chapter of the USWOA and from the Southeastern Officials Association that donated their time and talents. It was great seeing you all sharing your experiences and knowledge with each other; to Mike Krause for driving from Michigan to run a fantastic free clinic on Saturday and for working with the wrestlers and coaches on Sunday, I saw many coaches and parents walk away awe-struck after Saturday's clinic, a smile fixed to their faces; thanks to Gameday Sportswear for coming from Akron, Ohio to support this event; to Clark Sporting  Goods & the Trophy House for being our champion sponsor and doing such a great job on the medals; to Karen Long and the Crown Center Staff for being great hosts and donating the facility; to Stokes Lawn and Landscaping, Inc., Greenville (252-341-0673 ); special thanks to the Hunt family, the Berrian family, the Wanovich family, Coach DeWeese and the Raptors, and so many more for helping out over the weekend; to the Fayetteville Public Works Commission for keeping us all hydrated; all of you are truly appreciated!

Reminders: Krause is in the house today and tomorrow; we are accepting walk in registrations tomorrow!

Beautiful!

MAT MADNESS EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, May 7
4:00pm Doors Open
5:00-5:30pm Greco-Roman Weigh-ins (All Ages)
Those wrestling both styles will not have to weigh in again on
Saturday.
NO “FREESTYLE ONLY” WEIGH-INS ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
6:00-10:00pm Bronze Coaches Clinic
6:45-7:00pm Greco Rules Clinic
7:00 pm –conclusion Greco-Roman competition
Saturday, May 8
7:15am Doors Open
7:30-8:00am Freestyle & PDA Weigh-Ins (All Divisions)
9:30am-until Freestyle competition for ALL AGES
3-5pm PDA Weigh-Ins
3-5pm FREE CLINIC featuring COACH KRAUSE
6pm-10pm NCAWA Staff & Officials BBQ @ TM Rhino HQ
Sunday, May 9
7:15am Doors Open
7:30-8:30am- Weigh-ins for PDA Tournament (If you are coming
from out of state and are wrestling in your home state on Friday or
Saturday, as long as your tournament results are publicly published
(e.g. trackwrestling) we will count your weigh in.)
10:00am-conclusion Pinning Down Autism Charity Event
12:00-12:30- Check-in for NC Dual Team Wrestle Offs. Any
wrestler who does not compete in State Championships must
weigh-in at this time.
1:30-conclusion- NC Dual Team Wrestle Offs.