Bristol Central Wrestling Preseason

     At the end of last year, the Bristol Central Wrestling Team participated in some off-season/postseason weightlifting. This lifting was for the kids not doing a spring sport, but still wanted to weightlift in the off-season.  We also did some off-season mat moving occasionally, which is definitely a highlight of the off-season.

     During the summer, the team visited a wrestling camp in Pennsylvania. Much of the team went to the camp including two incoming freshman.  At camp, we learned and improved our techniques and also got a lot of off-season mat time.  Most of us got 10 or more matches in just only a few days.

     When the new school year started, we started a voluntary running and weightlifting program which ran for three days a week.  We worked on our core strength and our muscle endurance.  We also ran to get into shape.  The preseason workouts were interesting because we used a variety of different exercises and tools to aid us.  We used items such as medicine balls and "Therabands" with our exercises. In November, some of the team went to a wrestling clinic that was being held by Army Wrestling at West Point Military Academy. This clinic provided us with extra help with the little things in wrestling and we all learned something from it.  We also stayed a little while at the clinic in order to watch some of the Army's Black and Gold match.

     The preseason lasted for approximately two months and will prove beneficial to us on our upcoming season.