I am wanting to really wrestling more this year than we have the last few. I don't think I am going to bring back but I definitely want to do some editorial features, ore photo galleries and even bring rankings back.
Help me out. What are some specific things you would like us to do as we cover Idaho wrestling more on IdahoSports.com?
Team and individual Rankings would be pretty cool. “The Idaho wrestler” was a good site but I know it’s a lot harder for those guys to stay on top of it. Some kind of article coverage, season previews like you do for football, maybe even live streaming dual meets or even some tournaments even though some stream over track wrestling, with how much travel is involved with wrestling I know it can be difficult for some families to go to it all. I’m glad you guys want to give wrestling more coverage, I think wrestling is pretty popular in Idaho and people will love this.
I would love it if you would do interviews with wrestlers and coaches. Ask them questions about what weights they think are the toughest. How they match up for rival duels. What it will take for them to get over the top. The top 5 keys to this matchup type of stuff. I also would like post matchup questions to the wrestlers and coaches. Give the kids a little bit of print glory about their key match up and what it took to overcome. Eachone of the wrestlers I know has a very unique and wonderful story about what wrestling means to them. The sacrifice and the weight cuts, summer camps they attend, universities they hope to attend, matches or moments that shaped them to be better wrestlers.
I think coaches polls would be a good thing as well.
Two thoughts:
1. Continue, and even increase positive coverage of emerging girl's wrestling teams and events in and around Idaho. The IHSAA has expressed consideration of adding a girl's division, "when the numbers indicate that interest is high enough to support it." Good press will generate more interest, and growing this sector of wrestling is a win-win for our sport at every level.
2. Sponsor an "Ask the Ref" segment, where legitimate questions can be raised by fans and answered by seasoned officials based on the rules and best practices of managing wrestling matches, duals, and tournaments.
Thanks
I love igrapple’s idea about girls wrestling. If the sport of wrestling is going to grow in Idaho it’s going to be with a girls division. The more attention that can be brought to these young women that are doing great things in our state, the better! I hope that North Idaho can get good coverage as well, we have some very tough teams in Post Falls, CDA, Lakeland, etc. up nor