garrett

December 6 Once the wrestler and the coach settle differences, the kid breaks the news to him that he might be getting recruited to a different high school in iowa. his coach doesn't yell at him but he can tell his coach is very angry at him and wont talk to him. the kid is still debating on weather r not he is jumping ship to the other team/school. His dad wants him to stay because thats were his dad wrestled for in high school. the only reason he is getting recruited is because the school he is possibly going to is full of state placers and state champions and the coaching is great. he just wants one last chance to win state. ,

the name is Garrett. I have been recently reading the book __wrestling sturbridge__ by Rich Wallace. its about a sophmore boy who is struggling to make a varsity spot on his wrestling team because his two friends that are decorated wrestlers are all in the weight categories, 135,140 and 145, he would normally be wrestling in. He is trying to figure away to make varsity because his dad and he believe if he does he will win state this year because his dad really pressures him when it comes to wrestling and he stresses out. So, to guarantee himself a spot, cuts twenty pounds to 125 and hurts his kid knees from dropping all of the water weight and soon cannot win any matches because he is so so weak from al the dehydration. his chances have been cut short due to weight loss and he watched his three friends make it to state but not place just qualified.

The kid made varsity at 145 because his friend got hurt from wrestling a state ranked wrestler so right now he is cutting the weight for the meet the next day and he will be wrestling the state champion and everyone including him was worried for him. he really doesnt believe in himself and it makes his coach made to were he yells at the whole varsity team.

He beat the state title winner and is now ranked in the state. His dad gets so excited he has a huge asthma attack at the meet and is rushed to the hospital which all of this messes with the kids head and makes him angry and sad and gets him more motivated to win now that his dad is hurt and he is ranked as one of the best in the state. His coach tells him he has the whole season ahead of him and he thinks that the kids just got lucky as far as the coach is concerned himself.