The Bearcats Prepping for Season, Coach Popolizio Talks to TDRTV

Posted on | October 25, 2010 | No Comments

Wrestling prepping for Season

The wrestling team has just finished their 2010/2011 preseason! Guys worked hard, gutting out morning and afternoon practices. For their hard-work, the team got four days off! They will be back to practice on Tuesday October, 26th to begin the season.

The preseason consisted of morning runs and lifts, with Monday and Friday sprints, and Wednesday jogs. The afternoon was more focused on guys drilling on their own, making their weaknesses their strength. For the end of the session, the team would wrestle live goes.

The season will be much more structured, with varying morning workouts, consisting of drilling and lifting; with the afternoon practices focusing more on team drilling. We will then break down drill sessions to focus on each individual and improve on what they do best. From there, the team will begin live wrestling. This wrestling will vary from long grind matches, to short 30 second bursts. Our goal is to peak in March for Nationals, so workouts will vary depending on the team looks and feels!

What’s New?

· We are really starting to accomplish many of our goals for the year, including recruiting. Check out the latest article from Lighthouse Wrestling discussing some of the pieces that are coming together.

http://lighthousewrestling.com/2010/10/23/beary-beary-good-day-for-binghamton-top-recruit-in-nys-verbals-to-bearcats/

· We would like to send special congratulatory thanks to Matt Hamill, after his win over Tito Ortiz in UFC 121. Matt trained with some of the Binghamton Wrestlers to get ready for this fight, and gave a big shout-out to Binghamton Wrestling after the fight.

· Binghamton Wrestling has reserved 50 tickets for this year’s Nationals in Philadelphia. The tickets will be ordered by a first-come first-serve basis. Reserve yours before it’s too late! Attached is the form to reserve your tickets.

· Mark November 14th on your calendars! This is the Bearcats first match of the season, wrestling at home, in the World Wide Sports/Binghamton Open. If anyone would like to volunteer their time, we could use some help running the tournament.

· On November 21st, Binghamton will host the Sprawl and Brawl. The Bearcats will wrestle Michigan State and Eastern Michigan. Come watch the team wrestle at home, in their first dual-meet action of the year! If you are interested in volunteering your time, please let us know! Attached is the flyer containing more information.

· Please join us on Facebook. Join “Friends of Binghamton Wrestling” in order to get up-to-date information on training, behind-the-scenes video, and much more!

· A special thanks to the alumni who have already given their annual donations. This is a huge help financially. Your continued support is paying dividends to our success. For those who have not received information regarding giving to our program, you can click on the following link in-order to make a donation. https://www.giving.binghamton.edu/Giving/index.asp?School=08 Make sure you mark wresting in the “if other” category and all your proceeds with come to Bearcats Wrestling.

Thanks for everybody’s support, and we hope to see a lot of you this year!
Pat Popolizio
Head Wrestling Coach
Binghamton University
West Gym
PO Box 6000
Binghamton, NY 13902
607-777-5860 Office
607-777-2495 Fax
www.bubearcats.com