Blood Policy 2006 – Stop, clean and cover
Athletes are not to come into contact with blood other that their own. 

Blood on the mat must be immediately cleaned by the person bleeding with a disinfectant solution provided. Workout clothing and gear contaminated with blood must not be worn until washed in the laundry. There will be no wrestling with bloody shirts, shorts, shoes knee pads etc. 

Stop, clean and cover all cuts. To prevent serious infections cover skin that has been cut pierced or scratched.

Olympic Weight Lifting Lessons There will be four Olympic weight lifting sessions beginning Saturday September 16. The other three dates are also on Saturdays; September 23; 30 and October 7. The classes will run from 9:25 to approximately 11:30 am. Please be on time.    Coach Hani is a professional world class coach who will demonstrate and teach the proper techniques of the Olympic lifts. These weight lifting exercises are the best training for wrestling. Today’s world class wrestlers need the explosive power of an Olympic lifter. Our goal is that you will be able to learn how to perform these lifts and use them in your weight lifting program. I cannot offer a stronger recommendation for improving your over-all strength and explosive power. Please make an effort to participate. Please confirm your participation by e-mail (tzogas@
rogers,com) to me ASAP 

Weight lifting club and videos:http://www.gtaschool.com/index.html  Cost: $10 per session paid to the instructor upon arrival.Location: Scarborough
Variety
 

VillageMap: http://durham.cioc.ca/details.asp?RSN=2930&Number=2

Dates: September 16, 23, 30, and October 1.

Time: 9:25 am SHARP!

Sunday Practices will start again at the McGregor Park Recreation Centre on September 10. The new practice times are from 10:29 am to 1 pm. Please bring running shoes and another set of clean and dry clothes to this practice. There will be practicing on the mat and outside.   We plan to step it up a level this year.  McGregor Practices continue on Tuesdays 8:15 to 9:55 pm and Thursdays 7:59 to 9:55 pm. Please be dressed and ready to practice “on time” and “on time” means being there ready 10 minutes before start time. Too much time is wasted getting ready at the start time. Start time does not include the time it takes you to get changed and ready to go. Start time is the time the warm-up starts. On Tuesdays the usual aerobics class will be taking place before our practice. Please get changed in the bathroom and wait until the class is over before entering the room. If everyone co-operates the set-up and clean-up will be quick and smooth.The goal of our club is not only to win medals but to use participation as training for success in later life. Being prompt and “on-time” is a valuable work skill.

Team Impact Advocates the following:

Be prompt. Arrive “on time” and “on time” means being there 10 minutes early and ready to go. Do not wait to be told to start. A good team practice should run itself. If you are late, it is disrespectful and disruptive to the other members to take your time getting changed and ready.  Rush to get ready, warm-up and see a coach so he can work you into the practice. If you have to leave the practice at any point inform a coach. Be on-time, work over-time.

Everything will work smoothly if leaders emerge and reinforce the expected behaviors

Toronto Wrestling Practices Scarborough Wrestling Practices continue at the McGregor Park Recreation Centre on 2231 Lawrence Ave. East

8 to 10 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Sunday Practices begin in September.

Map Directions: http://www.arenamaps.com/arenas/1404.htm

More Information: www.teamimpact.ca

There will be a scrimmage practice at the University of Toronto from 1 – 2 pm, this Sunday July 23.  Meet U of T Coach Mike Quincey in the lobby between 12:45 to 1 pm.  

The university is located on the coroner of Spadina and Harbord. 

·  Getting there by car
From the 401 Highway:·  Go to the Don Valley Parkway

and head south ·  Take the Bayview/Bloor Exit and go west on Bloor Street·  Turn left at

From the Gardiner Expressway:·  Exit at Spadina and head north to Harbord ·  Turn right when you get to Harbord Street.

Parking: Paid street parking is available on the streets surrounding the Athletic Centre: Harbord, Huron, Spadina. There is a two hour limit. ·  The Grad House building on Glen Morris St has underground parking.
From Harbord & Spadina go north on Spadina. Turn right on to Glen Morris St (it’s a one way street). Grad House and the underground parking are on the south-east corner. Parking costs: flat rate on weekends/after 5:00 PM on weekdays.

Be responsible or be sorry, it’s your choice!  Read below  

When sharing isn’t nice; Every young athlete should have their own water bottle

The Record (Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo)

Byline: ANDREW COPPOLINO

Wed 19 Jul 2006

Page: E5

Section: SPORTS

Column: KIDS IN SPORTS; A WEEKLY LOOK AT YOUTH ISSUES

Source: FOR THE RECORD

Back at the end of May, the Edmonton Oilers were struck with the flu bug as they battled for the Stanley Cup.

The irrepressible and garrulous Don Cherry — who, I must admit, often directs relevant and valuable points to youth hockey players — showed a clip from an Oilers practice. Sitting along the boards were players’ water bottles, each with a strip of tape displaying the individual player’s jersey number. The message was clear: one water bottle per player.

Oilers coach Craig MacTavish stopped the communal use of water bottles (and shared towels on the bench) in an effort to stop the spread of influenza germs that was taking its toll on the Edmonton squad. It made very good sense.

I can count several occasions in the last few years where young soccer players I know have contracted nasty colds, flus and on at least two occasions even the viral infection mononucleosis during the course of the season.

Mono hits the 15-25 year-old demographic and while not highly contagious (nor is it airborne), it can be transmitted through oral contact as well as through sharing drinking straws and water bottles.

Similarly, some forms of bacterial meningitis (much more serious than viral meningitis) can be picked up through transmission of oral secretions.

Now, there’s no way to definitively attribute the illnesses I witnessed to water bottles shared during the course of practices and games, but there is no doubt that sharing water bottles is a habit best broken.

Sporting events in the summer heat require lots of fluid intake, and often players rush to the sideline clamouring for a drink. A teammate jumps up and offers her water bottle. The player drinks and is back into action. The original owner of the bottle then takes a swig of her own and either picks up a bug or prepares to pass it on to another thirsty and unsuspecting teammate.

This simple, seemingly innocent act is exactly what MacTavish was trying to curtail with his professional players. Summer or winter, I can’t think of a team sport for youth where there isn’t some sort of water bottle sharing.

An information bulletin distributed by the Canadian Hockey Association noted that good team hygiene includes “ensuring all players and staff have their own water bottles to prevent the transmission of viruses and bacteria. Bottles should be labeled and washed after each practice or game.”

This should be a water bottle-hygiene credo for every minor sports club.

The importance of washing water bottles thoroughly and regularly is particularly important.

Research has shown that repeated refilling of water bottles without proper washing, while environmentally sound, can result in unacceptably high levels of bacteria capable of making a player quite ill.

One study of elementary school children revealed that 65 per cent of samples retrieved from their refilled water bottles had high levels of bacteria. Worse, young kids may visit a restroom, fail to wash their hands properly (or at all), and refill their water bottles.

That one water bottle shared with a couple of kids could have a very bad outcome for the entire team.

A particularly potent culprit has to be the “six-pack” squeeze bottle carrier that sits at the bench for shared use, the type of practice MacTavish sought to end.

Players open up the nozzle and wrap their lips around it taking in the replenishing fluid. Repeat this spit-swap a few times with a half-dozen or so different players and potentially you’ve got a ripening brew swirling with nasty germs.

In hot weather, I use this six-pack to have additional water at hand, but I control its use by making sure players pour the cooling fluid down their throats without making contact with their mouths.

There’s water, water everywhere, but each to his own water bottle.

Team Impact Wrestling Club Summer practice schedule:

Tuesdays & Thursdays 8 to 10 pm at the McGregor Park Recreation Centre (http://www.arenamaps.com/arenas/1404.htm)

Wednesdays 7-8:30 pm at the Oshawa Civic Dome; Last Practice in Oshawa is on August 2.-

How to beat the heat?

Try to stay in the shade more than in the sun. Wear a hat and sunscreen (a least # 30) if in the sun.  Drink a lot of water especially when you are not thirty. If you are thirsty, you are already dehydrated. To make sure you have a safe and productive practice: Before: Drink plenty of WATER. Do not eat a large meal 3 hours before; small meal (not fried, gasy or spicey) 1.5 hours before. You are totally hydrated when you are urinating often and your urine is clear in color. During: Bring a large bottle (a litre) of WATER to practice and take small drinks often by the side of the mat. After: Drink Poweraid, Gatorade or WATER. I highly recommend you use this routine for ever practice; not just during heat waves. If you find yourself sweating a lot, put a little more salt on our meals and try to eat a banana. This will help to prevent muscle cramps. 

Good articles to read:http://www.coach.ca/eng/nutrition/search.cfm 

Video history:Chris Wilson defeats multi-times world champion Arsen Fedzaevhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=JoXtqZGjdwI&search=fadzaevChris Wilson is a Junior World Champion and a Senior World Medalist born and developed in
Canada.  

Good athletes inspire themselves; great athletes inspire others. 

Summer training makes winter champions!

Beginning Tuesday July 18 practices will resume on the mats at the McGregor Park Recreation Centre. The flooding problem has been repaired. Tuesday and Thursday practices are at the usual time from 8 to 10 pm. 

Sunday practices will resume in the fall.

Wednesday night practices are now running at the Oshawa Civic Dome, from 7-9 pm. The Oshawa Civic Dome is apart of the Civic Auditorium. The address of the Civic Dome is 99 Thornton Rd. S. The last Wednesday practice is on August 2, 2006

For any further questions regarding Wednesday night practices please contact Ron Boucher at 905-449-4191

Since most of the coaches and athletes will be participating at the Canada Cup Camp, there will be no Scarborough practices on Tuesday July 6, Tuesday July 11 and Thursday July 13. Try to attend a training session in
Guelph with the National Team. All information regarding Canada Cup and the National Team Camp can be found on this website:  http://www.canadacupofwrestling.ca/

Please check back for a post on the status of the McGregor Park Recreation Centre flooding. We are hoping that the facility will be open for practices on Tuesday July 18. Regardless, there will be a practices outdoors if the work continues to resolve the flooding problem. Be prepare for indoor or outdoor activities on July 18.