John Sacchi
John Sacchi
above close difference injuries lost meet pivotal record winning won
Right now we're a meet above the .500 mark. The difference between a 7-6 and 10-3 record is one kid. Every meet we've won or lost has come down to at least one pivotal match. With our injuries and other problems, we're just not winning close matches.
improving keeps matches realize ryan starting steps takes time win
Ryan is starting to realize what it takes to win matches at this level. He keeps on improving every time he steps on the mat.
gave pins win
It's the same story, different day. We gave up pins and we lost. If we don't give up the pins, then we win the dual-meet.
guys improved mean wins younger
It's not a one-shot deal. Just because one of our younger guys wins a match, it doesn't mean we improved - but we also didn't regress.
along decisions guys heads instinct mistakes start using win wrestling
I want our young guys to keep wrestling aggressively. They just have to start minimizing their mistakes and using their heads along with instinct to make the right decisions and win the match.
against coaching concerned entertainment fine gaining individual kids match meets win work
As a coaching staff, we're going to be doing more individual work this semester. The dual meets are fine and we want to win them, but I'm more concerned about getting our kids into the tournaments. Dual meets are preparation and entertainment and like our match against Brown, we'll use them for gaining experience.
continue improve individual results team work
We have to continue to improve individually. If that results in a team win, then that's great, but if not we have to just continue to work on the individual level.
coaching drive focus mistakes staff starting
These little mistakes we're making are starting to drive the coaching staff crazy. With a young team, we just need to focus on not making those mistakes in the future.
commitment dealing internal kids resolve trying
Right now we're dealing with some internal issues. We need to resolve them and try to keep working and keep trying to get a commitment from the kids that we have.
feeding formula tough
Being young is getting pretty tough for us. If we were any younger, we'd be feeding formula to these kids.
changed guys point season younger
At that point in the season, we were equal. At this point in the season our lineup has changed a bit. We have more younger guys in the lineup.
bunch catch happening outside problems whether youth
We can't catch a break. We have a whole bunch of problems whether it be youth or things that are happening outside of wrestling.
against aggressive dogs showing start
We have to start getting it done. We're going to be going up against some big dogs and we have to start showing our teeth. We have more aggressive than our opponents.
fragile kids moving small spirits steps taking
We need to keep taking small steps to improve. Our kids are young and fragile and we need to keep their spirits up and keep them moving in the right direction.