Falcon Ridge Middle School Wrestling
Hello! My name is Elliot Arens, Head Coach for FRMS Wrestling along with Co-Coach Rudy Rodriguez. We are beyond excited for the opportunity to coach and work with all of the kids on the team. This is our fourth year coaching wrestling here at FRMS together, after taking 2nd place in the Districts last season we are looking to improve and expand this program to new heights and work towards our first ever District Championship. Here is some general information for the season to help answer any questions.
Schedule: (Starts October 27th - Close to Winter Break in December)
See match schedule below ~ Will be updated as information is available
Practice - from 3:20pm - 4:50pm each day. (We expect wrestlers to come to ALL practices)
Students should all be ready to get picked up or ride the activity bus that leaves at 5:00pm each practice day. Please have a plan for getting picked up by 4:50 each day if you are not riding the activity bus.
(The only exception to this will be MATCH DAYS, we will bus back to school, BUT will NOT have a bus to bring them home.) Students should get picked up at the lower level behind the school. Continued issues with a ride home may unfortunately result in removal from the team.
Matches - Match Schedule is included below. Meets will be with 3 schools in a Tri-Meet setup each match day. They will start when ready, typically between 3:45 - 4:00 and run until 6:30ish.
(I would like to ask that all of our wrestlers stay for the ENTIRE MEET and cheer on their teammates. Lots of teammates as well as us coaches are putting time into our team and I would like to build on that. Students are allowed to get picked up at the end of the meet. I STRONGLY encourage riding the bus back to school to build that team chemistry as well.)
Equipment:
Wrestlers will need 3 things for each practice along with appropriate wrestling clothes
(Fresh and Clean T-shirt and Shorts For Each Practice)
- Wrestling Shoes (Any will do, can be found at most large sporting goods stores)
- Asics and Nike are popular brands but absolutely do not need to be those.
- Wrestling Headgear (Any standard wrestling headgear will work)
- Cliff Keen is the most popular brand but again any will do.
- Running Shoes (Any will do, we will weight lift/run to start practices)
Talk to coaches if this is an issue, we do have a few that can be borrowed.
Showers:
Wrestlers may use the shower at the school after practice but are not required to. However… EVERY WRESTLER MUST SHOWER either at school or at home after every wrestling practice/meets.
(Skin infections occur often in wrestling when not taken care of properly. Make sure you are showering everyday!)
Co-Ed Sport: Wrestling is a Co-gender sport and we will wrestle that way at practice as well. All wrestlers will wrestle each other and should be prepared to do so. Everyone signed up to wrestle!
Schoology: I will post new information/communication for wrestlers and families on this Schoology Group.
Access Code: ZHK9-3586-C848T (Please Join! This is where we will communicate information)
Contact: email: elliot.arens@district196.org
phone: (only for emergencies please) 763-370-5642
