Parent/Guardians INformation

Nutrition: Help your athlete eat nutritious meals and discourage junk food.

• Wrestlers need high protein, low-carb diets, with lots of vegetables each meal. Good sources of protein include chicken breasts, bison, fish, and steaks. Good vegetables include broccoli, cauliflower, onions, peppers, asparagus, and spinach. Pastas can be good for quick energy on the day of a tournament or after a weigh-in, but should not be eaten daily. Avoid processed foods and most breads. For additional nutritional guidelines, visit www.choosemyplate.gov.

Sleep: Maintain a curfew and ensure sufficient sleep.

• Organization and discipline will help keep a wrestler’s mind sharp through the season. Regular bedtimes and a minimum 6 hours of sleep (8 preferred) are strongly encouraged. This rest is crucial for the athletes’ success given the intensive training throughout the season.

Academics: Talk to your child about his/her grades and school.

• Being a student athlete is more than a full-time job. Help encourage your athletes’ success by sharing the same interests they find in class. Grades are the number one priority, and encouragement during stressful times of the school year will go a long way in supporting academic excellence.

Attendance: Plan to attend the dual meets and tournaments!

• Throughout tournaments, Boulder High needs a consistent parent base to root for the team and help provide food and drinks to keep their energy up during bouts.

Support: Positively support his/her efforts in school and athletics.

• Whether they win or lose, our wrestlers will be giving it their all throughout the season. Make sure to always encourage and be proud of their performance no matter the outcome.

Go Panthers: Cheer during matches.

• Let yourself enjoy the sport respectfully and help cheer on the Panthers!

Off-Season Training: Encourage additional conditioning year around.

• State champions are won during the season but created in the off-season. The more work an athlete can put in during the summer and fall - particularly through wrestling camp attendance - the better their performance will be in the regular season.

Talk to your wrestler while he or she is on the bench during dual meets.

• When a meet starts, all wrestlers are required to stay with the team and maintain a professional appearance until all matches are finished.

Interfere with the preparation of your wrestler before a match.

• Every wrestler has their own unique warm-up routine to prepare themselves mentally and physically. The best way to help them get ready is by giving them space and letting them ask their coaches if they have any questions.

Openly criticize wrestlers, coaches, or officials.

• If a coach, official, or wrestler makes a mistake or bad call, please maintain composure and allow the issue to be handled on the mat. This is not an Olympic competition. Officials will make some bad calls that may cost your wrestler the match, but the coaches will handle the error in a judicious way at the proper time. We respectfully request that parents model the professional behavior we expect from our athletes.

Shout moves or coach from the sidelines during a match.

• Wrestlers will be looking to their corner and coaches for strategic advice and game plans. Please refrain from complicating that trust between athlete and coach.

Wash the event team warm-up top or bottom (although washing the singlet is okay if the care instructions are meticulously followed).

Ask to take your child home early from a tournament before the team dismissal time(s) unless in the case of special circumstances or emergency.