I am looking for wrestlers to be ALL IN.
When thinking of the words "All in" most people think of poker, and specifically texas hold'em. Well, I want all you to put all your chips in. I want you to be all in.
I suppose I should tell you what "All in" is.
When you come to every practice, not because you have to, but because you NEED to.
Really listen to what I have to say
Don't second guess what I tell you
Don't roll your eyes at me
You always ask for more, because you NEED it
You come into to every practice with a goal
You never say things like "this doesn't work for me"
Always do something more, because you NEED it
Continue to learn as much as possible, nobody, again nobody, knows everything
Work as hard as you possibly can, because you NEED to
Do what it takes to become a champion.
Beg for more
Do things the right way; Don't drink alcohol, don't smoke, eat right, drink right, sleep right, live right
NEED: defined- Have to because I know if I do I will be better on the mat, a BURNING DESIRE to be the best i can be, to improve, I want it, I NEED it.
I don't expect every wrestler that comes through PINnacle to be "All In". I also don't expect the youth wrestlers to be all in, they need to have fun and enjoy wrestling. But there is a time in a wrestlers life that they will have to make the decision on how good they want to become. To be "all in" doesn't guarantee you a national championship, or even a state championship, but it will guarantee you that you have done everything in your power to be the best you can be.
Jake Deitchler was all in; Whatever I told him to do, he did. You need to run 7 miles tomorrow- "Great", you need to wrestle a 1 hr grind match this week - "Sweet", You need to go to Bulgaria the day after your state tournament- "what time do I leave?", Graduate early so you can train for the Olympic Trials - "Who do I talk to?", Run 10 sprints with 10 pushups in between after you won a tournament- "Let's go", You need to train Greco the week of you high school state tournament - "Sounds good to me".
Obviously Jake was an extreme example, but he was the ultimate "all in" wrestler. Every person is going to need to train a little different than the next guy. But it is the coaches job to figure out what the wrestler needs.
Are you "ALL IN"
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Wall mats are getting glued down and drilled in.
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The weight room is getting more and more done each day. We had these heavy duty platforms made by Josh McClain. (Anoka Wrestler) They had to weigh 600 pounds easy. Brandon and I are very sore.
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Hello everyone, I thought I would send some updated pics of facility. Looks about the same but with some color. The office, kids room, and waiting room are all painted. The only thing left is the warehouse space. Look at Mack's attention to detail....Wow 
Kids room, which will have TV and couches and of course a Ping Pong Table 
Paulson sanding away. He has found a way to turn sanding into a workout (how much sq. ft can one get done in 30 secs) 
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Hello Everybody,
We decided to start a blog to keep everybody updated on what we are doing, as well as add some training trips, and talk about the mental side of wrestling. We have had a busy summer including the schoolboy duals, pinnacle summer camp, cadet/junior camp, cadet and junior nationals, and of course getting a new wrestling facility of our own. We are very excited about our new facility. We have been in there since August 1st trying to get it ready for our opening. We are planning on having a open house sometime the end of August. We hope you all can come. The buildout process has been interesting. Although I have been in construction for the past 7 years, I haven't done much of pounding nails, or anything else that had to do with hard labor. I was in the office running numbers, marketing, etc. I think Jared has done less construction than me, so it has been an experience. Luckily, Luke Becker is pretty handy and we had some great help by Jason Waste, Dave Brancale, and Brice Trom. We are planning on painting in the next week, so any help would be great.
My favorite picture so far is below. It goes something like this;
Jared: "What the heck is this thing"
Luke:on phone "Hey Brancale, I got two morons that spent way too much time in the wrestling room and not enough doing labor when they were a kid, can you come over and help?"
Jared: "What if I stick my finger in this thing? Will it make me tougher?"
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