{"id":3235,"date":"2011-11-15T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/candostreet.com\/blog-parents\/?p=3235"},"modified":"2011-11-14T21:42:31","modified_gmt":"2011-11-15T02:42:31","slug":"3235","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/3235\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestling&#8230;Building Confidence On and Off the Mats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The following post is courtesy of Coach Ned Campbell.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Hi, my name is Ned Campbell, and I am a wrestling coach in New York City. While New York City is not typically well known for its wrestling, that is starting to change. With the generous and energetic support of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Beat the Streets-NYC<\/span>, wrestling programs in the city have increased in number and improved in skill.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"244\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N9mp41N2LUM?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In this brief video clip taken at the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Brooklyn Wrestling Club<\/span>, you see young boys and girls having fun doing something that comes naturally to them: wrestling.\u00a0 They are doing it in a safe and structured environment under the watchful eyes of certified coaches with years of experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">While it is clear these kids are having fun, there are other benefits of having your child wrestle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Wrestling develops a child&#8217;s strength, flexibility, and stamina.\u00a0 It will help build positive character traits in your child which will help them make better life choices and decisions.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>As a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">USA Wrestling<\/span> coach and the head coach of Brooklyn&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">James Madison<\/span> high school, I can tell you from first-hand experience how great an influence the sport of wrestling has been on my teenaged athletes.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Their development and maturation has been unmatched by participants in other sports I have coached. They became better students, more self-confident, and positive role-models for our younger wrestlers. They grew into young adults with high personal standards that made others around them better people. In short, they became leaders.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A child&#8217;s development is a priority for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Beat the Streets NYC<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">USA Wrestling<\/span>.\u00a0 Under the guidance of certified coaches, your child will learn to handle challenges\u2014both on and off the mat\u2014leaving you amazed at their transformation.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Wrestling will:<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Improve your child&#8217;s self confidence,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Teach them to respect themselves and others,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Promote excellence and encourage them to set goals,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Teach them personal accountability and responsibility.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Develop honesty, discipline and a strong work ethic-traits that will last a lifetime,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>Expose them to positive role models.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>There is no showboating or unsportsmanlike behaviors in the sport of wrestling.\u00a0 The ideals of good sportsmanship are always upheld.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Beat the Streets NYC<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">USA Wrestling<\/span> believe strongly that today&#8217;s wrestlers will excel at whatever careers they pursue later in life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>For more information please visit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">James Madison high school in Brooklyn New York, the home of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Golden Knights wrestling team and club<\/span>. http:\/\/<a href=\"http:\/\/madisongoldenknightswrestling.com\" target=\"_blank\">madisongoldenknightswrestling.com<\/a>\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Brooklyn Wrestling Club<\/span>, is an authorized training center and chartered club. It is located at 128-130 Brighton Beach Avenue, 2nd floor, \u00a0Brooklyn, New York 11235.\u00a0 It has wrestling classes for kids of all ages and skill levels. http:\/\/<a href=\"http:\/\/wrestlingnewyork.com\" target=\"_blank\">wrestlingnewyork.com<\/a>\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beat the Streets-NYC<em> <\/em>is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and expanding the sport of wrestling with youth league wrestling programs and expanded opportunities for high school wrestlers.\u00a0\u00a0 The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Beat the Streets<\/span> Manhattan Training Center is located at 145 Thompson Street, New York City 10012.http:\/\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beat-the-streets.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.beat-the-streets.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">USA Wrestling<\/span> is hosted by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TheMat.com<\/span> at http:\/\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.themat.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.themat.com<\/a>\/<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-buttons\"><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"\" data-layout=\"button\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-show-count=\"false\" data-related=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-size=\"small\" data-via=\"\" data-hashtags=\"\">Tweet<\/a><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-google_plus\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" ><\/div><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-linkedin\"><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"\" data-counter=\"none\"><\/script><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-pocket\"><a data-pocket-label=\"pocket\" data-pocket-count=\"none\" class=\"pocket-btn\" data-save-url=\"\" data-lang=\"en\">Pocket<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(d,i){if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(\"script\");j.id=i;j.src=\"https:\/\/widgets.getpocket.com\/v1\/j\/btn.js?v=1\";var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);}}(document,\"pocket-btn-js\");<\/script><\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young boys and girls are having fun doing something that comes natural to them: wrestling. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-buttons\"><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"\" data-layout=\"button\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-show-count=\"false\" data-related=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-size=\"small\" data-via=\"\" data-hashtags=\"\">Tweet<\/a><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-google_plus\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" ><\/div><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-linkedin\"><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"\" data-counter=\"none\"><\/script><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-pocket\"><a data-pocket-label=\"pocket\" data-pocket-count=\"none\" class=\"pocket-btn\" data-save-url=\"\" data-lang=\"en\">Pocket<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(d,i){if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(\"script\");j.id=i;j.src=\"https:\/\/widgets.getpocket.com\/v1\/j\/btn.js?v=1\";var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);}}(document,\"pocket-btn-js\");<\/script><\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,91],"tags":[164,548,553,1885,1899,549,546,547],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3235"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3235"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3239,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3235\/revisions\/3239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}