We tried wrestling this year. It started in November and we explained to Alex it would go until March. We showed him the calendar explained that it would be a lot of practices and meets and he still wanted to do it. After his first couple practices I could tell his heart wasn't in the sport- he loved the friends but not the competition and spotlight on the mat. Well after his first meet he did not want to do it anymore and we had a long conversation about not quitting and how you have to keep practicing if you want to improve. He did not want to hear it and I wouldn't let him quit. Every practice was an argument and every meet we had to drag him out the door but as the season progressed so did he. He improved, he even had a few pins. At one point he wrestled a boy who was literally him a few weeks prior. After pinning the boy Alex exclaimed "that was so easy," as the little boy sat sobbing to his dad. We pointed this out to Alex and a little coaxing from us, he went over to console the little boy and explain to him what he had learned. Well, needless to say the season ended and I found myself asking Alex, just for fun, if he wanted to do this again next year. Much to my surprise, after many days and nights of "i hate wrestling and I don't want to do this anymore" he announced that he MIGHT do it again next year. We'll see. Here is a picture of his trophy from wrestling and a couple of him with his trophy from baseball last year. He is so pleased to have completed and not quit.
