Alex Tirapelle, acquired taste, youth suffering, manufacturing small victories, and more...

Hi 👋

Welcome to Week #51 of the Wrestling Snacks Newsletter.

I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful fall weather. This week has been great! My wife and I celebrated our 10-year anniversary. We managed to get some friends to watch the kids so we could sneak away to McCall, Idaho, for a few days and enjoy the beautiful fall weather at Payette Lake. McCall is one of my favorite places. If you're within driving distance, I highly recommend visiting for a weekend. It won't disappoint.

In wrestling news, NCAA season schedules are starting to release. When more schedule are out, I’ll share the links so you can see them all in one place. Most likely by the end of October or early November.

News Bites

• 2024 NWCA All-Star Classic Match Lineup

• California State Champion Rocklin Zinkin to Oklahoma State

• California State Champ Nikade Zinkin Commits To Nebraska Wrestling Program

• Fargo Double Champion Taylor to Arizona State

• Complete Preview For The Boys Matches At Who's Number One

• Complete 2024 Who's Number One Girls Preview

• Jax Forrest Releases Top 10 Schools List

• Free WIN digital subscription is new USA Wrestling membership benefit for its Wrestling Leader members

• UWW confirms World Championships hosts for 2025

• NCAA Div. III Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania adds women's wrestling

• Greco-Roman National Team member Alan Vera, 33, has passed away

• 2x NCAA All-American Chris Cannon has transferred back to Northwestern for his final year of eligibility

• Dollamur is giving away an Official USA Wrestling Mat to one lucky winner on Sept. 30th. All you have to do is; Like this post, Follow @dollamur and tag 3 friends in the comments to be entered to win.

Snacks

This week's Snacks come from Alex Tirapelle: 3X California State Champion, High School National Champion, Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award Winner. 2X NCAA All-American (2003 NCAA Finalist), 2X Big Ten Champion, 2004 Big Ten Wrestler of the year, 4X Big Ten All-Academic honoree, first-team NWCA All-Academic selection at The University of Illinois. He’s currently the Associate Head Coach at American University.

Below are some excerpts from our conversation, along with key takeaways and tips that can be applied to improve yourself as a Coach, Athlete, or wrestling Parent.