Joey Lavallee, come into the room happy, JB is back, trophy chasers, and more…

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Welcome to Week #46 of the Wrestling Snacks newsletter.

The U17 World Championships have been going on this week. Here’s a link to the schedule and brackets.

A highlight from the championships is that both Raney brothers medaled in Greco, with Jordan taking Bronze and Jayden winning Gold. What a great experience to share with your brother!

I also read that Jordyn Raney is the first and only American to win two Cadet World Medals in Greco.

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News Bites

• Coach Erkin Tadzhimetov Joins Duke’s coaching staff

• Jordan Burroughs announces he’ll be competing at the World Team Trials in Omaha

• Jacori Teemer is going to Iowa.

• Roman Bravo-Young Announces He's Joining Cowboy RTC

• Team USA's Rosters For 2024 U17 World Wrestling Championships

• Team USA Results At The 2024 U17 World Wrestling Championships

• Jax Forrest & Seth Mendoza Set For Rematch At Who's Number One

• FloSports and USA Wrestling extend exclusive Media Partnership

• High School Wrestling Sees Remarkable Growth: Boys' participation jumps 25% with an additional 60,000 wrestlers since 2021-22, while girls' participation surges 102%, reaching over 64,000 participants.

• Stutzman Returns to Bloomsburg as Head Coach

• Rutgers Hires Labriola as Assistant Coach

Snacks

This week's Snacks come from Joey Lavallee: 4X High School State Champion. 2022 World Team Trials Finalist. NCAA National Runner-up, 4X NCAA National Qualifier, and 2X MAC Champion while at Mizzou. He’s currently an Assistant Coach at Utah Valley 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.