Hi all,

Sincerely hate to do this, but we are going to cancel open mat for tonight.

We are very ready and excited to get back to work and I know you are too. However, safety is and always will be our first priority-especially in today’s world.

I have become aware of some potential coronavirus exposures. I do not have any names or confirmation, but I’ve been around long enough to know that when rumors start to spread there’s at least a realistic chance of some truth attached. And if I have heard of anything, then I imagine others have too.

I want to stress the following things:

One: I do NOT have any information of confirmed cases among our wrestlers or any other students at our school. I have only heard rumors of potential exposure. I hope and pray these turn to be unfounded, but I am not so naive to believe that they can’t turn out to be true.

Two: Your individual and our team safety is the number one priority for me-always, and especially right now. If you have potentially been exposed to someone who has contracted the coronavirus, please make sure you treat that seriously. Isolate and monitor for symptoms, and get tested if at all possible. Please DO NOT try to hide that information and hope for the best. As plainly as I can say this, I will be deeply disappointed and extremely pissed if anyone knowingly exposes teammates and classmates. I know you are all smart enough to not do that. Please prove it.

Three: We absolutely, 100% want to get back to wrestling. We need that normalcy to return and we want to have opportunities to build off of the great season we had last year. We truly, truly miss being around the team and working out. The time to get back together will come, and soon. Hopefully as early as next Sunday night. I can’t stress enough how much it sucks to cancel our first night back. If this all turns out to be nothing and we are able to safely get back to business, we will make up for the missed night tonight. We can likely meet on an open weeknight to make up for the missed session tonight. Please keep things in perspective (which can be hard sometimes especially for me) and understand that missing two hours of mat time tonight in early July is much better than missing two weeks of mat time closer to season because we have failed to take necessary precautions.

Four: I miss you guys. Troy, Bobby, Rob and Coach Moore miss you guys. We hope you’ve still been able to have a good break this summer, and encourage you to make good choices to protect your health. This will pass. Eventually.

I think that’s it….please don’t be afraid to contact me with questions, concerns, comments. And if there is any potential risk of exposure among you, or anyone you’ve been in contact with, please do your due diligence and follow up however necessary to ensure you’re protected. Please do not contribute to the spread of any unfounded rumors and respect peoples’ privacy while still ensuring you are forthcoming with us so we can make necessary decisions regarding getting back to wrestling.

Thanks to everyone who has been in contact, even when it sucks to mention. And thanks, also, for your understanding on this matter.

Coaches

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