HatboroHorsham Wrestling 2019 2020 Trent Mongillo Head Coach

Hatboro-Horsham Wrestling 2019 -2020

§ Trent Mongillo – Head Coach § Dan Mc. Cauley – Assistant Coaching Staff § Jim Newell – Assistant Coach § Joe Hallman – Strength and Conditioning Coach § Brad Humski – Volunteer Asst. Coach

§ See handout regarding team rules § EVERY PRACTICE STUDENT ATHLETES SHOULD Team Rules / What to bring to practice HAVE THE FOLLOWING § Wrestling (shoes, kneepads, mouthguard, HEADGEAR) § CHANGE OF CLOTHES, especially an extra shirt. § Running shoes / shoes to lift in § Gear for outdoors – we typically do a dynamic warmup outside for 10 -15 minutes daily. § Shower Gear (towels, change of clothes, bathing suit) § LOCK FOR YOUR LOCKER

Open Letter about HH Wrestling Why? How? What?

Why we coach Wrestling § Excelsior! We choose to go onward and upward, ever reaching for something higher. Always. In all ways. We strive to improve ourselves daily to become better, concurrently in the sport of wrestling, and in life.

§ We evaluate our strengths to further build and expand How we coach Wrestling upon them, as well as to rely on them for our successes. We identify our weaknesses, and work to diminish and eliminate them, while understanding that they are the number one reason that limit our ability to succeed. We instill accountability, dependability, instinct, resolve, strong morals, and above all, an unmatched work ethic. We perpetually set the bar high and raise it. Our maximum potential has no limit.

What we aim for when coaching wrestlers. § We develop student athletes into good wrestlers and in turn they develop into great people.

§ Selling Ads in our Winter Sports Guide § Asking student athletes and managers to fundraise $100 § Varsity Wrestlers will need to fundraise addl $150 to cover costs of food/lodging for Varsity Only Tournaments. Donegal, Dallastown, Post Season Fundraising § ALL FUNDS GO TOWARDS THE FOLLOWING § TEAM GEAR – 50% § TOURNAMENT FOOD – 15% § END OF YEAR AWARDS – 10% § BANQUET – 25%

Team Gear

Team Gear

Team Store § Link will be sent out at the start of the season… The store will only be open for 10 days to ensure delivery during the holiday season. (Nov 13 -Nov 23)

COMMUNICATION § Sign up for email and text alerts with subscribe to updates. § This Week in Wrestling § Schedules / Changes and adjustments § HH Wrestling Parents group email § HH Wrestlers group with school email HHwrestling. com § Announcements is best way that I have to contact you! § Email List § Phone Chain / Group Chat § Sign Up Genius (Wetzel)

§ December 11 th Home vs Plymouth Whitemarsh December Varsity Schedule § December 18 th Away vs Wissahickon § December 21 Donegal § December 27/28 19 th annual Ralph Wetzel Holiday Classic

§ January 4 th January Varsity Schedule Octorara Duals § January 8 th Home vs Upper Moreland (Battle of the Border) § January 11 Dallastown Duals § January 15 th Home vs Springfield § January 18/19 @ Escape The Rock § January 22 Away vs Cheltenham § January 23 Away @ District 1 Duals § January 25 SOL American Championships § January 29 th Away at Abington § January 31 Away @ District 1 Duals

February Varsity Schedule § February 1 Away @ District 1 Duals § February 5 th Home vs Upper Dublin § February 21/22 Away at Districts (Quakertown) § February 28/29 Away at Regionals (Souderton)

March Varsity Schedule § March 5/6/7 Away at States (Hershey)

§ JV to compete prior to all dual meets (no matches guaranteed dependent on opposing teams roster) § 12/7 – Quakertown § 12/14 - Neshaminy JV Schedule § 12/21 – Pennsbury § 12/27 – Wetzel Classic JV § 1/4 – Octorara JV Round Robin Open Challenge Mat § 1/11 – CR South JV Duals § 2/8 – Tentative Date North Penn JV Finale § 2/15 – Tentative Date SOL JV Championships

Banquet § Tentative Date of 3/25/2020 § Time and Location to be determined at a later date.

§ Physicals are due by 11/11/19 to the athletic trainer Steve Lipinski § Slipinsk@Hatboro-Horsham. org Physicals § Section 7/8 § For those that played a sport in the fall § Sec 7 – no injuries (parent and student athlete sign) § Sec 8 – injuries (re-eval by dr. to clear for winter sport)

§ Email trainer for sign ups Slipinsk@Hatboro -Horsham. org Im. PACT Testing § Nov 12 th § 3: 30 and 4: 15 in G 116 § Nov 13 th § 3: 30 and 4: 15 in G 116

§ Asking for donations at each contest/event § Cases of water for 25 -40 student athletes § Rice Krispy Treats for 25 -40 student athletes § 4 oz Apple Sauce for 25 -40 student athletes Donations § Post Season § Gatorade/Pedialite/Pickle Juice § Water § Rice Krispy Treats § 4 oz Apple Sauce

§ Attendance at club practices (90+ kids in our wrestling club) § Help mentor and guide the next generation of wrestlers § Build strong program ties at a young age. Give Back § Work tables at club tournament(s) § Attend Project Blue Light Ceremony (mid December) § Recognition of Police Officers who have died in the line of duty. § Volunteer to set up and tear down Relay for Life 6/13

§ Volunteers needed! § Google Doc sign ups will be rolling out § Ask that all parents find time to donate to helping out § Table Workers § JV Room Tables & Tournament Table Wetzel Classic Dec 27 -28 § Hospitality Workers § Security § Tickets / T Shirt Sales / Cashiers § Food Prep / Food Donations / Cooking at home § Food Pick Up and Drop Off § Table Runners § Club Wrestlers

THIS SEASON § HS Team present at club/middle school level § Club practice attendance § Middle school tournament attendance § Develop LARGE annual fundraiser in addition to Wetzel § Monte Carlo Night, Designer Bag Bingo, etc. Big Picture NEXT SEASON AND BEYOND § Establish Off Season Commitment § 50 practices hosted at HH alone (25% team attendance rate) § <10% of team participated in other wrestling clubs § TEAM CAMP – less than 25% of team participated in wrestling camps over the 2019 summer. § What are the barriers to overcome and get full team participating year round?

Contact Information § Trent Mongillo § Head Coach, Hatboro-Horsham Wrestling § (267) 559 -3139 Cell § (215) 420 -5627 Room B 210 A § tmongill@Hatboro-Horsham. org § Mongillo. Trent@gmail. com