New Wrestling Season

Hello Everyone,

I'm am excited to be a part of Westlake High School's Wrestling program.  We have made substantial improvements from our beginning in 2009 to today.  I can attribute much of it to my father, the previous head coach, Guy Burdett, our hard working parents, and our wrestlers who work so hard in season and out of season.

I want to thank all of the wrestlers who participated in our summer camp this year.  We had over 16 wrestlers there and they all worked tremendously hard.  We learned a lot and many wrestlers got as many as 15 matches!

I want to remind everyone that most of their summer camp matches are online here.  Please text or call me if you need the password (801.471.6525.  We also have the banquet video and previous seasons' matches on there.

School is upon us and soon it will be wrestling season.  The best way to prepare for wrestling is a combination of lifting, aerobic conditioning, calisthenics and of course...wrestling.  Call me or come see me in the wood shop if you need more information on how to prepare.

Also I have some news about this years' spirit pack.  We will be getting a more customized singlet this year.  We will be using dye sublimation instead of screen printed singlets.  This will make it so we can do unlimited amount of colors.  I will be designing it soon so come talk to me if you have any great ideas. Again we will get the under armour hoodie and sweat pants. We also will be getting headgear for those that don't already have one.  I will be getting them at a significant discount so I will pass that on to all of you.  Besides the cost of the spirit pack, the district charges a "participation fee" of $60 and there will be a $50 wrestling tournament fee.  Hopefully though you won't need to pay for any of the above if you fundraise!

The cost to wrestle should be between cheap and fee....IF....you fundraise.  Last year I did a lackluster job of helping the boys raise money so I'm going to change that.  This year we will be partnering with ESPN to sell their magazine..."ESPN THE MAG".  This is a great deal because for every 2 year subscription you sell, the school keeps $30 of the $40 dollars.  I will be expecting all wrestlers to sell at least five.  If they sell more, they will receive rewards!  Wrestlers can get started right away so they can get it out of the way before the season starts.

The only thing that Westlake doesn't provide that is recommended for wrestling are shoes.  I suggest going to Scoreboard sports in Orem, or visit their website "http://www.scoreboardwrestling.net/".  Make sure to look at their closeout page because they usually have some great shoes for under $40.

I also want everyone to know that Coach Hatt will be returning for a second year to help our program.  He is extremely dedicated and I thank him (and his wife) for his help.

Give me a call or text me if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Coach Burdett