Dallastown Wrestling
Winning. A tradition Dallastown Wrestling has carried out for over thirty years. What made the team so successful? Coaching, talent, and spirit and drive are only a few reasons why winning became a great wrestling tradition of Dallastown Wrestling," Mr. Jim Beck stated. Though the wrestling team was established in 1960, the first three years of it were only intramural "We just wrestle amongst ourselves and didn't compete against any other schools," Mr. Beck pronounced.
When Mr. Murray Davidson asked Mr. Beck to help get an official team started, he gladly accepted. "Murray Davidson was very interested in wrestling and at the time there were only three main wrestling teams which were York High, Hanover, and West York so he wanted to get wrestling started at Dallastown," exclaimed Mr. Beck. "Winning here at Dallastown became consistent in the year of 1964," Mr. Beck declared, "that was only four years after after the team was established!" Training and coaching are a big part of why the team became so good. "Back then we practiced in the cafeteria or high school front lobby," said Mr. Beck. "We did a lot of conditioning but it was more like calisthenics because we did not have the weight room at time," Mr. Beck had mentioned. Talent was also a big factor then too. As time went on things changed, all except the tradition. "People then and now are interested in wrestling, I think mainly because people like to be part of a winning tradition," remarked Mr. Dave Gable, "also it's a sport that allows participation for a variety of people regardless of their size."
The worst season from 1982 to 1998 migh have been second or third in the league. "We were so consistent in winning because of devotion in the community, coaches, parents, and also the wrestlers," believes Mr. Gable.
Some training methods have been changed through the years but the main thing that changed was the techniques and time spent practicing. "We've modified techniques basically on a year to year term based upon the most current training methods being used by top Division 1 wrestling programs and as well as the Olympians," Mr. Gable declared, "A need to weight train has increased dramatically because most kids aren't through summer employment. Mostly now they find jobs at fast-food restaurants which isn't very physical."
Along with training methods, the wrestling suit has changed to. "Wrestling suits are a little nice now, when we competed we wore tights underneath the uniforms that looked like leotards," Mr. Gable opinionated. Nowadays, wrestling suits are now made of comfortable lucre instead of cotton-polyester singlets back then. "There is just more things avalible now compared to the 70's and 80's," sighed Mr. Gable.
Winning, dedication, great coaching, talent and devotion made winning a tradition at Dallastown. Not only that, trainging was great at that time. As well as their facility. But will to win made it a tradition. And now it is part of history and the future of Dallastown forever.
