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Post by stopstalling37 on Jan 30, 2024 0:06:22 GMT -5
Not true. How could he be ducking when we were at the VA duals? We didn’t pick the division, but no doubt that Black and Blue was the toughest. Okay my bad. I been arguing with a crazy person lol. You know the Black and Blue division is the lowest one. The best teams were in the Cliff Klein. The one with the best out of state teams along with best in state teams. We all know Great Bridge pulls strings and absolutely made sure they didn’t get out in the mat division. Cliff Keen had the best team in the state in Staunton River. Wouldn’t say Cliff Keen had the best Va teams.
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Post by vbfalc0n01 on Jan 30, 2024 15:08:16 GMT -5
Both St Christ and Staunton River have reached out to my knowledge. Seems like they just want to say they are the best. Truth is they are not the best team in the state anymore. Why do they need to accept a dual against Staunton River when they're in the same grouping at Virginia Duals? This is false, SR was Cliff Keen and GB was Town Bank.
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Post by 3arankings on Jan 30, 2024 15:10:31 GMT -5
Why do they need to accept a dual against Staunton River when they're in the same grouping at Virginia Duals? This is false, SR was Cliff Keen and GB was Town Bank. When I posted it, it was true. They changed the divisions just a few weeks prior to the tournament.
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Post by vbfalc0n01 on Jan 30, 2024 15:11:16 GMT -5
It would have been cool to see Nazareth vs GB. SR put up a good fight but to no avail.
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Post by GranbyRollin on Feb 3, 2024 16:31:43 GMT -5
Steve doesn’t duck or pull strings. He cares about our kids, our parents and our reputation.
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Post by luffy on Feb 3, 2024 21:14:35 GMT -5
Steve doesn’t duck or pull strings. He cares about our kids, our parents and our reputation. Does that include the 5A post about GB kid punching a kid multiple times during a match?
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Post by PolakPower on Feb 4, 2024 19:03:54 GMT -5
Steve doesn’t duck or pull strings. He cares about our kids, our parents and our reputation. Does that include the 5A post about GB kid punching a kid multiple times during a match? Yes, that too. Athletes (and the general population) sometimes act out or display inappropriate, poor, or unsportsmanlike behavior. I am guessing if that kid was on "your" team, you would be blaming the athlete - not the coach, program, or some other target you are bent about.
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Post by jr on Feb 4, 2024 19:51:51 GMT -5
Steve doesn’t duck or pull strings. He cares about our kids, our parents and our reputation. Does that include the 5A post about GB kid punching a kid multiple times during a match? I remember a few years back Mr. Martin was at the same off season tournament as I. We passed in a hallway and I tried to speak to him and completely ignored me. He didn't even acknowledge I existed. Thats all I ever need to know about Mr. Martin. Not a fan.
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Post by TitansWrestlingCoach on Feb 4, 2024 20:08:09 GMT -5
Does that include the 5A post about GB kid punching a kid multiple times during a match? I remember a few years back Mr. Martin was at the same off season tournament as I. We passed in a hallway and I tried to speak to him and completely ignored me. He didn't even acknowledge I existed. Thats all I ever need to know about Mr. Martin. Not a fan. I had the same experience last summer at a wrestling camp his team beat ours and he wouldn’t even shake mine or my players hands!
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Post by lowsingle on Feb 4, 2024 21:42:20 GMT -5
I remember a few years back Mr. Martin was at the same off season tournament as I. We passed in a hallway and I tried to speak to him and completely ignored me. He didn't even acknowledge I existed. Thats all I ever need to know about Mr. Martin. Not a fan. I had the same experience last summer at a wrestling camp his team beat ours and he wouldn’t even shake mine or my players hands! Can confirm both of these as I have had the same experiences with him. Won’t talk to you or acknowledge or even shake your hand after you beat one of their kids. Used to think real highly of him until the last 2 years at camp.
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Post by gnms2cox on Feb 5, 2024 21:11:37 GMT -5
Wow first I’m seeing this thread. Have any of the senior coaches in the region or state ever considered talking to him about his behavior?
If he is this out of bounds, does he deserve a direct conversation about how his actions are impacting other wrestlers, coaches and programs.
Surely he is a professional. I heard he’s a prior Division 1 coach from ODU.
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Post by grundysmash on Mar 18, 2024 22:36:51 GMT -5
Any chance we could set up a pre season quad dual? Would Great Bridge show up if we had a 4 team dual with Staunton Riv, St Chris and Grundy?
Let’s set it up and let the chips fall where they may
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Post by Throwby on Mar 31, 2024 0:22:15 GMT -5
Ok, so the ODU wrestling team that Steve Martin was coaching was sued for pushing an injured kid to perform for a bunch of money. Between that and budget cuts the whole program was shut down. He's been kicked out of tournaments before for being himself and brags about it. They dominated Class 4, and a very easy 4a region but now that there 5a it'll be hard to compete. They do seem to gloat and talk alot of trash against teams that can't match there budget or amount of coaches, But at national tournaments and against the best schools in the state they never perform well. The 20 coaches and 200 parents, grandparents, and any body else that constantly feeds Steve Martin an endless supply of money for slightly better than average wrestlers take up a whole entire mat so no one else can even try to watch there kid wrestle. They'll even stand on the opposing side next to other teams coaching and yell over him. Then the vhsl, some of the refs, and local tournament directors seem to always give them what ever they want. Every year at VA duels their put in a easy bracket All the other parents coaches, and wrestlers from the 757 have a few horror stories about the Martins, and the GB wrestlers. Martin does not care about the kids he only cares about winning to preserve his Dads legacy. Your legacy should be how your remembered for your influence on the kids, and all anyone remebers is GB kids being A..HOLES.
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Post by 3arankings on Mar 31, 2024 8:37:18 GMT -5
I'm not commenting on the ducking thing but I can tell you who is not ducking, the 3a schools. Word on the street (if true) is there's a tri already set up for next season between Staunton River, New Kent, and Skyline.
I'm not sure if it's open to anyone else or the date, but tris and quads count the same and take up the same amount of time, so I suppose if someone else wants to not duck they could try to get on board. Staunton River is a pretty central location.
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Post by luffy on Apr 11, 2024 20:43:28 GMT -5
I'm not commenting on the ducking thing but I can tell you who is not ducking, the 3a schools. Word on the street (if true) is there's a tri already set up for next season between Staunton River, New Kent, and Skyline. I'm not sure if it's open to anyone else or the date, but tris and quads count the same and take up the same amount of time, so I suppose if someone else wants to not duck they could try to get on board. Staunton River is a pretty central location. You know they don’t want anything to do with that. They flat out terrified and would get exposed
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