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Wrestling Clinic Schedule
Participants meet in Ridgefield Recreation Center Lobby at designated day/time
Proceed to locker room change into wrestling clothing: singlet with shorts, wrestling shoes, and bring knee pads, protective head piece to designated gym area
Cardio exercising
Scholastic/Freestyle/Collegiate/Greco-Roman/Martial Arts Submission Grappling Techniques demonstrated/practiced by participating clinic members
Matches/Live Wrestling in singlet, wrestling shoes, knee pads, protective head gear (safety/legal issues) for awards
Picture/video taping with participant approval for regional wrestling teams(s) website and cable TV public access channel(s)
Proceed to locker room to shower to avoid mat ring worm infection etc. (health/legal issues) and change into regular clothing
Facing the Facts about Ring Worm
A
skin disease producing round scaly patches on the skin, caused by a fungus.
Communicable
diseases, skin diseases in particular, are a threat to wrestlers because of
constant skin-to-skin contact and repeated minor abrasions. Skin diseases can
sweep through a team unless the wrestlers are monitored and treated
effectively. Preventative measures are of primary importance and require the
cooperation of each wrestler, and very close observation of each coach. Skin
diseases can not only hinder a wrestler but also cause him to be disqualified
from competition.
COACHES must also watch very closely for signs of ringworm
among their athletes. The rules require or recommend that all competitors be
checked by medical personnel for communicable diseases before competition, but
the fungus may have already spread among the athletes while conducting
practice. Athletes may not be aware of the skin condition since the infected
area does not cause pain or illness, but only slight redness, itching and
scaling. It therefore does not motivate the wrestler to stay off the mat. The
affected area may also not be visible to the athlete. Areas such as the back of
neck/hairline, or back often go unnoticed. The fungus
infection is VERY contagious and the athlete should seek medical
treatment immediately, and STAY OFF THE MAT until
all the infection has cleared.
TREATMENT may include oral medication and/or anti-fungal
cream. Because of the nature of the sport, the usual method of treatment is not
effective because of the excessive sweating. The athlete MUST BE COMPULSIVE in
the treatment in order for it to be effective. Treatment takes 3-4 weeks.
PREVENTION of skin diseases includes showering after every
practice. Wrestling uniforms and practice clothing should be
laundered after each use, and mats should be cleaned with a disinfectant before
each practice. However, most disease transmission occurs through skin-to-skin
contact.
LENGTH of Illness: The length of illness is dependent on
the quickness with which you seek medical help, the type of ringworm which you
have and the organism's sensitivity to treatment. The time can be days to
weeks. (On occasion it can be months). also some
individuals have a strong tendency to become easily re-infected.
MAT MAINTENANCE: Wrestling mats must be washed every day
prior to practice with a sodium hypochlorite solution (i.e. bleach). At
tournaments the mats should be washed at the break between each session.