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A high school wrestler on the road to win a state title
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Check the Odds” is a hard-hitting football anthem about being counted out and making everybody regret the bet.

#footballedits #hardworkpaysoff #Checktheodds #football #makeithappen by @collect_six

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25 days ago

Straight Savage | Football Anthem | Collect Six | BigTilt Music by @collect_six

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a month ago

🏈🔥 THE NEW COLLECT SIX ALBUM DROPED THIS WEEK! 🔥🏈

We took the energy we brought to wrestling and brought it straight to the football field.

And we’re kicking things off with the new single…

🐗💥 HOGGS GONE WILD 💥🐗

This one is for the big boys in the trenches doing the dirty work every Friday night.

🎧 Turn it up. Share it. Tag your O-Line.

COLLECT SIX — FOOTBALL IS HERE. 🏈🔥 by @collect_six

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a month ago

Had a blast today with my boys Lucky and Joey! Not often do the three of us ever get out anymore. Never been to the Woodward Cruise, was a fun time. Silly Shannon Gartin thought I left my camera at home😂🤣😂🤣 Check this out......

#woodwarddreamcruise #BigTiltMedia #cars #fastcars #burnrubber by @collect_six

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2 months ago

THE REAL MVPs OF WRESTLING: WRESTLING MOMS

A Collect Six Perspective

Let’s be honest about something the wrestling world doesn’t say enough…

Some of the toughest people in this sport never step on the mat.

They’re sitting in the stands.
They’re pacing the hallways.
They’re driving the minivan at 5:30 in the morning.

Wrestling Moms.

The real heroes working behind the curtain.

Now here’s the wild part. For decades, most of these moms never wrestled a single match in their life. Many never even played sports. No double legs. No hand fighting. No cutting weight. No brutal practices in a room that smells like sweat and grit.

And yet somehow…

They become absolute warriors for their kids.

Because wrestling doesn’t just test the athlete, it tests the entire family.

They Learn the Sport on the Fly

At first, wrestling looks like chaos to them.

Two kids tied up like pretzels.
Whistles blowing.
Coaches yelling words like granby, tilt, half, cradle.

They’re confused.

But give it a season or two…

And suddenly mom is in the stands yelling:

“GET THE WRIST! RUN THE BAR! DON’T GO TO YOUR BACK!”

How did she learn that?

Nobody knows.

But she did.

Because wrestling moms don’t do things halfway.

They Become the Backbone of the Grind

Wrestling isn’t convenient.

Not even close.

* Early morning tournaments
* Late night practices
* Weekend road trips
* Laundry that smells like a high school locker room
* Making meals that help their kid stay on weight
* Sitting through 10 hours of matches just to watch their kid wrestle for 6 minutes

And they do it all without complaining.

Actually… they do it with pride.

Because when that whistle blows, they know exactly how much their kid has sacrificed.

They Carry the Emotional Weight Too

Wrestling is brutal on the heart.

One week your kid is on top of the world.

The next week they’re walking off the mat after a tough loss, trying not to cry in front of their teammates.

Guess who’s waiting right there?

Mom.

Not with lectures.
Not with pressure.

With a hug and a simple truth:

“I’m proud of you.”

Those four words hit harder

*READ FULL ARTICLE ON OUR FACEBOOK* by @collect_six

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7 months ago

The Gift That Carries a Legacy

Some things in wrestling are just… things.

pair of shoes.
An old singlet.
A worn out headgear that smells like ten years of sweat and hard work.

And then there are things that carry history.

Things that carry stories.

Things that carry people.

Years ago, a good friend of ours, a coach who had once trained on the Olympic team with Dave Schultz, passed down to my boys, two old throw dummies.

To most people they’d look like nothing special. Just a couple beat-up training dummies that had seen thousands of reps on wrestling mats.

But these weren’t ordinary.

These dummies had belonged to Dave Schultz himself.

Yes… that Dave Schultz.

One of the greatest wrestlers America has ever produced.
Olympic Champion.
World Champion.
A technician on the mat and a man respected by everyone who ever shook his hand.

After his tragic death at the Foxcatcher Farm, Dave’s wife passed these dummies along to my friend. Years later, my friend passed them along to my kids.

Not because they were valuable.

But because they meant something.

And my boys always got a kick out of that.

Every time they grabbed one of those dummies to drill throws, someone would inevitably say:

“Do you know who used to train with that thing?”

And their eyes would light up.

Because suddenly it wasn’t just a dummy.

It was a piece of wrestling history.

A connection to a man who stood on the Olympic stage and represented the United States with pride.

A man who trained day after day chasing greatness, just like every kid who ever stepped on a wrestling mat dreams of doing.

For those who may not know the story, Dave Schultz’s life was taken in one of the most shocking tragedies the wrestling world has ever seen during the Foxcatcher murder of Dave Schultz.

He was murdered by John du Pont, the wealthy sponsor and coach at the Foxcatcher training facility.

It sent shockwaves through the entire sport.

But Dave’s legacy never left the mat.

Because wrestling has a way of carrying people forward.

Through stories.

Through lessons.

Through the grind.

And sometimes… through something as simple as an old throw dummy.

*Full artical on Facebook* taken in Michigan by @collect_six

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7 months ago

THE COST OF THE PODIUM

Every year thousands of wrestlers, parents, coaches, and fans fill Ford Field for the MHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals.

For these kids, it’s the biggest stage they will ever compete on. Years of early mornings, brutal practices, weight cuts, long drives, and sacrifices all lead to that one weekend under the lights.

But once families get inside the building, the celebration quickly turns into something else.

A bill.

And not a small one.

$8 bottle of Water. For High School Families.

Let’s talk about the reality families face once they walk into the stadium.

A bottle of water: $8.00

A soda: $9.50

Fries: $9.00

Hot dogs: $7.00

Slice of Pizza $12

Ten chicken wings: $20.00

These aren’t NFL fans buying concessions during a professional playoff game.

These are high school wrestling families who already paid for:

* Travel across the state
* Hotels
* Gas
* Tournament tickets
* Club fees
* Training all year long
* $9 tickets for both district and Regionals.

By the time they sit down in those seats, most families have already spent hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars just to support their kids.

And the reward?

Getting gouged inside the building.

The “Clear The Stadium” Money Grab

Then comes the part that really leaves people shaking their heads.

Before the finals, the stadium clears out.

Thousands of people are forced to leave.

Families who have already been there all day.

Kids who have been cutting weight, competing, and sitting around exhausted waiting for the final round.

And what happens next?

Everyone has to buy another ticket to come back in.

Not a re-entry stamp.

Not a wristband.

Another ticket.

So the families who already supported the event once… are now paying again just to watch the final matches.

Let’s call that what it is.

A cash grab.

Simple fix, One ticket price for all sessions for everyone.....

Families Get Stuck

Leaving the stadium sounds simple on paper.

In reality it’s not.

Around Ford Field during state finals weekend:

* Parking is a nightmare
* Restaurants are packed
* Traffic is jammed

Families are tired. Kids are exhausted.

*READ FULL ARTICLE ON FACEBOOK* taken in Ford Field by @collect_six

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7 months ago

We had the privilege of watching some incredible wrestling this weekend at the MHSAA State Finals inside Ford Field in downtown Detroit.

The atmosphere was electric, the stakes were high, and the effort on those mats was second to none. Michigan wrestling showed up in a big way.

Here are just a few highlights from an unforgettable weekend. 👇🔥 #wrestling #makeithappen #statefinal taken in Ford Field by @collect_six

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7 months ago

Leadership Isn’t Loud, It’s Earned

A Collect Six Perspective

Every year in wrestling rooms across the country, young men and women get handed a title: Team Captain.

It sounds important.
It looks good on paper.
But here’s the uncomfortable truth nobody talks about.

Most captains are never actually taught how to lead.

They get the title… and then they’re left to figure it out on their own. Its not their fault but,

That’s a problem.

Because when leadership isn’t taught, young athletes start copying the only leadership style they’ve ever seen, the loud one.

The yelling.
The barking orders.
The calling out teammates in front of everyone.
The acting like a drill sergeant.

And that’s where things start to go sideways.

Leadership Is Not a Volume Contest

Being a captain doesn’t mean you scream the loudest in the room.

It doesn’t mean you act like the coach.

It doesn’t mean you lecture the whole team when one or two people screwed up.

Nothing turns a locker room colder faster than a teammate standing in front of the room talking down to everyone.

You want a quick way to lose respect?

Start barking orders at people who grind next to you every single day.

They’re not your soldiers.

They’re your brothers and sisters in the fight.

Leadership in wrestling rooms has never been about who talks the most.

It’s about who the room watches when things get hard.

Real Leaders Don’t Embarrass Their Teammates

If there’s an issue with someone on the team, you don’t put them on blast in front of everyone.

You pull them aside.

One on one.

Man to man.
Woman to woman.

You talk to them like a teammate who actually cares.

Because leadership isn’t about power, it’s about responsibility.

Embarrassing people publicly doesn’t build stronger teams.

It builds resentment.

And resentment spreads through a team like wildfire.

The Best Leaders Often Say Nothing

Some of the greatest captains wrestling rooms have ever had were the quiet ones.

They didn’t lecture.

They didn’t scream.

They didn’t try to control people.

They simply set the pace.

First one drilling.
Last one leaving.
Hardest worker in the room.

READ FULL ARTICAL ON FACEBOOK by @collect_six

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7 months ago

WHEN TALENT ISN’T ENOUGH

A Collect Six Perspective

Talent is a gift.

But wrestling has a funny way of exposing gifts that were never opened.

Every room has one.
The kid everyone talks about.

“He’s a natural.”
“He’s so talented.”
“He barely even has to try.”

And for a while, that talent carries him.
He wins matches he shouldn’t.
He beats kids who work harder than him.

People start believing talent is enough.

But wrestling has a way of collecting the truth sooner or later.

Because eventually the kid with talent runs into the kid with heart.

The kid who shows up early.
The kid who stays after practice.
The kid who wrestles every position like it’s life or death.

The kid who got pinned 10 times his first year and kept coming back anyway.

That kid might not be the most talented.

But he’s dangerous.

Because heart doesn’t get tired of working.

Talent without effort eventually runs out of gas.

THE LIE TALENT TELLS

Talent whispers something dangerous in a young athlete’s ear.

“You’re better than them.”

“You don’t need to work as hard.”

“You’ll figure it out when it matters.”

That lie works… until it doesn’t.

Because the grind doesn’t care about your reputation.

And the postseason definitely doesn’t care about it.

When the lights get bright and the matches get tight, talent alone starts to shake.

Heart doesn’t.

Heart keeps firing.

Heart keeps wrestling.

Heart keeps believing.

THE MOST DANGEROUS WRESTLER IN THE ROOM

It’s not always the most talented kid.

It’s the one who refuses to quit.

The one who keeps drilling when everyone else is tired.

The one who gets beat and comes back the next day anyway.

The one who wrestles like something inside him refuses to fold.

Those wrestlers become nightmares.

Because talent might win you matches.

But heart wins wars.

THE HARDEST LESSON IN WRESTLING

At some point, every talented wrestler runs into a moment where the sport asks a simple question:

Do you love winning…

Or

Do you love the work it takes to win?

Two very different things.

One chases trophies.

The other chases growth.

The second one usually ends up with the trophies anyway.

THE TRUTH ABOUT GREATNESS

*Full Article on Facebook* by @collect_six

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7 months ago

A Collect Six Perspective:The Blood Round Heartbreak

There is nothing polite about the blood round at regionals.

It’s not dramatic in a Hollywood way.
It’s not loud.
It’s not glamorous.

It’s just brutal.

One match away.

One win from the state tournament.
One loss from walking out the back door with your season and maybe your career, over.

That’s the blood round. And if you’ve lived it, you know there’s no pain quite like it.

One Match From Everything

You grind all year.

Morning lifts.
Weight cuts that make you question your sanity.
Long bus rides.
Ice packs.
Tape jobs.
Sacrifices nobody sees.

And it all funnels down into five minutes.

Five minutes that decide if you’re moving on… or packing your bag.

When that final whistle blows and your hand isn’t raised, it doesn’t feel like you just lost a match.

It feels like something got ripped out of your chest.

The Walk Off the Mat

The worst part?

The walk.

Headgear in your hand.
Crowd noise fading.
You see the other kid hugging his coach.
You hear his section cheering.

And you’re trying not to break.

You shake hands. You act tough. You nod at your coach like you’re okay.

But inside?

You’re crushed.

Especially if you’re a senior.

Because that wasn’t just a loss.
That was the last one.

No more regionals.
No more cutting weight with your buddies.
No more stepping on that mat with your school on your chest.

It ends in a hallway. Not in the spotlight.

That’s wrestling.

Here’s the Truth Nobody Likes to Say

The blood round doesn’t care how hard you worked.

It doesn’t care how bad you wanted it.

It doesn’t care that you were “supposed to make it.”

It’s ruthless.

And that’s exactly why it builds monsters.

The Pain Is the Point

You don’t grow from easy wins.

You grow from the nights you stare at the ceiling replaying every scramble.

You grow from the lump in your throat when your dad puts his hand on your shoulder and doesn’t even have words.

You grow from realizing that you gave everything… and it still wasn’t enough.

That’s not weakness.

That’s life.

And wrestling is one of the only sports honest enough to teach it straight to your face.

**Read Full Article on Facebook** by @collect_six

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7 months ago

THE SCALE CONTROLS TOO MANY CAREERS
A Collect Six Perspective

There’s a quiet enemy sitting in every wrestling room.

It doesn’t shoot doubles.
It doesn’t hit cradles.
It doesn’t grind through conditioning.

But it has ended more careers than any opponent ever will.

The scale.

For a sport built on toughness, grit, and relentless effort, it’s amazing how much power we’ve handed to a small digital screen that spits out a number every morning.

And for a lot of wrestlers… that number becomes everything.

WHEN THE NUMBER BECOMES YOUR IDENTITY

It starts innocent enough.

A coach says you’d be “perfect at 132.”
A teammate says you’re “small for the weight.”
A bracket looks “better down a class.”

Next thing you know, the wrestler isn’t chasing improvement anymore.

They’re chasing a number.

They wake up thinking about the scale.
They go to bed thinking about the scale.
They sit in class thinking about the scale.

Food stops being fuel.

It becomes math.

“How many calories?”
“How much water?”
“How much sweat do I need tonight?”

And slowly, the scale becomes the judge of whether the day was good or bad.

Not effort.
Not progress.
Not skill development.

Just the number.

That’s when the sport starts losing kids.

WEIGHT CUTTING IS PART OF THE SPORT, BUT CONTROL IS THE PROBLEM

Let’s be honest.

Weight management has always been part of wrestling. Always.

Old school wrestlers cut weight.
Legends cut weight.
Your favorite state champ probably cut weight.

But there’s a difference between managing weight…

…and being owned by the scale.

Some kids aren’t cutting weight.

They’re fighting their own bodies every single day just to stay alive in a class they were never meant to wrestle.

Constant dehydration.
No energy.
No strength left in the third period.

And then everyone wonders why they’re not performing.

Because you can’t wrestle like a warrior when your body feels like it’s starving.

THE BEST WRESTLERS ARE USUALLY THE STRONGEST ONES

Watch enough high-level wrestling and you start seeing the pattern.

The kids who dominate are usually the ones who are strong for their weight.

They’re not barely hanging onto the class.

**Read Full Article on Facebook ** by @collect_six

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7 months ago