Over Valentine's weekend, Lizzy had Districts. Daniel and I went to cheer her on Friday night. She won her first bout and then broke down a bit. Her new coach doesn't know how to motivate her. He is used to coaching motivated college athletes. Lizzy wrestles for the fun of it and doesn't respond well to demands of being the first to win at state. While she likes awards, she wrestles because she likes to. He got into her head a bit, and she was ready to quit. Daniel talked her down, and she lost her next match.
Her opponent was one she had pinned several times in the past, so when she pinned Lizzy, her jaw dropped in disbelief. It was rather hilarious. The match had the most restorative effect on her. Lizzy tries hard to be friendly with her sparring partners. And they had fun during their bout. She said that it reminded her of what she likes about wrestling. She was still quite fragile, so I asked if she would like Daniel to stay with her on Saturday. We had planned to head to Charly's Wedding. She needed more support, so Daniel stayed with her. I was worried about leaving her, but she was feeling much better on Saturday. She won all her matches and took third.
She's headed to State next!
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