Team Scotland 2014 seeking to appoint Team Manager for Wrestling

Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) is the lead body for Commonwealth sport in Scotland and is responsible for selecting, preparing and managing Scotland’s team at the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games.

For every Games, CGS, in partnership with Scottish Wrestling and sportscotland, aim to deliver the best prepared team possible, creating the right environment and giving athletes every opportunity to excel.

This is an exciting time in Scottish sport and CGS with Scottish Wrestling are seeking to appoint an appropriately skilled person for the position of Team Manager: Wrestling. This is a voluntary role with expenses reimbursed.

Role Description and Application Forms

A role description and application form can be obtained by downloading them from the links below, or by contacting:

Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS)
Gannochy Sports Centre,
University of Stirling,
Stirling,
FK9 4LA

	Team Manager: Wrestling – Advert	Download
	Team Manager: Wrestling – Role Description	Download
	Team Manager: Wrestling – Application Form	Download

The files may also be downloaded from the Commonwealth Games Scotland website here.

How to Apply

Applications should be returned by email to info@cgcs.org.uk no later than 12 noon on 29 November 2012.

Interviews will be held on 6 December 2012 in the offices at Commonwealth House, Glasgow 2014 Ltd.

Olympic Experience for young Scot

Promising young Scottish wrestler, Ross Connelly, was invited by British Wrestling to an international training camp and competition prior to the Olympics. The youngsters then travelled on to London to take in the Olympic Wrestling. The experience, intended to inspire the Olympians of the future, saw Ross win a silver medal against other top young wrestlers from around the world.

Ross, who trains at the Tryst Lions Club in Cumbernauld, also appeared in his local newspaper – story here.

Trainee Referees

The Scottish Wrestling Association is looking for volunteers to train as referees. The Association will run training and refereeing courses in March 2012 under the guidance of Scotland’s senior referee, Victor Keelan.

While it is a pre-requisite for FILA competitions that referees must be under 40 years of age, there are no age restrictions for refereeing at national tournaments throughout the UK.

The Scottish Wrestling Association will provide support for individuals interested in training to be a referee, and anyone interested should contact Joanne Daly by email by Friday, 24th February.

Glasgow 2014 – Sport Competition Manager (Sport Specific)

In 2014, Glasgow will be staging one of the biggest sporting events in the world. The Commonwealth Games is expected to attract 6,500 of the world`s best athletes and officials from across the Commonwealth. Hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected and the global television and online audience will number in millions. It`s an exciting time for the city and the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee (OC) is determined to stage an athlete-centred and sport-focused Games that will generate a positive lasting legacy for all involved.

Glasgow 2014 will be staging the 17 sports across 11 days of competition. Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rugby Sevens, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Triathlon, Weightlifting, Wrestling.

The OC is currently recruiting for Sport Competition Managers (SCMs) for each sport that will be responsible for the planning, organising, managing and delivering the Sport competition and related services.

The Sport Competition Manager will be responsible for planning, organising, managing and conducting the Sport competition and related services, as it pertains to the designated sport, at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

These roles are absolutely integral to the success of the Games, and the recruitment of these positions represents a key milestone in the delivery of an outstanding athlete centred and sport focused Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The closing date for applications is Monday, 5th March 2012.

More information about all current Glasgow 2014 recruitment opportunities, including role profiles and application details, can be found on the Glasgow 2014 website:- Glasgow 2014 – Work For Us.

2011 World Veterans Championships

Scotland’s Bobby McLucas competed as part of the four-strong GB team at the recent World Veterans Championships in Freestyle Wrestling. Having won silver the previous year in Switzerland, Bobby entered the 76kg category in Tirana, Albania with high hopes of a medal. The Tryst Lions wrestler sent the following report from the championships:

Old Men Go to War – Bobby McLucas

OK, the World Veterans Wrestling Championship may not be a war, but the wrestlers there do take it very seriously. The hotbeds of the wrestling countries always turn up with large teams and this year’s competition in Albania was no exception. The bouts on the mat are fiercely contested and are often decided by a single point. This year there were also highlights of each day’s competition on Albanian TV, but it did seem to center on the Albanian wrestlers.

After last year’s silver I felt I had a chance to do even better, but I lost to Argentina in the quarter-finals: no excuses, I just did not wrestle well. Thankfully for me he made it to the final, which gave me a bronze medal match via the Repechage system. The match was against one of the weaker countries – Turkey (ha ha!). There is always a great atmosphere when Turkish wrestlers are on the mat as they are so passionate about the sport; it helps to bring out the best in you. As a result I ‘ hammered ‘ him over 3 rounds. The first I won via the clinch, the second was 1-1, with him scoring the last point to win that round, the 3rd I won 4-0. Mind you the Turk did complain to the referee in the last 20 secs of the round that I wasn’t trying to wrestle, who would?, 4 points up and 20 seconds away from a bronze medal in a world championships.

I must admit to not only having Jimmy Hawthorne from Bradford in my corner but also Eric Pochere, 5 times world veterans champion from Germany as well ( long story ). Veterans is also about making friends so I had great support from GBR ( Jimmy ), the German team, Team USA ( they like us Brits ) and South Africa ( don’t know why ).

At the end of the bouts, the wrestlers always genuinely congratulate each other, showing mutual respect, appreciating the effort that has been made to drag your old body to the mat, knowing how hard it’s been. It makes you wonder why we do it. Well I think we do it because we can, we do it because we want to, and I do it because I’m still missing a particular colour of medal.

Gran Premio de Espana

The Scotland squad for the Gran Premio de Espana, to be held in Madrid on 9th – 10th July 2011 is:-

FS
55kg – Craig McKenna

FW
48kg – Donna Robertson
55kg – Kathryn Marsh
59kg – Tracy Connell
67kg – Sarah Jones

Coach – Viorel Etko
Referee – Thomas Kirkpatrick

European Junior Championships

Best of luck to Scotland’s Craig McKenna, who will represent Great Britain in the 55kg category at the European Junior Championships in Zrenjanin, Serbia on Wednesday 22nd June 2011.

Craig, who is supported by the sportscotland Institute of Sport, has prepared for the Championships at a training camp in Ukraine. Craig will be coached at the tournament by Scottish Head Coach, Volodymyr Gladkov.

The tournament website : juniorwrestling2011.com

Full list of entries can be found here

Scotland squad for Raphael Martinetti’s Cup

The Scotland squad for Raphael Martinetti’s Cup, a tournament for male cadet and junior wrestlers is:

Brian Harper
Gareth Jones
Tony McKenna

They will be coached by Scottish Assistant Coach, Viorel Etko at the tournament which will be held in Martigny, Switzerland on June 11th 2011.

Scotland squad for Austrian Open and Grand Prix of Germany

The Scotland squad selected to compete at the Austrian Open (3 – 5 June) and Grand Prix of Germany (10 – 12 June) is:

Donna Robertson
Jayne Clason
Kathryn Marsh
Tracy Connell
Chelsea Murphy
Shannon Hawke

Coach – Volodymyr Gladkov
Team Manager – Fiona Robertson
Referee – Victor Keelan (Austria) and Thomas Kirkpatrick (Germany)

The squad will participate in a training camp following the Austrian Open, before travelling on to Dormagen for the Grand Prix of Germany. Both tournaments are for female wrestlers, senior, junior and cadet.

Scotland squad for City of Sassari tournament

The Scotland squad selected to compete at the 16th International City of Sassari tournament is:

FS
55kg – Craig McKenna
55kg – Ross McFarlane
66kg – Oleg Gladkov
74kg – Sean Keogh
84kg – Masoud Yosefi
96kg – Douglas Maxwell

FW
48kg – Donna Robertson
51kg – Jayne Clason
55kg – Kathryn Marsh
59kg – Tracy Connell

Coach – Volodymyr Gladkov
Team Manager – John Keogh
Referee – Thomas Kirkpatrick

The squad is preparing at a training camp in Rome ahead of the tournament, which will be held on Saturday, 28th May 2011.

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