Glacier Wrestling

09/28/2026

Mental toughness is the ability to push through tough times or situations. It is the ability to remain calm in stressful situations or fight through pain to achieve a task. These traits can only be developed over time and are not something a person is born with. Wrestling is a grind that teaches kids how to be mentally tough. In the third period when lungs are burning and muscles are screaming for oxygen you find out who has this toughness. The Navy Seals training is a brutal test of this mental ability to push forward. Day after day there are constant tests of mental training and there is always a symbol (the bell) of quitting close by. According to stats, kids who have wrestled have a 3x better chance of making it through Seal training. In fact it is the only sport commonly mentioned for success with water polo close by.
For young kids this is an important trait to build not only for life but for any other sport they compete in. Shown here is Olivia who was in 2nd grade this past year. Olivia didn’t have a lot of competition in the beginner group so she jumped up a division to wrestle 3-5th grade competition. Olivia struggled at first a little but kept gaining and realized that if she could get to the third period, she could win that round. Every week she caught new wrestlers before making it to the championships of Western MT Little Guy. Thank you to Three Sisters Photography and Azalia Rosales Media for the use of this photograph.

09/22/2026

Man we are proud of the crew we are getting for open gym and weights every morning. These kids are putting in some time and it’s going to make a difference this season. The coaches are very grateful for the kids we have.

08/26/2026

08/24/2026

Wrestling friendships are solid and long lasting. Because wrestling is a tough sport, kids gain a respect for their teammates and their competitors. Many coaches tell me that because of wrestling they could go into any town in Montana and have a place to stay and I believe that. It’s been 30 years since I wrestled competitively but last week I golfed with a former Polson teammate and every morning I receive a Bible verse from a former rival and then college teammate. These unbreakable bonds come from pushing each other to be better. These are true friendships where people show up for each other in their time of need. That type of friendship is becoming more and more uncommon in our current culture. Personally I am so grateful for all my former teammates, opponents, coaches, and everyone else who made wrestling possible for my generation. Your child will someday feel the same way.
Photo was taken by Three Sisters Photography and Azalia Rosales Media Co.

08/19/2026

Congratulations to the Ballard family on the arrival of their new child. What a beautiful family! 15 years ago Boyce became the first state champion at Glacier HS. He went on to play football at Tech where he got an engineering degree. Brittany was a standout in softball at GHS and played at the University of Great Falls later becoming a physical therapist. It is admirable just how much faith and family have become front and center in raising their kids.

08/17/2026

Wrestling is a great sport to instill confidence in children. It is the only school sport where you are one on one with another person without any other object. In other words there is no place to hide and the performance falls only on the person in the match. By doing hard things like wrestling, kids learn to be confident in other ways. Over years of coaching it is by far the most satisfying thing to watch how children change once their confidence grows. They walk different, talk different, start to look people in the eye when they talk, and perform better in other areas of life such as school. In the age of technology we are seeing a confidence crisis in this generation of children. Putting your child in wrestling can significantly help in this area of growth. Special thanks to Three Sisters Photography and Azalia Rosales Media for the photography.

08/02/2026

When you live in one of the most beautiful places you have to take time to play as well. Seven high schoolers who participated in the Summer Series enjoyed a lake day. Thank you to Coach Leck who showed up with a boat.

08/01/2026

Finished up the Summer Series with Noah Poe Hatten. The kids got a lot of technique and live wrestling over the last six weeks. Huge success and looking forward to making it better next year.

07/30/2026

After six weeks and 12 sessions of great clinicians, tonight (7/30) is the final mini-camp. We are very proud of these kids and thankful for the adults who made it possible. Looking forward to seeing what hard work in the summer does for the upcoming season.