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The sport wrestling can mold ordinary young people into effective leaders. The objective of our coaching staff is to make Champions that will never give up, Champions that will fight until Hell Freezes over then fight on the ice, Champions that portray an "Ice Fight Or Die" mentality. Rougher Wrestling gives Muskogee's youth the self confidence needed to make decisions while under the stress of battle (competition), to be task oriented (school, work or family duties), & other responsibilities. Our society seems to have trouble transmitting healthy values to young people. Our goal is to instill spiritual/family principles to help cure some of the unhealthy values that our teens have or might have.

The IceFighter Ethos are standards for them to follow: I will always place OUR Mission 1st, I will NEVER quit, I will NEVER accept defeat, I am my brothers keeper. Following these standards make a teammate understand the importance of COMMITMENT TO ONESELF AND THEIR BROTHER.

Muskogee Coaches have adopted the scripture, Proverbs 14:23, Hard work reaps profit but mere talk leads to Poverty. Thus, 'Good things happen to people who work hard, Great things happen to people who work hard'. We believe that you will always be rewarded for the hard work that you put into your spiritual, family & school/sport lives. Another belief is P.T.S.A. This acronym stands for Positive Thoughts Statements Actions; we believe that you must always think positively. Then you must speak positively followed by a positive action. There is Power in Positive Attitude and it is very contagious. "Icefight or Die" (IOD) is another belief of our program. This means that you continue to fight no matter what because if you don't you will die. This doesn't mean physically but more spiritually/mentally. We believe if you give up on something, a part of your spirit dies. Finally, "Burn the Ships" (BTS) is the slogan for the upcoming year. A ship is a barrier (fears, physical things & mental barriers) that is keeping us from being successful. We must burn them because if we don't then we will revert back to them during tough situations. Tough situations go away but tough people don't.

The coaches emphasize living one's life in this order: God, Family & Academics/Wrestling. We also, cherish hard work, commitment, toughness & brotherhood. These are very powerful qualities to model one's life by. It also acts as a safe alternative to the growing problem of the negativity that society has to offer. We try to emulate a positive family atmosphere to our wrestlers. Icefighter's discipline stresses brotherhood. It stresses that people of all different backgrounds can learn to work together for a common cause - State Title. Our approach to winning is that if you live each day positively and work as hard as you possibly can then you are winning and you are a winner. However, wins & losses are not all about the mat. It's also about winning in life as well. We believe that if you do all these that it will lead to success both on and off the mat. We tell our kids to focus on the task at hand and give it your all. And fight 'til you die! Imagine competing against someone with that type of mentality. Better yet, imagine competing against a TEAM with that mentality. THAT'S THE MENTALITY OF AN ICEFIGHTER, THATS HOW OUR OPPONENT FEELS BEFORE THEY STEP ON THE MAT.... THERE IS MUCH UNCERTAINTY THAT ENTERS THEIR MIND BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO A FIGHT IT IS THE PERSON NOT WILLING TO GIVE-UP THAT WINS....

Young people want so badly to please & to have responsibility. We are talking about the ones that are associated with clubs/organizations (A TEAM), they are the ones sacrificing. We value young people chasing their dreams. That's what we want, Dream Chaser's. We want them to Dream Big. We believe if they follow our system to the fullest they will undoubtedly become a champion. As Proverbs 14:23 states, "Laziness (talk) leads to poverty while Hard work reaps a profit"! The pursuit of excellence is one of the most effective and one of the least used in our society. The Rougher Staff wants to build LIFE CHAMPIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND ULTIMATELY ICEFIGHTING ROUGHERS. This is the most important aspect of coaching to us. IF YOU HAVE GOD IN YOUR LIFE WITH THE ICE FIGHTER MENTALITY THEN YOU CAN WITHSTAND ANY BAD SITUATION. THIS IS OUR GOAL: DOING THE VERY BEST YOU CAN, IF IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH THEN ICEFIGHT AND RISE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP!!!