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As a wrestling coach I couldn’t count all the times I’ve had an athlete missing important paperwork I have overlooked. It’s hard to find quality wrestling coaches that will invest the long hours and time into our youth. Lose Coach Abel, lose the numbers and positive direction of the program.
I’ve worked alongside many different high school sports programs over the last 10+ years. It seems like it’s becoming harder and harder to find people in the community that are not only talented and competent coaches, but individuals that are genuinely dedicated to the development and mentorship of the youth. The significance of a great coach can’t be understated in the growth of young adults. To see someone as great as Abel leave these kids’ lives would be a great loss for the entire community. To those in a position to reconsider this decision, I implore you to look beyond the perceived faults at play here and evaluate the character of the man, the dedication to our children, and the damage that a rebuilding phase could bring to an otherwise amazing program!
Coach Abel was there for my sons when they started out as middle school athletes. I personally saw his involvement and dedication to the middle school and high school teams he has helped coach. In all my interactions with him, he never once demonstrated a lapse in good judgement or professionalism. Please reinstate Coach Abel - for the benefit of the community and the student athletes who look to him for guidance and coaching. Yuma do the right thing NOW! Otherwise, lose a remarkable and self-less individual. Yuma will only be lesser for it.
Coach Abel is a great coach and mentor. He puts the needs of his wrestlers ahead of his own. He makes time to not only help young athletes, but train and participate in other activities in our community. It would be a great disservice to our youth and community to not keep his as a coach and a teacher.
Coach Abel has been part of our family for years as a coach, mentor and friend. He has given countless hours to these athletes while being an instructional teacher at the school. He is an amazing wrestling coach and these kids need him more than the school administration knows. Our wrestling room was a safe place for these kids because of him. The school admin & AD need replaced! If they can do this to one coach, they'll do it others!
I’m grateful for the positive impact Coach Abel has had on my younger brother. He has helped Andersen grow as a wrestler and as a person. Andersen is more dedicated and excited about wrestling thanks to Coach Abel.
We need more people like Coach Abel working for our young people, not less. It would be a lasting shame to let go such a contributor like Coach Abel.
Rules matter, but common sense and resolving misunderstandings matters too. I urge the administrators to set a positive example for the wrestlers by resolving misunderstandings and showing human decency, not scapegoating.
Simply love coach Able no need to say more, this man helped me grown mentally and physically. Even if we weren’t at our top game or lose our matches Able would still continue to support us and incurred us not to give up. And just as teacher he was always on us to get our work done before anything.