I want to thank first and foremost Miron, he knows what he and his family means to my family. I also want to mention how much I appreciate Coach Joe, Coach Lee, and Coach Jeffire for their friendship, patience, hard work, and dedication. I also want to thank the kids in the room and the Team Miron parents who welcomed us in with open arms. As he sat in the stands after winning the 2009 Tulsa Nationals my 8 year old son asked me if I thought he could compete with the kids wrestling for the title at the next age group up. After watching a few matches, I honestly told him probably not. He then asked if he could stop playing baseball and start trying to catch those kids. I told him yes and we made a schedule of camps to attend in the spring and summer. His first stop, the week before Reno Worlds, was Miron. As a parent who has seen the physical style of the Miron wrestlers I was worried that he may get hurt (it was the week before Reno and he had a chance to win the Trinity Award). The camp was physical so he came out of there with a few bumps and bruises but most importantly a huge smile on his face. On the way home he had his poster in one hand and the brochure in the other, with the dates of upcoming camps circled. He asked if we could cancel our trips to the other places, he wanted to train with Miron. It has been one year since that first trip and I have nothing but great things to say about the experiences that my son has received at Team Miron. We travel approximately 5 hours (round trip) every other weekend and every Wednesday evening. It is a sacrifice of time and money but it has been worth every minute and every dime. This is more than a camp where your kid will learn a new trick. I have watched my son mature as a wrestler and as a young man. Braxton has enjoyed some previous success on the state and national level so I really did not think that other people would notice the improvements that I was personally seeing in my son. I was wrong. People in West Virginia and on the national circuit have commented on the changes in my son's body type and improvements in his wrestling style. When they ask about those changes I tell them that Miron can help any kid, with any body style, improve at any level. He does not focus all of his attention on the kids who have won big tournaments. Perhaps more impressive than the work that he has done on Braxton is that I watched him take an out of shape first year kid and within a few months make that kid an Ohio state placer. The coaching is great and the added benefit is that the wrestling room is full of kids who want to take their wrestling to a higher level. When all of those kids are together, positive peer pressure pushes each and every kid to get better in the room and push themselves beyond what kids are doing when they are out of the room. With the great coaching, the disciplined kids, and the dedicated parents, it has been a very positive experience for my son and my entire family. I have no doubt that all of the experiences and friendships that we have made will last a lifetime. Thank you again for the work that you have put into my son. Tim Amos 3/22/2011