The VEWL bureaucrats finally folded and Bug is officially back on the mat where he belongs. Those petty coaches and parents who tried to block a twelve-year-old kid failed miserably. We won this fight and now Bug can go win that award for Coach Joe.
February 22, 2017
Final supporters
THANK YOU SO MUCH - TO EVERYONE WHO SIGNED THE PETITION, SENT AN EMAIL OR A MESSAGE. BUG IS FREE - HE CAN WRESTLE! LOOK OUT!
Dagen Condomitti AKA Bug is a 12yr old wrestler from Northampton Pa. He wrestles for the Northampton Athletic Association in the Valley Elementary Wrestling League. In 2014 Dagen won the 58lb VEWL Championship. Following that season as parents we decided to have Bug repeat 4th grade. He was very small (58lbs), young for his grade and felt it was the best for him at the time. The VEWL has a league rule stating that you are only allowed to wrestle 3 yrs after 3rd grade. The rule was because one coach was consistently having wrestlers repeat 6th grade. Because of this rule Dagen didn't wrestle in the league for two yrs. He focused on club wrestling and national dual competition. Then May 25, 2016 Joe Sommer Jr his NAA youth coach was tragically murdered. Bug immediately decided he wanted to go back to wrestle with the school team. His goal is to WIN the VEWL Outstanding wrestler award at the end of season tournament to honor his Coach Joe Sommer Jr. He has been practicing with the team for weeks, & his name has been on the roster since day one. This past weekend he wrestled in the first preseason tournament - apparently there are a few dads who aren't happy we're back. Now, these coaches and parents are trying to have Bug banned from the league. He is only 12, he isn't the oldest wrestler in the league, he will not turn 13 until next summer, he has only wrestled 1yr since 3rd grade. The rules are clear & we comply, yet the VEWL is still considering banning Bug. We are asking for everyone to sign our petition in support of Bug. Let him wrestle! #freebug!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
November 28, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
November 28, 2016
November 27, 2016
The cowards running the league are sweating as our numbers climb toward 100. Don't let these bureaucrats bury Bug's dream while we sit on our hands. Get this link to everyone you know right now so we can force them to face us.
175 Comments
The boy isn't trying to win to prove he is the best he wants to honor the memory of a man who positively impacted his life. This is commendable coming from such a young man. What are you teaching our children by discouraging him from this? Let Bug wrestle!!!
Let him wrestle I wrestled 60lbs in first grade in that time you had to be in third grade my parents signed off they bent the rules I was wrestling 4th graders in first grade let's not forget these are kids keep the active and let them play its good for kids
Let the kid wrestle. Follow your league rules, which by the way are stupid, age and weight matter not years in the league. To those parents that are upset why?? If your kids can't beat this boy have them work to get better don't teach them the easy route earn what you get.
So many kids are leaving or have left the VEWL because of the lack of competition. Let Bug wrestle. It might encourage other kids to come back. He's eligible and he's doing it for a good cause.
This is youth wrestling. There aren't scholarships on the line. Let the kid wrestle. Those that are protesting will hopefully look back on this one day, & realize how foolish they were. #freebug
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He's a kid. Let him be a kid.
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The VEWL bureaucrats finally folded and Bug is officially back on the mat where he belongs. Those petty coaches and parents who tried to block a twelve-year-old kid failed miserably. We won this fight and now Bug can go win that award for Coach Joe.
February 22, 2017
Final supporters
THANK YOU SO MUCH - TO EVERYONE WHO SIGNED THE PETITION, SENT AN EMAIL OR A MESSAGE. BUG IS FREE - HE CAN WRESTLE! LOOK OUT!
Dagen Condomitti AKA Bug is a 12yr old wrestler from Northampton Pa. He wrestles for the Northampton Athletic Association in the Valley Elementary Wrestling League. In 2014 Dagen won the 58lb VEWL Championship. Following that season as parents we decided to have Bug repeat 4th grade. He was very small (58lbs), young for his grade and felt it was the best for him at the time. The VEWL has a league rule stating that you are only allowed to wrestle 3 yrs after 3rd grade. The rule was because one coach was consistently having wrestlers repeat 6th grade. Because of this rule Dagen didn't wrestle in the league for two yrs. He focused on club wrestling and national dual competition. Then May 25, 2016 Joe Sommer Jr his NAA youth coach was tragically murdered. Bug immediately decided he wanted to go back to wrestle with the school team. His goal is to WIN the VEWL Outstanding wrestler award at the end of season tournament to honor his Coach Joe Sommer Jr. He has been practicing with the team for weeks, & his name has been on the roster since day one. This past weekend he wrestled in the first preseason tournament - apparently there are a few dads who aren't happy we're back. Now, these coaches and parents are trying to have Bug banned from the league. He is only 12, he isn't the oldest wrestler in the league, he will not turn 13 until next summer, he has only wrestled 1yr since 3rd grade. The rules are clear & we comply, yet the VEWL is still considering banning Bug. We are asking for everyone to sign our petition in support of Bug. Let him wrestle! #freebug!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
November 28, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
November 28, 2016
November 27, 2016
The cowards running the league are sweating as our numbers climb toward 100. Don't let these bureaucrats bury Bug's dream while we sit on our hands. Get this link to everyone you know right now so we can force them to face us.
175 Comments
This should not even be an issue. He has eligibility status according to the league by-laws and anyone trying to change or interpret them for their own benefit is a disservice to what the league represents... THE KIDS!!
The boy isn't trying to win to prove he is the best he wants to honor the memory of a man who positively impacted his life. This is commendable coming from such a young man. What are you teaching our children by discouraging him from this? Let Bug wrestle!!!
Let him wrestle I wrestled 60lbs in first grade in that time you had to be in third grade my parents signed off they bent the rules I was wrestling 4th graders in first grade let's not forget these are kids keep the active and let them play its good for kids
Let the kid wrestle. Follow your league rules, which by the way are stupid, age and weight matter not years in the league. To those parents that are upset why?? If your kids can't beat this boy have them work to get better don't teach them the easy route earn what you get.
So many kids are leaving or have left the VEWL because of the lack of competition. Let Bug wrestle. It might encourage other kids to come back. He's eligible and he's doing it for a good cause.
This is youth wrestling. There aren't scholarships on the line. Let the kid wrestle. Those that are protesting will hopefully look back on this one day, & realize how foolish they were. #freebug
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This should not even be an issue. He has eligibility status according to the league by-laws and anyone trying to change or interpret them for their own benefit is a disservice to what the league represents... THE KIDS!!