Jimmy has been wrestling since first grade. He is now 12. Down's Syndrome and McDermott thinks it's probably the only sport he can participate in. McDermott helps with the coaching whenever time allows. Originally there was wrestling and those that didn't want to wrestle had to run away.
Wrestling needs a lot of one on one coaching.
You'll see a lot of dads out on the mat. Before I leave McDermott shows a video of women wrestling. McDermott talks about a young girl wrestler who is holding her own in the area. McDermott started wrestling at Pacelli when Pete Schmidt started the program in the mid-'60s. McDermott's three brothers followed suit.