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Please help to make sure all of your son's practice and competition gear gets a wash nightly and that he continues to bring clean towel to shower with and clothes to change into after practice.  It is a good idea to wash his bedding and jacket/sweatshirt he's been wearing this winter as well.  Please do this even if your son is showing no sign.

Note: wrestling shoes and kneepads can be washed in the washing machine with normal detergent and then set atop the dryer, while the other clothes are being dried, with the laces loosened and dry newspaper stuffed into them for quicker drying.

As I stated in our parent meeting, as unfortunate as it is, if a guy wrestles long enough, he is almost certain to, at some time, catch one of these skin diseases from somewhere or some other wrestler, which, if handled promptly (which means identifying it and treating it), are pretty much negligible...it's when they get ignored that problems occur.  The best thing we can do is to be as proactive as possible, to protect ourselves as best we can, and to try to identify and treat any suspicious spots on the body as soon as possible.