Watch as Coach Zeke Jones explains, and wrestlers demonstrate these penetration drills focusing on footwork and hand placement. Coach covers high crotch double penetration, repeat step penetration, sliding on the shoelaces, angle shooting, and stutter […]
Watch as Coach Tervel Dlagnev explains the importance of understanding the difference between beating a straight arm vs. a bent arm so you can manipulate them on the fly. A straight arm requires that you […]
By: Lee Green, J.D. Provided by: NFHS: High School Today Chisholm v. St. Mary’s City School District In a highly unusual ruling based on an atypical analysis of the legal boundaries governing the motivational language […]
Watch as Coach Dave Crowell discusses the importance of explaining priorities to your wrestlers. The #1 priority in bottom wrestling is don’t do something stupid which leads to getting in trouble. The four areas of […]
Watch as Coach J Robinson discusses toughening up your wrestlers by designing things in practice to make them tough. Make drills fun and competitive and use peer pressure to achieve positive results.
Provided by: Raise Your Game We don’t know what we’re saying until we know how someone hears it. Communication is also about feedback – making sure there is a two-way exchange of ideas, perceptions, and […]
Watch as Coach Damion Hahn explains and demonstrates a knee slide or knee pound stand-up. You must move and crawl forward to gain momentum making sure to stay square. As you move forward, bring the […]
Watch as Coach Cody Parks explains that his high school wrestlers do community service at the youth practices. To be eligible to earn a letter in the program, each wrestler must do X amount of […]
Watch as Coach Marcus Hoehn explains and demonstrates the proper positioning for a front headlock. Place the hand on the chin with the elbow tight at the side. Keep the shoulder heavy in the spine […]
Watch as Coach Bryan Snyder explains that after you are comfortable clearing ties, the focus should be on scoring from those ties. He demonstrates three attacks from the collar tie: the hard snap, eastern shrug, […]
Watch as Coach Kegan Calkins explains and demonstrates this head throw takedown vs. a single leg or high crotch. On the single, pop the hips into the opponent placing two hands on their head and […]
By: John Klessinger, Wrestling Coach – South River High School (MD) Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “Even bad teams have optimism. The Bad News Bears’ coach wouldn’t even tell his […]
Watch as Coach Mark Branch explains how they do very little work with standups and instead, they practice ‘butt on bottom’ wrestling which uses the center of gravity as an advantage. Coach demonstrates how the […]
Watch as Garry Rosenfield explains that it is important to be informed and have your own opinions, but it is also important to know who your audience is on social media and realize that not […]
By: John Klessinger, Head Wrestling Coach – South River High School (MD) Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did […]
Watch as Coach Austin DeVoe explains and demonstrates that when your opponent is whipping away from you, take a couple of bounces and change directions. Coach Smith explains that when the opponent grabs your elbow […]
Stephen Mackey explains that great coaches use sports to develop young men and women to be successful in life. When you develop the person and not the player, you build champions and that can lead […]
Watch as Coach Scott Goodale discusses and demonstrates knee slides from the bottom position. Most wrestlers, when they are on top, start with a hard tight waist chop. Coach will simulate this knee slide warmup […]
Watch as Coach John Klessinger explains, and wrestlers demonstrate defending against a high crotch. The key is pressuring the opponents head down while lowering the hip and moving to the side. It is very important […]
Watch as Dr. Lee Dorpfeld discusses some tips for coaches who are dealing with athletes that have experienced some form of trauma. These athletes are not trying to push your buttons or be difficult but […]
