Watch as Coach Jeremy Spates explains and demonstrates the Hip Heist Drill. The wrestler will pop up, start to circle left, then hip heist the bottom leg and come under. He recommends not bringing the […]
Run the Stance Motion Drill at the End of Practice with Keith Gavin – Univ. of Pittsburgh
Watch as Coach Keith Gavin explains why he likes to run the Stance Motion Drill at the end of practice, especially during the season. After practice the wrestlers are tired, and it is important for […]
Holistic Coaching for the Benefit of All Players
Originally published in an Adam Saracik Book “Never confuse winning with succeeding. A successful league and team is one that inspires its players to want to come back again tomorrow.” Too often, leagues and teams […]
Spiral Ride Defense with Dakota Bauer – Colorado School of Mines
Watch as Coach Dakota Bauer explains and demonstrates three ways of defending the spiral ride. #1 is Changeover: when you feel pressure, take the inside hand and clear it over and go to the far […]
Accept It or Correct It with Alan Stein, Jr.
Alan Stein, Jr. explains that every single behavior that goes on in your program, on or off the field, is either something you accept or correct. He also explains how eliminating some behaviors, such as […]
Escaping After Standing Up with Dave Crowell – Nazareth Area High School (PA)
Watch as Coach David Crowell explains the perfect position for escaping after standing up. The opponent will have one arm on the belly and the other needs to be on the arm held tight against […]
Full-Feature! Go-To Drills with Matt Storniolo – Northwestern Univ.
7 DAYS ONLY! Access to this 28-minute session from a Denver Wrestling Coaches Clinic that is available in our Wrestling Coaches Insider +Plus video library will expire on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 – Enjoy! Watch […]
Defending an Outside Shot with Sammy Sasso – Ohio State Univ.
Watch as Sammy Sasso explains and demonstrate defending against an outside shot. When the opponent’s head is to the outside and his shoulder is tight to the abdomen you must set the corner. Slide and […]
Single Leg and High Crotch Positional Warmup Drills with Jake Arnone – Colorado School of Mines
Watch as Coach Jake Arnone explains and demonstrates these positional warmup drills. The first drill, the Single Leg, starts with an emphasis on position, knee behind knee and shoulder over the thigh, and head on […]
Hazing/Bullying in Athletics
By: David T. Morris Originally Published in: Student-Athletes: Control Your Own Destiny Definition of Bullying: As defined by the organization, stopbullying.gov, “bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a zeal […]
Sweep Single with Ryan Deakin
Watch as Coach Ryan Deakin explains and demonstrates this sweep single and finish. His first moves are a backhand punch then the right hand, circle, make the opponent take a step, sweep the leg and […]
I’m Stressed and I Have the Capability of Calming Down with Dr. Colleen Hacker – Team USA / Pacific Lutheran Univ.
Watch as Dr. Colleen Hacker explains that when you are angry, frustrated, stressed, or have lost focus, your next word or thought should be “and”. Whatever the negative situation is that you need to announce, […]
Empowering Coaches: Strategies for Supporting Youth from Struggling Homes in Athletics
By: Scott Garvis, CMAA Provided By: NHSACA As a coach, it’s essential to support students who come from struggling homes. These kids may face various challenges, and coaches can play a vital role in providing […]
Counterattack Off a Single Leg with Kevin Ward – Army West Point
Watch as Coach Kevin Ward explains and demonstrates that to be successful in countering a single leg you must either attack the opponent’s leg that is coming up or create an angle. With the angle, […]
Leadership: What Type of Team Do You Want to Be? with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)
Robert Grasso discusses how coaches must determine with their players what type of standards and values they must set that define their teams. It is important to ask questions so that players understand why they […]
Our Mission Coaching/Leading/Teaching Girls with Meghan Orgeman – Alexandria Area High School (MN)
Coach Meghan Orgeman discusses the mission of coaching, leading, and teaching girls. The highlights include these key points: Socialize our girls to be imperfect within a supportive network of people who care deeply for them. […]
Underhook to a Front Headlock with Jake Arnone – Colorado School of Mines
Watch as Coach Jake Arnone explains and with a wrestler demonstrates using an underhook to get to a front headlock. He describes the advantage of moving the opponent by pulling them in a circle and […]
Attitude Over Ability with J Robinson – JROB Intensive Camps
Watch as Coach J Robinson explains that while skill is obviously important, as a coach you should be looking for wrestlers with attitude. A wrestler with the proper attitude is easier to develop and to […]
The Mental Approach to Coaching
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life “When evaluating your team, look first in the mirror with honest intent.” What is your mental approach to coaching? By your mental approach, I’m not asking […]
Elbow to Ankle with Dave Crowell – Nazareth Area High School (PA)
Watch as Coach Dave Crowell explains and demonstrates this elbow to ankle technique used to prevent an opponent on the bottom from getting to their feet. The focus is on time and holding the opponent […]
The Needs of Today’s Students with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Watch as Stephen Mackey explains that he meets with 24 students every 10 weeks from across Texas via Zoom. The #1 issue facing kids today is mental health. Performance anxiety is constant, as they are […]
A Hard Conversation
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life “Face toward the problems” Sports afford coaches a wonderful opportunity to teach life lessons within the game for beyond the game. The first step in this […]
Getting in the Zone Before a Match with Tervel Dlagnev – Nebraska Wrestling Training Center
Watch as Coach Tervel Dlagnev explains the importance of learning the technique of talking to yourself. If a wrestler wants to achieve something special, they need to overcome a specific set of circumstances like self-doubt, […]
There Is Nobility in the Struggle with Dr. Colleen Hacker, FNAP – Team USA / Pacific Lutheran Univ.
Watch as Dr. Colleen Hacker discusses mental toughness and how today’s environment and culture do not value and respect the struggles and difficulties that athletes encounter. Not achieving in any form of athletics may be […]
The Team! The Team! The Team!
By: Jamy Bechler Originally Published in The Leadership Playbook The old acronym of T.E.A.M. in which together everyone achieves more is true more often than not. Players need teammates that are willing and able to […]
Hands Release, Level Change, Speed Change for Penetration with Dalton Jensen – Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney
Watch as Coach Dalton Jensen explains and demonstrates this warmup, working on pulling an opponent and preparing for a shot. He emphasizes pulling and letting the hips do the work and how to release the […]
Show Up and Don’t Miss the Game with Randy Fox – FoxPoint.Net
Watch as Randy Fox explains that leaders need to pursue excellence, not perfection, as perfection is not attainable or sustainable. He states that an individual can always be searching for the highest and best level […]
NIL: What High School Students Need to Know
By: David T. Morris Author of: Student Athletes: Control Your Own Destiny NIL is an exciting opportunity for both college and high school athletes, but before you dive into name, image, and likeness deals as […]
Counterattack: Far Ankle, Far Hand with Dave Crowell – Nazareth Area High School (PA)
Watch as Coach Dave Crowell explains and demonstrates this far ankle, far hand counterattack. When the opponent’s knee goes down, reach to the far ankle and slide, step up, and push in. If you can’t […]
Are You Trustworthy? with Dr. Timothy Baghurst – Florida State Univ.
Watch as Dr. Timothy Baghurst explains that trust is the #1 factor in building culture. It all starts with you and if the players, assistant coaches, and staff don’t trust you, it does not matter […]