Watch as Coach Kevin Ward explains that one position a lot of wrestlers struggle with is attacking with a strong single, but the opponent has a really good whizzer that locks them down. He will […]
Steps Coaches Can Take to Prevent Player Injuries with Dr. Robb Rehberg – William Paterson Univ.
Watch as Dr. Robb Rehberg discusses steps that coaches can take to prevent player injuries. He will explain in detail the following steps: Properly plan activities Provide a safe physical environment Provide proper instruction Supervise […]
Building Core Values with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Stephen Mackey is a keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author, and character leadership & culture development coach. Better known as Coach Mackey, he has spent the last 20 years helping athletes and coaches connect […]
Counterattack Terminology with Dave Crowell – Nazareth Area High School (PA)
Watch as Coach Dave Crowell explains some of his counterattack principles and terminology. Understanding proper terminology is important because if you can change the way a player thinks, you can, in turn, change how they […]
Program Development & Culture with Dalton Jensen – Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney
Watch as Coach Dalton Jenson explains his role in his team’s culture and development. A strong culture focuses on all team members, their well-being and abilities, more than just how they perform. Regardless of whether […]
Integrity
Originally Published in: The Leadership Playbook Integrity is the building block and most basic tenet to all other traits. If you are not an ethical person with a solid foundation of doing the right thing […]
Underhooks, 2-on-1s, Wrist Ties Warmup Drills with Kevin Ward – Oklahoma State Univ.
Watch as Coach Kevin Ward explains and demonstrates underhooks, 2-on-1, and wrist ties for warm-up drills. Practicing these drills in warm-ups will allow players to get comfortable starting with wrist control, an underhook, or a […]
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 […]
Establishing Mutual Trust
By: Wade Gilbert Originally Published in: Coaching Better Every Season Provided by: Human Kinetics Athletes will never reach their peak performance unless a deliberate and sustained effort to teach and build trusting relationships occurs […]
Hip Heist Drill with Jeremy Spates – Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville
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 […]
Follow the Fake or Snap Into the Leg Drill with Keith Gavin – Univ. of Pittsburgh
Watch as Coach Keith Gavin explains and demonstrates the Follow the Fake or Snap Into the Leg Drill. If the opponent fakes on you do not go straight-legged and extend your arms to his shoulders. […]
Top Position: Hammer Lock with Ryan Deakin
Watch as Ryan Deakin explains and demonstrates the hammer lock series. At the whistle, he chops, finds a wrist, and drives. When the opponent is flat, open your chest to the ceiling with your elbow […]
Technique Planning for Practice with Mark Branch – Univ. of Wyoming
Watch as Coach Mark Branch explains technique planning for practice. He says to prioritize planning practices and to focus on techniques while addressing common athlete weaknesses. Coaches also use recordings to refine their methods and […]
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 […]
The Sports Nutrition Challenge Hiding in Plain Sight
By: Greta Jarvis, MS, MPH Founder of: Center for Active Women It was around sophomore year of high school when my classmates, teammates, and friends started restricting their eating: the Flat Belly Diet, the Cabbage […]
Bottom Position: Inside Standup Escape with Teyon Ware – Univ. of Northern Colorado
Watch as Coach Teyon Ware explains the inside stand-up escape from the bottom position. From an angle, you first explode up and gain control of the opponent’s wrist. Then peel his other hand from you […]
Educating Athletes That Social Media Is Their Life Resume with Kim Karr – ICANHELP
Watch as Kim Karr emphasizes the importance in communicating with your athletes and parents that their posts on social media represent their life resume. Colleges and athletic departments are checking potential recruits’ and applicants’ social […]
Why Every Great Coach Assesses Their Athletes – Beyond the Scoreboard & Stats
By: Julie Hatfield-Still Provided By: Beyond The Game Alliance As a coach, you’re constantly evaluating whether it’s watching how athletes perform in a drill, tracking game-day stats, or observing who shows up ready to […]
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 […]
Mental Toughness: A Skill That Can Be Developed with Dr. Colleen Hacker – Team USA / Pacific Lutheran Univ.
Watch as Dr. Colleen Hacker explains that mental toughness is a skill, and it can be developed. It is about how an individual responds to adversity, difficult situations, setbacks, and failure. Mental toughness is not […]
Reading Your Opponent’s “Tells” From the Top Position with Chris Pendleton – Oregon State Univ.
Watch as Coach Chris Pendleton explains, and demonstrates reading your opponent’s “tells” from the top position. When the opponent is in the referee’s position you can read the tell on what the opponent is going […]
Full-Feature! Go-To Drills with Jarion Beets – Ponderosa High School (CO) & Austin DeVoe – Colorado School of Mines
We are releasing a FULL 30-minute session from a Denver Wrestling Coaches Clinic, available in our Wrestling Coaches Insider +Plus video library. Free access to this video will expire on Monday, December 1, 2025 – […]
Hand Fighting to Attack Drill with Jarion Beets – Ponderosa High School (CO)
Watch as Coach Jarion Beets explains and demonstrates this hand-fighting-to-attack drill. Coach Beets recommends this drill for wrestlers who don’t like to shoot or have trouble finding their shot. The drill begins with hand fighting, […]
Misconceptions on Development with Tervel Dlagnev – Univ. of Nebraska
Watch as Coach Tervel Dlagnev discusses two misconceptions about development in young wrestlers. As wrestlers become more elite, they have more training options and opportunities. Sometimes kids are looking at a camp, program, or coach […]
Communication
Originally Published in: The Coach’s Bulletin Board It’s not what we say, but what they hear. “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” (George Bernard Shaw) NEGATIVE words […]
Front Headlock: How to Bring Them to the Mat with Mitch Minotti – Colorado School of Mines
Watch as Coach Mitch Minotti demonstrates how to bring the opponent to the mat while in a front headlock. He shows that while you have the opponent in a front headlock, you maintain full control […]
Scoring From Ties with Bryan Snyder – Univ. of Nebraska
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, […]
Parents and Guardians
By: Rainer Martens & Robin S. Vealey Originally Published in: Successful Coaching Many coaches find that the most challenging relationship to manage is their relationship with their athletes’ parents. This includes guardians, but we will […]
Knee Slides with Austin DeVoe – Colorado School of Mines
Watch as Coach Austin DeVoe explains that the knee slides series is one of the most important parts of bottom work. This move is good for any wrestler no matter what size, shape, or quickness. […]
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 […]