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, […]
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 […]
Assistant Coach Checklist
By: Denise Corlett – (Retired) Stanford University Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics ☐ Always be loyal to your head coach, staff, and school. At some point you might […]
Riding: Bump Drill with Brian Smith – Univ. of Missouri
Watch as Coach Brian Smith explains and demonstrates this bump drill from the top position. The goal is to use your hips and to lock in and pinch with your thighs, putting your chest down […]
Are You Building a Better You? with Chet Scott – Built to Lead
Watch as Chet Scott explains why it’s necessary to build a “better you” to be an effective leader. The way coaches regulate or react to a room influences the type of team they have. He […]
Changeover vs. a Spiral Ride with Nick Mitchell – Grand View Univ.
Watch as Coach Nick Mitchell explains and demonstrates his changeover vs. a spiral ride. He goes with the pressure pushing back, bringing the hand across and hip, heisting to the far hip. Make sure to […]
Penetration Footwork Drills with Zeke Jones – Arizona State University
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 […]
The Difference Between Beating a Straight Arm vs. a Bent Arm with Tervel Dlagnev – Univ. of Nebraska
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 […]
Legal Ramifications of Abusive Language Used by Coaches with Lee Green, J.D. – Baker Univ.
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 […]
#1 Priority From the Bottom Position with Dave Crowell – Nazareth Area High School (PA)
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 […]
How You Get Kids to Toughen Up with J Robinson – JROB Intensive Wrestling Camps
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.
Custom Communication
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 […]
Knee Slide Stand-Up with Damion Hahn – South Dakota State Univ.
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 […]
Community Service with Cody Parks – Blue Valley Southwest High School (KS)
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 […]
Front Headlocks with Marcus Hoehn – Thoroughbred Wrestling Academy
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 […]
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, […]
Head Throw Takedown with Kegan Calkins
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 […]
What Makes a Bad Coach
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 […]
Center of Gravity Drill with Mark Branch – Univ. of Wyoming
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 […]
Social Media: Knowing Your Audience with Garry Rosenfield – Coaches Inc.
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 […]