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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mental Health Approach with Kevin Ward – Army West Point
Watch as Coach Kevin Ward explains how he communicates with his wrestlers concerning mental health issues. He thinks it is key that coaches model what they want their athletes to be. Conversations on mental health […]
Go-To Drills with Jarion Beets – Ponderosa High School (CO) & Austin DeVoe – Colorado School of Mines
Watch as Coach Jarion Beets discusses a few drills that he uses every day that help players get to the next level as far as chain wrestling, keeping pressure, and being on the steady attack. […]
Go-To Drills with Matt Storniolo – Northwestern Univ. & Jeremy Spates – Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville
Watch as Coach Matt Storniolo discusses go-to drills that he uses that highlight good timing and anticipating your opponents next move. He addresses the importance of positioning and technique to have a good offense. His […]
Misdirection Attacks with Jeremy Spates – Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville & Matt Storniolo – Northwestern Univ.
Watch as Coach Jeremy Spates discusses misdirection attacks that he used and teaches his athletes; he describes them as being good for wrestlers who are not the strongest or the fastest. One misdirection he covers […]
Snatch Singles with Jarion Beets – Ponderosa High School (CO) & Ryan Deakin – Former NCAA Coach
Watch as Coach Jarion Beets discusses how he prefers snatch singles over sweep singles. He notes for larger athletes that doing a snatch single is better for athletes who don’t want to drop to a […]
Mat Work with Matt Storniolo – Northwestern Univ. & Jeremy Spates – Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville
Watch as Coach Matt Storniolo breaks down mat work techniques to use to gain an advantage, and he’ll also ensure that athletes are well educated to know how to properly defend. He first goes over […]
Leg Series with Jeremy Spates – Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville & Matt Storniolo – Northwestern Univ.
Watch as Coach Jeremy Spates discusses and demonstrates different moves that utilize using your legs to get your opponent in positions that will be difficult to recover from or fight back from. The wrestling techniques […]
Top Moves and Mat Returns with Ryan Deakin – Former NCAA Coach & Jarion Beets – Ponderosa High School (CO)
Watch as Coach Ryan Deakin discusses his philosophy on top positions and moves, he believes that on the surface level if you can keep weight on their head and hands then you can win top […]
Sweep Singles with Ryan Deakin – Former NCAA Coach & Jarion Beets – Ponderosa High School (CO)
Watch as Coach Ryan Deakin discusses sweep singles and how it’s to his liking because he feels that with a sweep single you are not putting yourself in a lot of danger. The move consists […]
Takedown Finishes with Matt Storniolo – Northwestern Univ. & Jeremy Spates – Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville
Watch as Coach Matt Storniolo discusses shot finishes and the positions you can go into in order to make the finish easier. The goal of the first takedown finish he discusses is to make sure […]
Quick Shots and Stay in the Shot Drills with Mark Branch – Univ. of Wyoming
Watch as Coach Mark Branch explains, and wrestlers demonstrate these quick shots and stay in the shots drills. These are great for getting the wrestlers focused before practice. The focus with quick shots is on […]
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 […]
Recruiting, NIL, and Student-Athlete Priorities
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life One significant reason Hall of Fame college coaches such as Nick Saban, Jay Wright, Roy Williams and Mike Krzyzewski retired prematurely is NIL (Name, Image and […]
Jump Med Ball Slam with Ben Durbin – Iowa State Univ.
Watch as Coach Ben Durbin explains, and a wrestler demonstrates this in-season upper body plyometric jump med ball slam drill. This drill helps the wrestler be more aggressive and violent with their throws. The drill […]
Nine Ways to Develop Accountability in Your Wrestling Program
By: John Klessinger, Head Wrestling Coach – South River HS (MD) Accountability is a modern-day buzzword. It is thrown around team locker rooms, business meetings, and in schools. But what is it really? I am […]