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 […]
Counterattack: Teach the Sprawl with Dave Crowell – Nazareth Area High School (PA)
Watch as Coach Dave Crowell discusses and demonstrates teaching the sprawl as an effective counterattack move. He will show how he teaches his wrestlers the sprawl so that they can work the technique and skill […]
Leadership Drives the Culture with Jon Gordon – The Jon Gordon Companies
Watch as Jon Gordon explains that leadership drives culture. It is important to identify what you stand for, what you want to be known for, and what you value. Culture is not static, it is […]
Raise the Conversion Rates on Shots with Jake Arnone – Colorado School of Mines
Watch as Coach Jake Arnone discusses how he wants to raise the conversion rates when a wrestler takes a shot and gets to the opponent’s legs. He emphasizes to his wrestlers to not split the […]
Full-Feature! Daily Drills for Killer Skills with Kevin Ward – Army West Point
7 DAYS ONLY! Access to this 43-minute session from a Denver Coaches Insider Wrestling Clinic that is available in our Wrestling Coaches Insider +Plus video library will expire on Friday, August 9, 2024 – Enjoy! […]
Athletes’ Stressors & Resilience with Dr. Peter Ormsby – Univ. of North Carolina at Pembroke
Watch as Dr. Peter Ormsby discusses athlete stressors and resilience. Nearly 33% of athletes report mental health symptoms which is higher than general population samples. He will explain some of the types of stressors that […]
Developing Athletes at Practice
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life “The best athletes have the most potential to be the best players.” Prior to, and possibly including 8th grade, I think all players benefit from playing […]
Elbow Pass and Stalk Drill with Kevin Ward – Army West Point
Watch as Coach Kevin Ward explains and demonstrates this elbow pass and stalk drill. This is a warmup speed drill focusing on building habits and instincts while getting the body warm. The drill starts with […]
Managing Conflict
By: Teri McKeever – Former College and Olympic Swim Coach Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics If you aren’t having conflicts on a team, then the athletes and those […]
Focus Set-Up Drill with Mark Branch – Univ. of Wyoming
Watch as Coach Mark Branch explains, and wrestlers demonstrate this focus set-up drill. Coach will call out the cues (single and double) to one wrestler and they must react quickly as there is not enough […]
Model, Teach, Test, Reward with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Watch as Stephen Mackey discusses how leadership is critical in the teaching progression of athletes. He explains “Model, Teach, Test, Reward” as a method of teaching that produces results. How you work as a coach […]
Culture: Everything is Contagious with Keith Gavin – Univ. of Pittsburgh
Watch as Coach Keith Gavin discusses culture and how everything is contagious, both good and bad. If your team leaders are hard workers and goal-oriented, then the others will follow. The same is true if […]
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 […]
The Mental Side of the Game
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life With regard to athletic and sport skill development, what a player does with their mind, both on and off of the field, is at least as […]
Creating Confidence with J Robinson – JROB Intensive Camps
Watch as Coach Robinson explains that he believes the greatest thing you can do as a coach is to change someone’s life for the better. You have the chance to impact kids’ lives by believing […]
Stance and Motion Warmup with Kevin Ward – Army West Point
Watch as Coach Kevin Ward explains that his team starts every practice with stance and motion warmups. He feels that stance and motion is an exaggeration of what an individual will do in competition. This […]
High Crotch to the Back Leg Drill with Mike Poeta – Univ. of Illinois
Watch as Coach Mike Poeta explains and demonstrates this high crotch to the back leg drill. He emphasizes that in a live match he would never instruct a wrestler to use this but always take […]
Setting Effective Goals
By: Colleen M. Hacker Originally Published in: Achieving Excellence Provided by: Human Kinetics Olympic athletes, like most high achievers, commonly set goals to guide and motivate performance. These elite performers would not engage in action […]
Adversity Is Part of the Journey with Seth Greenberg – ESPN
Watch as Seth Greenberg explains that adversity ‘visits the strong and lives with the weak,’ so the only option is to deal with it. He encourages no whining, no complaining, no excuses, and no regrets. […]
Kids Need to Know That You Value and Like Them with Dave Crowell – Nazareth Area High School (PA)
Watch as Coach Dave Crowell explains that the kids on your team need to know that you value and like them. If kids think that you like them, it is easier as far as discipline […]
Leadership is Authentic, Relentless, Selfless Service to a Cause with Colonel Craig Flowers – Sideline Leadership
Watch as Colonel Craig Flowers explains that the term leadership is often clouded by clichés. He explains that in its simplest form leadership is service to a cause. Many times, Coaches fail to define leadership, […]
You Are What You Eat
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life One of the most dramatic and consequential shifts in my lifetime in the personal habits of people, including many athletes, is the casual way in which […]
There Is Nobility in the Struggle with Dr. Colleen Hacker – 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 […]
Head Coach Blueprint: Cover Letters Are the Key to Getting Interviews with Chris Fore – Eight Laces Consulting
Watch as Chris Fore discusses how to get that first head coaching job. The key factor of getting an interview for the head coaching position is the cover letter. A great cover letter can make […]
The Butterfly Effect
By: Jamy Bechler Originally Published in: The Leadership Playbook One person can have such a strong effect on the world such as Martin Luther King, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Michael Jordan, and Mother Teresa. In […]
Underhook Series with Chris Pendleton – Oregon State Univ.
Watch as Coach Chris Pendleton explains and demonstrates how to use underhooks effectively. If the opponent is coming at you and goes for your head, Coach believes in making them pay. He demos several moves […]
Identifying Which Cues to Use for Each Athlete with Nick Winkelman – The Language of Coaching
Watch as Nick discusses identifying which cues to use for each individual athlete. Before you can influence an athlete, you must try to understand them, and it is important to be flexible and adaptable with […]
Bounce Go Behind with Austin DeVoe – Colorado School of Mines
Watch as Coach Austin DeVoe explains and demonstrates this bounce go behind move. It is important to keep the elbows in tight with one hand high up in the arm pit and the other cupping […]