Champions go the extra mile. They are always trying to improve their wrestling training. They are putting in extra time wrestling room, weight room, and the film room. Becoming a Wrestling Champion is more than lip service. There is more to becoming a champion than talking about it. Achieving those goals require action. I would like to talk about what it takes to be a champion.
Continue reading →Weight loss is sometimes a necessary part of this sport. Wrestling is one of the most demanding sports you can find. One of the aspects about wrestling is that it is sometimes necessary to lose weight so you can wrestle a lower weight class. What is the correct age to be cutting weight for wrestling? This is a topic that a lot of people are passionate about. Read the article to learn more.
Continue reading →Don’t throw away those old wrestling shoes. Every year when wrestling season starts, almost every parent buys their kid a new pair of wrestling shoes. I’ve been thinking about the kids that can’t afford a new pair of wrestling shoes … Continue reading →
I recently bought Defense Soap for my son who wrestles. Him and I have both been using the soap for a couple of weeks. I have heard from a few different parents that defense soap is a natural remedy for … Continue reading →
I’m sure everyone has seen a harlem shake video by now. I’m pretty sure I saw at least 500 different harlem shake videos. The harlem shake is a video of various people dancing in a funny way. The videos last … Continue reading →
Two day wrestling tournaments are challenging for a wrestler who is cutting weight. That is because you typically have to weigh in twice. There are good ways and bad ways to keep your weight under control. The goal should be to maintain your weight after your first weigh in, but still give yourself energy to wrestle you best.
Continue reading →Most wrestling parents should not coach their child. It is easy for a parent to go overboard. Parents who coach their child are either too lenient or way too strict with their child I firmly believe that most parents are incapable of being a parent first and a wrestling coach second.
Continue reading →Wrestling needs a makeover! Let’s face it. Wrestling is the greatest sport on the planet, but the average person will not attend a wrestling event. This sport builds so many good characters, such a work ethic, perseverance, integrity, etc… but … Continue reading →
The mental aspect is a big part of wrestling training. Most wrestling matches are won OR lost before the match ever started. Don’t get me wrong… a wrestling match can go either way, but the wrestler who is not afraid and told himself he will win is the one that usually wins the match. Let’s discuss the mental aspect of winning and losing in wrestling.
Continue reading →Folkstyle wrestling needs add a push out rule. If folkstyle had a pushout rule, I think coaches and wrestlers would change their wrestling training to create more action. This would reduce stalling calls from the neutral position. I believe this rule makes the sport of wrestling more exciting. Let’s discuss advantages of enforcing the push out rule for folkstyle(collegiate) wrestling.
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