As you advance through your wrestling career, you begin to narrow down the scope of your attack. No longer are you just focused on hitting upper-body or lower-body takedowns. Your takedowns begin to be more targeted. At first, you may focus on...

  One common position in wrestling is a short offense position. It is common for wrestlers to end up in a short offense position after a snap down on after one guy shoots and the other guy defends the shot and is able...

  Alright guys, time to lay out the stone cold facts of what it takes to transition from high school stud to college stud.  Some people seem to make this transition effortlessly, picking up right where they left off dominating the competition or...

Possessing Coachability: What Does it Mean? Coachability, broken down in its simplest terms is basically how well and adept you are to being coached.  This extends to tournament and dual meet time, as well as in practice and team building scenarios or projects. ...

  Drilling is a huge part of getting better in wrestling. The more you go through specific patterns and movements, the more they will be ingrained into your mind and body so when the time comes in a match for you to hit...

  One of the most overlooked aspects in sports is the uniform. What an athlete wears can dictate their performance as well as their team’s representation to the crowd. From mesh jerseys in basketball to reinforced helmets in football, attire can be a...

  Earning takedowns is one of the biggest aspects in the sport of wrestling. There are fundamental takedowns and setups that all wrestlers should know like a head snap to double leg or an underhook to high crotch. These types of simple takedowns...

  Being able to earn an escape when you are in the bottom position is a vitally important skill to have if you want to excel in wrestling. If you are on bottom and are unable to escape it gives your opponent opportunity...

  There are a lot of different takedowns you can hit out on the mat, but one of the most effective is a double leg. By attacking both legs, it is more difficult for your opponent to defend your shot which means you...

  One way to rack up a lot of points in a match is by turning your opponent. There are basically two types of turns. The first is a pinning combination where your goal is to turn your opponent to get the pin....

  Having the ability to secure takedowns in wrestling is one of the most important skills to have. When you get to high levels of competition, just being able to hit different kinds of shots is not good enough, you must be able...

  In the sport of wrestling, there is no higher achievement than winning a gold medal at the Olympics. In order to win a gold medal, a wrestler must have elite level takedowns. Henry Cejudo was one of the youngest Americans to ever...

  Pinning is obviously an important part of wrestling, but just as with any other aspect of the sport, it is a skill that you need to learn. There are pretty much an infinite number of pinning combinations available for you to learn,...

  A wrestler who is good a riding legs can be very dangerous from the top position. When they put the legs in, it creates a lot of pressure and it is extremely difficult to defend. There are a lot of different turns...

  One of the main goals in wrestling is to put your opponent to their back. Not only do you score a lot of points when you put them to their back but you also have the potential to earn the pin. There...

  With wrestling season nearly a month away for most school systems in the U.S., a lot might be running through your head as a coach. You might be wondering about who is going to show up on the first day. You might...

  Grapplers who are just starting off may view takedowns as simply singular moves. This is understandable, especially if you are just learning how to hit moves like the single leg or the double leg and you are overwhelmed by the giant moveset...

  A good headlock throw is a crowd-pleaser, but a great headlock throw is a game-changer. Considered to be one of the staples of upper body throws, this move can lead to a 5-point advantage when followed up directly with a pin. Recent...

Alright guys, wrestling season 2019-2020 is creeping up on us.  We’re already in September and depending on your program, experience level, or club affiliation you may have already started some type of preseason workouts to begin preparing for what you’re confident will be...

  Qualifying and wrestling in the Olympics means that you have reached the best of the best in the sport of wrestling. There are so many different areas of wrestling that each of these Olympians have to be great at but probably the...