Build Your A.R.M.O.U.R. - Collection

with John Smith,
Oklahoma State University Head Coach,

• 5x NCAA Championship coach, 2016 NCAA Runners-Up
• 2016 Big 12 Coach of the Year - 9x Big 12 Coach of the Year
• 2018 Big 12 Champions - 20x Big 12 Conference Champions
• 2x Olympic Gold Medalist
• 6x World Champion
• 2x NCAA Champion

Looking for an effective new way to get your favorite takedown? Look no further! Oklahoma State Head Coach John Smith has compiled a wrestling DVD filled with set-ups and tie-ups that will make you a more effective wrestler on your feet. Coach Smith has divided the tape into three areas: Elbow control, Inside control and reset positions. Each section covers more than five set-ups. Elbow control techniques covered include passing elbow, elbow hyperextension, over the top and steering wheel. Inside control techniques covered include pull/pass, inside post and wrist control. The reset position shown allows a wrestler to reverse the control with an underhook or 2-on-1. This is an excellent instructional wrestling DVD that will help set up the move and help stop the opponent's penetration.

60 minutes. 2003.

Strong mental toughness leads to good wrestling technique, tactics, strength, conditioning, flexibility, recovery, and nutrition. In this lecture, legendary coach Dan Gable presents the importance of mental toughness with on the mat demonstrations and through motivational messages. Coach Gable takes you through a practice session detailing at least five drills in the following areas: Warm-up, standing offense and defense, bottom position, top position, and recovery/conditioning. The drills presented will give your athletes an attitude that "I can take anyone down at anytime ... they can't take me down ... no one can ride or turn me ... I can control anyone." In short, complete mental toughness! Gable credits all of his success on the mat - both as an athlete and as a coach - to strong mental toughness. With this video, your athletes will gain the mental toughness needed to be successful on the mat and in life.

73 minutes. 2004.

Coach Robinson has found success as a wrestler and coach at every level. His success has stemmed from one philosophy - wear out your opponent. In this clinic demonstration, Robinson covers a number of tips, strategies, techniques and philosophies on how to get your opponent tired enough to break him. The information on this DVD allows your wrestler to counter the four basic moves (stand-up, sit-out, roll, switch) an opponent can try and keep him on the mat. His ideas cover everything from wrist control to preventing your opponent from getting his leg up to bringing the opponent back to the mat if he does get to his feet. The information passed along by Robinson on this DVD will eliminate your opponent's escape opportunities!

58 minutes. 2005.

Dan Gable's practices at the University of Iowa are legendary for their physical and mental workout. Coach Gable now presents some key wrestling drills for you to incorporate into your program that will get the "total wrestling experience," that is a complete mental and physical workout. Gable begins with a brief warm-up session that incorporates pummeling and hip heist drills. These drills will get your wrestlers ready to go all out while fine tuning important positioning techniques. The bulk of Gable's teaching focus on seven drills in a live and combative setting. The offensive drills work on reaction, set-ups and penetration to open up more scoring opportunities for your wrestlers. Gable's defensive drills will help your wrestlers keep their opponents off their legs. In addition, these defensive drills benefit those wrestlers who have trouble penetrating by turning their defense into counter offense. Gable concludes with four drills to finish practice. These drills can be done as a team or just two wrestlers (with or without a coach), during practice, or the wrestlers can do them on their own as a morning workout supplement or to get some extra work in after practice.

59 minutes. 2008.

with Rob Koll,
Cornell University Head Coach;

• 2017 EIWA Champions - 11 consecutive EIWA Conference Championships (2007-17)
• 2017 EIWA Coach of the Year
• 15 consecutive Ivy League titles (2003-17)
• Back-to-Back NCAA Championships Runner-Up (2010-11)
• 2011 NWCA National Duals Champions
• 2005 NWCA Division I Coach of the Year
• 2x World Cup Champion
• NCAA Champ and 4x All-American

Rob Koll has built Cornell into a national power on the wrestling mat. For the past nine years, Cornell has finished in top 20 at the NCAA Championships - including runner-up in 2010, as well as winning eight straight league championships.

Now, you can get the same drills and techniques that Coach Koll uses in his room everyday.

Koll begins with a typical warm-up session that contains more than 15 exercises. His warm-up session takes 15 minutes and features a lot of gymnastics techniques to maximize your wrestlers' athleticism. The exercises start basic and move to advanced drills - all relating to wrestling in some way.

In addition, Koll includes more than 10 conditioning drills with a sport specific twist. These drills all feature full body motion and concentrate on quick starts and explosiveness.

To compliment the warm-up, you will see over 25 wrestling drills that Koll focuses on for 30 minutes to an hour every day in practice. These short offense and defense drills focus on technique, work on set-ups and foot motion, while developing conditioning, hip power and athleticism - all in a match-like setting. Among the techniques you'll see are shrugs, knee taps, high and low singles, bar arms, foot fighting and more.

Moving off the mat, Koll gives you his philosophy behind how he built his program to the level it is today. He touches on a number of topics, including:

• Sleep deprivation - More sleep allows your athletes to convert short term memory to long term and build up muscle
• Micro practices - get same amount of work from the team, but not in a team setting. Allows you to individualize technique and gives you increased contact with wrestlers - which in turn gets them to feel more connected to the program and coaches);
• Practice phases - See different practice routines from October to December, January to February and for the last month of the year.
• Strength Training - See the key to Cornell's success - volume and intensity. Koll discusses three different phases of strength training, which has resulted in his wrestlers have maintained or gained strength throughout the season.

41 minutes. 2010.

with Tom Ryan,
Ohio State University Head Coach;
2015 NCAA Champions - Back-to-Back NCAA Runner-up finishes (2007-2009);
Back-to-Back Big Ten Champions (2018-17) - 3x Big Ten Champions (2015, 2017-18);
2015 Big Ten Coach of the Year;
2009 NWCA Coach of the Year;
former Hofstra University Head Coach; 6x Conference Champions, 7x Conference Coach of the Year;
2x All-American at the University of Iowa

Train your wrestlers to get to their feet quicker.

Finding success in the bottom position is crucial for championship wrestling. To help you build success on the mat, 2009 NWCA Coach of the Year Tom Ryan teaches 13 drills to build proficiency from the bottom position.

Coach Ryan starts with a brief overview on the starting position before moving into the drill instruction. Ryan's drills deliver a variety of benefits to your wrestlers:

• Learn how to make adjustments when your opponent is moving you around to open you up
• Build back to your base
• Free your wrists
• Win inside elbow position
• Develop a knee slide to get to the standing position easier
• Learn to balance yourself on your feet
• Learn to stay tight when lifted in air so can pop back up once you hit the mat
• See Ryan's pop, drop and spin technique to finish the escape
• Prevent your opponent from securing the leg
• and more!

In addition, Ryan demonstrates counters to three common breakdowns and a quarter-turn stand-up technique.

Ryan does an excellent job thoroughly explaining and demonstrating each drill, making them easy to implement into your practice. This is an excellent complement to Ryan's Position Drills for Takedowns DVD (WRD-2842)

50 minutes. 2010.

Year-in and year-out one program has been at the top of the high school wrestling world - Blair Academy. Now, for the first time ever, head coach Jeff Buxton open the doors to his practice room to give you an inside look at how he runs Blair Academy wrestling practices.

This DVD set gives you an excellent look at five in-season practices that focus on technique instruction and drilling segments. Glean valuable tips and ideas on how to set-up "slow drilling" and "hard drilling" sessions that will allow you to get very technical in your teaching. These fast drills will help develop your wrestlers in a live setting and teach them to react and fine-tune their technique so they can match up with the very best.

Buxton coaches a lot of technique in these five practices. You will see how he teaches in a group setting and in one-on-one situations. Techniques include:

• Motion on the Feet - Create angles to get to the other side of your opponent and score.
• Defense - Learn Buxton's down block and sprawl technique to make your opponent "pay the price for shooting."
• Cut-Aways - Keep your wrists free and learn to get away if your opponent has his arm inside or gets his hands locked.
• Knee Slides and Change-Overs - Get your opponent on top moving and allow your guys to escape quicker.
• Inside Control and Attacking the Hands - Snap down and go behinds, mat returns, wrist tilts and more!

Buxton focuses a lot of attention on the Turk. He delivers a detailed breakdown of how he teaches the hold and provides a few variations of it to earn back points based on how your opponent tries to defend. He shows drills at different levels on the mat that you can put your wrestlers in so they can transition from a takedown right into a Turk.

In addition to the wrestling technique, you will see a unique horizontal and vertical rope workout, as well as a version of Blair's kettle bell and sand bag strength and conditioning circuit.

This is a unique look at an elite high school program. Order now and train like a champion this season!

408 minutes (4 DVDs). 2011.

All Access videos are designed to allow viewers from all over the world to see how successful coaches run their practices in a "live" practice setting. All Access videos allow viewers to see the practices un-edited and in real-time. You will see how top coaches run their drills, interact with their team and staff, how they motivate their team, the cue words they use, the atmosphere of the practice and how practices are structured from day to day. Many coaches visit successful colleges and high schools to watch practice. But if you live out of state or out of the country, visiting another coach's practice can be costly. That's why we created the All Access Practice Series of videos -- to bring the practices to you!

Give your wrestler and team a distinct advantage once they lock up - whether it's Greco-Roman, Freestyle, or Folkstyle - with this valuable collection of techniques to score critical back points off your takedowns.

Rob Hermann, Olympic Team Coach and 5-time National Champion--who has trained Olympic Champion Rulon Gardner and Olympic Medalists Dennis Hall and Garrett Lowney--shares upper body tips in seven different categories. These tips can be used to dominate from the feet in Folkstyle, Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling. Coach Hermann has carefully selected techniques that can be applied to all three styles of wrestling. This DVD a perfect tool for the serious competitor and coach.

Locks, Ties, and Throws
The moves and positions demonstrated by Coach Hermann focus on becoming more effective from a variety of positions. Using these techniques, you and your athletes will learn:

• The correct way to attack using a unique variation of the Russian Tie and five finishes from that tie, including the Bonsai Arm Throw
• A dominating front headlock series including the Culpa and the Schultz
• Proper technique for executing arm throws, shoulder throws and body locks
• Three versions of the head-and-arm, including a finishing technique and effective counter

Coach Hermann also focuses on attacking from several different positions, including the Russian Tie, front headlock and an Underhook Series. In his front headlock series, you will learn high percentage moves such as the "Culpa" and the "Dave Shultz" that are used on the elite world level, yet simple enough to be applied in any wrestling room. Coach Hermann presents several moves for advanced wrestlers such as the Korean Front Head Lock.

Additionally, Coach Hermann adds a unique finish to an arm drag, a drill for developing quick hands and a way to negate an opponent's strength to apply a chicken wing.

Coach Hermann presents moves in a step-by-step, easy to understand fashion, with language that is clear and specific. During the instruction phase, each move is broken down into sub-steps with critical phases highlighted. Also, moves are shown at various vantage points to give the full benefit of visual learning. Coach Hermann then shows what each technique looks like at live wrestling speed several times so viewers can put the move together visually.

Upper body wrestling is an often overlooked aspect in today's wrestling environment. Every wrestler needs to know five point moves when they are down in a match. These techniques are essential for wrestlers who want to learn to score from the tie up position in all three wrestling styles.

This DVD is comprised of many of the best and most comprehensive upper body techniques available. Coach Hermann is a highly sought after coach and clinician - take advantage of his expertise by learning explosive upper body moves!

59 minutes. 2012.

Add a new twist to the old classics for conditioning.

Conditioning is a critical part of any wrestling program. Having coached his UW-LaCrosse Eagles to top three finishes in each of his first five seasons, Dave Malacek has proven he can transfer work done in the weight room to the wrestling mat.

In this wrestling DVD, Coach Malecek demonstrates many of his favorite exercises that emphasize the specific needs of wrestlers. He shows you how to make simple strength training drills into wrestling specific activities that can be done before, during, or after practice. Each exercise is demonstrated, and then followed up with a wrestling drill/situation for your athletes to better understand the importance of the exercise.

Coach Malecek provides exercises that vary from old classics - such as pushups - to the trending tools of today - like battle ropes and resistance bands. All exercises can be completed in the wrestling room instead of traveling to the weight room. Exercises covered include:

• Push-Ups and Bench Press - Your wrestler will explode to his feet from the bottom referee's position and recover quicker when under a sprawled opponent.
• Cleans and Squats - Develop your wrestler's ability to return his opponent to the mat, to perform a stand-up, and to clear an opponent's collar-tie into a pass-by.
• "Stretchy Ropes" - Use these resistance bands to strengthen your wrestler's snap downs, snapping his opponents' heads down to the mat to score easily.
• Battle Ropes - Wave your wrestler's arms repeatedly in small or big motions to improve forearm and grip strength, leading to dominant hand fighting skills.
• Curls - Conditioning the biceps with curls allows your wrestler to win the underhook position.
• Quick Feet - These agility exercises improve movement from the neutral position, ensuring quick feet during takedown finishes and stand-ups.

Strength and conditioning is crucial to the development of any wrestler. If you are having a hard time setting up a strength and conditioning program to maximize your wrestlers' potential, this video allows you to get more specific training in a very efficient format.

61 minutes. 2012.

Is your practice running as well as you'd like? Load up on a comprehensive set of partner drills to help you better plan a practice for pre-season, regular season and post-season.

Drilling is an important tool for the development of any wrestling program. Good habits are built through drills that emphasize the basic techniques and positions. In this wrestling DVD, Dave Malecek shares his coaching wisdom with the drills that have produced nine NCAA Div. III champions and 28 All-Americans. Coach Malecek provides drills to access strengths and weaknesses, teach basic positions, and focus on specific positions. Topics covered include:

• "Reading" Your Team - Use the first seven minutes of practice to gauge the focus and mindset of your team.
• Head Up, Knees Under - Drilling the high crotch, single leg, and double leg takedowns with an emphasis on keeping the head up and knees under ensures the success of your team's takedown attempts.
• Shadow Wrestling - Help your team develop good movement and footwork in conjunction with hand motion between rounds of partner drilling.
• Shot Defense - Get your wrestlers to automatically react when their opponents get in on their legs and turn their defense into offense.
• Clearing Tie-ups - Drill your team to clear underhooks, 2 on 1's, wrists, and collar ties, and to immediately look for the attack right after.
• Making Drills into a Series - Give your wrestlers some different looks off the same move based on their opponent's reactions, allowing your wrestlers to learn to adapt to their opponents, and also creating more lifelike drills.
• Creating shorter, varied practices - Learn to create more focused practices, emphasizing the basics and ensuring that no two practices should be the same.

Most importantly, this video will stress to you as the coach, the way to develop the proper attitude and body language. Focus on the positives that your team is accomplishing and making sure you team is understands the basics and concepts. Coaches can utilize these drills for both small and large group instruction. Drills are provided for youth, middle school, high school, and college programs.

Using a variety of drills, your practices will be dynamic and stimulating every day. Take your program to the next level with the addition of solid drills, in a positive learning environment.

75 minutes. 2012.

Join Kevin Jackson as he takes you through three days of live practice on the Iowa State University campus. Jackson delivers a behind-the-scenes look at what has made him so successful and why Olympic and world team members come back to Ames to train.

Coach Jackson and his staff go through all aspects of creating a championship program in the wrestling room and in the weight room. In this DVD set you will see how practice is run and organized just five weeks before the NCAA tournament.

Over the course of three days you will see two workouts in the wrestling room and a conditioning workout in the weight room. Among the features of this set include:

• Combative Hand Fighting - Give your wrestlers an edge at the start of a match. Learn how to put your wrestlers through drills that include hand fighting on the head and hand fighting with the wrists. Train your wrestlers to use their whole body to keep pressure and increase attack options. Jackson emphasizes the head/hand relationship, looking for a re-shot.
• Leg Finishes - Master the fine points of finishing leg attacks. Many times this is the difference between scoring a takedown and not scoring.
• Set-ups - Jackson spends a great deal of time on advanced set-ups to get past your opponent's defense for high percentage takedowns.
• Riding Situations - Theses are "must win" situations. To be successful you have to be able to keep your opponent on the mat. See how to use your legs more on the breakdown in your riding routine and carry your weight when flat on the mat.
• Live Combat - Learn how important live combative situation wrestling is, as it gives his athletes' a competitive advantage in close matches. Coach Jackson's physical combative wrestling style is stressed during the wrestling sessions.
• Weight Room - See a weight lifting circuit routine that is wrestling specific and will help you peak physically for the season's end. The addition of explosiveness and strength will enhance the moves and skills you teach in your room. This routine builds explosiveness, upper body strength, lower body power and injury prevention.

Demanding hard work and physical and mental toughness is a trade mark of the Iowa State program and this DVD set will undoubtedly help any coach. Whether it is in the weight room or wrestling room, you will see how Coach Jackson has built his tradition of winning and how you can build yours.

205 minutes (2 DVDs). 2012.

Join 2010 D3wrestle.com Coach of the Year Dave Malecek as he runs three days of live practice at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. Coach Malecek delivers a candid look at what has made the UWL program so successful and why athletes love to wrestle at UWL. This DVD was recorded at the beginning of the 2012 season, just before Thanksgiving break.

Included in this instructional set are two workouts in the wrestling room and a strength and conditioning workout in the weight room. Here are just some of the features of this set:

• Hard Drilling - Coach Malecek goes through several live drilling situations that are both team and individual specific. He demonstrates how to properly drill to get the most out of the technique for each wrestler. Hard drilling is "the right way" to get into the habit of constantly being on the attack for several minutes at a time.
• Explosion Drills - Malecek spends a great deal of time on developing explosive movement using foot drills, response drills and hip heist drills.
• Riding Situations - These are "must win" situations. To be successful, wrestlers have to keep their opponents on the mat. Learn several variations of how to return an opponent to the mat and ride him out successfully.
• Live Wrestling and Conditioning - Learn how to use live situations and conditioning exercises to maximize toughness and stamina. Coach Malecek stations his wrestlers in high-activity conditioning drill stations or on the mat in live situations in order to get the most out of their activity. This strategy enables him to focus on the wrestlers on the mat and fix some of their mistakes. It also keeps all wrestlers engaged so that nobody is standing around waiting for instruction.
• Weight Room - See a weightlifting workout routine that is wrestling-specific and will help athletes get stronger and more conditioned as the season progresses. This routine builds explosiveness, upper body strength, and lower body power and injury prevention.

229 minutes (3 DVDs). 2013.

All Access videos are designed to allow viewers from all over the world to see how successful coaches run their practices in a "live" practice setting. All Access videos allow viewers to see the practices un-edited and in real-time. You will see how top coaches run their drills, interact with their team and staff, how they motivate their team, the cue words they use, the atmosphere of the practice and how practices are structured from day to day. Many coaches visit successful colleges and high schools to watch practice. But if you live out of state or out of the country, visiting another coach's practice can be costly. That's why we created the All Access Practice Series of videos -- to bring the practices to you!

Mark Perry has a rare unique perspective on wrestling: His uncle is legendary Oklahoma State Coach John Smith; in addition, Coach Perry wrestled in high school at Blair Academy under Jeff Buxton and finally learned the "Iowa way" of the sport from Tom Brands while wrestling in college. Combining his knowledge and first-hand experience, Coach Perry has developed a highly effective set of drills, from the feet and on the mat, that can take anyone to the next level of success.

Coach Perry's drills will help build a foundation of core techniques and philosophies from all positions. He explains his philosophy on drilling and how to properly execute each drill to create the most effective wrestlers. You'll also hear several examples of how his athletes are constantly using these drills to improve at even the highest levels.

Drills from the Feet - Coach Perry demonstrates four drills that help build a great base of chain wrestling from your feet to create dominate wrestlers in the neutral position. Drills include:

• A shot position drill to train wrestlers to stay in good position to better finish leg attacks.
• A drill to recover from bad position and still finish your shot. At some point, all wrestlers wind up in a bad position. The confidence to continually attack comes, in part, from the confidence that one can recover if their attack is stopped.

Drills from the Bottom Position - Coach Perry puts his athletes in realistic situations to create drills that will help them get out of the bottom position effectively. His drills stress the attitude needed to get away from any opponent. You'll learn the base and no wrists drill to better develop the two keys to getting away.

Drills from the Top Position - Coach Perry gives you the tools to create dominate wrestlers from the top position using the latest technique. In this segment, he again stresses the attitude needed to be a dominant top wrestler. He demonstrates several drills to ride and turn your opponent.

Using his wrestlers to demonstrate the effective use of drills, Coach Perry offers a blueprint of drills to create effective chain wrestlers who can score from any position.

80 minutes. 2014.

Coach Mark Perry has a unique perspective on wrestling from his uncle, legendary Oklahoma State Coach John Smith, as well as his own experience wrestling in high school at Blair Academy under Coach Jeff Buxton and finally at the University of Iowa under Coach Tom Brands. Coach Perry has used this wealth of knowledge and experience to develop a highly effective blend of philosophies that he calls the "formula for success." That formula is the basis of this DVD.

Through a series of drills for the neutral position, Coach Perry explains a formula for success that blends two proven styles of wrestling to create a complete wrestler. He carefully highlights some high priority positions that athletes need to master to win at the highest level.

Stance - The drills in this segment emphasize stance and position. From the stance, Coach Perry explains the importance hand placement and the position of the head and body relative to the mat. He also covers the way a wrestler should move in his stance, including the role of effective footwork, how to incorporate fakes and how to create angles.

Offensive Philosophies - Coach Perry shares examples of how offensive attacks in practice (not just in ideal drilling situations) create a chain wrestler who can use multiple options to score. For example, if a wrestler fakes, then goes to one attack that's defended, he can change direction and go to a different attack.

Short Offense philosophies - Coach Perry covers ways for a wrestler to defend on his feet to avoid giving up easy points against short offense and go-behinds. To become an elite wrestler, your wrestlers must avoid giving up easy points, and have the ability to able to score from any position on the mat. Teach them how to keep focus when they miss or shot and how to be tough on their feet with the drills in this DVD.

Whether you are trying to get your middle or high school team to the next level or you're an athlete trying to take your wrestling to the next level, the philosophies stressed in this DVD can be your a valuable coaching tool to get there.

76 minutes. 2014.

Hand fighting is an essential wrestling skill. Two-time National Champion Mark Ironside shares drills for becoming an effective hand fighter and, in turn, a more dangerous wrestler on your feet.

Hand fighting is about moving your opponent so that you can set up your attacks. Coach Ironside takes a novel approach to the skill: He believes that a level of high intensity and complete domination must be maintained throughout the match. He stresses that wrestlers should set a fast pace and maintain it throughout the match.

Coach Ironside covers the basic strategy of hand fighting in the neutral position, such as not reaching, keeping elbows close, using heavy hands, applying constant pressure and immediately re-attacking. He demonstrates how to correctly close the gap when hand fighting, which maintains a good position and makes it easier to move an opponent.

He shares several drills for quickly improving positioning, including a push-pull drill that teaches wrestlers to move their hands and feet together. From these hand fighting techniques, Coach Ironside shows how to get and use four control ties, such as the 2-1, double inside tie and inside tie/wrist combination. He shows ways to control and clear these ties that will move your opponent. Each of these ties works together to create a potent offense that will exhaust your opponent. While demonstrating these ties, Coach Ironside also shows several takedowns.

Finally, Coach Ironside demonstrates how to drill hand fighting with a partner and how to clear a front head lock.

Don't just hand fight; use it to create an offense that cannot be beat! Let Mark Ironside show you how to enhance your hand fighting skills to score from the neutral position.

55 minutes. 2014.

The difference between a good wrestler and a great wrestler is knowing how to break your opponent down and keep him down. Dan Hodge Trophy winner Mark Ironside teaches the skills necessary to dominate from the top position. His techniques center on applying constant, grinding pressure and the importance of always having forward pressure from the top position.

Coach Ironside demonstrates four breakdowns that span all the various levels of wrestling, and explains the finer points of each. He shows the Chop & Drive, Deep Waist Far Ankle, Spiral Ride, and Hook Ankle. He also shares six effective turns from these breakdowns, explaining the best option to use depending on how the bottom man reacts. He demonstrates a base drill to make wrestlers work both sides of their opponent, training them to flow from one breakdown to another until the opponent is exhausted. This also serves as a great conditioning drill.

He concludes the video by demonstrating how to return an opponent to the mat once they reach their feet. You'll see two versions-- how to bring him to the mat by elevating him and another by rotating him down from his hips.

Go from good to great with these top breakdowns and skills.

53 minutes. 2014.

Brent Metcalf will show you techniques that he uses to dominate his opponents on top. Metcalf covers cross wrist breakdowns, turk, hammer locks and tilts. Brent also reflects on what it was like to wrestle at Iowa and gives advice on becoming the best. A must for every wrestler, parent, and coach.

The video features:

• Top Position, Cross Wrist Breakdown
• Turk
• Troubleshooting the Turk
• Turk Finish
• Hand Turk
• Near Wrist
• Near Wrist Gable Turn
• Near Wrist, Hammerlock, Half Nelson
• Near Wrist Tilt
• Near Wrist Tilt to Pin
• Cement Job

31 minutes (plus bonus features). 2015.

and Emma Randall,
US National Women's Team Assistant Coach,
the first woman to earn Gold Level Certification in the USA Wrestling National Coaches Education Program

Terry Steiner: Peaking and Periodization

While many coaches have a deep knowledge of teaching and technique, it can be difficult to develop athletes over multiple seasons in a way that will allow them to meet their goals.

US Women's National Freestyle Coach, Terry Steiner, discusses the methodology that USA Wrestling uses to manage athletes over the course of a 4-year Olympic cycle. In this plan, Steiner talks about training phases and the development of Personal Evaluation Rating Technique charts. This methodology can easily be adapted to a 4-year high school career or a collegiate career.

4-Year Plan

Coach Steiner starts off by emphasizing that you must figure out what you want to accomplish and what you want your wrestlers to look like. Once you know what you want your athletes to look like, start planning on how to get there. He breaks down the four years of an Olympic cycle and how his coaching staff and athletes approach them. Each year has a specific purpose, emphasizing technique, strength and conditioning, competition, travel, and sports psychology.

Managing Volume and Intensity

It's difficult to manage volume and intensity in a way that allows athletes to grow while staying healthy and being fresh for competition. Learn how Steiner and his staff quantify both volume and intensity, and how he evolves these over the course of a competitive season and off-season. He also explains how to use feedback from athletes to re-calibrate intensity ratings, and how to work with specific athletes to come up with a workout plan that will allow them to thrive.

PERT Charts

Athletes develop differently and individual assessment is a piece of the puzzle to look at as they move toward achieving long-term improvement and realizing their full potential. The main methodology used by Coach Steiner to identify his athletes' strengths and weakness is the PERT (Personal Evaluation Rating Technique) chart. PERT charts will drive your curriculum and allow you to know what your wrestlers are learning - and more importantly - NOT learning. These charts will maximize the efficiency of your practices.

Each athlete is rated by both themselves and the coaching staff in a variety of areas. When each attribute is charted, it is easy to see which technical deficiencies the team has, cumulatively, and which areas need additional focus.

Coach Steiner offers a complete methodology for managing the peaks in the development of your team over a multi-year period. This video is great for coaches at the high school level and higher.

Emma Randall: Mental Toughness Training

Teaching a move is easy, but teaching your wrestler to be confident in that move in a competitive setting is a whole other animal. Many athletes are physically the same, so what makes the difference between a champion and an average wrestler? The right mentality and confidence!

Taking care of the athlete's confidence is an ongoing battle. It's give and take with your athletes to get them to open up and make an honest assessment of themselves. US National Women's Team Assistant Coach, Emma Randall, shares relevant sports psychology information and data to help improve all wrestlers and coaches.

Understanding Your Athletes and Preparing Them for Matches

Each of your wrestler's weaknesses will be different, but their mental preparedness may be the most difficult issue to solve. Coach Randall has created a program that helps coaches analyze their wrestlers' confidence levels. She discusses techniques that can be used to help build confidence before stepping out onto the mat. By setting goals and focusing on what they can control, Coach Randall has helped some of the best wrestlers in the country improve their mindsets.

Match Day

How wrestlers react to match situations and officials also impacts their confidence. Coach Randall covers the different aspects wrestlers will face throughout a competition that may decrease their confidence in themselves. She builds an environment of learning at all times and knows how to deal with distractions at the competition location. You'll also learn how to handle outside variables wrestlers can't control, like officials and the crowd.

Coach Randall can help wrestlers and coaches at any level achieve a mental competitive edge!

Produced at the 2016 USA Wrestling Silver Coaches Clinic in Iowa City (IA).

159 minutes (2 DVDs) 2016.

Coach Clayton breaks down several areas that focus on long term athlete development. He discusses the physical, technical and psychological development of athletes through all stages of their athletic career. Coaches and parents will understand what to focus on during each of the stages and where to go to get more information if needed. You'll learn a variety of techniques to make wrestling practice enjoyable and beneficial for all age groups.

Coach Clayton discusses how to ease the pressure and fear, felt by wrestlers and coaches, through self-awareness. He gives three keys to building confidence and strengthening resilience, and lays out a step-by-step plan for coaches and parents to follow that will create a healthy learning environment for their child or athlete. Not only will this develop athletes into successful wrestlers, but also into successful people as they advance into the young adult and adult phases of their lives.

Mental Training Workshop: Training for Toughness On and Off the Mat
with Steve Fraser, 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in Greco, former US National Team-Greco-Roman Head Coach

Coach Fraser has always been known for being mentally tough. Once we define what toughness is, we can search for our ideal competitive state. What gets us hyped appropriately to compete at the ideal level? How do we "force" ourselves to get into that state in which we are ready to compete? This video explores toughness and how we can track it.

Learning to break your opponent begins with your training partners in the room. The training tool that Coach Fraser loves to use is the grind match. These are anywhere from a 1 hr to 2 hr match in which there is no stopping. This teaches wrestlers to slow down and continue wrestling when they are tired, as well as how to explode when they are physically beat!

Achieving 'Flow' in Wrestling
with Matt Lindland, US National Team-Greco-Roman Head Coach; 2000 Olympic silver medalist and 2001 World silver medalist

Matt Lindland teaches you how to create a practice environment to get into the flow state. You'll find out how to get your athletes to love the sport by keeping practice times limited. Let athletes want more, and they will come to practice energized and excited! Emphasis is placed on creating a hunger for athletes to want to learn more. Wrestlers in this system are encouraged to find what techniques work for them, and how they can make techniques their own. Coaches should realize that not all techniques work (or work the same) for all wrestlers. Wrestling is a martial art, and coaches should encourage their athletes to become artists.

Building a Positive Team Culture
with Nick Mitchell, Grand View University Head Coach, 2016 NAIA Champions - Five straight NAIA National Titles (2012-15); 2016 NAIA National Coach of the Year - 3x NAIA National Coach of the Year

Want to build a team culture that is based on proven success? Coach Mitchell discusses his philosophy of the championship lifestyle, where students are encouraged to be the best, everyday, at everything they do, regardless of outside pressures. He describes three areas coaches need to concentrate on in order to create a positive team culture: creation of a vision for your program, creating clear expectations for your program, and developing your personal coaching philosophy. He offers practical applications and shared ideas that will make your team and program better immediately.

Building an Athlete-Centered Coaching Philosophy
with Gary Mayabb, Staley (MO) High School Head Coach, 2006 Cadet Greco-Roman Coach of the Year, Missouri State Champion Coach at Oak Park (MO) High School

Frequently, coaches are challenged by having to manage the different needs and characters of a variety of athletes on their teams. Frequently, coaches have to choose between developing their most experienced wrestlers at the expense of their newest wrestlers, or holding their advanced athletes back in order to dedicate time to novices. Gary Mayabb shares his techniques for getting the most out of every wrestler, no matter their skill level or attitude.

Wrestling: The Bigger Picture
with Mike Uker, 2x All-American at the University of Iowa; Volunteer Coach at Olympic Training Center; Former Augsburg College Assistant Coach

and Pete Bush, Davenport (IA) Assumption High School Head Coach, 6x State Dual Champions; National Champion at the University of Iowa; 3x Big Ten champion

Today's athletes are a different breed than past athletes. Many are bigger and faster, but the mentality has also evolved as times have changed. Coaches Uker and Bush give their perspectives on ways to help athletes grow in the sport and in life. They share their own personal stories and philosophies to help any coach become better at their craft.

• Passion: Coach Uker covers the importance of passion, that only wrestling can create, that will be beneficial for life. Coach Uker discusses what athletes are searching for today and ways to help them find what they're looking for.
• The Bigger Picture: Coach Bush illustrates how his view of coaching has changed throughout his years of wrestling. He shares how he has positively changed, and how that helped him turn around his former high school. This change has created wrestlers who have become successful on the mat and in life.

Produced at the 2016 USA Wrestling Silver Coaches Clinic in Iowa City (IA).

389 minutes (6 DVDs) 2017.

with Steve Costanzo,
St. Cloud State University Head Coach;
2018 NCAA DII National Champions - third title in four years, including back-to-back National Championships (2016-17);
2018 NWCA DII National Duals Champions;
2016 NCAA DII Coach of the Year;
2018 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Champions - winners of seven straight conference titles (2012-18) and 11 overall; 5x NSIC Coach of the Year; former Dana College Head Coach - 2016 NAIA National Champions

Practice is where the most development happens in your wrestlers. As a coach, it's important to understand how to structure your practices throughout the season in a way that helps your athletes peak at the right time, so they can maximize their success at the end of the year during regional and conference tournaments.

A distinguishing characteristic of the St Cloud Huskies' practice sessions is the simple, effective coaching style of Steve Costanzo. You will see that he encourages his athletes to stick to high-percentage moves throughout their training; moves that you will be able to observe and apply to your own training or coaching.

Phase 1: Pre-Season (Disc 1 & 2)

Beginning mid-October through mid-December, Coach Costanzo and his staff introduce their training system to wrestlers and focus primarily on building core technique and integrating those skills during longer, intense live wrestling sessions. Practices start with a dynamic warm up consisting of a combination of calisthenics, band exercise and wrestling drills.

During the first practice, Coach Costanzo and his staff review the bent leg turk series and cradle series, while also illustrating how to build up to intense live wrestling sessions through stance and motion drills and 80/50 movement drills. The 80/50 drill is used to develop confidence in a wrestler's takedowns and hand fighting skills. It teaches wrestlers to get to an angle so they can effectively attack the legs. It also teaches wrestlers how to transition from hand fighting to leg attacks.

In the second practice, Coach Costanzo walks us through a 90-minute pre-season wrestling practice that's a little unconventional because live wrestling is done in the first half of practice and the technical side of things is focused on at the end. Match length and live go's can last anywhere from 15 minutes to 45 minutes. Costanzo explains that he gets the team to focus on a grinding type of training during phase one, typically lasting no more than 90 minutes.

Drills focus on specific wrestling skills, such as the bull ride drill, to work on wrestlers' riding skills and the Abas roll and scrambling drill to work on leg passes and the ability to wrestle through all types of positions and scenarios.

The last half of practice focuses on live situational wrestling and learning a cradle series. Assistant coach Brady Wilson shows the Huskie approach to breaking someone down, and how he splits the back into three parts. First, Wilson shows how to use this knowledge to successfully break the bottom man down, so the top wrestler can successfully start their cradle series. From there, Wilson goes into detail on how to execute the inside and outside cradle, as well as the situations in which a cradle presents itself.

Phase 2: Mid-Season (Disc 3)

From mid-December through the end of January, Costanzo shows how to focus on more chain wrestling through key drills, individual coaching, and shorter live wrestling sessions. With most of the team's core technique established at this time, the main focus of the practice is hard situational drilling to enhance technique that was developed during the first phase and live wrestling to help prepare the wrestlers for competition. Costanzo shows how to reinforce solid positions through key drills such as Position Matches, the Maintain Position Drill, and actively sparring through awkward positions.

Phase 3: Late-Season

From the beginning of February through the end of the season, Coach Costanzo shows how cutting practice times shorter and becoming more efficient with overall time on the mat can help your wrestlers peak at tournament time. With more intense practices that focus on constant drilling and short, situational wrestling sessions, Coach Costanzo reveals how you can get your whole team, both starters and non-starters, to peak at the end of the season. During this session, the coaching staff shows how to run a short, highly-intense practice with drills that promote fast reaction time and explosiveness, but allow wrestlers to drill at a high pace on individualized technique.

Learn how to master the practice room, develop your wrestlers throughout the season, and get your team prepared to wrestle their best when it counts - at the end of the year! Use this video to create the ideal three phase training system for your team, so they can peak when it matters the most!

387 minutes (4 DVDs). 2017.

All Access videos are designed to allow viewers from all over the world to see how successful coaches run their practices in a "live" practice setting. All Access videos allow viewers to see the practices un-edited and in real-time. You will see how top coaches run their drills, interact with their team and staff, how they motivate their team, the cue words they use, the atmosphere of the practice and how practices are structured from day to day. Many coaches visit successful colleges and high schools to watch practice. But if you live out of state or out of the country, visiting another coach's gym can be costly. That's why we created the All Access Practice Series of videos -- to bring the practices to you!

with Kevin Dresser,
Iowa State University Head Coach;
former Virginia Tech Head Coach; 2017 ACC Co-Coach of the Year;
2016 NWCA Coach of the Year;
three straight ACC Dual Meet Champions (2015-17); Back-to-Back ACC Tournament Champions (2013-14);
former Christiansburg (VA) High School Head Coach,
5x Virginia Group AA State Champions;
1986 NCAA Champion and 2x All-American wrestler at the University of Iowa

Are you wondering what you can do to improve practice? Do you want to know if you're doing the right things? Many coaches spend time wondering if what they're doing is the right thing for their team.

Kevin Dresser has experienced great success in high school and college as a coach. In this video, he describes some of the biggest mistakes he has made as a coach. He also passes on what he's learned from those mistakes to allow you an opportunity to avoid making the same mistakes.

Coach Dresser's Keys to Success

The first part of the video outlines what Dresser calls his practice 'anatomy.' He has eight general steps that he uses everyday leading into his competition weekend. These begin with warm-ups (when to warm up hard and when to warm up subdued) and complete with live wrestling. He bookends these steps with a pre-practice talk and closes with an exit message. These are both important to the athlete as you bring them into a practice, as well as when you send them forward from practice.

'The 5 Biggest Mistakes a Coach Can Make'

Coach Dresser follows up practice plans with his five biggest mistakes that you can make as a coach. These come from many years being on one side of the whistle. The biggest one is not showing every move you know. Your athletes will learn the flashy/fun stuff on their own, but to win, they have to be good at the basics.

Dresser is also a huge proponent of the team concept, even as far as how he utilizes his staff and communication with those over him in the food chain. He concludes with an insightful, experience-laden perspective on warning signals of over-training (especially high school athletes).

'The 5 Most Important Things to Build a Championship Program'

Coach Dresser completes his session by sharing program-building philosophies. Thoughts on building from the ground up in your school, becoming someone who is respected and embodies the values you will want in your athletes such as hard work. The 'grassroots' style of program building will eventually get people into the seats and have your community, parents and administrators supporting you. He emphasizes the team concept once again, but places more importance on self-development and out-working everyone else you compete against.

Success isn't just measured in wins and losses; it has to be also measured in the incremental steps necessary to get to the top and then sustain it. Whether you are a rookie coach, or have been coaching for numerous years, this video contains information that anyone can use to grow!

35 minutes. 2018.

Gary Mayabb,
Staley (MO) High School Head Coach;6X MO State High School Championships (Oak Park HS);
USA Wrestling Manager of Greco-Roman Programs; USA Wrestling Gold level coach (highest level possible); USA Wrestling Cadet Greco-Roman Coach of the Year (2014); 2X NWCA Region Coach of the Year and 2X State Coach of the Year;
as a wrestler, competed at Central Missouri (2X team captain) where he was an NCAA qualifier and was also a 4x qualifier for the US Olympic Team Trials

Are you ready to turn your wrestlers into great wrestlers and help them get wins over the toughest opponents on their schedule? Gary Mayabb has developed a system over the years that has allowed his wrestlers, some of whom came into the season as average-at-best wrestlers, to be able to compete with, and even beat, some of the highest-skilled wrestlers they've faced by the conclusion of the season.

In this video, Mayabb begins with his philosophy and how he developed this system. Beginning with using the basics to gain the advantage, Mayabb discusses the importance for wrestlers to stay "in the box" with their stance while analyzing their opponents.

From there, Mayabb uses the two most common takedowns, singles and doubles, as the basis to begin chain wrestling. Before getting into a single or double, Mayabb demonstrates four different setups to get to a takedown based on the opponent's reactions. After the takedown you'll get four finishes, including drills, to help perfect the top riding position in Mayabb's "Flat Iron" drilling sessions.

Coach Mayabb and his staff spent years fine-tuning this system that has led to multiple championships and great successes and accomplishments for the variety of wrestlers he has coached. If your lineup isn't 'stacked' with top-tier, high-performing wrestlers going into the season, this is a great resource to use to help your athletes outperform their expectations and end their season, and their careers, on an upward swing!

130 minutes. 2018.

with Dave Malecek,
UW-Lacrosse Head Coach;
7x WIAC Mertz Mortoreilli Coach of the Year; WIAC Coaching Staff of the Year (2018);
2015 NCAA III Midwest Region Coach of the Year; 2010 D3wrestle.com Coach of the Year;
2007 NCAA Rookie Coach of the Year; led UW-L to a top-four finish at the NCAA D-III National Championships in seven straight seasons (2007-2013)

In this video, UW-Lacrosse's Dave Malecek dives into an area of wrestling where you can rack up points: transitions. He demonstrates various drilling techniques that he uses within his own program to help his athletes take advantage of their natural areas of strength. You'll learn all about chain wrestling from your wrestlers' core positions and how to improve their overall transition skills.

Core Move

Developing a "core", or a 'go-to' move, is an essential aspect of Coach Malecek's approach to transition wrestling. Each sequence of moves always ends with the wrestler's chosen core move. This technique helps build muscle memory and allows athletes to complete a smoother transition from move to move.

Chain Wrestling

Coach Malecek focuses on chain wrestling for his athletes. He firmly believes that they can score more points if they begin with positions where they already feel comfortable and strong.

You'll see Malecek and his wrestlers begin with their final turns for points. From there, they move on to their breakdown and transitioning to those turns. Finally, they slowly progress to attacks on their feet and then ultimately transition to their turns.

Malecek shows the importance isn't just in the traditional approach to transitioning to a turn, but flipping that approach upside down and working backward. Sometimes, the best way to approach a challenging situation is to hit it from the complete opposite side. You'll get some ideas that buck traditional logic that have helped Coach Malecek's athletes win big matches.

If you want an insightful look into how to better drill transitions, this video from Coach Malecek is a great choice. Score more points and win more duals this season!

59 minutes. 2019.

with Jim Jackson,
Shakopee High School (MN) Head Wrestling Coach;
2019 Minnesota HS 3A Team State Champions;
has coached 65+ Minnesota High School Individual State Champions;
former Apple Valley HS (MN) Head Wrestling Coach;
14x Minnesota HS Team State Championships (at Apple Valley HS);
2x High School National Champions;
overall record of 618-27-3 in 15 years at Apple Valley as head coach (in total, was a part of 32 seasons at Apple Valley and 24 State Championships);
2008 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) High School Coach of the Year;
2002 National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) Wrestling Coach of the Year;
2001 USA Wrestling Magazine National High School Coach of the Year

Wrestling coaches, especially at the high school level, are in for a treat with this All Access practice series featuring Jim Jackson. Coach Jackson is one of the most decorated high school coaches in the nation, having won double digit team state championships in Minnesota along with two national championships.

This unique video offers you the chance to see how Jackson changes his approach to practice from the beginning of the season to the end. Four sessions in total are included - two from December and two from February - to give you an idea of what you should do to get the most out of your wrestlers so they're peaking at the right times and competing for championships.

Structuring Practice

Coach Jackson explains how he structures practice in terms of assigning assistant coaches to coach specific wrestlers based on the rapport each coach has with different athletes. Additionally, the structure of drill sessions is discussed with an emphasis on wrestlers drilling the holds they feel most comfortable with. Fundamentals must continually be stressed, and several great coaching points are shared throughout the drill session.

Pinning Combinations

You'll watch as Jackson's team drills pinning combinations, including a near side cradle and arm bar. Practice concludes with a live wrestling session in which athletes focus on improving positions rather than completing a full match. Situational wrestling is covered in-depth and serves as a huge learning curve accelerator for young wrestlers while limiting risk of injury during an intense practice.

Chain Wrestling and Live Wrestling Drills

Coach Jackson and his staff demonstrate some of the creative practice session structures they have found to keep practices engaging and purposeful. You'll see the "grind match drill" (which is also a great conditioning drill), live wrestling drills such as the "12 point drill' and "3 way drill", and several high intensity exercises that teach, and reinforce, positioning skills and hand fighting.

Escapes and Reversal Techniques

Several escape techniques are taught and drilled in these practice sessions. Included are many ways to create motion to execute both an inside leg and outside leg stand up. Also taught is how to get away from your opponent once they're on their feet, as well as leg in the air defense.

Jackson and his staff work with their wrestlers on several ways to create motion to set up a stand up, plus set ups and finishes to the front headlock series. You'll also see how the switch and switch defense are taught and drilled by Jackson and his staff.

Overall, this is an excellent video presentation over several practice sessions that provide valuable insight into the world of a championship-caliber high school program in one of the most competitive wrestling states in the country. This video set is a 'must have' for all wrestling coaches!

199 minutes. 2019.

with Mark Manning,
University of Nebraska Head Coach;
2x USA Wrestling Terry McCann Freestyle Coach of the Year (2015, 2017);
2009 U.S. Freestyle World Team Coach; 2011 FILA Freestyle Coach of the Year;
2012 U.S. Freestyle Olympic Volunteer Coach;
2009 Big 12 Conference Champions; 2x Big 12 Coach of the Year;
2009 Dan Gable Coach of the Year;
Coach of Jordan Burroughs (Olympic Champion, 3x World Champion and 2x NCAA Division I National Champion); and James Green (2015 World Bronze Medalist and 4x All American)

Weight management is a huge key to a successful wrestling program. This video from University of Nebraska's Mark Manning will help you understand how to ensure your athletes hit their weigh-in every time. You'll learn why your team should have a percentage program that is strictly followed to ensure each wrestler is on weight and has plenty of energy for competition.

Prepare to Succeed

Video review is key to improving individual wrestlers, as Coach Manning explains. Wrestlers can scout opponents, discover the certain tendencies they cling to, and use those tendencies against them on the mat. Manning also details how you can use video footage to find tendencies of opposing teams as a whole and prepare every wrestler on your roster for those tendencies.

Coach Manning also talks about how to motivate your athletes to do their best for the team. He has strategies for keeping FEAR, DOUBT, and WORRY from defeating your wrestlers.

Additional Nuggets

Coach Manning adds insights into how athletes should interact with social media, how they should treat rankings, and other distractions during training and the competitive season. You'll learn how to keep the pressure off of your athletes so they can perform their very best. This wisdom can help any coach get the most out of their program.

Do you need help with weight management methods? Would your wrestlers benefit from improved film review and motivation? If so, this video featuring Coach Manning will be immensely beneficial to your team this season!

73 minutes. 2020.

with Brian Antonelli,
Blair Academy Head Wrestling Coach;
2019 NHSCA National High School Wrestling Coach of the Year;
since taking over as head coach in 2014, has led Blair Academy to National PrepÿTeam Titles from 2015 through 2019;
#1 ranking in the USA for 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

Blair Academy head coach Brian Antonelli goes in-depth on the counter offense methods he teaches his wrestlers in this informative instructional video. You'll learn the basics of solid positioning skills from the feet, how to drill correct defensive reactions to a number of takedown attempts, and how to score off of your opponent's attempts to score.

Positioning and Defense from the Feet

Coach Antonelli begins this on the mat presentation by demonstrating how he teaches positioning skills such as stance, motion, and hand fighting to his wrestlers. Several drills are demonstrated that teach and reinforce these skills. Antonelli also details how a drill session for a wrestling team should look, from both an organizational standpoint and a pace and intensity perspective. You'll come away knowing how to defend several takedowns, including a hi-c, single leg and low single.

Score on Your Opponent's Shots

Next, Antonelli covers drills that teach how to counter and score when your opponent beats your defense initially with a takedown attempt. Some of the techniques covered include:

• The low lift position from a high single leg
• The low lift position from a low single leg
• The hi-c crackdown position
• Head inside/outside sprawl positions

Antonelli also demonstrates exercises that will teach your athletes how to wrestle from several common scrambles, without getting them injured.

Overall, this video is perfect for any wrestling coach who wants a "back to basics" approach to drilling and teaching sound, fundamental wrestling. With the help of Coach Antonelli, your wrestlers can make drastic improvements in their counter offense this season!

29 minutes. 2020.

with Brian Antonelli,
Blair Academy Head Wrestling Coach;
2019 NHSCA National High School Wrestling Coach of the Year;
since taking over as head coach in 2014, has led Blair Academy to National PrepÿTeam Titles from 2015 through 2019;
#1 ranking in the USA for 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

Brian Antonelli has helped continue the rich tradition of the wrestling program at Blair Academy and was recognized for his efforts by being named the 2019 NHSCA National High School Wrestling Coach of the Year. In this video, he breaks down many of the coaching choices that have allowed his team to excel on the mat so that you can learn and apply them to your own wrestling program.

Match Strategy

The first third of this video is dedicated to explaining Coach Antonelli's thoughts on important pieces of match strategy, including:

• Understanding the Wrestling Area
• Choice in the 2nd Period
• Control
• Staying Humble

He places an emphasis on being prepared as possible ahead of every match, and recognizing what you can and can't control through the course of a match. An overarching thought Antonelli reminds his team - throughout the season is - 'there aren't any excuses - do everything you can to put yourself in position to win and don't sweat the rest!'

Common Questions

Coaching at one of the best wrestling schools in the country has led to many questions that Coach Antonelli gets asked on a regular basis from people who want to find similar success. He addresses these questions in succession, providing answers related to his team, how they train, what their goals and philosophies are, their in-match strategy, and more. You'll walk away with Antonelli's methods for evaluating his team, his ideal practice length, goals related to conditioning/fitness and how to peak at the right time during the season.

Coaching Efficiency & Drills

A huge part of being a successful coach is knowing your wrestlers. Coach Antonelli explains that you must know what "makes them tick on the mat" and how he goes about finding out those things at Blair Academy. Additionally, you'll find out how Antonelli utilizes match and practice film review as a tool to better prepare wrestlers for every match.

The final portion of this video includes two drills that specifically contribute to match strategy. On the mat, Coach Antonelli walks athletes through high crotch scores when the need for big points arises, as well as an on-top return while trying to stay inbounds.

There is a bunch of knowledge packed into this video that will be immensely beneficial to wrestling coaches of all levels, but especially those seeking to take their high school program to the next level. Coach Antonelli's experience has been built over the course of many years and you're sure to get ideas that will help your wrestlers improve their match strategy.

48 minutes. 2020.

with Brian Antonelli,
Blair Academy Head Wrestling Coach;
2019 NHSCA National High School Wrestling Coach of the Year;
since taking over as head coach in 2014, has led Blair Academy to National PrepÿTeam Titles from 2015 through 2019;
#1 ranking in the USA for 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

How wrestlers deal with tie ups can make or break the results of their match, which is why you want to ensure your athletes know how to prevail in every tie up situation. Blair Academy head coach Brian Antonelli has put together this video with the goal of helping coaches like you get better at teaching tie ups. He covers numerous tie up drills and techniques in a 'for-the-viewer' setting, before providing footage from a live Blair Academy practice session focused on tie ups.

Tie Up Drills

Before progressing into the more technical aspects of tie ups, Coach Antonelli starts by having wrestlers drill good habits, including walking in without touching, beating the opponent inside when their hands come up, and circling to get the opponent to react. Once good habits are established, Antonelli progresses into a series of drills, including:

• Steering Wheel
• Clear Collar Tie
• Clear Underhook
• Clear 2-on-1
• Clear 2-on-1 (Swing)
• Clear Wrists
• Clear Wrists - Baseball
• Clear Wrists - High Crotch

To conclude this segment, Coach Antonelli explains why his team spends so much time on tie ups and dealing with opponents who try to keep their distance.

Live Practice

Next, Antonelli goes into a full group session focused on improving tie ups. The Blair Academy wrestlers work on important concepts like changing levels, inside control, clearing from various positions, and using their best attacks.

Do you feel like your wrestlers need to improve their tie up skills? If so, then this video featuring Coach Antonelli will equip you and your team with the drills and techniques to get better!

43 minutes. 2020.

with Lennie Zalesky,
Cal Baptist University Head Coach;
has coached wrestlers to 30 All-American awards and seven individual national championships;
2013 NCWA National Champions;
former UC Davis Head Coach;
2007 Pac-10 Coach of the Year;
2018 Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee;
2018 California Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee;
2010 Alaska Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee;
as an athlete, was a 3x All-American at the University of Iowa

Short offense is a position that isn't often taken advantage of by wrestlers, because most coaches don't focus on it nearly as much as they do on leg attacks, hand fighting and mat work. This is a shame because being good in the short offense position is an opportunity to score easy points off your opponent's shots, whilst expending minimal energy.

The short offense position commonly occurs after you have nullified your opponent's leg attacks and they are down on their knees. Most of the offensive techniques on this instructional video from Lennie Zalesky are shown from this scenario, but you will also learn a couple of ways to get to the short offense position from your feet.

Coach Zalesky begins by showing a few situations that commonly lead to the short offense position, and how to recognize it is an opportune time to score easy points for a take down, or a potential pin.

After an Opponent's Shot

The first offensive move Zalesky shows is how to block your opponent's shot with your hands, snap them down and get your takedown points with a go-behind. During this section, he explains the intricacies of how to place all your weight onto your opponent, making them feel uncomfortable and hindering them from being able to amount any sort of counterattack. It's an easy move to learn that is helpful for the beginner or advanced wrestler, and to reinforce it, Zalesky shows a couple of ways to drill and practice it so your technique becomes perfect.

After your opponent has shot in on you and they're on their knees, the most common thing they will do is grab one of your elbows and hope for a stalemate. Coach Zalesky shows several ways to score when your opponent has grabbed your elbow. You will learn how to:

• Pull your elbow out and snap them back down and get your go-behind points
• Turn the elbow hold into a pin with two different techniques called the "pancake" and the "drop, slide and catch"
• Get to an ankle pick when they try to stand up

On The Elbows

If your opponent doesn't grab one of your elbows, Coach Zalesky shows how to properly cup your opponent's chin and drag them down so both their elbows are on the mat. Once your opponent is on their elbows, Zalesky shows a series of techniques:

• How to execute a conventional go-behind, emphasizing the importance of putting all your weight on the opponent with your hips and legs
• Use a shoulder-to-shoulder pull to get a go-behind
• Pin your opponent with a chest throw from the double over position

If your opponent happens to get to one of your legs, Zalesky also shows how to get a pin with a front quarter nelson.

From the Feet

Getting to the short offense position after your opponent has shot on you is by far the most common way to get there. However, for the more aggressive wrestler who wants to be the one to initiate the move, Coach Zalesky shows how to bring your opponent down to the mat from the standing position. Whilst on your feet, you can drag your opponent down to the mat either by faking an ankle pick to a front headlock, or using an underhook to circle your opponent into the front headlock position.

Overall, this is an excellent video that shows coaches and wrestlers multiple scoring opportunities from the short offense position. Short offense gives wrestlers an easy way to score points off of opponents' failed leg attacks, whilst expending minimal energy. If the short offense position gives you problems, or you want to become more offensive from it, this instruction you need!

51 minutes. 2020.

with Scott Goodale,
Rutgers University Head Coach;
has coached two individual National Champions and 10 All-Americans;
2019 NCAA Tournament Coach of the Year;
2019 - WIN Magazine Dan Gable Coach of the Year & Mike Chapman Impact Award;
all-time winningest coach in Rutgers history;
former Jackson Memorial High School Head Coach;
2x New Jersey Group IV State Championships;
3x New Jersey High School Coach of the Year, 155-16 record in seven seasons;
South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee (2009)

The bottom position is the most neglected position in wrestling. As top wrestlers become more proficient, it is increasingly important to be able to avoid being ridden and turned in a match.

In this video, Coach Goodale will instruct you on the most common breakdown used in wrestling and demonstrates the most effective way to counter it for an escape. He then transitions to two other breakdowns and the best techniques to score an escape from them as well. Principles are covered that wrestlers should abide by no matter what breakdown is being applied.

Scoring from the Short Sit Out Position

Learn multiple ways to score from a short sit out position. Scoring options are based on how the top man reacts to the sit out, including:

• Elbow fighting and hip heisting for the escape.
• Recovering position to a tripod and a neutral control tie.
• Scoring a reversal and big back points from the short sit out.

Defending Legs

Help your wrestlers turn an opponent's leg ride into their offense. Bottom wrestlers should be confident that they can score when an opponent puts a leg in using the principles and techniques Coach Goodale emphasizes.

The individual techniques are then put together into an entire sequence to be used from the bottom position. Drills are demonstrated that incorporate these skills as a progression, so that wrestlers become chain wrestlers, not stopping when their first scoring attempt is stopped.

With these techniques, Coach Goodale provides the tools every wrestler needs to be confident from the bottom position. Your team will know they can escape and score points from the bottom position, even against top competition!

35 minutes. 2020.

with Tom Ryan,
Ohio State University Head Coach;
2015 NCAA Champions - Back-to-Back NCAA Runner-up finishes (2007-2009);
Back-to-Back Big Ten Champions (2018-17) - 3x Big Ten Champions (2015, 2017-18);
2015 Big Ten Coach of the Year;
2009 NWCA Coach of the Year;
former Hofstra University Head Coach; 6x Conference Champions, 7x Conference Coach of the Year;
2x All-American at the University of Iowa

featuring Lou Rosselli,
University of Oklahoma Head Coach;
former Ohio State University Assistant Coach,
NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year (`09), USA Wrestling Freestyle `Coach of the Year' ('14);
3x U.S. Freestyle World Team Coach; USA Wrestling's `Terry McCann Freestyle Coach of the Year' ('07); 1996 Olympian, 2x All-American Wrestler (Edinboro)

Ever wonder what one of the nation's top wrestling coaches looks for personally in their wrestling prospects? You'll find out that and so much more in this video featuring Ohio State head wrestling coach, Tom Ryan!

Non-Negotiables

Coach Ryan starts with a PowerPoint presentation covering how his program battles COVID-era training and the principles he feels are non-negotiable for every wrestler to have. These non-negotiables apply both on and off the mat, and you'll be sure to want to adopt some of them into your own program immediately.

Core Fundamentals

All wrestlers should have a fundamental understanding of the basis of all wrestling techniques. In this video, Coach Ryan discusses the fundamentals that all wrestling techniques encompass and how to ensure you are doing them right.

You'll be able to watch examples and demonstrations as Coach Ryan walks you through many techniques on the mat. Additionally, Ryan demonstrates numerous wrestling skills, drills, and techniques to show and explain how his non-negotiables are incorporated with dedicated and focused training.

From beginner to advanced, this video has something for everyone. It's a treat to hear what a high-level coach looks for when scouting wrestlers, and then have them show you exactly how to develop the skills they look for in their next recruiting class. This session from Coach Ryan provides outstanding insight and valuable information.

60 minutes. 2021.

Get help developing a multitude of practice plans that will maximize your wrestler's performance on the mat.

Hall of Fame Coach Greg Strobel is a leader in coaching education. In this video, Coach Strobel shares many insights from his illustrious career that will provide you with a foundation on which to plan your practices. His discussion covers a wide range of topics including practice length, intensity, and the three main aspects of wrestling.

Identifying your core philosophy will help you to plan your practices (and your program) around what you believe is most important. Coach Strobel emphasizes how your core philosophy drives not only how you run a practice, but what you want your athletes to get out of it. He believes that having fun is extremely important and that you don't have to break an athlete in order to get a top performance from them.

Coach Strobel is a master at making a practice plan and laying it out in easy to digest bite-sized pieces that can be combined in multiple variations for an unending supply of practices. He then talks about five areas to consider when developing practices: length of practice, intensity of practice, three principles of planning (technical skill, athletic skill, and fitness level), week at a glance, and peaking.

Strobel then reveals several of his trademark workouts:

• Pre-Combat Options - Five different combinations of Warm-up and Drilling.
• Combat Options - 11 different combinations of types of live wrestling.
• Post-Combat Options - Different choices of cool down exercises.

This enables you to see the principles of practice planning applied in the practice room and allows you to see one of his favorite practice formats.

This DVD is an essential tool for novice wrestling coaches or experienced coaches looking to enhance their practices and give their wrestlers the edge they need.

This series of videos was produced by Championship Productions in association with AAU (The Amateur Athletic Union).

67 minutes. 2013.