All Access Wrestling Practice with Rob Koll

with Rob Koll,
North Carolina Head Coach;
Stanford Head Wrestling Coach from 2021 to 2023;
Cornell University Head Coach from 1993 to 2021;
2017 EIWA Coach of the Year;
20x Ivy League Champions;
2x NCAA Championship Team Runner-Up;
2011 NWCA National Duals Champions;
2005 NWCA Division I Coach of the Year;
wrestled for North Carolina;
1988 NCAA Champion;
4x All-American;
2x World Cup Champion

includes instruction from Damion Hahn, Matt Azevedo and Jeremy Spates

See what it's like to be in the wrestling room at Cornell University. In this unique wrestling video, Rob Koll opens the doors to three of his practices from the 2010 season. Experience the inner-workings of Cornell practices, get drills and techniques you can use in your program and see what it takes to run a championship caliber practice.

DAY ONE:
Koll and his staff introduce new techniques that will be incorporated into each practice throughout the year. Koll's techniques and drills center around the three main goals of the Cornell program: Be strong defensively, be tough on top and don't get ridden.

First day highlights include:

• Front Headlock Series - Taught by Assistant Coach Damion Hahn. You will see how Cornell wrestlers use the front headlock as an offensive weapon. This motion based technique will get your opponent off balance, which opens him up and gives your wrestler many scoring options.
• Leg Series - Jeremy Spates shows you a punishing leg ride series that will keep your opponent on the mat and lead to back points for your wrestlers. Spates includes a lift and throw technique, as well as troubleshooting counter defense ideas.
• Drill Work - This practice includes 30 minutes of drill work including 14 drills to perfect takedowns, defense, tilts and stand-ups.

DAY TWO:
The second day of practice features a lighter workout. In it you will see the team demonstrate more than 10 weightlifting exercises that will not only build strength, but help maintain it through the season. These lifts feature resistance bands and dumb bells.

The technique session focuses on:

• Attacking Ties to Dominate the Position - Assistant Coach Matt Azevedo emphasizes putting pressure on your opponent. See how your wrestlers can use their hands to move their opponent to create angles for high percentage scores. Azevedo also demonstrates how to beat a thumb block.
• Breakdowns - Azevedo teaches a tight waist chop and spiral breakdown and how to use them to get into the leg series that was shown in Day One.

DAY THREE:
In the third practice, Coach Koll focuses on two techniques:

• Collar Tie to Russian Tie - Stay tight and use the set-up to hit a drag or high crotch takedown.
• Leg Defense - Coach Spates shows four ways to prevent the leg from getting in, which is the best defense to any leg rider. In addition, he shows the hip smash technique, which will get your opponent off the leg if he beats your defense. You'll also see how to defend the power half and how to free yourself from a scissor/figure four ride.
• Grind Match Drills - Get your wrestlers focused on technique when they are tired!

This is the first wrestling practice planning instructional video of its kind. This video package delivers technique, drills and coaching points all in a live setting, giving you the full experience of a championship-caliber practice.

250 minutes (3 videos). 2010.

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!