High School Wrestling Essentials: Stance, Motion, & Wrestling on Your Feet

with John Klessinger,
South River High School (MD) Head Wrestling Coach;
2023 National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee for 'Lifetime of Service to Wrestling';
over 400 dual-meet wins;
12 Anne Arundel County Championships;
Multiple Regional Championships;
Regional Dual Qualifiers 12 of the last 15 years;
State Dual Finalist and Semifinalist;
6x AA County Coach of the Year;
NFHS Maryland Coach of the Year;
4 Individual State Champions and 37 State Medalists;
author of 'A Coach's Manual';
Columnist WIN Magazine and MatBoss;
Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach

Coach John Klessinger of South River High School makes a point on how many programs overlook proper stance and motion. This is a mistake, as solid, fundamental stance and motion are a huge key to success!

With specialized and realistic drills, the stance and motion series presented by Klessinger in this video mimics realistic scenarios in order to build muscle recall for wrestlers of all levels.

Posturing and Positioning Drills

Learn how to approach common stance drills with dual purpose practice. Coach Klessinger explains the teaching points he emphasizes for each of his drills. You will see:

• A different look at pummeling and other common "skill builders"
• Hand and head position fighting drills
• Push/pull drills
• Shot drills

Performing Techniques from Motion

Coach Klessinger shows how good stances and proper motion set up a natural defense, while also strengthening a wrestler's offense. Snap downs, front headlock positioning, finishes and more are covered as part of his segment on motion.

This video from Coach Klessinger takes the end result of what's needed to score and reverse engineers it to the stances and footwork needed to make that result happen. The drills in this video are a must see for all coaches.

61 minutes. 2022.