with John Smith, Oklahoma State University Head Wrestling Coach, 5X NCAA Wrestling Championships as a coach; 2X Wrestling Olympic Gold Medalist, 6X World Wrestling Champion, 2X NCAA Wrestling Champion
Train your wrestlers to stay on the offensive, even when they've been stopped. Instill a chain wrestling mentality in your program!
Chain wrestling is a vital element to wrestling success. It gives your wrestlers the ability to string together a combination of moves once they get stopped that will lead to points.
Chain wrestling is a skill set that does not "just happen," it is a skill set that needs to be trained. For the first time on wrestling video DVD, five-time NCAA Championship coach John Smith shares his philosophy on chain wrestling and presents drilling ideas so that your wrestlers can put together a sequence of moves to dominate their opponent.
Coach Smith delivers wrestling drill ideas for on the feet, defense, top and bottom position, freestyle wrestling and more. Coach Smith's demonstration will give you a blueprint on how to develop the sequence of moves you want to teach. He shows how to drill a high crotch to drag to a breakdown position, a chop to wrist control to arm bar, tight waist to getting back to your base to hip heist and more.
You cannot execute your wrestling moves successfully every time, so it's imperative to stay on the offense even though you've been stopped. These wrestling drills will force your wrestlers to continue to wrestle until they score!
with Dan Gable, wrestling legend; won 15 NCAA Championships and 21 straight Big Ten Titles as the University of Iowa head coach; as a wrestler, went undefeated in high school (IA) and won 2 NCAA titles at Iowa State University. Gable won the Olympic Gold Medal in '72 and went on to coach the Freestyle Olympic teams in '80, '84, and 2000
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.
with Scot Davis, Owatonna (MN) High School Head Coach; the winningest coach in amateur wrestling history (over 850 victories); 2007 "National Coach of the Year" by Wrestling USA Magazine and was the "Runner-up" in 2006. He was also named "National Coach of the Year" by the National HS Coaches Association in 1998. In 2005, Davis was voted Minnesota Class AAA (large schools) "State Coach of the Year" by the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association.
Looking for a way to "spice up" your wrestling practices? Scot Davis has some answers for you. Coach Davis presents over 20 wrestling drills and games for you to incorporate into your practice that will develop wrestling technique and work on conditioning. These drills fall into five categories: Stance/Motion, On the Mat, Getting Off Your Back, Conditioning and Games. Davis takes two of his wrestlers through each drill pointing out how to run each while describing the benefits of it. In addition, Davis takes you through his practice planning philosophy starting with a week-by-week look at organizing the team from the beginning of the school year up to when the season starts. He also includes a look at his in-season practice routine giving you a template to use. These time-tested drills, games and philosophies have turned out wrestling champions and will work for you.
with Dan Gable, wrestling legend; won 15 NCAA Championships and 21 straight Big Ten Titles as the University of Iowa head coach; as a wrestler, went undefeated in high school (IA) and won 2 NCAA titles at Iowa State University. Gable won the Olympic Gold Medal in '72 and went on to coach the Freestyle Olympic teams in '80, '84, and 2000
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.
with Tom Brands, University of Iowa Head Coach; 2009 and 2008 NCAA Champions; 2008 NWCA Coach of the Year; 2X Big Ten Conference Champions; 2X Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year; '96 Olympic Gold Medalist, 2X World Cup Champion, 3X NCAA Champion (Iowa), 2004 Olympic Freestyle Coach
Tom Brands, in this unique wrestling demonstration clinic presentation, emphasizes the value of aggressive, physical wrestling. Coach Brands' attacking, "in-your-face" approach resulted in three NCAA championships at the University of Iowa, two World Cup championships and an Olympic gold medal. In his presentation, Brands identifies six areas to work on in your wrestling practice that will help you develop intelligent, physical wrestlers. Not only will these wrestling drills teach aggressiveness, they will also fine tune your wrestling technique, opening up an opponent, allowing you to score. He discusses and demonstrates snaps and spins, set-ups, how to combine moves, the score-after-a-score drill, scrambles, and strength training. "In-your-face," attacking wrestling starts with an attitude and this video will give you ideas on how to instill that attitude in your practice room.
with Dan Gable, wrestling legend; won 15 NCAA Championships and 21 straight Big Ten Titles as the University of Iowa head coach; as a wrestler, went undefeated in high school (IA) and won 2 NCAA titles at Iowa State University. Gable won the Olympic Gold Medal in '72 and went on to coach the Freestyle Olympic teams in '80, '84, and 2000
Wrestling icon Dan Gable presents a number of individual workout drills that cover conditioning situations and explosive movements. These drills are ideal for the individual wrestler looking to supplement his workouts. Gable begins with a "Morning workout" that is designed to get the athlete ready to go all out. Hip heists, shoulder rolls and more not only get the wrestlers ready for hard workouts, but they also work on conditioning. From there Gable divides the presentation into four areas: Finishes, Set-ups, Set-ups and Finishes and Stance and Motion work. Each area contains at least four drill sequences that give your wrestlers the technique work out they need to ensure they score the takedown. Gable focuses on head driven finishes that will keep the opponent off balance. These sessions can last 10-15 minutes - or less depending how you mix and match based on your wrestler's needs.
with Greg Strobel, former Lehigh University Head Coach; 2000 US Olympic Coach; 2004 NWCA "Coach of the Year"
Coach Strobel follows up his best selling Practice to Peak DVD with this collection of practice routines and drills you can use to form championship caliber practices. Strobel begins with a discussion on his practice philosophy hitting on such topics as cross training, as well as his ideas on pre-practice, early season and late season practice routines. The bulk of his presentation is dedicated to the daily practice routine, which he divides into three parts: Pre-Combat, Combat and Post Combat. In Pre-Combat, Strobel presents five options that will get your wrestlers prepared for live wrestling. The Combat section features 11 workouts that are highly structured and very intense. He includes his famous 30 x 30, 15's and Grind Match routines. The Post-Combat options are warm down routines that double as team building exercises. These routines can be mixed and matched to work on areas your squad needs to focus on. This is an excellent template for coaches to use for practice organization that will mix up the daily practice grind, while keeping the wrestlers enthusiastic about practice to be the best they can be.
with Greg Strobel, former Lehigh University Head Coach, 2003 NWCA Coach of the Year
Coach Strobel has found success at every level - club, high school, collegiate, and international. His consistent success correlates directly to his practice planning --- he always gets his teams to peak in time for competition. Now, in this information-packed demonstration clinic presentation, Strobel passes along the successful ideas he has found throughout his career to help you design practices that will make a championship team. He includes everything from philosophy to rules to actual practice plan scenarios. An excellent insider's view of how to "practice to peak!"
