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Below are four items which we consider indespensable for wrestling coaches:

 

 

Wrestling Coach's Survival Guide by Keith Mantos

Practical Techniques and Materials for Building an Effective Program and Winning Team

Reviewer: Michael E. Smith-Foot (ICMS/Eastside High Covington, Georgia) - This is one of the best books you can buy in the field. It is a must have for any coach from middle school to high school. The forms and example practices I found especially helpful. Purchase this FIRST, read it, and then come back for the manuals on moves. More details. Purchase here.

Inside the Nazareth Wrestling Room by Ray Nunamaker

Five-tape Video Series Brings You Inside the Nazareth HS (PA) Wrestling Room

If you want to learn how to coach from a legend you need see him in action in the practice room. This outstanding, five-tape video series covers those sessions from the first day of practice until the week before the states, Each tape contains at least two hours of valuable information including practices, promotion tips, fund-raising activities, weight control, conditioning and many other aspects of coaching. Great for wrestling coaches at all levels! More details. Purchase here.

 

Kids Wrestling DVD by Ken Chertow

This DVD is a must buy for coaches and parents of wrestlers ages 14 & under, as well as the wrestlers themselves.  Ken has two 10-year olds demonstrate and drill the techniques that every youth wrestler must master, while also pointing out the many mistakes young wrestlers tend to make. This DVD is an essential tool for everyone involved in youth wrestling, with a strong emphasis on takedowns, bottom moves, drills, and training philosophies. Purchase here.

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