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The Importance of Wrestling Drills

Drills are an important part of any wrestler’s growth. On Episode 5 of the Attack Style Wrestling Podcast, we’ll talk with Christiansburg High School coach Daryl Weber and legendary former Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable on the fundamentals of drilling for wrestlers and coaches. There are hundreds of different drills wrestlers can use to perfect their technique, but finding the right techniques for the right wrestlers is also a key component of coaches teaching their wrestlers. Coach Gable talks about the drills he picked up and used while coaching at Iowa and Coach Weber breaks down how he goes about … Read More

Preparing Your High School Wrestlers for Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling

With the high school season long finished, the focus is now on offseason wrestling. What does NCAA champion and Hall of Fame High School coach Daryl Weber believe the best practices are for high school wrestlers in the offseason? We’ll discuss those tactics on Episode 3 of the Attack Style Wrestling Podcast. We’ll start Episode 3 with Coach Weber’s philosophy on wrestling freestyle and Greco and off-season weight training. We’ll also venture into his own experiences as an athlete and a coach where he finds the other styles serve to improve a wrestler’s overall ability. Coach Weber also has a … Read More

When Winning Becomes A Problem – Lessons From Legendary Coach Gable About Sustainability

You can’t always judge the quality of preparation by the outcome, and no one knows that more than Coach Dan Gable. As it turns out, coaches need recovery too – for their own good and that of their athletes. If you’ve ever felt the pull to coach non-stop in order to improve… Or if you’ve ever wondered what Coach Gable would change if he could do it all over again… Then tune in to today’s episode of the podcast. On Episode 2 of the Attack Style Wrestling Podcast, my brother and I continue our conversation with Coach Gable about his … Read More

Looking Back To Where It All Began – The Origin Story of Dan Gable and Attack Style Wrestling

If your athletes struggle to find the balance between hard work and smart work… Or if you’ve ever just wanted to pick Dan Gable’s brain about what’s made him so successful… Then you need to listen to Episode 1 of the podcast. On our first ever episode of the Attack Style Wrestling podcast, we talk with legendary coach Dan Gable about pushing the right buttons with your team. Joined by former Hawkeye himself Lee Weber, Gable goes over his approach at Iowa and how that shaped our style at Attack Style Wrestling. You’ll get first-hand insight into Gable’s book “A … Read More

AttackStyleWrestling.com Podcast Launch

This is the introductory episode of the Attack Style Wrestling Podcast featuring Christiansburg High School head coach Daryl Weber. Weber was a two-time high school state champion in Iowa at famed Don Bosco High School in Gilbertville and was a 1996 NCAA Division I wrestling champion under Dan Gable at the University of Iowa. The Attack Style Wrestling Podcast is brought to you by AttackStyleWrestling.com. This introductory episode will introduce Weber and talk about some of his background in wrestling and some of the things Attack Style Wrestling products will bring to coaches, parents and athletes about coaching the youth … Read More

6 Step Near Side Cradle Series

In this video I go over the Near Side Cradle Series, which results in more pins than any other series in top wrestling. All aspects of the move are covered, starting with how to setup the maneuver, how to properly lock it up, and then a series of finishes which will allow you to get the fall no matter how your opponent chooses to defend you. Pay attention to the details and technique of locking the cradle up, the positioning of the elbows, and the pressure applied to the head and knee in order to gain back exposure. How To … Read More

Near Wrist Ride

As wrestlers progress to higher levels, it becomes more and more important for them to ride and control their opponents while opening up scoring opportunities for themselves. Using safe rides and series from the top position pays large dividends as opponents improve. The near wrist ride opens up many scoring opportunities, while enabling the top wrestler to wear out the bottom man and control the flow of the match. Key points in the series include maintaining forward pressure, controlling wrists, pinning the far shoulder, and reading what techniques your opponent gives you. The near wrist ride is a great technique … Read More

Proper Angle for Knee Tap Takedown

Wrestlers need to feel this proper angle when they try to hit Knee Taps and Dumps. This drill will put them in the exact position needed to become effective at these holds. If a wrestler doesn’t know what this feels like and can’t drop to this position quick then getting a takedown will be difficult using Knee Taps and Dumps. If they start fishing for the Knee Tap and they are too square there arm will get sucked in and the bottom wrestler can take control of the situation. Get your wrestlers in perfect position with this drill and then … Read More