Be Honest – This is What We’re Here For

If your athletes struggle scoring from certain positions…

Or you’ve ever lost a match in the last 20 seconds …

Then this episode on live wrestling in practice is for you. 

In Episode 19 of Attack Style Wrestling Podcast, we bring you part three of our Anatomy of a Perfect Practice Plan series. In this installment, I go over how to use controlled battles in training to develop the intangibles that transfer to a match. By the end of this episode, you’ll understand the technical, tactical, and mental strategies I use with my athletes to steal period and win matches. 

Here’s what else you’ll discover in today’s episode:

• 1:30 – The one thing coaches need to know before fully going live 
• 4:55 – Learn to break your opponents with one-on-one battles  
• 6:24 – The 20 seconds where big matches are truly won
• 7:18 –  How to hang carrots to develop a “doing whatever it takes” attitude 
• 8:00 –  Instilling a tactical game plan for different match scenarios. 
• 9:45 – Why forcing your athletes to score creates the toughness needed for battle 
• 11:00 – My overall philosophy for pulling the most out of your guys 
• 13:25 – You can’t win big matches solely off of technique – how to use short time scenarios to flip periods 
• 16:36 –  How to train your wrestlers to win in even the most difficult positions
• 17:40 – What to do in the worst case scenarios 
• 20:00 – The best coaching style to breed competitive drive (hint – you can’t use the same thing every practice) 
• 21:15-  The magic touch – where teaching and technique come together 
• 22:50 – My detailed plan for different match situations 

Stay strong,

Coach Weber

Get your guide to perfect practice planning here.