with Mark Manning,
University of Nebraska Head Coach;
2x USA Wrestling Terry McCann Freestyle Coach of the Year (2015, 2017);
2009 U.S. Freestyle World Team Coach; 2011 FILA Freestyle Coach of the Year;
2012 U.S. Freestyle Olympic Volunteer Coach;
2009 Big 12 Conference Champions; 2x Big 12 Coach of the Year;
2009 Dan Gable Coach of the Year;
Coach of Jordan Burroughs (Olympic Champion, 3x World Champion and 2x NCAA Division I National Champion); and James Green (2015 World Bronze Medalist and 4x All American)
Weight management is a huge key to a successful wrestling program. This video from University of Nebraska's Mark Manning will help you understand how to ensure your athletes hit their weigh-in every time. You'll learn why your team should have a percentage program that is strictly followed to ensure each wrestler is on weight and has plenty of energy for competition.
Prepare to Succeed
Video review is key to improving individual wrestlers, as Coach Manning explains. Wrestlers can scout opponents, discover the certain tendencies they cling to, and use those tendencies against them on the mat. Manning also details how you can use video footage to find tendencies of opposing teams as a whole and prepare every wrestler on your roster for those tendencies.
Coach Manning also talks about how to motivate your athletes to do their best for the team. He has strategies for keeping FEAR, DOUBT, and WORRY from defeating your wrestlers.
Additional Nuggets
Coach Manning adds insights into how athletes should interact with social media, how they should treat rankings, and other distractions during training and the competitive season. You'll learn how to keep the pressure off of your athletes so they can perform their very best. This wisdom can help any coach get the most out of their program.
Do you need help with weight management methods? Would your wrestlers benefit from improved film review and motivation? If so, this video featuring Coach Manning will be immensely beneficial to your team this season!
73 minutes. 2020.