Overview

Improve your team's performance with advice from grappling's greatest Coach Tom Ryan gives you winning drills from his playbook to improve your team's speed, power, and coordination. Also included are essays by powerhouse coaches, champion wrestlers, and former competitors that will show you how to build a solid team and motivate young athletes, teach the fundamentals, and use drills to improve speed, power, and coordination. Legendary coach and wrestler Dan Gable shows you how to gain toughness and strength from the rigors of wrestling; U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld explains how he used the challenge and discipline of the sport to propel himself into positions of power; and Olympic gold medalist Ben Peterson gives you tips on how to surround yourself with supportive people. Contributors include: John Irving, American writer and former prep school coach Terry Brands, U.S. Olympic freestyle coach Steve Fraser, U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman coach Dennis Hastert, U.S. Speaker of the House Stephen Neal, New England Patriots player Tricia Saunders, world champion wrestler

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Author:   Thomas Ryan ,  Julie Sampson
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9780071472920

ISBN 10:   0071472924
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   16 November 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Forward: legendary University of Iowa coach Dan Gable 1.Elite Wrestling is a Marathon, not a Sprint 2.The Foundations of Coaching 3.The Code of Coaching Ethics 4.Building a Program 5.Promoting a Program 6.Practice Philosophy 7.Building Team Unity 8.Handling Losing 9.How Wrestling Equips You with Life Skills 10.Surviving Tournaments 11.Instilling Good Drilling Habits 12.How to Establish Good Parental Support 13.The Year-Round Wrestler 14.Running a Wrestling Club 15.Coaching Individuals 16.Handling Injuries 17.The Referee’s Perspective 18.The Role of the Assistant Coach

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