UNC WRESTLING SET FOR VISIT TO JAPAN
CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina wrestling program will head to Tokyo, Japan, on Friday for a two-week summer training tour ahead of the 2019-20 preseason. The full team and staff will leave Chapel Hill on Friday morning and will be in Japan until August 14, training in and experiencing unique spots around the country. Including staying in the heart of the city of Tokyo, one of the team’s destinations will be in the prefecture of Gunma, known for its famous hot springs.
“It’s difficult to put into words how excited we are for this trip,” head coach Coleman Scott said. “Teams do not often get opportunities like this. We’re looking forward to training in a different location and the travel, but I’m most excited for the opportunity we’re going to have to grow together as a team. A trip like this is very valuable. We’re going to use it as a time to build our camaraderie so we can hit the ground running this season. “We know our goals, and our time in Japan is going to be the jumping-off point for them.” Rest of the story at https://goheels.com/news/2019/7/31/wrestling-set-for-visit-to-japan.aspx?mc_cid=e86ce77c5b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
ASK KOLAT: Small Adjustments Make the Difference
Purpose of Intensive Training Camp
This week Cary Kolat shares about the power of small decisions and how they add up over time both physically and mentally. The goal/design of the intensive training camp is not to peak wrestlers for competition. One of the main goals is to show the kids how much they’re capable of. After getting through 10 days of working out four times a day it empowers them to understand how much they can do during the season at a two-hour practice. Kolat breaks down how the camp is designed to slowly increase in difficulty. For example, the first day is a three-mile run and on the last day, there is a seven-mile run along with other exercises like stadium climbs and burpees. He also explains that it’s impossible to improve your cardio that quickly but you can improve your mindset and mentality. That’s how these kids are able to get through such a tough 10 days.
Snowball Effect. Gaining the Edge
As a coach, you can’t be so competitive that you lock yourself in a box and hide all of your techniques never trying to improve. Rest of the story at https://therudis.com/ask-kolat-small-adjustments-make-the-difference/?mc_cid=e86ce77c5b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Podcast : Building a wrestling program as a head coach
With so many open coaching jobs across the state, Suncoast head wrestling coach Dan Tria joins the podcast to offer some tips on how to start the process of building a wrestling program. We talk about what he learned as an assistant coach and what has worked – and what hasn’t for him at Suncoast. Rest of the story and Podcast at https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/wrestling/os-sp-hs-s6-working-the-edge-25-20190801-w37bjizsp5hq7g36ibxfv6ofqm-story.html?mc_cid=e86ce77c5b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
TDR blog
After 20 seasons of publicizing wrestling The TakeDown Report’s (TDR) focus has changed to the collecting of college coaching records from North America since 1903. We will continue to recognize and reward successful wrestlers in eastern North Carolina (east of Raleigh & Fayetteville), assist with schools in starting or re-starting a team and this blog. Join us on our FaceBook Page – “The TakeDown Report” for photos and news. Please send results, stories, links and news to pass along. E-mail us at takedownreport@gmail.com
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