By George Way, Scholastic Director Being Transparent About One's Coaching Philosophy A coach who shares an articulated and reflective coaching philosophy with parents and athletes (both verbally and in writing) has taken an important first step in helping them understand his/her behavior as well as how their decision-making process works....

April 2021 Scholastic Coaches Update

By George Way, Scholastic Director Create a History of Tradition and Relevance for Your School's Wrestling Program While we are all quick to point out wrestling is man's oldest sport, it hasn't been sanctioned by scholastic athletic programs all that long. Some may be turning 100 years old now or...

March 2021 Scholastic Coaches Update

By George Way, Scholastic Director It was gratifying to see that many of our states could get their seasons completed, albeit somewhat different from usual. Some are still underway and looking forward to a post-season. And yet still, some states are looking to get their seasons started. A few are...

February 2021 Scholastic Coaches Update

By George Way, Scholastic Director Recruitment and Retention More Important Than Ever The past two years, our sport finally saw evidence that our scholastic athlete participation numbers were making a slight shift in a positive direction. While very slight, we should note that it broke a seven-year downward spiral where...

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