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We will encourage respect toward others, sportsmanship, teamwork, courage, self discipline and confidence that will help develop well-rounded individuals. Our promise is to provide a training environment where hard work is required, having fun is priority and excellence is expected.
We will encourage respect toward others, sportsmanship, teamwork, courage, self discipline and confidence that will help develop well-rounded individuals. Our promise is to provide a training environment where hard work is required, having fun is priority and excellence is expected.
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Full Article - http://apexwrestlingschool.com/why-football-players-should-wrestle/?goback=.gde_52670_member_111636375
Why Football Players Should Wrestle
 March 5th, 2012  Mat Werkinoff Why football players should wrestle
By Matthew Wernikoff
Recently I was asked by a parent whether or not his son should continue to wrestle. A Junior, for a good football program in NY, he was already receiving several scholarship offers from Division I football programs. The father felt that his son benefited from wrestling but the son felt that he should just focus on the sport he was going to play in college. The father asked me to outline the benefits of wrestling for football players and attempt to “prove” to his son that his scholarship offers would only increase if he continued to wrestle his last two seasons. I happily agreed as there is no doubt that wrestling greatly benefits football players on all levels.
“I love wrestlers; they are tough and make great Football players.” –Mike Stoops National Championship Football Coach at Oklahoma University.
Physical Skills
Wrestling is one of the most physically demanding sports that any athlete can partake in. It is a total body sport requiring athletes to be flexible, strong, explosive, agile; to have a great sense of balance; and have the level of conditioning that rivals any other endurance sport. Wrestlers, through the course of their training and competition, are often subject to physical discomfort and pain at a level that far exceeds most sports. These skills benefit football players at all levels, from the ability to move laterally, keep a man in front of you and close the distance quickly, to driving a 225lb running back into the ground and forcing the fumble. There is no doubt that a wrestler’s physical-ness is a skill set desired by all coaches.
“Wrestlers make coaching football easy, they have balance, coordination, and as a staff we know they are tough.” -Tom Osborne College Hall of Fame Coach for the University of Nebraska.
Stephen Neal- New England Patriots, 1999 World Freestyle Champion
Mental Skills
Weight management, the discipline to maintain a healthy diet for 6 months or more out of the year, the drive to give a 100% every practice, and the drive it takes to wake up early everyday to get an extra run in are just some of the mental skills that it takes to be a successful wrestler. But none compare to the mental toughness it takes to walk out on a mat, alone with no teammates to help you win and take on an opponent one on one. Nothing compares to that feeling; whether you have a broken finger, bruised ribs, strained or torn knee ligament, a wrestler knows that for 6 minutes nothing else matters but putting his opponent on his back and getting his hand raised in the end. What football coach wouldn’t want an athlete on their team that is always going to give them 100% An athlete that they never have to tell, “hit the weight room,” or “you should get extra laps in after practice?” A true wrestler always wants to be the first to arrive and the last to leave. A wrestler is self reliant and will never blame his teammates for his loss. Wrestlers are mentally tough.
“I draft wrestlers because they are tough, I’ve never had a problem with a wrestler.” –Joe Gibbs Hall of Fame Football Coach.
Physiological Skills
Hand eye coordination, proprioception and anaerobic conditioning are three skills that are vital to both wrestling and football player! The definition of proprioecption is, “the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts.” It utilizes all of the senses in the body. It is the ability to know where your body is in the space you are in, without having to look at your body. In other words, when a wrestler is in a scramble and his head is stuck underneath his opponent and without looking he is able to move his whole body, all four limbs, often in different directions at the same time, while simultaneously keeping track of his opponent’s entire body and staying in-bounds to finish the takedown; this is proprioception. On a football field an offensive linemen, for example, has to keep track of the man in front of him, his body, the bodies to his right and left and the quarterback behind him all at the same time. A wrestler is forced to hone this skill everyday in a competitive practice environment. This repetitive practice can only benefit a football player.
“I would have all of my offensive linemen wrestle if I could.” –John Madden, Hall of Fame Football Coach and Broadcaster
Anaerobic conditioning is defined as as your ability to perform at a rate faster than can be met by oxygen supply. Short bursts of intense exercise tax your anaerobic system. Wrestling is a combination of Anaerobic and aerobic metabolisms however, it relies heavily on anaerobic conditioning within a match or tournament. It is because of this that wrestlers are often saught after by football coaches because they are in superior shape to athletes who do not work their anaerobic system.
“Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy.” –Dan Gable Hall of Fame Wrestler and Wrestling Coach
Influence of Wrestling on the NFL:
12 Hall of Fame Members
43+ Multiple Time Pro-Bowlers
60+ Individual State Wrestling Championships
13 NCAA Wrestling Championships
3 Heisman Trophy Winners Wrestled
And currently: 63 RB’s, 23 LB’s, 2 QB’s, 66 Linemen, 6 DB’s, 1 K, all wrestled.
Here are some interesting links the further expand on the correlation between football and wrestling:
http://www.hammondwrestling.com/nflwrestlers.shtml
http://www.mightymarauder.com/advantageofwrestling.htm
Which has this nice little bullet point list of reasons to wrestle and play football:
1. Agility–The ability of one to change the position of his body efficiently and easily.
2. Quickness–The ability to make a series of movements in a very short period of time.
3. Balance–The maintenance of body equilibrium through muscular control.
4. Flexibility–The ability to make a wide range of muscular movements.
5. Coordination–The ability to put together a combination of movements in a flowing rhythm.
6. Endurance–The development of muscular and cardiovascular-respiratory stamina.
7. Muscular Power (explosiveness)–The ability to use strength and speed simultaneously.
8. Aggressiveness–The willingness to keep on trying or pushing your adversary at all times.
9. Discipline–The desire to make the sacrifices necessary to become a better athlete and person.
10. A Winning Attitude–The inner knowledge that you will do your best – win or lose.
Full Article - http://apexwrestlingschool.com/why-football-players-should-wrestle/?goback=.gde_52670_member_111636375
Why Football Players Should Wrestle
March 5th, 2012 Mat Werkinoff Why football players should wrestle
By Matthew Wernikoff
Recently I was asked by a parent whether or not his son should continue to wrestle. A Junior, for a good football program in NY, he was already receiving several scholarship offers from Division I football programs. The father felt that his son benefited from wrestling but the son felt that he should just focus on the sport he was going to play in college. The father asked me to outline the benefits of wrestling for football players and attempt to “prove” to his son that his scholarship offers would only increase if he continued to wrestle his last two seasons. I happily agreed as there is no doubt that wrestling greatly benefits football players on all levels.
“I love wrestlers; they are tough and make great Football players.” –Mike Stoops National Championship Football Coach at Oklahoma University.
Physical Skills
Wrestling is one of the most physically demanding sports that any athlete can partake in. It is a total body sport requiring athletes to be flexible, strong, explosive, agile; to have a great sense of balance; and have the level of conditioning that rivals any other endurance sport. Wrestlers, through the course of their training and competition, are often subject to physical discomfort and pain at a level that far exceeds most sports. These skills benefit football players at all levels, from the ability to move laterally, keep a man in front of you and close the distance quickly, to driving a 225lb running back into the ground and forcing the fumble. There is no doubt that a wrestler’s physical-ness is a skill set desired by all coaches.
“Wrestlers make coaching football easy, they have balance, coordination, and as a staff we know they are tough.” -Tom Osborne College Hall of Fame Coach for the University of Nebraska.
Stephen Neal- New England Patriots, 1999 World Freestyle Champion
Mental Skills
Weight management, the discipline to maintain a healthy diet for 6 months or more out of the year, the drive to give a 100% every practice, and the drive it takes to wake up early everyday to get an extra run in are just some of the mental skills that it takes to be a successful wrestler. But none compare to the mental toughness it takes to walk out on a mat, alone with no teammates to help you win and take on an opponent one on one. Nothing compares to that feeling; whether you have a broken finger, bruised ribs, strained or torn knee ligament, a wrestler knows that for 6 minutes nothing else matters but putting his opponent on his back and getting his hand raised in the end. What football coach wouldn’t want an athlete on their team that is always going to give them 100% An athlete that they never have to tell, “hit the weight room,” or “you should get extra laps in after practice?” A true wrestler always wants to be the first to arrive and the last to leave. A wrestler is self reliant and will never blame his teammates for his loss. Wrestlers are mentally tough.
“I draft wrestlers because they are tough, I’ve never had a problem with a wrestler.” –Joe Gibbs Hall of Fame Football Coach.
Physiological Skills
Hand eye coordination, proprioception and anaerobic conditioning are three skills that are vital to both wrestling and football player! The definition of proprioecption is, “the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts.” It utilizes all of the senses in the body. It is the ability to know where your body is in the space you are in, without having to look at your body. In other words, when a wrestler is in a scramble and his head is stuck underneath his opponent and without looking he is able to move his whole body, all four limbs, often in different directions at the same time, while simultaneously keeping track of his opponent’s entire body and staying in-bounds to finish the takedown; this is proprioception. On a football field an offensive linemen, for example, has to keep track of the man in front of him, his body, the bodies to his right and left and the quarterback behind him all at the same time. A wrestler is forced to hone this skill everyday in a competitive practice environment. This repetitive practice can only benefit a football player.
“I would have all of my offensive linemen wrestle if I could.” –John Madden, Hall of Fame Football Coach and Broadcaster
Anaerobic conditioning is defined as as your ability to perform at a rate faster than can be met by oxygen supply. Short bursts of intense exercise tax your anaerobic system. Wrestling is a combination of Anaerobic and aerobic metabolisms however, it relies heavily on anaerobic conditioning within a match or tournament. It is because of this that wrestlers are often saught after by football coaches because they are in superior shape to athletes who do not work their anaerobic system.
“Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy.” –Dan Gable Hall of Fame Wrestler and Wrestling Coach
Influence of Wrestling on the NFL:
12 Hall of Fame Members
43+ Multiple Time Pro-Bowlers
60+ Individual State Wrestling Championships
13 NCAA Wrestling Championships
3 Heisman Trophy Winners Wrestled
And currently: 63 RB’s, 23 LB’s, 2 QB’s, 66 Linemen, 6 DB’s, 1 K, all wrestled.
Here are some interesting links the further expand on the correlation between football and wrestling:
http://www.hammondwrestling.com/nflwrestlers.shtml
http://www.mightymarauder.com/advantageofwrestling.htm
Which has this nice little bullet point list of reasons to wrestle and play football:
1. Agility–The ability of one to change the position of his body efficiently and easily.
2. Quickness–The ability to make a series of movements in a very short period of time.
3. Balance–The maintenance of body equilibrium through muscular control.
4. Flexibility–The ability to make a wide range of muscular movements.
5. Coordination–The ability to put together a combination of movements in a flowing rhythm.
6. Endurance–The development of muscular and cardiovascular-respiratory stamina.
7. Muscular Power (explosiveness)–The ability to use strength and speed simultaneously.
8. Aggressiveness–The willingness to keep on trying or pushing your adversary at all times.
9. Discipline–The desire to make the sacrifices necessary to become a better athlete and person.
10. A Winning Attitude–The inner knowledge that you will do your best – win or lose.
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| Sports Wrapups: Feb. 28 - Whitefish bay wrestling - Thursday, March 01, 2012
Whitefish Bay wrestling
The four-man Blue Duke contingent won only one match in its trip to the WIAA State Individual Tournament last weekend in Madison, but the effort still represented a step up for the Blue Dukes.
"It was a very different experience than just bringing one, like we usually do," Blue Dukes coach Dale Loebel said. "But the kids wrestled as well as they could including some really difficult draws, and we stayed the whole weekend because we wanted to make the experience last as long as possible, including the finals, which as usual, was amazing."
Representing the Blue Dukes were junior Max Carlin at 106 (37-10), who lost a tough 7-5 decision to a Wausau West opponent in his only match; junior Joey Davey at 113 (26-10) who went 1-2 for the weekend, including a first-round 7-0 decision over a New London opponent.
Rashadeem Gray at 160 (36-13) and Nick Levings at 182 (26-12), both had impossible draws, both losing to the eventual champion. Gray fell in the first round to Kegan Gennrich of Hortonville (42-1) on a 19-5 major decision and then lost to the eventual sixth-place finisher from Racine Horlick in his wrestleback.
Levings had the misfortune of taking on two-time state champion Roland Dunlap of Muskego (46-1) in the first round, fighting gamely before falling 16-6. Then in his wrestleback, lost to the eventual third-place finisher Ian Johnson of Milton (45-1), 12-0. Johnson's only loss of the season was to Dunlap.
Loebel was pleased for Levings, the only senior in the state qualifying group.
"If you'd have told me five years ago that Nick would win conference and regional and qualify for state his senior year, I wouldn't have believed it," Loebel said, "but he just turned himself into a heck of a wrestler. I'm super happy for him."
The four-man qualifying group was the largest for Bay since 2002 when Starr Moss (103) and Drew Schmidt (130) both advanced.
Bay finished with 22 athletes and graduates Levings, Andrew Reidy, Zach Richards, Brendan Hanrahan and Paul Lovy, all of whom had some great moments this season.
"This is a major step forward," Loebel said. "We return three state qualifiers and I think we can fill all 14 weight classes next year. … It was a lot of fun this year. I can't tell you how enjoyable it was to work with these guys. I didn't have to turn on a clock. They just came in and went to work." read more ... |
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| Sports Wrapups: Feb. 28 - Whitefish bay wrestling - Thursday, March 01, 2012
Whitefish Bay wrestling
The four-man Blue Duke contingent won only one match in its trip to the WIAA State Individual Tournament last weekend in Madison, but the effort still represented a step up for the Blue Dukes.
"It was a very different experience than just bringing one, like we usually do," Blue Dukes coach Dale Loebel said. "But the kids wrestled as well as they could including some really difficult draws, and we stayed the whole weekend because we wanted to make the experience last as long as possible, including the finals, which as usual, was amazing."
Representing the Blue Dukes were junior Max Carlin at 106 (37-10), who lost a tough 7-5 decision to a Wausau West opponent in his only match; junior Joey Davey at 113 (26-10) who went 1-2 for the weekend, including a first-round 7-0 decision over a New London opponent.
Rashadeem Gray at 160 (36-13) and Nick Levings at 182 (26-12), both had impossible draws, both losing to the eventual champion. Gray fell in the first round to Kegan Gennrich of Hortonville (42-1) on a 19-5 major decision and then lost to the eventual sixth-place finisher from Racine Horlick in his wrestleback.
Levings had the misfortune of taking on two-time state champion Roland Dunlap of Muskego (46-1) in the first round, fighting gamely before falling 16-6. Then in his wrestleback, lost to the eventual third-place finisher Ian Johnson of Milton (45-1), 12-0. Johnson's only loss of the season was to Dunlap.
Loebel was pleased for Levings, the only senior in the state qualifying group.
"If you'd have told me five years ago that Nick would win conference and regional and qualify for state his senior year, I wouldn't have believed it," Loebel said, "but he just turned himself into a heck of a wrestler. I'm super happy for him."
The four-man qualifying group was the largest for Bay since 2002 when Starr Moss (103) and Drew Schmidt (130) both advanced.
Bay finished with 22 athletes and graduates Levings, Andrew Reidy, Zach Richards, Brendan Hanrahan and Paul Lovy, all of whom had some great moments this season.
"This is a major step forward," Loebel said. "We return three state qualifiers and I think we can fill all 14 weight classes next year. … It was a lot of fun this year. I can't tell you how enjoyable it was to work with these guys. I didn't have to turn on a clock. They just came in and went to work." read more ... |
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