I know some things, and there are other things I don't. But one thing I do know is that if you want to coach, you have to coach as many of the kids in the wrestling room as you can. Whether you are able to give the time to coach at tournaments or not, well that is a different deal. If you want to help in practice, make sure that you watch what the coaches are teaching and do your best to mirror what they do.

I wrestled from the age of eight all the way through high school and have coached Kids' Fed for eleven years. There were times that I still had trouble following some of the moves that were being shown by coaches that came from a different program, state, or era than I did. When that happened, I would ask them to explain it to me again before I tried to teach the kids. The bottom line, there is no room for someone wanting to step on the mat at practice only to help their wrestler. No room.