I think that this subject could go in many directions, but heres are my thoughts. If we as coaches make a commitment to our club, wrestlers and ourselves to move this sport in the right direction, we have to take the time to teach our kids the right way. basics are a necessity in this sport at any level, however we all have seen the kid who has one move that constantly works. but what happens when that kid moves to another division and that move no longer works. If we are trying to prepare our kids to move on to jr high and high school we have got to take time to make sure that our kids have mastered the basics. having been a wrestler or a coach since the age of five. I have learned that the more time a wrestler devotes to learning and drilling the basic techniques the better all around wrestler he becomes and if we as coaches are not taking the time to teach and drill these techniques, then we are not helping the sport move in the right direction and possibly limiting the amount of success that our kids can achieve. as for the ego maniacal coaches out there, no matter how badly you want win, if your not teaching and drilling the basics. you are are in for many frustrating saturdays to come.