Dear Gutwrench,
I must say that was a great post, in fact I believe I will cut and paste it into a word doc and give it to my wrestlers.
By far your research and study of a season was impecable and impressive.
One question though. Did you, as a high school werstler, do this yourself? And what about mental preperation?
Ok, so that was two questions. I find that a little R and V (relaxation and visualization) greatly improve my wrestlers mental status before and during a match. I make it part of practice everyday and give them detailed instruction on how to do it at home. Those who take it and run with it do improve. This sport is 90% mental and 10% physical(at least my high school coach always said that) and I hope that not only do the wrestlers do the physical but also the mental part.
On another note what about lifting during season, circut training is a great way to improve stamina and overall body conditioning when applied to a wrestling work-out. We also do some plyometrics and other conditioning throughout the season.
Your evaluation of a preseason work ethic were on the money though as far as becoming a better wrestler but a blue print for a state champ also has to have the mental aspect together. Nothing is worse than a mental block!
Coach Brown