What kinds of stats do you track throughout the season? For example do you track wins, losses, pins, pin times, techs, major decisions, reg decisions, etc. Do you carry around a notebook and write this stuff down?

What statistics do you track and what do you use to track this stuff?

- Jon

Our team managers write down the scoring of every match and I transfer the info to www.matstats.com for our team.

Thanks! Are there any others I should take a look at?

I like to track who got the first take down in a match.

Not a coach anymore, but I only cared about wins, pins, and most team points scored for wrestling awards. Tracking first take down does give a good stat to reinforce the importance of being ready from the opening whistle. Most escapes is the least legit "award" that I think can be given. It's up there with self esteem stickers, ur, I mean participation ribbons!

Have fun!

My Question is...If you are starting with a program that has a small amount of wrestlers what would you do to get started in the right direction?

Promote the team like crazy in the school, and make it sound like a big deal!

If you are starting a new program think about the awards you want to continue for many years...best record at each weight, pins in a season, pins in career, takedowns, etc...and overall record is huge here..we have a century club for those who win 100 matches in a career and I keep all stats. For me first takedown is the one I harp on the most...feel that is the best way to gauge aggressiveness