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• About the Authors
• Dedication
• Authors’ Acknowledgments
• Contents at a Glance
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• What You’re Not to Read
• Foolish Assumptions
• How This Book Is Organized
• Icons Used in This Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part I: Wrestling 101: Understanding the Ins and Outs of the Sport
• Chapter 1: Getting Familiar with Wrestling Before You Sign Up for the Sport
• Knowing What You’re Getting into When You Become a Wrestler
• Being Ready before You Step on the Mat
• Hitting the Mat for Practice and Competition
• For Coaches: Leading Your Team to Success
• For Parents: Being Supportive
• Figuring Out Whether Wrestling Is Right for You
• Identifying Six Keys to Reaching Your Wrestling Potential
• Chapter 2: Identifying What Wrestling Is
• Defining the Sport of Wrestling
• Identifying the Different Styles of Wrestling
• Getting Started in Wrestling
• Chapter 3: Being Equipped to Wrestle
• Seeing Your Doctor: Getting a Physical Before You Hit the Mat
• Gearing Up: Selecting the Right Equipment
• Part II: Creating a Solid Wrestling Foundation before Your First Match
• Chapter 4: Knowing What Happens during a Wrestling Match
• Weighing In on Weight
• Walking through Match Day: What Happens during Competition
• Ruling the Mat by Knowing the Rules
• Understanding the Role of the Referee
• Scoring: What’s the Point?
• Chapter 5: Staying Healthy, Safe, and in Shape
• Focusing on Your Health
• Training to Prepare for the Season
• Making Important Lifestyle Choices
• Eating Healthy Before and After You Exercise
• Drinking Water and Staying Hydrated
• Chapter 6: The Mental Aspect: Wrestling in the Right Mindset
• Mentally Preparing to Wrestle
• Remembering There’s No “I” in “Team”
• Developing a Winning Strategy
• Winning and Losing Gracefully
• Chapter 7: Grappling with the Fundamentals and Basic Movements
• Standing Your Ground: The Importance of Stance
• Getting a Move On: The Mechanics of Movement
• Changing Levels
• Penetration: The First Step to a Takedown
• Back Step: Planning for a Takedown
• Back Arch: One Way to Get out of a Pin
• Lifting: Using Your Core Strength and Proper Technique
• Part III: Hitting the Mat and Using Your Moves
• Chapter 8: On Your Mark, Get Set: Starting Positions
• Getting Started with Starting Positions
• Leading with the Neutral Position: It’s Not So Neutral
• Lining Up in the Referee’s Starting Position
• Chapter 9: Breaking Down Breakdowns and Escapes
• Staying on Top: The Breakdown
• Escaping from the Bottom Position
• Chapter 10: Reversing Your Fortune: Reversals
• Understanding Reversals and Their Importance on the Mat
• Mastering a Basic Wrestling Move: The Hip Heist
• Rolling on Top of Your Opponent
• Reversing for More Advanced Wrestlers
• Chapter 11: Taking Down Your Opponent: Attacks and Counterattacks
• Focusing on the Fundamentals for All Takedowns and Counterattacks
• Going for the Ankles with the Low-Level Ankle Pick Attack
• Mastering Mid-Level Attacks
• Going with High-Level Attacks
• Adding Upper-Body Attacks to Your Arsenal
• Answering Your Opponent’s Attack with Countermoves
• Strategizing and Planning Your Attack
• Chapter 12: Putting It All Together: Pinning Combinations
• Introducing the Half Nelson
• Mastering the Use of Arm Bars
• Rocking Your Opponent to Sleep with a Cradle
• Relying on Your Legs: Leg-Pinning Combinations
• Part IV: The Adults behind You: Coaches and Parents
• Chapter 13: Coaching 101: Being the Best Coach You Can Be
• Knowing the Sport of Wrestling Inside and Out
• Managing Your Team
• Highlighting the Key Roles of a Coach
• Communicating Effectively
• Addressing Other Miscellaneous Activities
• Chapter 14: Running a Productive Practice with Key Drills
• Getting the Most out of Every Practice
• Focusing on Basic Movements: A Warm-Up
• Staying in Shape: Conditioning Drills
• Starting with Some Fundamental Skill Drills
• Moving to Skill Drills for More Advanced Wrestlers
• Chapter 15: Knowing How to Be a Supportive Parent
• Getting the Lowdown on Wrestling
• Embracing Your Duties as a Parent and Letting Other People Embrace Theirs
• Realizing What Your Child Needs from You
• Making Sure Your Child Is Healthy, in Shape, and Mentally Prepared
• Part V: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Wrestling Success
• Mastering Technique with Plenty of Practice
• Building Strength and Conditioning
• Being Prepared and Focused
• Developing Mental Toughness
• Being Passionate
• Showing a Positive Attitude
• Strategizing Tactics
• Staying Composed on the Mat
• Sticking to a Training and Competition Plan
• Creating a New Lifestyle
• Chapter 17: Ten (Plus One) Wrestling Camps You Should Consider Attending
• Ken Chertow Wrestling Camps
• J Robinson Intensive Wrestling Camps
• Iowa Sports Camps with Tom Brands
• World Class Wrestling Institute Camps with Carl Adams
• Ohio State Wrestling Camps with Tom Ryan
• Azevedo-Hitchcock Wrestling Camps
• University of Michigan Wrestling Camps with Joe McFarland
• John Fritz’s Keystone Wrestling Camps
• The Granby School of Wrestling Camps
• Oklahoma State Wrestling Camps with John Smith
• Wabash College Wrestling Camps with Brian Anderson
• Index