World Wrestling Resource Podcast
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsPodcast from the World Wrestling Resource, providing tips and training discussion from Jon McGovern, Terry Brands and Dennis Hall. Part of the Mat Talk Podcast Network
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Cliff Keen WC's Domenic Abounader on his path to represent Lebanon - WWR69
April 22, 2019 12:20 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBMichigan alum Domenic Abounader is one of several "international" wrestlers working out of the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club in Ann Arbor. A Lebanese dual citizen since birth, Abounader has started his international wrestling career representing the nation where his family grew up. Host Jason Bryant sits down with Abounader in Xi'an, China prior to the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships to talk about the process to represent Lebanon and what it means to him. Is it the easy way? What's he trying...
Discussing diversity, opportunity, and small college wrestling with coaches LeRoy Gardner and Robert Hemingway - WWR68
April 05, 2019 18:15 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBLeRoy Gardner and Robert "Hollywood" Hemingway are two of the handful of African-American head coaches in college wrestling. On Episode 68 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, the pair talk about the differences and similarities in exposing the sport to wrestlers of all backgrounds, as well as explaining how wrestlers of color can find opportunities to compete beyond the Division I level. Where can the opportunity grow? Is it with the HBCU's, of which Allen is the only four-year HBCU in ...
Gene Zannetti of Wrestling Mindset - WWR67
January 19, 2019 21:22 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBGene Zannetti of Wrestling Mindset returns to the World Wrestling Resource Podcast to give an update on the growth of the business and update listeners as to what Wrestling Mindset has been able to do within wrestling and beyond. Founded by former Penn wrestlers, Wrestling Mindset evolved from a fitness brand to a mindset training company that employs over 75 mindset coaches in a variety of sports. Find out more about Wrestling Mindset at WrestlingMindset.com The World Wrestling Resource ha...
Pedro Silva, President of the Wrestling Federation of Portugal - WWR66
September 21, 2018 10:32 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBWhile in Trnava, Slovakia for the 2018 Junior World Championships, we got a chance to talk with Pedro Silva, the President of the Wrestling Federation of Portugal. Silva's been around the sport for decades in a number of roles and he'll talk about that background and the culture of wrestling in Portugal. Silva is also running for a position on the UWW Bureau and he explains what he would like to bring to that panel as well as his insights on what the last five years have meant for internatio...
Tony Rotundo and the art of wrestling photography - WWR65
September 12, 2018 20:48 - 1 hour - 31 MBEpisode 65 talks with one of the world's top wrestling photographers, Tony Rotundo of www.WrestlersAreWarriors.com. A native New Yorker who did a little bit of international wrestling in his youth, Rotundo has become one of the most versatile shooters in the world. Rotundo has covered a number of World Championships and the 2016 Olympic Games and his shots have graced the covers of nearly every major wrestling magazine and website over the past decade. Rotundo talks about the feel of intern...
Vinay Siwach of The Indian Express explains the culture of wrestling in India - WWR64
August 23, 2018 06:25 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBEpisode 64 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast visits with Vinay Siwach, a sports journalist for The Indian Express in New Dehli, India. Siwach has covered wrestling for the paper the last five years and he'll talk about the dynamic of Indian wrestling, how Olympic medals won by Sushil Kumar kickstarted interest in the sport in the country, the popularity of the mud wrestling dangals as well as the impact the movie of the same name had on the sport. Siwach will also explain the potential...
Lúcás Ó'Ceallacháin comes to Canada after spending the last five years entrenched in international wrestling -WWR63
July 31, 2018 13:58 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MBLúcás Ó'Ceallacháin, the interim High Performance Manager for Wrestling Canada, has spent the last five years heavily involved in wrestling. On Episode 63 of the World Wrestling Resource, we'll talk to the native Irishman about his background in sports management, how it developed based on his linguistic skills and what the last five years have been like after roles with United World Wrestling and as the competition manager for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. He'll also...
Olympic Champoin Ben Peterson breaking down leadership - WWR62
July 05, 2018 18:14 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBOlympic champion Ben Peterson and World Wrestling Resource co-founder Jon McGovern join host Jason Bryant on the latest edition of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast to break down Peterson's vision of leadership. Peterson talks about his background in what he believes makes good leaders and how he's presented his leadership speech over the years around the world. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the produc...
Jamaican Wrestling Federation president Kevin Wallen still on the mats at 48-years-old - WWR61
April 26, 2018 21:27 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBOne of the larger stories that came out of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia was the one of Kevin Wallen. The president of the Jamaica Wrestling Federation, Wallen competed at 86kg in freestyle and won his opening match 11-10 over a wrestler from the Bahamas. At 48 years old. On Episode 61 of the World Wrestling Resource, we'll catch up with Wallen, who was raised on the island nation of nearly 3 million people before moving to Canada and discovering wrestling. It was a m...
WWR60: Wrestling Australia's Larry Papadopoulos breaks down the sport Down Under
April 14, 2018 05:08 - 26 minutes - 12.5 MBWhile at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Jason Bryant caught up with the Treasurer of Wrestling Australia, Lazarus "Larry" Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos has been working the GC2018 Games as a color commentator for the television broadcasts and he also works with the rugby and Aussie rules football leagues to work wrestling techniques into their respective gameplay. We go over a number of topics, including developing wrestling in Australia and Oceania as well as the involvement ...
WWR59: Bill Zadick talks 2018 World Cup and reflects on the 2017 World Championships
March 29, 2018 19:44 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MBUnited World Wrestling brings the Men's Freestyle World Cup to Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on April 7-8, 2018. On this episode of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we talk with U.S. National Freestyle coach Bill Zadick about the event. Zadick reflects on last year's World championship in Paris and what it was like to see wrestlers like Kyle Snyder and Jordan Burroughs accomplish amazing feats of wrestling greatness. Zadick also talks about his own experiences in managing one of the...
WWR58: NWCA's Mike Moyer on saving Eastern Michigan and celebrating the add of Little Rock
March 22, 2018 17:45 - 44 minutes - 20.7 MBMike Moyer of the National Wrestling Coaches Association again joins the World Wrestling Resource Podcast to talk about the recent additions and subtractions in college wrestling. What is the NWCA doing to help save the program at Eastern Michigan and what led to the addition of wrestling at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock? Strategies, updates and perspective from Moyer on what the fans can do to help with EMU and promote wrestling around the country next up on the World Wrestling Res...
WWR57: Grand View's Nick Mitchell on building the Championship Lifestyle
February 22, 2018 23:37 - 57 minutes - 26.6 MBNick Mitchell has built what he calls a Championship Lifestyle at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. On Episode 57 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we talk with the Wartburg alum who has led the Vikings to six NCAA Division III championships in a row and seven National Duals titles in a row. As the program nears the end of its 10th year in existence, what's been the secret sauce that's helped his team win? An Iowa native, Mitchell never won a state championship or Division II...
WWR56: John Lally talks technology and training with Firstbeat
January 18, 2018 19:05 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBTechnology advances have made training and athletes bigger, stronger, and stronger. On Episode 56 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we talk with John Lally, the President and CEO of PIVOT Sports Global about Firstbeat, a product geared at providing elite athletes and teams the ability to understand their workouts and performance by data-driven analytics. Firstbeat is already being used by over 800 professional sports teams around the world and has started to move into college wrestlin...
WWR55: NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer talks Multi-Divisional National Duals and how new teams have changed the landscape
January 02, 2018 18:06 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBMike Moyer is the Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association and the NWCA will be hosting one of the nation's biggest college wrestling events on January 4-5 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It's the NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals and Fort Wayne will host 86 teams in five college divisions to determine a dual meet champion in Division II, Division III, NAIA, NJCAA and the WCWA. Moyer will talk about the event and the growth of the new programs as 40 of the 86 teams in the...
WWR54: Keeping the holiday tournaments free of funk with Defense Soap's Guy Sako
December 21, 2017 18:21 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBThe holiday breaks mean food, family, fun, presents and long days in gyms for wrestling tournaments. As long as there's been holiday wrestling tournaments, there's been skin infections, funk and junk. On Episode 54 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we talk with Guy Sako, the founder of Defense Soap, to talk about prevention, treatment and tips that can help wrestlers go through this season on the mats and not off it with a skin problem. Sako's company, founded 12 years ago, has sponso...
WWR53: Olympic Champions Ben Peterson and Dan Gable talk sportsmanship
December 14, 2017 18:09 - 52 minutes - 24 MBSportsmanship is something the sport of wrestling throws at you with headlocks, snap downs and cross faces. It's not the most delicate of sports, but there's an element of sportsmanship that goes along with being a warrior on the mat. On Episode 53 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we'll get the sportsmanship perspectives from two Olympic champions -- Ben Peterson and Dan Gable. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and informat...
WWR52: hLeadership's Joe Heskett looking to help change lives after his own life-changing experiences
November 30, 2017 18:57 - 56 minutes - 26 MBJoe Heskett was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American and a 2002 NCAA champion at Iowa State University under coach Bobby Douglas. In 2007, Heskett was on the path to the Olympics after finishing fifth in the World at the 2007 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Five days later his life changed. On Episode 52 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, Heskett talks about his upbringing, wrestling and a life-altering cardiac arrest that nearly killed him. Ten years later, after coaching...
WWR51: Dan Gable describes Dave Schultz
November 16, 2017 18:15 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBDan Gable had the opportunity to coach the late Dave Schultz on World and Olympic teams. On Episode 51 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, Gable explains when he first heard about some teenager from California entering the Tblisi tournament and what happened next. Gable recounts why he was a better fit at Oklahoma with coach Stan Abel at the time and how Schultz was constantly studying the sport in a time before easily traded video was available. Gable also recounts the dynamic of the ...
WWR50: Kyle Klingman, Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum
October 26, 2017 17:58 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBKyle Klingman is the Director the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. On Episode 50 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we'll talk with Kyle about the events coming up the weekend of October 27-30 with an artifact sale going on in conjunction with the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals. Klingman talks about the role history and museums must play in helping educate current generations of wrestlers and wrestling fans about the heroes they should not be forge...
WWR49: Lee Kemp burns the ships, discusses 1980, Dave Schultz and race in wrestling
October 13, 2017 02:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBLee Kemp is one of the finest wrestlers the world has ever known. A three-time NCAA Division I champion at Wisconsin and a four-time finalist, Kemp won three World championships and four World medals. Kemp has a new book called Winning Gold: Success Secrets of a World Champion available at
WWR48: USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender talks development and wrestling's future on all levels
September 28, 2017 18:20 - 1 hour - 28.8 MBIn a long discussion about USA Wrestling's summer success, Executive Director Rich Bender joins the World Wrestling Resource Podcast for Episode 48. In 30 years with the company, Bender has moved up from intern to Events Director to Executive Director and has been a leader not just domestically, but within international wrestling. Bender will talk about the development of USA Wrestling's age-group teams and the personnel who have made that a reality. He'll also break down the impact of women...
WWR47: Dan Gable recapping the summer for Team USA
September 14, 2017 18:17 - 49 minutes - 23 MBDan Gable will again join the World Wrestling Resource Podcast for Episode 47 as he and host Jason Bryant recap the summer that was for USA Wrestling. Gable discusses Thomas Gilman's rise to silver from his Iowa perspective, as well as talk about the performances of Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Snyder on their men's freestyle world championships. Coach Gable will touch on the Taylor-Cox kerfuffle briefly, before focusing in on Helen Maroulis' role in wrestling and what Greco-Roman has to do to...
WWR46: Dan Gable looking for record performance as World Championships near
August 17, 2017 03:08 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBWrestling legend Dan Gable will again join host Jason Bryant on Episode 46 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast to talk about the upcoming United World Wrestling Senior World Wrestling Championships in Paris. Among topics discussed: the push for women's wrestling to be an emerging sport, the relevance and importance of Regional Training Centers, the focus by USA Wrestling on the age-group tournaments and grassroots development. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wres...
WWR45: Dan Gable on NCAA wrestling rule changes for 2017-18
July 20, 2017 19:11 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBWrestling legend Dan Gable will join host Jason Bryant and University of Dubuque head wrestling coach Jon McGovern on Episode 45 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast to talk about the upcoming rule changes in NCAA wrestling for the 2017-18 season. Most seem to be universally accepted, although there are a few that seem to have some degree of opposition. Coach Gable also breaks down his theories on why we lose so many wrestlers from the middle school/junior high years and debates the merit...
WWR44: Ann Stohr, Marketing and Communications Coordinator for United World Wrestling
July 07, 2017 15:01 - 26 minutesAnn Stohr was a pole vaulter in Germany and had aspirations of making World and Olympic teams for her native country. Injuries derailed her athletic career and she settled into the world of sports marketing. On Episode 44 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we'll talk with Stohr, who is currently the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for United World Wrestling. We'll talk with her about the marketing campaigns UWW has implemented in the last year and a half she's been on the job,...
WWR43: Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
June 22, 2017 16:24 - 52 minutesEpisode 43 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast visits with Lee Roy Smith, the Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum in Stillwater, Oklahoma. We'll talk with Smith about how the Hall of Fame came to be, how he followed Myron Roderick into the role as Executive Director, how the organization is structured and the relevance of history and the Hall of Fame in wrestling. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all level...
WWR42: Jon McGovern and Jason Bryant discussing the cultural exchange in Canada and UWW initatives with media
May 25, 2017 16:59 - 42 minutesWorld Wrestling Resource co-founder Jon McGovern talks with host Jason Bryant about a number of international topics on Episode 42 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast. McGovern is recently returning from a trip to Canada where his Dubuque squad trained in a cultural exchange with Doug Cox's Guelph wrestling program. We then turn the tables and McGovern starts asking Jason questions about the trip to the European Championships and some other initiatives that he's working on. The World Wr...
WWR41: Two-time Canadian Olympian Doug Cox of Guelph talks cultural exchange and changes in international wrestling
April 06, 2017 16:58 - 40 minutesTwo-time Olympian Doug Cox will join Episode 41 of the World Wrestling Resource. Cox is currently the head coach at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He has been a longtime competitor and coach in both Greco-Roman and freestyle and will be hosting coach Jon McGovern's University of Dubuque team in May during a cultural exchange trip. Cox will also join the discussion with Dennis Hall about the Greco-Roman development in each country, share some stories about travel and give their ...
WWR40: Implementation and marketing with Success Through Failure's Jim Harshaw
February 23, 2017 23:32 - 43 minutesDivision I All-American and former Slippery Rock wrestling coach Jim Harshaw has done a litany of things in his personal and professional career in and around coaching and marketing. Working in the athletic fundraising world with his alma mater, the University of Virginia, Harshaw has to make connections all the time to promote athletics, not just wrestling. On Episode 40, Harshaw breaks down things he's learned with his podcast from people outside of wrestling and topics and tactics he lear...
WWR39: The Doctor of Wrestling, Dr. David Curby, on the scientific study of wrestling
February 16, 2017 19:35 - 55 minutesEpisode 39 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast visits with the Doctor of Wrestling, Dr. Dave Curby. Since 2007, Curby has been the leader of a group called the International Network of Wrestling Researchers. The intent after its foundation was to connect people who have like-minded research ideas and projects surrounding wrestling. Dr. Curby, who was a Big Ten champion for Michigan in 1974 and one of the first Junior National freestyle champions for the budding USWF, has been developing r...
WWR38: Olympic reaction and non-Olympic Worlds chat with National Team coaches Matt Lindland and Terry Steiner
December 01, 2016 20:18 - 35 minutesEpisode 38 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast features a pair of U.S. National Team coaches as Matt Lindland and Terry Steiner return to the show. Coach Steiner was finishing up a practice in Colorado Springs as he readies Sarah Hildebrandt and Alli Ragan for the non-Olympic World Championships in Budapest on Dec. 10-11, while Lindland was already in Budapest, sticking around with his athletes after the Golden Grand Prix and getting them ready for the Greco Clubs Cup prior to the Worlds...
WWR37: Mindset red flags with Wrestling Mindset's Gene Zannetti
November 17, 2016 18:19 - 41 minutesGene Zannetti of Wrestling Mindset returns to the World Wrestling Resource Podcast to talk about the redflags that can lead to mindset mistakes in wrestling. One of the co-founders of WrestlingMindset.com, Zannetti wrestled at the University of Pennsylvania and he and his brothers and the rest of the team have created the only wrestling-specific mindset training program in the country. Episode 37 of the World Wrestling Resource is chock full of information about what habits lead to those wr...
WWR36: 1972 Olympic Champions Dan Gable and Ben Peterson talk hydration and recount weight changes
October 27, 2016 19:30 - 46 minutesNearly 20 years ago, the sport of college wrestling was rocked by deaths of three college athletes as they tried to cut weight. Billy Saylor, Joe LaRosa and Jeff Reese all died after massive dehydration complicated by the use of legal, yet mostly untested supplements. The result was sweeping change from the NCAA, including moving dual meet weigh-ins to one hour before and banning of anything related to weight loss that wasn't simply a product of hard work. Rubber suits, something advertised ...
WWR35: World champion Dennis Hall talks retention, inclusion and participation in youth wrestling
October 13, 2016 18:50 - 39 minutesWorld champion Dennis Hall and host Jason Bryant go at it by themselves on Episode 35 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast. This episode talks about the foundations of the World Wrestling Resource and the relationship shared between Hall, Terry Brands and Jon McGovern. Hall will then go into the topics relevant to youth wrestling with athlete investment and retention. Part of that debate centers around the singlet and should other alternatives be considered as well as the youth tournament...
WWR34: Dennis Hall and Terry Brands address rule changes, Cadet & Juniors and UWW sanctions
September 22, 2016 17:08 - 38 minutesWorld champions Dennis Hall and Terry Brands return to the World Wrestling Resource Podcast with Episode 34 as the two tackle the Cadet and Junior World Championships, rule changes and international discipline. We first tackle the new rule change handed down by United World Wrestling that eliminates forced par terre in Greco-Roman. Dennis Hall doesn't like it. We then get into a spirited discussion about what needs to happen to "make Greco cool" so our Cadets get a chance to wrestle the sty...
WWR33: Coaches Tom Ryan and Kevin Black on the Olympic performances of Kyle Snyder and Helen Maroulis
September 09, 2016 17:10 - 49 minutesWith the Olympic championships won by Kyle Snyder and Helen Maroulis, there is no shortage of people who helped them attain those goals. Two of those individuals will join us today on Episode 33 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast -- Ohio State head wrestling coach Tom Ryan and Sunkist Kids women's coach and River Falls (Wis.) High School coach Kevin Black. Black, an All-American at Wisconsin, has been a multiple-time World team coach and a past USA Women's Coach of the Year. Ryan is Sny...
WWR32: Dennis Hall and Terry Brands critique the 2016 Olympic performance
August 25, 2016 20:58 - 58 minutesWith the American contingent back from Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games, the World Wrestling Resource Podcast fires back up with some thoughts from the Games with Dennis Hall and Terry Brands. Both Hall and Brands had athletes competing in Rio and both are past U.S. Olympians. What do they say to their athletes coming home and how do they decompress? What do each of them think about the performances from the three U.S. styles? What will Helen Maroulis' gold do for wrestling in this...
WWR31: NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer recapping the annual NWCA Convention
August 04, 2016 16:52 - 42 minutesThe annual NWCA Convention and CEO Leadership Academy came to a close in Fort Lauderdale, Florida earlier this month. With a recap of the convention and some of the happenings that went on, we'll talk with NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer. Moyer will be joined by Division III Coaches Association President and co-founder of the World Wrestling Resource Jon McGovern to talk about a few of the relevant topics that came out of the convention. Keys to Episode 31 of the World Wrestling Resource...
WWR30: Terry Brands and Dennis Hall on fatherhood, preparing for the Olympics and training cycles
June 16, 2016 17:08 - 42 minutesEpisode 30 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast is back with another discussion with world champions Dennis Hall and Terry Brands about the relevant topics in wrestling. With the Olympic Games approximately 50 days from kicking off in Rio, we'll discuss the training cycles of the athletes heading into Rio, the recent hire of Bill Zadick as the U.S. National freestyle coach, performances at the freestyle World Cup, the added element of parenting for Olympic athletes, preparing for an Olymp...
WWR29: Former USA Wrestling National Teams Director Mitch Hull on issues in international wrestling
June 03, 2016 17:20 - 43 minutesEpisode 29 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast features former USA Wrestling National Teams Director Mitch Hull and regular hosts Jason Bryant and Dennis Hall. Hull spent over 20 years at USA Wrestling and he'll give his insight on the recent hiring of Bill Zadick as the U.S. National Freestyle Coach and what processes are in place when a national governing body makes hires. Hull will also break down some of his experiences in dealing with controversial topics that surrounded wrestling,...
WWR28: Eric Akin, Dan Gable and Terry Brands
May 19, 2016 18:36 - 53 minutesOn Episode 28 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we're joined by legendary wrestling coach Dan Gable and four-time All-American and 1999 U.S. World Team member Eric Akin. Joining host Jason Bryant is the World Wrestling Resource's own Terry Brands. We'll talk with the group about the factions within wrestling and whether or not there is a barrier to entry with elite-level clubs and regional training centers, drawing off the Hawkeye Wrestling Club experience with all three. Akin, now a...
WWR27: 1972 Olympic Champion Ben Peterson shares stories about his new book Road to Gold
May 05, 2016 17:04 - 49 minutesEpisode 27 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast visits with 1972 Olympic champion and two-time Olympic medalist Ben Peterson. Peterson has been renowned as a clinician and speaker and coach for decades. He's recently released a book, Road To Gold, where he chronicles his journey to the gold medal in 1972. Peterson shares stories about Bill Farrell, Dan Gable, Rick Sanders and of course, his brother John throughout this episode. Interested fans can buy the book at CampofChamps.org The W...
WWR26: Breaking down the Trials, teammate battles and analyzing qualification
April 21, 2016 19:08 - 46 minutesEpisode 26 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast breaks down the Olympic Trials with Jon McGovern, Dennis Hall and Terry Brands. Hall coached Ben Provisor to his second straight Olympic team in Greco-Roman, while Brands coached the Hawkeye Wrestling Club members and 57kg Olympian Daniel Dennis. We break down the preparation, the battles within the room as teammates competed for the same position and get perspectives from Hall and Brands about the competitive side rather than focusing on t...
WWR25: Matt Lindland, Terry Steiner and Dennis Hall look inside the coaching and athlete perspective for the Olympic Trials
April 07, 2016 17:03 - 40 minutesThe 2016 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials are ready to roll in Iowa City on April 9-10. On Episode 25 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, host Jason Bryant will be joined by U.S. National Team coaches Matt Lindland and Terry Steiner and WWR co-founder Dennis Hall. There's still work to be done for some of the weight classes that still need to qualify for the Rio Olympics, but all three on the panel will give their perspectives on preparing for the Trials from both a coaching and compe...
WWR24: Strategies in coaching your own kids with Dennis Hall, Tom Ryan and Jeff Jordan
February 04, 2016 20:39 - 41 minutesOn Episode 24 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we'll take the world of coaching and parenting to the next level. Joining WWR staffer Dennis Hall will be Ohio State head wrestling coach Tom Ryan and Graham High School (Ohio) head coach Jeff Jordan. Hall has three sons who wrestle, as does coach Jordan, who also has two other nephews who wrestled for him at Graham.. Coach Ryan is coaching two of Jordan's sons at Ohio State and is also coaching his own son, Jake, at Ohio State. What ar...
WWR23: Terry Brands fields questions about the Flowrestling documentary Terry
January 22, 2016 18:23 - 52 minutesThe World Wrestling Resource Podcast returns with Episode 23 where the discussion will center around the recent Flowrestling release of Terry, a feature-length documentary on Iowa assistant coach and World champion Terry Brands. Brands will join host Jason Bryant and World Wrestling Resource's Jon McGovern and Dennis Hall for a conversation about the backstory within the film and some of the focal points of the film. Coach Brands also explains the Foxcatcher relationship from 1996, which ca...
WWR22: Andy Hrovat and Mike Powell tackle destructive distractions with wrestlers
October 30, 2015 00:27 - 39 minutesOlympian Andy Hrovat and renowned high school wrestling coach Mike Powell address distractions on Episode 22 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast with host Jason Bryant. Hrovat was a three-time All-American at Michigan while Powell was an All-American as a freshman at Indiana. Hrovat avoided negative distractions that often follow college life, but Powell didn't and it ultimately led to him not getting back on the podium. The two offer their perspectives on avoiding damaging distraction...
WWR21: Dr. Coyte Cooper, Gene Zannetti and Dennis Hall break down goal setting and a championship lifestyle
October 08, 2015 20:19 - 47 minutesOn Episode 21 of the World Wrestling Resource, we are again rejoined by Gene Zannetti of Wrestling Mindset and welcome Dr. Coyte Cooper of Elite Level Sports Marketing and the author of the book Impressions: The Power of Personal Branding in Living an Extraordinary Life. Cooper and Zannetti will join host Jason Bryant and World Champion Dennis Hall in a discussion about goal setting and living a championship lifestyle. Focusing on goals is great, but are you actually writing them down? Are...
Terry Brands, Dennis Hall and Terry Steiner recap the 2015 World Wrestling Championships -- WWR20
September 17, 2015 20:56 - 58 minutesEpisode 20 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast talks with three individuals who know a little something about the World Wrestling Championships. World Wrestling Resource co-founders Terry Brands and Dennis Hall will break down their thoughts on the performances at the World Championships in Las Vegas in men's freestyle and Greco-Roman, while Terry Steiner will again join the panel to talk about the women's performance, which also included a third-place finish in the team standings. Bran...