Join us for a great example of a school system supporting the growth of women's wrestling and the positive influence that growth has had for both their girl's and boy's teams.  (Sandpoint, Idaho)Guests: Valerie Johansen (Head Girls Coa...

This episode features Christina Young.Christina is and has been a long time wrestling advocate, parent, and supporter. A tragic accident in November of 2023 left her paralyzed. Her story of learning to live life again with th...

About Frank JasperPlease welcome Frank Jasper to our Heads Up Podcast! You might recognize him from the iconic 1985 film Vision Quest, where he played the unforgettable Brian Shute. But Frank's journey extends far beyond the big screen. Tod...

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Music: Soothsayer by BucketheadPart two of Lee Kemp Podcast. Leroy (Lee) P. Kemp, Jr. (born Darnell Freeman; December 24, 1956) is a former American ...

About Lee Kemp (from LeeKemp.com)I went from an Average wrestler (with a 11-8-3 record) as a high school Sophomore (in only my 2nd year of wrestling) to undefeated State Champ the next year. This led me on a path to learn the psychologi...

Heads Up - A USA Wrestling Podcast: S3 E2 featuring Kyven Gadson, M.Ed.Kyven is currently serving as Assistant Director Of Development - Priority Initiatives at Iowa State University, his alma-matter.He is also Co-Founder &...

The director of West Point’s Performance Psychology Program shares the secrets of mental toughness and self-belief in this new definitive guide to mastering confidence, the key to performance in any field.

For the first time in history, Joan Fulp and Andrea Yamamoto were honored in 2020 as USA Wrestling's co-Women of the Year. Active for decades in our sport, both made a decision to work together and focus on the creation of girls' wrestling on t...

Greg Warren hails from St. Louis, MO, where his father was a high school wrestling coach and his mother made him play clarinet in the band. Greg captivated audiences with anecdotes about the conflict inherent in meshing two high school identiti...

Heads Up - A USA Wrestling Coaches Council Podcast: S2 Episode 7 featuring Marlin Grahn and PSU AthletesMarlin Grahn spent most of his adult life within the Portland State wrestling program. Grahn, who was the head coach from 1985...

Meet friend of the podcast and BRAND NEW University of Iowa Head Women's Wrestling Coach, Clarissa Chun and her newly named Associate Head Coach, Gary Mayabb. Clarissa brings leadership skills from all levels of coaching and as an ...

Tom RyanHead coach of The Ohio State University Wrestling Team. As an All-American college wrestler he embraced his fair share of chosen suffering. It wasn't until he and his wife Lynette, suffered the sudden death of the...

A Sports Scientist, Sports Dietitian, Exercise Physiologist and Human Performance Specialist with over 20 years at all levels of High Performance. Rob's expertise is in coordinating support services teams to best assist athletes in the...

0:00 Intro1:00 Jen Baldwin on Greg Strobel Leadership Academy GSLA48:05 How to support the GSLA51:10 Life is about relationships - Tim Johnson53:25 Who is coaching the coaches? 53:33 USA Wrestling Coach Education Levels of C...

Tela (O'Donnell) Bacher2004 Olympian in Women's Wrestling, her passion is empowering girls and women to live to their full potential and capability, while supporting them in developing a positive relationship with exercise and fo...

Join Mike and Mike (Hagerty and Clayton) as they interview some of the top coaching minds in wrestling today!This episode features ASU Assistant Coach Lee Pritts, Angel Cejudo and Eric Larkin. Great conversations in this episode revolve aro...

Chelsea Atkinson (Wrestling Nutritionist at UVU and Personal Trainer) works with nutrition expert and USA Wrestling National Coaches Council Member, Mike Hagerty and NCEP Manager, Mike Clayton, to share some key info that coaches can use right ...

Join 2x NCAA All-American and one of the nation's top youth coaches with Hardell Moore of Oklahoma Wrestling Academy (OWA). Hardell talks about how he took his elite competitive nature and transformed that passion into working to recruit and re...

Join Mike and Mike as they chat with Purdue Head Coach, Tony Ersland. Tony discusses his time wrestling for Iowa, team culture, expectations, family, and more! Tony breaks it down as good as anyone in the business. Join us for Heads Up with Ton...

USA Wrestling (TX) Coach Bryan Kenney completed his Gold Coaches Certification by presenting on Periodization at the 2021 Fall Silver Coaches College at Oak Park HS in Kansas City MO. Mike and Mike interview Bryan on what motivates him...

Join Mike and Mike as they talk with 2x World Bronze Medalist Katie Kriebel (Downing) and Danny Struck of the USA Wrestling Coaches Council for the Central Region. Katie and Danny share unique perspectives on coaching, developing philo...

TN State Chair Mike Hatcher has a tremendous background. He wrestled at the Univ of Iowa for Dan Gable from 1991-96, has coached at the youth, High School, Collegiate, and RTC levels. One of Mike's mentors is Coaches Council rep JD Robbins of F...

Cadet age group World Team Staff discuss team preparations, trends and results. Great discussions on what it takes to get through tough matches, stats on which positions score most. Don't miss this one! 

USA Wrestling National Coaches' Council Member and Head Coach at the University of Northern Colorado, guest Troy Nickerson knows the sport of wrestling inside and out. Get his perspective as an athlete, coach, and leader in advancing our sport....